The efforts will be worth it ......................follow your own head on this one !
I am a pre-75'er and now at 59 paying the price of listening to others and their cultish advice! But hell life is fun now that we are out !!!!
AFRIKANMAN
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JWs and Education
by cognac inmy parents were always of the belief that, "the end is right around the corner".. i was a zealous kid, with a learning disorder, so my parents never gave me a hard time or pushed me in regards to my education.. this not only hurt me, but, pissed me off insanely.
fast forward to me having my own kid.
ava is not doing well in school.
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You have to admit, the carrot is pretty alluring.
by John Aquila inthere were several families that were visiting my mom today and i was sitting in and just listening to all of them talk..
they started talking about the recent shooting at the university.
and its so easy for them because all they have to say is;.
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"Very Soon ......" the infamous witness Mantra -
But in the interim we wont lift a bloody finger to try and improve the lot of people on this planet - we will leave that to the worldly people to do while we await the big A which will then kill them off in a horrific manner - by way of thanks for all their "fine works" .....................................
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On a need to know basis - The Letter
by no-zombie inwe've just had our sunday meeting and the letter was read out to the congregation.. however, there was no mention of the bethel lay-offs or the building program shut-downs.. looks like we are on a need to know basis, here in australia..
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But there have been huge layoffs - I am still trying to establish the exact number from the South African Bethel which is one of the larger Bethels as it serves a huge territory - allegedly about 500 laid off. -
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fukitol - Hi - I think you are merely expressing your disappointment but in a way which makes it come across as if you are accusing members of this forum for not being up to scratch re the AGM - so you are being grossly misunderstood - You need to restructure your words differently. -
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Does the AGM continue today ?
Must say it has not been all that exciting this year ! More like a case of ED imho !
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On a need to know basis - The Letter
by no-zombie inwe've just had our sunday meeting and the letter was read out to the congregation.. however, there was no mention of the bethel lay-offs or the building program shut-downs.. looks like we are on a need to know basis, here in australia..
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The letter did not have anything to do with Bethel layoffs no-zombie . It merely outlined the new meeting format - -
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The final section of the Life and Ministry Meeting is entitled Living as Christians. This section begins with a song.
The next 15 minutes of this section will consist of one or two parts designed to help us apply God’s Word.
Then there will be a 30-minute Congregation Bible Study.
Thereafter, up to three minutes may be used by the chairman to review the meeting and preview material to be considered the following week. Any necessary announcements may also be made at this point. Expressions of praise to Jehovah in song and prayer will conclude the meeting.
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More rumors, 500 families laid off from South African bethel.
by bohm infrom a recent reddit thread:.
i just received confirmation from a very trusted source in south africa bethel that up to 500 "families" (i imagine couples or singles) are getting let go from that branch.. also confirmed is the special pioneer cull.. what really strikes me about the layoffs is that the south african bethel provides literature and other needs for most of africa, a huge growth area for the org.. .
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SA Bethel is very important in the Sub-Saharan region as it serves a number of countries printing needs - however 500 sounds quite steep - will need to confirm this ! The headcount was about 800 so.........I will try to get a solid confirm on this one. -
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More rumors, 500 families laid off from South African bethel.
by bohm infrom a recent reddit thread:.
i just received confirmation from a very trusted source in south africa bethel that up to 500 "families" (i imagine couples or singles) are getting let go from that branch.. also confirmed is the special pioneer cull.. what really strikes me about the layoffs is that the south african bethel provides literature and other needs for most of africa, a huge growth area for the org.. .
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bohm - My attempt to confirm this from a "friend" of 6 decades !!!!!! resulted in me being told that we would no longer be needing to communicate with each other !
[2015/09/26 06:07:20 AM] Me: Hi XYZ - Has ABC mentioned any readjustments regarding activity at the RSA Bethel or even overseas Bethel homes?? eg asking some of the Family to leave etc/
[2015/09/26 04:03:34 PM] XYZ: Some have left to take up special assignments in the field where there is a need. Why do you ask?
[2015/09/26 04:08:53 PM] ME : I heard of some being sent home from NY and UK Bethels and some fairly far-reaching adjustments in the Admin etc at Bethel - Have the ones who left done so cos they wish to leave Bethel or were they asked to move back into the field?
[2015/09/26 04:10:11 PM] ME: Is there construction underway at RSA Bethel?
[2015/09/28 12:55:31 PM] XYZ: We have news about these things in the meetings from time to time. Are you attending the meetings?
[2015/09/28 03:21:15 PM] ME: The news about the layoffs has not been announced at the meetings ! Its a simple question XYZ- Now go back and examine the interrogative nature of last your question to me ! Does it bear any relation to my initial question about people being asked to leave ? Now ask yourself "What was my motive in asking the question in such a manner? " - "What do I wish to achieve by it? " ...................XYZ : I do not like the way this conversation is heading and will terminate it now!
[2015/09/28 05:01:39 PM] ME: Finis! I shall not bother you.Oh ...I am from South Africa
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Cedars leaked letter requested to be taken down by WTBTS
by umbertoecho ini don't know if this is already posted so sorry people if it is.
cedars site has had a request to take down the leaked letter regarding changes to the theocratic ministry school and other issues.. the reason given by wt is that it is a "copyright" issue.
of course this validates the letters authenticity even more.. have a good day or night people.
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A counter notification would have meant financial costs - Lloyd does not have an endless supply of dough from 8 million followers -
So.........................what can I [WE] do about getting more info out there ?