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  BLM co-founder bought $1.4 million house in LA

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  ever wondered what blm do with their donations?.

  well, i think i may have discovered an answer.. co-founder patrisse cullors has bought herself a nice, million dollar home in topanga, an exclusive la enclave, the demographics of which is approx.

  80% white and 1.5% black.. yeah, cullors, an open marxist, has benefitted greatly from a capitalist country, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4zrno_jcc0.

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  I wonder how many riots there will be over this injustice
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  What do you think will be different in the Organization after the pandemic is over?

  by ExCircuitOverseer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whether they go back to door-to-door or not, what will be different?

  do you think there will be a noticeable drop-off in attendance as we have read on here that many have left or faded?

  will there be a mass selling of halls?

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  In my local area. One orthodox elder has moved way out into the country. At least a good half hour drive to the hall. His reasoning been that location is no longer important to been a JW. In his opinion they won’t be going back to the hall. I have a super PIMI relative who has similar sentiments. Ironically, when I questioned them about where they thought the money would go for the sales of these halls. They said they were been used to build halls in Africa where people don’t have access to JWdot borg on the internet. I tell you the BS I contend with is unbelievable.

  Wt has a critical decision to make here, with no face to face contact. Sure they remove their liability for CSA and the like. But they are also going to lose the level of control they can exude on the rank and file. Only 12 months in and already mother is complaining about people having study groups that open and close with prayer. There are certainly pros and cons.
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  Wanting articles on statistics for the incidence of csa between the Catholic Church and JW

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  had an ultra jw relative say to me the there are only a few examples of csa in the jws.

  the catholics are significantly worse.

  i’m after statistical information that proves him wrong.

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  Baihi - I realise that I just don’t know where to access it. 😀
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  Wanting articles on statistics for the incidence of csa between the Catholic Church and JW

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  had an ultra jw relative say to me the there are only a few examples of csa in the jws.

  the catholics are significantly worse.

  i’m after statistical information that proves him wrong.

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  Had an ultra jw relative say to me the there are only a few examples of csa in the JWs. The Catholics are significantly worse. I’m after statistical information that proves him wrong. I remember reading a study some where that that showed it to be significantly higher in the JWs. Lay it on me please
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  Jehovah's Witnesses are a breakaway

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let me follow the trial.

  in 1931 rutherford started jehovah's witnesses.

  be before that.. bible student and they merged before 1917 with russelites and they merge with adventists, and then miller in 1844.before that be disperse into baptist and other denominations.

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  I have to agree with slim, as regard to Adventisism. WT portrays Russel as the man who was a great thinker and an influence to Barber, and Stores. I tend to think it was the other way around with Barber and stores been the great thinkers and influencing Russel. What circumstantial evidence do I have to support this. Russel incorporated many adventist ideals, and it was intially Stores and Barber who had the adventist leanings. Russel mearly borrowed and incorporated it into one organisation.
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  Jw spokesman Says door to door preaching not coming back!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.

  hope link works.

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  If they do sell up and run with the money, they will inevitably lose control. 12 months in and already control cracks are beginning to appear with people holding independent study groups. How much longer they can hold this off with virtual meetings. Is anyone’s guess.

  I’ve spoken to two ultra Pimis in my local area. Both think it would be a good idea to never go back to the KH. So much for what I heard about Jehovah’s spirit was felt inside his house of worship.
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  Zoom Memorial

  by gabcol in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well i did it.. i attended the zoom memorial ( in respect for my mum).

  it was very strange to say the least.

  everyone had bread and wine at their houses.

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  Been and gone here for almost 24 hours. I spun a story to my father to get out of attending. It wasn’t that I didn’t have the time. It was more out of principle that I didn’t want to attend. Lol
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  Just invited to a zoom memorial.

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  walked away from the trooth years ago(over 20) my older sister sends me an invite to the memorial via zoom.

  i have no interest in jwism at all.

  should i ignore or respond?.

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  I to got a phone call from an elder inviting me to the memorial. I really wanted to give him a piece of my mind, and then I thought of the possibilities if I did. I was polite and thanked him for the call, and then went really quiet. The call was all over in less than 2 minutes. Hopefully I’ll never hear from him again. I thought about blocking his number, but then decided not to, just in case I had to get hold of him in the case of my elderly father.
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  Avatar (2009) - a mixed-bag but entertaining movie

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so a few months ago i saw avatar (2009) from beginning to end for the first time.. if i'd seen this when i was ten, i'd probably have loved it.

  i find the film entertaining but i do have issues with it.. the movie is beautiful to look at, and there's definitely some interesting concepts.. but star wars it ain't.. first issue, the na'vi: these are blue-skinned humanoids with tails.. my first question is: why do blue monkeys who live 5 light years away on an extrasolar moon have african accents?!.

  i know what writer/director james cameron is doing in this film.

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  It was filmed and produced in New Zealand.
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  An insightful look at JWisim in the context of Mormonism

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought this was an interesting discussion on the issues facing not only mormonism but religion in general.

  although the jws aren’t specifically mentioned there are striking parallels.

  it’s quite lengthy but well worth a listen https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772?i=1000513477899.

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  I thought this was an interesting discussion on the issues facing not only Mormonism but religion in general. Although the JWs aren’t specifically mentioned there are striking parallels. It’s quite lengthy but well worth a listen https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772?i=1000513477899