Suraj,
Your letter is very respectful and professional. I feel sick when I hear of shunning stories such as yours. Like Lois , I also am ashamed of all the shunning I did as a a pious jw . I shunned many people. Shame on me!!.
figured i'd give them a shot to explain why i was expelled from the congregation 23 years ago without counsel or a jc.
dear sirs:.
i attended the xxxx congregation in the mid-1980s as a teenaged unbaptized publisher.
Suraj,
Your letter is very respectful and professional. I feel sick when I hear of shunning stories such as yours. Like Lois , I also am ashamed of all the shunning I did as a a pious jw . I shunned many people. Shame on me!!.
a new civil case has been filed in the menlo park congregation of jehovah's witnesses scandal.. .
for those following the case, the 55 page volume of court documents, dated october 25, 2013, can be downloaded at jw leaks.. http://jwleaks.org/scandals/menlo-park-congregation/.
the court document contains a facsimile copy of correspondence between christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses and the body of elders in the menlo park congregation on pages 42 and 43.. page 54 contains a facsimile copy of a letter re: an investigation conducted by the city of menlo park over a complaint of "fraud and embezzelment".
Can someone be kind and refresh my memory (short version )on the Menlo Park case. I know, I know I am being lazy--but after a day at work glued to computer my mind just cant handle any indepth reading. :)
They said the kingdom was just in sight
there are rumors out, that the italy (rome) bethel is being shut down and putting out to pasture a large portion of the bethel staff.. has anyone heard anything... ?.
the word is that everyone but the most senior members will be let go.
the senior bethel family members will be reassigned.
Joel, the bethel is operational-although I don't think it does any printing. The North American heavies have been sent to iron out internal problems---I don't believe its apostasy.
there are rumors out, that the italy (rome) bethel is being shut down and putting out to pasture a large portion of the bethel staff.. has anyone heard anything... ?.
the word is that everyone but the most senior members will be let go.
the senior bethel family members will be reassigned.
thanks LaFrancia--I remember on the tour of the italian bethel how proud they were of their "vino" at meals. Also both Farneti and Franceschetti visited Canada a number of times.
there are rumors out, that the italy (rome) bethel is being shut down and putting out to pasture a large portion of the bethel staff.. has anyone heard anything... ?.
the word is that everyone but the most senior members will be let go.
the senior bethel family members will be reassigned.
Good one Phizzy :) Been there---there are a" lotta clowns" in Via Buffalotta
there are rumors out, that the italy (rome) bethel is being shut down and putting out to pasture a large portion of the bethel staff.. has anyone heard anything... ?.
the word is that everyone but the most senior members will be let go.
the senior bethel family members will be reassigned.
Lafrancia, by any chance was the brother who was demoted farneti or franceschetti??
there are rumors out, that the italy (rome) bethel is being shut down and putting out to pasture a large portion of the bethel staff.. has anyone heard anything... ?.
the word is that everyone but the most senior members will be let go.
the senior bethel family members will be reassigned.
Joe123cd: No the Bethel is still functioning. As LaFrancia pointed out Its OK. The heavies were brought in to sort things out.
Quarterback: There are two italian couples from Canada. If you know the one couple you probably will know the other couple.
LaFrancia: please keep us updated (tienici informati)
there are rumors out, that the italy (rome) bethel is being shut down and putting out to pasture a large portion of the bethel staff.. has anyone heard anything... ?.
the word is that everyone but the most senior members will be let go.
the senior bethel family members will be reassigned.
I heard that three years ago bethel was put under the care of the Seltezr (spel) branch. Germany didin't have success.
This year Brooklyn sent over 3 italian elders and their wifes to set things straight. One is from New York and the other two are Canadians. The committee members have been put aside and these three are running the show.
The blog proclamatore consapevole started out as a group of three who are trying to bring reform from the inside. They feel that the organization has been overrun by burocratic self serving individuals and that the rot reaches the top. However they still believe that this organization is the "truth".
There is a poster here by the name LaFrancia who is involved in the group.
there's a new letter coming up next week to be read instructing the publishers to begin reporting the number of tracts placed in the ministry, including copies of kingdom news 38, annual invitations, district handbills and other tracts.
lol.
see, the borg is allegue about numbers, and why on earth do they tell you to start counting placement in the middle of a campaing, like the one they are doing now witk kingdom news 38 and not before it started??.
I am not surprised. With these tract campaigns coming fast and furious, ragazine placements are falling behind. So they need to look for different and creative ways to keep the numbers up--so they can say " see brothers, looks how wonderful jehovahs' organization is"
Pretty soon they are going to be counting sheets of toilet paper used while they are service.