Posts by GrreatTeacher

Just kidding. My parents have said that they'll get their shots as soon as they are offered, but I get a peculiar sense like they're talking to a worldy person and giving me the " right" answer, but there's something underneath that they are not saying.

I wish I could figure it out.

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Are there more Bethel layoffs in the immediate future?

by LongHairGal in

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i just saw a post on reddit: ‘wt are prepping the r&f for changes in the march/april meeting workbook’.. in the post the person noted what they read (for march 8) and it mentioned bethel adjustments and reference was made to 2015 when bethelites were let go.. if this happens (yet again) another bunch of people are being sent home to fend for themselves in the big bad world at an advanced age with little to no preparation.

even though this doesn’t surprise me, it could not come at a worse time with a global pandemic and massive job loss everywhere..congregations are already in turmoil because of so many who reached retirement age totally unprepared because they were told armageddon would be here before they reached that age.

this is in addition to all the other ‘needy’ and troubled types in the congregations looking for as$istance.. i hope any bethelites there have a plan and some people they can contact.

GrreatTeacher

A solid prediction.

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The Mysterious Missing Islam.....

by snare&racket in

i've discussed this before but not in this context alone.. i remember being about 14 years old, 1994 and starting a study in the uk with a charming muslim from the congo.

he was a very pleasant middle aged guy with a big family, two wives, always the most hospitable.

at the time the watchtower had a book on many religions, a thick red book called 'mankind's search for god' so i would read and discuss the section on islam with him.. interestingly, but not surprising, many details they had were wrong about islam and he would explain how and correct me.

GrreatTeacher

Well I feel stupid. I read "Congo" and thought it was was short for 'congregation' and wondered how there ever came to be "a charming Muslim from the Congo with. . . two wives."

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“He’s Not My President “

by minimus in

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it’s already happening .

biden was officially named president-elect yesterday.

i think trump exhausted all of his avenues to keep the presidency.

GrreatTeacher

He's just like the rest of us now.

He caught Covid, lost his job and now will be evicted from his house.

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Appeal REJECTED!!!!! (Canada - December 2020)

by lssjr in

translation - these two appeal files relate to the same judgment of the superior court, district of montreal rendered 27 february 2019 and rectified on 11 march 2019, which first rejects the request for a declinatory exception made by the appellant (wtpa) and which grants the request for authorization of a class action against the latter and against the other appellant (wtc), in addition to granting the status of representative to the respondent for the group described below:.

all persons who are or have been jehovah's witnesses and who allege to have been sexually assaulted in quebec, while they are minors, by a person occupying the role of elder (the subgroup of sexual assault by the elders).

all persons who are or have been jehovah's witnesses and who allege that they were sexually assaulted in quebec, when they were underage, by a jehovah's witness (the subgroup of sexual assault by jehovah's witnesses).

GrreatTeacher

It's nice to see the PDFs.

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My new definition of cult.

by Yomama in

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forcing someone to believe something that is untrure and shunning them if they do not believe it.

GrreatTeacher

Magnum, I'm about a decade younger than you. I had enough doubts to go to community college, and though they still had a card catalogue, I was able to find several books on JWs, some of which were personal stories, and some of which placed JWs within the greater spectrum of Christian sects, specifically the Adventist arm.

The point being that basically the one decision, to step foot onto a community college campus, can be the difference between making it out in time to plan for a financial future and not.

That's why we are always encouraging people newly out or planning on leaving to go to college and educate themselves. Choose any course of study you like, plan a career, and most importantly learn critical thinking.

All of us are one decision away from having a different life outcome. There may have been that one super important decision in the past, but it may be in the future. One of the hardest things to do when you're young is to predict your life 20 or 40 years into the future. If you don't believe anything else on this site, believe that it gets here waaay more quickly than you think.

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Who owns the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

by pistolpete in

actually no one does.. i know this is a concept that can be hard for some to grasp, considering all other forms of organizations like sole proprietorship, general partnership, an llc, or a for profit corporation.

these organizations are created legally for the simple purpose of making a profit.. but unlike a for profit corporation,---- a nonprofit corporation is formed to carry out-.

whether that be religious, educational, charitable, scientific or other qualifying purpose.

GrreatTeacher

Well, there's more than one corporation, right?

I know there is the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania in addition to Watchtower.

I believe one spells Watchtower as one word and the other spells Watch Tower as two words, but I'm not positive which is which.