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  District Assemblies now being held at Circuit Assembly locations?

  by ShirleyW in

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  i haven't been to a kh in decades, so i get the google alerts for jws and i got one featuring a local news channel in brooklyn covering the assembly being held in flatbush, brooklyn.

  i'm sure that venue is where the circuit assemblies are usually held, keeping in mind it's summer and that's when the district assemblies are being held.

  why are they acting like they're so strapped for cash and now holding district assemblies in circuit assemblies locations ?.

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  DwainBowman

  TH DC'S/RC's have been down sized for a number of reason, and I don't pretend to know all the reason's.

  The one I do know, has to do with Home Land Security, and large gatherings. Any over a certain size, have a hugh amount of external security, including armed guards, inside and out, screening of everyone coming into the building with REAL armed security personal, and so much more is involved. And the Very High Dollar cost is paid by the Org holding the event!!! Can you see the ten's of thousand's of dollar's it would take from the borg's grubby little finger's.

  I have a few long time friends that moved over to Home Land security a few years back, and they have told me about the size trigger's. I have also seen it on news sites!!
  
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  (How) Will The Slow and Subtle WT Internal Shift Affect Us?

  by Solzhenitsyn in

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  as a "deep pimo" i can say that there is a confirmed re-branding.

  the coordinators committee formed a focus group from service and teaching committees.

  the results of that group roughly three+ years ago, with gb approval, trickled down to the other committees and eventually into what we have been seeing before our eyes in the org and local congs.. pick an organizational level and see the shift.

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  DwainBowman

  Freddy had a type and anti-type, for every thing, he must have stayed awake at night dreaming them up. I am sure if some where in the OT it said that so and so, picked his nose on the Sabbath,there would be a modern day fulfillment! That type, of types and anti-types is gone!!

  Freddy was a NUT job!!!!
  
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  Do KHs lock their doors when meeting starts now?

  by NikL in

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  my still in wife informed me this morning that she must be on time to the meeting as they are locking the door when it starts now.. i said that's crazy.

  she said it's because of the times we are living in.. we live in a rural area and crime isn't terrible though it's worse than it used to be.. i told her if that's the way it is then why bother leaving the house at all?.

  she said they are just trying to be safe.. is this a thing now?

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  DwainBowman

  WT's KH insurance is totally self funded, every KH has to send in a set amount every year, per person.

  If they're not locking the door's, they soon will be!!
  
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  Do KHs lock their doors when meeting starts now?

  by NikL in

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  my still in wife informed me this morning that she must be on time to the meeting as they are locking the door when it starts now.. i said that's crazy.

  she said it's because of the times we are living in.. we live in a rural area and crime isn't terrible though it's worse than it used to be.. i told her if that's the way it is then why bother leaving the house at all?.

  she said they are just trying to be safe.. is this a thing now?

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  DwainBowman

  In the US it's pretty new over all with orders coming from on high. But it's been being done in many big city KH's for years, and even in smaller one's too.

  The KH I am stuck in, just had a new bullet proof door installed, with crash bars on the inside. A man set's just inside during the meeting's to let people in if they're late, or need back in.
  
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  Check out the JW tchotchkes on Etsy

  by exjwlemming in

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  i'm interested in seeing what jw trinket on etsy is the most appalling to the exjw community.

  go to www.etsy.com and just search jw.

  just when i thought that i found the most disturbing item, another comes along to top it.

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  I can just see some poor kid's having to wear that Dam backpack : ( Most would just die!!

  How about those "JW Disaster Relief" Pin's. The page say's to remind everyone of all the hard work you've done!! I seem to remember a scripture about not "Blowing one's own horn" I can just see my BIL & SIL proudly wearing one!!
  
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  Check out the JW tchotchkes on Etsy

  by exjwlemming in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i'm interested in seeing what jw trinket on etsy is the most appalling to the exjw community.

  go to www.etsy.com and just search jw.

  just when i thought that i found the most disturbing item, another comes along to top it.

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  DwainBowman

  How about some panties and boxer's with "Best Life Ever" in just the right Spot's!!!!!
  
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  Moving Back to Chicago - Don't care

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  my wife was diagnosed with ms about two years ago.

  we have been living in ohio for the last 5 years but were recently assigned to a new congregation because of the dissolving and sale of our congregation/kh.

  my wife's symptoms spiked after being relocated to our new hall back in january.

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  DwainBowman

  Good luck my friend!!!!
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  Bumped Into One Of My Best Friends On The Carts This Morning

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. experiences

  so this morning i'm walking to my office and there's the jws on their carts outside as usual.

  and old sister, a brother in his 20s and an elder i instantly recognized from my jw days.

  one of my best friends of about 20 years.. i genuinely just wanted to say hi as i havent seen him in 3 years.

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  DwainBowman

  So sad!!!!!!!
  
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  Man on the High Castle

  by Gorbatchov in

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  g. was binge watching on amazon prime the serie the man on the high castle.

  because my interest in history subjects a good choice!

  what i mentioned was the family of john smith, the obergruppenfuhrer.

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  DwainBowman

  OK I know my next show to binge on!!!!

  Thank's!!!
  
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  Ancestery.com— I Got My Results! Very Surprised

  by minimus in

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  so i got my results in on sunday and my bloodline is mostly from great britain and italy and greece!

  not what i expected at all but it does explain my love of italian and greek foods.😎.

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  DwainBowman

  Mine said that the family tree didn't fork!!!

  Just joking!!!!