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Born in 2014
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it just occurred to me that those born in 2014, 100 years after the epochal date of 1914, will be 9 years old this year and are starting to become candidates for baptism.. 1914 used to be relatable in that our parents or grand parents lived then, but not any more.. it’s dropped so far into history that any significance linked to it is just as convincing as the black death being a harbinger for armageddon.. never mind that we are also now crossing the 100 year threshold for the 7 trumpets of declarations that occurred during the 1920’s!

remind me, how important were these angelic messages?

if i was still a jw i would have to isolate my jw brain from all thinking and reasoning so i could continue to believe.. honestly, did it even make sense back in the day?.
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WT UK admit they are a building company
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03858051.

they have registered their business at companies house under business code 41100 - development of building projects.. opening their latest full accounts filing it says on page 4 under principle funding sources:.

”the society currently has two funding sources, one of them being the construction of new facilities or places of worship, which is invoiced at cost to other charities with similar aims”.
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The Holy Spirit made a mistake in selling off KHalls ?
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a couple of years ago the wt began their program of selling off dedicated kingdom halls and consolidating congregations into fewer halls.. had they kept these halls, more sparsely occupied as they were, they could by now be bringing everyone back while respecting the distancing laws.. jw’s love to find reasons how jehovah foresaw something and guided them, but it never works the other way when they make a decision that later on turns out to have been a bad idea..
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Can any researchers here shed light on two of Bro Russell's companies?
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have recently read two old newspaper articles from the early 1900's where bro russell speaks about two companies he created.. one was the united states realty company, and the other was the united states investment company.. the only thing i can find that comes close today is the united states realty and investment company which was established in 1927.. https://www.manta.com/c/mmcc47w/united-states-realty-investment-co-inc. is this a shell company for wt?.
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Flip flop reposting for the newer members
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i posted this a while ago and i was asked for it again recently, which made me think of putting it back here for any newer members.. please find a link that is active for one month which lists the jw teachings which have been changed back and forth.. flip flop pdf.

it was this alone which made me realise the wt are clueless, imperfect guessers at doctrine, so why do they deserve to be followed.

(spoiler: they don't deserve to be.
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Analysis of 2017 vs 2016 Yearbook reports for Europe
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so these countries roughly constitute europe.. here's how well they did in 2017 vs 2016:.

2017 peak pubs.

2016 peak pubs.
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Can JW's celebrate Hannukah?
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what's the official teaching on celebrating this jewish festival?.
Aug 1995 BOE re Abuse (extract)
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
it would be appropriate to talk very frankly to a former child abuser, strongly cautioning.

him as to the dangers of hugging or holding children on his lap and that he should never be in the.

presence of a child without another adult being present.
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Now Scottish history disproves the flood
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
wt state that the global flood that wiped everything away happened in 2370 bce.. there's been a wealth of evidence from many quarters which prove that life continued as normal for civilizations during that time period.. now scotland adds to that body of evidence as detailed in this bbc report:.

neolithic orkney - new study.

key dates indicated by the study.
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Getting your WT files deleted (UK)
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the uk are tightening up their data protection laws to make it easier for individuals to get hold of the information organisations hold on them and to get it deleted.. i think paul grundy (jwfacts) went through this with wt once and found it very time consuming and difficult.. will wt now abide by the law and hand over or permanently delete the records it keeps when requested?it would mean every uk exjw could have their report card info, personal file with age, sex, baptism date, judicial information, appointment/deletion/disfellowshipping dates, letters of disassociation, letters of recommendation when you move, phone number and address permanently removed.

anyone acting for the wt (elders) who retain this information, eg your phone number in their phone or the secretary keeping your historical monthly report details, will be in violation.

failure to comply will incur a fine.. expect a letter to all boe's any time soon explaining why this does not apply to them.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40826062.