Sound like good news (the only thing I wonder is how could anyone even suggest that the Borg's doing these merges has anything to do with care for the r&f sheep).
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Merger aftermath
by Rattigan350 ina couple of months ago, i reported on my congregation being disolved and merged with another.. on sept 1, cong b merged with cong a using the same hall, thereafter using cong a's meeting times.
also nearby cong c moved into the hall using cong b's meeting times and cong c's kh is being put up for sale.. i've since been to both sunday meetings and both midweek meetings.
at all, the parking lot is totally full, cars have to park around the corner and on the street.
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FAKE-NEWS.JW.ORG
by lastmanstanding inthe current “news” on jw.borg.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/.
look closely at he picture of “russian” police breaking in to what appears to be a utility shed.. first, you’d have to be a complete moron to believe anything you see.. the “police” are shown using a garden pic to open a door.
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lastmanstanding
I'm a Russian native-speaker, and confirm that https://youtu.be/6Am0Fx6bjMI actually mentions exactly Jdubs and the Borg - so calm down, please, with your accusations.
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FAKE-NEWS.JW.ORG
by lastmanstanding inthe current “news” on jw.borg.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/.
look closely at he picture of “russian” police breaking in to what appears to be a utility shed.. first, you’d have to be a complete moron to believe anything you see.. the “police” are shown using a garden pic to open a door.
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@Vidiot - I won't play "a devil's advocate", and won't say the Borg is all fine and doesn't have serious problems (like CSA, shunning, blood, etc.). But it doesn't make Jdubs persecution and fake 'justice' in Russia look any better.
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FAKE-NEWS.JW.ORG
by lastmanstanding inthe current “news” on jw.borg.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/.
look closely at he picture of “russian” police breaking in to what appears to be a utility shed.. first, you’d have to be a complete moron to believe anything you see.. the “police” are shown using a garden pic to open a door.
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@peacefulpete - You say you understand the Russian position, but as far as I can see it from your following explanation - it's definitely not the case, unfortunately.
The reality is that the current Russian gov't doesn't give a damn about the things mentioned as a reason behind the ban on Jdubs. Even more, those things are exactly what the gov't itself does on a regular basis: 'propaganda of exclusivity, superiority', (and similar stuff like terrorism/extremism, hate speech, war propaganda, nationalism. etc).
One could argue about the actual reasons Russians love to ban Jdubs, but it's 100% not because of their care about welfare of the citizens, or 'fighting extremism' (this very last thing just sounds ridiculous in the mouth of KGB fellows).
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Never knew missing meetings was such a big deal
by Biblestudent1 ini do bible study and attend meetings.
”well i was away and i was going to attend in that city”.
i did everything right, i told my bible study conductors in advance and genuinely i wanted to see another hall.
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Biblestudent1 - just run away, quit the study/meetings etc., say farewell to your 'JW friends'! You'll regret later if you don't.
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Breaking news: Update Darkspilver May 6th hearing
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara inon may 6th, 2019 watch tower attorney paul polidoro faced off against anonymous reddit user darkspilver, represented by eff, the electronic frontier foundation.. link to youtube video with audio from may 6th hearing:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wzopjmzfco&feature=youtu.be.
polidoro, noted for his appearance in the supreme court case of watchtower versus stratton ohio, now represents watch tower of pennsylvania in their efforts to flush out the inside leak sources of documents, videos and images.. these documents and other sensitive information have been leaked to the public and reposted by dozens of individuals since 2017. watch tower is deeply concerned about the internal moles leaking this information, since much of it has been used by whistleblowers to reveal watch tower's private internal policies and procedures.. included in the leaks are publisher id and records management materials which reveal the extent of jehovah's witness data collection and management prodedures, including the destruction of documents.. jehovah's witnesses have come under intense scrutiny for their failure to report child abuse across the globe, not only in mandatory reporting states, but in every location where clergy members are not required to report.. the dangerous policies of the jehovah's witness organization have resulted in a significant movement among current and former members to expose the organization and force transparency.. current members with high-level access to watch tower documents have risked expulsion and legal recourse for their efforts.. the electronic frontier foundation's attorney alex moss represented the unidentified darkspilver redditor in defense of the motion to quash watch tower's subpoena to unmask his identity.. listen closely as both sides make their case, and the judge seeks to understand the issues involved.. freedom of speech versus alleged copyright infringement- you be the judge.
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The level of the Borg's hypocrisy is just overwhelming. Will they also sue all jdubs who share/post their 'copyrighted' crap on FB, etc?
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Beautiful New "Kingdom Hall"
by Sea Breeze inthese images were posted on one of my fb news feeds.
they are legit.
looks like an upscale commercial bldg.
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LMAO.
Is it future McDrive/Starbucks?
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JWs Changing "Baptism Questions" Effective May 13?
by Room 215 in.
ja2 replies4 retweets12 likes.
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So, they actually decided to get rid of mentioning 'Holy Spirit', thus giving a hint that the borg is no longer viewed as guided by the spirit? Am I getting it right?
As Geoffrey Jackson in the ARC put it - 'It would seem to be quite presumptuous...'
Where else the Borg's chariot will lead it to?
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Advice on Disassociating
by HiddenPimo inhello my exjw/pimo/pomo friends,.
i am working on penning my da letter and wondered if i should use it as a tool to maybe wake up individuals as the boe will have to read it.. anyone have any advice on what i should say versus what i should leave out?
i am not going to fade as my family can either be loyal to blood or loyal to a man made religion.
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I'm a still a PIMO. Working on waking up my family - as they're dear to me.
Had I not have the family trapped in - I'd quit the same day I learned the 'Truth' is BS.
From my experience - it's super hard to change another person's point of view even on a minor issue. We, humans, tend to be stubborn, you know.
If you don't care much about getting your family out - go ahead with your plan.
I guess, social media could have even more impact than the paper letters. But in any case, the elders should be the last people on Earth to learn about your decision (they'll still learn it super quick, anyway).
Using a platform to voice your concerns and reasons to leave is also an option (but here, you'll have just few seconds before they turn off the mikes).
I'd vote for making some video with your explanations - and posting it on Youtube/Facebook, etc.. From my experience, even the hardcore Jdubs could watch it (they do it just to reinforce their belief they're better than you - but who knows...).
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How Should Houses of Worship Protect Themselves Against Shooters?
by minimus inis there a way?
these madmen go into soft areas knowing they only will have firepower to inflict their damage.
i think people better start thinking ahead about what they can do to protect themselves..
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I guess, executing the mass-shooters publicly (together with their family - if the first doesn't help much) would be a good start. Our medieval ancestors can tell quite a lot of interesting ways to perform that.
Another way is to have educated religion-free population everywhere and a society without injustice, but nah - that's a hard way...
How in the world can we allow guys like Breivik, for instance, return to the society after 20 years as if nothing has happened?
