They are not only considered clergy, but they argued in the Menlo Park KH legal case that they were just like the Catholic Church. Lol. Google it to find out more. It’s absolutely astounding
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are the witnesses now considered "clergy " ?
by lancelink inyears ago when i was a jw, one of their cornerstone teachings was that they were nothing like babylon the great.
i remember being taught that the witnesses not using any type of clergy class distinction was proof that they had the right religion.. well, recently we had this article in the local paper, and an elder who was no doubt the presiding overseer tried to use the clergy class excuse to get out of answering questions regarding a child abuse case.
here is the statement that really got to me.
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5 kingdom halls in New Addington for sale
by usualusername1 ini had it confirmed today that 5 kingdom halls on one site in new addington are for sale.
price being asked £3.5 million.. every witness in london worked on that site.
am in shock.
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At George of England - That is exactly what happened with the Menlo Park KH in California. Google it to find out more.
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5 kingdom halls in New Addington for sale
by usualusername1 ini had it confirmed today that 5 kingdom halls on one site in new addington are for sale.
price being asked £3.5 million.. every witness in london worked on that site.
am in shock.
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Where is this mike and Kim video
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I attended my JWs Grandfathers funeral
by joe134cd ini attended my grandfathers jw funeral the other day.
firstly i am a rabid apostate, and certainly not wt greatest fan.
that been said however, i will certainly stick up for them when they do the right thing.
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I attended my Grandfathers JW funeral the other day. Firstly I am a rabid apostate, and certainly not wt greatest fan. That been said however, I will certainly stick up for them when they do the right thing. I have to say that I was deeply impressed with the funeral service. They had photographs of him playing on the TV monitors. I would say 60% of the service would of been about him as an individual, and 40% sermon. To be fair I thought this was the right mix as after all he was a life time JW and a deeply religious person. Ok fair enough. The shocker came, and I was stunned, when after the service the played A secular singer over the sound system in the KH. A singer my grandfather was particularly fond of, and something in my life time as a JW I had never witnessed before.
The friends ( all be it conditional ones ) put on a lovely reception for which there was more than enough food, and afterward cleaned the venue ,for which we were most great-full for. Not been DFed of course I was able to see friends of my grandfathers who I hadn’t seen in years.
Is this change going on world wide or was this just a one off example. I would like to say good for you WT in what was a very sad moment in my life.
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Hotels Deny Watchtower Discount Rates For 2020 Regional Conventions
by JW GoneBad inthe wtbts is not being given special room rates by 2 major hotels at the long beach convention center area for the upcoming 2020 regional conventions & wt is t'd off.
letters are being read in surrounding circuits and congregations.
apparently wt is afraid that other hotels are going to blackball them as well.. has anyone else heard this?
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joe134cd
We had an international convention in this country. I just happened to know some of the delegates who were coming. Part of the deal was that they had to stay 5 nights in a certain motel during the convention period ( btw this motel wasn’t cheap either). I asked them before they came, and since they knew me, to contact the society to see if they could stay at my place. They ended up staying in the motel. When I enquired with them as to what happened. They said they were asked to write Wt a letter explaining the situation and Wt subsequently never replied. These delegates were from a developing country, which made the situation even more costly for them.
Wt if you end up reading this you should be ashamed of yourself. You know full well if you were a secular firm you would of never gotten away with it.
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New Zealand Royal Commission into CSA
by joe134cd injust wondering if anybody from nz can tell me when the jws will take the stand in the nz commission into csa.
also, is it possible to get this streamed on the internet live, and is coverage only restricted to this country.
i’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more on the internet.
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Thanks Corney
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New Zealand Royal Commission into CSA
by joe134cd injust wondering if anybody from nz can tell me when the jws will take the stand in the nz commission into csa.
also, is it possible to get this streamed on the internet live, and is coverage only restricted to this country.
i’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more on the internet.
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New Zealand Royal Commission into CSA
by joe134cd injust wondering if anybody from nz can tell me when the jws will take the stand in the nz commission into csa.
also, is it possible to get this streamed on the internet live, and is coverage only restricted to this country.
i’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more on the internet.
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joe134cd
There is defiantly an enquire, as we speak, into the abuse of children in state run and faith organisations. I remember reading that the JW were going to be in this enquire.
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New Zealand Royal Commission into CSA
by joe134cd injust wondering if anybody from nz can tell me when the jws will take the stand in the nz commission into csa.
also, is it possible to get this streamed on the internet live, and is coverage only restricted to this country.
i’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more on the internet.
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Just wondering if anybody from NZ can tell me when the JWs will take the stand in the NZ commission into CSA. Also, is it possible to get this streamed on the internet live, and is coverage only restricted to this country. I’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more on the internet. Thanks everyone.
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Seeking advice
by Mizalisa ini'm not a jw, nor was i raised jw.
for the past three years i have been involved with a man who was raised jw, who at first told me he no longer believed as they did, but who, it has become clear over time, has not told his family or religious community the truth.
he has strung me along for years, never introduced me to anyone in his life.
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