Posts by LevelThePlayingField

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Deaf Aotearoa flooded with complaints about Jehovah's Witness church

by OrphanCrow in

deaf aotearoa flooded with complaints about jehovah's witness churchkashka tunstalllast updated 15:22, october 6 2015deaf aotearoa has asked the jehovah's witness church to respond to claims of a deaf information database.new zealand's deaf community is fed up with unsolicited house calls, claiming the jehovah's witness church is targeting deaf households.deaf aotearoa has received multiple complaints from around the country and says church members visited certain homes because they were aware a deaf person lived there.

the organisation released a statement on monday, saying it was looking into the possibility the church holds a database listing the details of members of the deaf community.jehovah witness spokesman rod spinks said there was no such database and deaf people were not being targeted.the deaf aotearoa statement was posted on the group's facebook page, and received a flood of comments from frustrated people.one woman said a group of jehovah's witnesses had come to her house and asked "for the deaf person who lives here.

" she said they refused to explain how they had her details and didn't visit her neighbours.another said church members had turned up at her work and asked for her by name.hamilton man royce flynn said he had been visited six times over the last nine months, despite repeatedly saying he was uninterested in the house calls.he said the church members were always able to sign and also brought deaf people along, which lead him to believe he was being singled out.flynn said contacted local police, who told him it was a privacy issue and referred him on to the office of the privacy commissioner.he said he had been been in contact with local labour member of parliament sue moroney.deaf aotearoa acting chief executive jill dean said complaints about the church were a recurring issue.

LevelThePlayingField

jwfacts - I can pdf you one. It's a 'foreign language follow-up slip s-70a form'. I'll pm you.

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Were the elders informed about the construction shutdown?

by LevelThePlayingField in

anybody know?

LevelThePlayingField

Well my hat goes off to you, committeechairman, and welcome! :)

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Child Discipline, new article to address Jackson's Royal Commission testimony

by jwfacts in

i have published a new article at watchtower corporal punishment, as a response to the testimony that geoff jackson gave at the royal commission.

it includes the relevant part of the transcript, along with a string of watchtower quotes to show that what he presented was not accurate, and that watchtower translates rod as a literal implement to hit children with.

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LevelThePlayingField

Jackson absolutely lied through his teeth and the transcript really does him in. Thanks!

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CO just confirmed worldwide construction halt and possible JW.ORG news of it

by LevelThePlayingField in

just had the co visit tonight.

i asked him if he had heard about the worldwide halt of construction besides warwick and to my surprise he said he heard the same thing.

then he went on and add that also some branches are closing and some bethelites going into pioneering but, "all because of the preaching work now.

LevelThePlayingField

Dunedain - I spoke directly myself to the CO. I just asked him if he had, "also heard that all the construction had halted worldwide except warwick?" and he said, "yes, that's what I heard too, and also that there are some branches closing too with some bethelites going into pioneering but that's because of the preaching work. So yes I've heard about but don't spread it. Wait for it to come out on JW.ORG on the news section first."

If I recall, that's pretty much the extent of the conversation. We didn't say anything about kingdom halls. I did get the impression from him by the way he was speaking to me that in the near future the borg would be making some type of spin announcement about the whole construction stoppage. It was almost like he was saying, "just wait, you'll hear about it soon enough."

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Speculation on future donation arrangements

by respectful_observer in

in the aftermath of this year's annual meeting and the recent tremors of cash shortfalls within the organization, i began thinking "what could they do next to bring in more $$$.".

many here have speculated that we're seeing incremental moves toward "tithing" (of course they would never call it that).

a recent thread (can't find it right now) highlighted that they recently raised the "suggested per publisher donation" at the circuit assembly significantly (tripled it?)..

LevelThePlayingField

Why not just put a "Donate" button on JW.ORG? Anybody can donate at anytime.

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News flash - ex-Bethelites protest Watchtower headquarters- Governing Body flees

by Esse quam videri in

pandemonium broke out at the headquarters of the watchtower bible and track society as hundreds of former bethel workers protested being released from their assignments and told to vacate the premises.

the governing body members barely escaped the wrath of the mob, some without the shirt on their backs.

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LevelThePlayingField

I knew it was true! :)

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Warwick news

by Rattigan350 in

http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151001/news01/151009998/warwick-seeks-amendment-to-town-code.

supervisor michael sweeton also sought a resolution to reduce the performance bond from pledged collateral account control agreement with the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. from $22.6 million to $7.3 million and to authorize the release the difference to the organization.the watchtower bible and tract society jehovahs witnesses world headquarters is advancing in its new construction.

the 45-acre development site on the tuxedo-warwick border, in sterling forest, is set to be completed by the end of 2016.the motion passed..

LevelThePlayingField

Hey, if they suspend construction on Warwick I'm buying pizza for everyone!

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THIS IS JUST CLASSIC

by Sabin in

2016 years text.. hebrews 13:1, let your brotherly love continue.. wtf!

your thought please.

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LevelThePlayingField

...and please donate!

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CO just confirmed worldwide construction halt and possible JW.ORG news of it

by LevelThePlayingField in

just had the co visit tonight.

i asked him if he had heard about the worldwide halt of construction besides warwick and to my surprise he said he heard the same thing.

then he went on and add that also some branches are closing and some bethelites going into pioneering but, "all because of the preaching work now.

LevelThePlayingField

Billy - I will have to remember that when she mentions that we should donate... ha!

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CO just confirmed worldwide construction halt and possible JW.ORG news of it

by LevelThePlayingField in

just had the co visit tonight.

i asked him if he had heard about the worldwide halt of construction besides warwick and to my surprise he said he heard the same thing.

then he went on and add that also some branches are closing and some bethelites going into pioneering but, "all because of the preaching work now.

LevelThePlayingField

Just had the CO visit tonight. I asked him if he had heard about the worldwide halt of construction besides Warwick and to my surprise he said he heard the same thing. Then he went on and add that also some branches are closing and some bethelites going into pioneering but, "all because of the preaching work now. So yes, I have heard about it, but don't spread it. Wait for it to come out on JW.ORG on the news section."

I said wow, ok, and that's awesome to see Jah's direction in the matter, and how lovely his talk was, but honestly I couldn't believe he actually admitted it. ;)

Then on the way home I told my wife who is still totally in and she bought the whole thing, hook line and sinker. She said, "well, yes, the main focus should be the preaching work." :(