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  What is the current Watchtower "rent charge per publisher" for Kingdom Halls in the USA???

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  i was following a few threads in reddit from current pimo jws complaining about local announcements regarding halls being short on their per publisher "rent payments".

  third gen and i have been out pomo for a while...so how much is this charge now?

  could this be part of the recent push to get people to "come back" or get re-instated...if it even is online and 15 minutes of service per month?

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  GB being sued as a group and named individually in a child sexual abuse coverup.

  by liam in

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  2. child-abuse

  this is a court case filed in august 2021 by the zalkin law firm.

  deborah hines vs watchtower and the governing body.. what's interesting is;.

  "ny already set a precedent that an unincorporated group can be sued for its action and has specifically said this case can move forward.

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  What's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives?

  by Rattigan350 in

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  2. bible

  what's with the attack (counsel) on husbands with no corresponding article for wives on the jan 2025 w that is being studied today?.

  is there a point to that?.

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  JWs in the news: "‘I Slay and Pray’- Jehovah’s Witness Serena Williams Reflects on Her Faith With Daughter Olympia in a Candid Confession"

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  2. experiences

  "i slay and pray" :).

  serena williams knows how to own a red carpet.

  the 23-time grand slam champion turned heads at the vanity fair oscars afterparty, dazzling in a midnight-black, off-shoulder gown.

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  3 Elders in Brazil sentenced for disfellowshipping announcement

  by liam in

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  2. beliefs

  12 days ago 3 elders in brazil were sentenced for disfellowship announcement which is against the law in certain parts of brazil.

  the first article discusses that.

  the second article discusses the outcome so far.

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  Did Watchtower Really Teach That Armageddon Was Coming in 1954?

  by Jerome56 in

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  2. beliefs

  in the march 2025 jw broadcast david splane in his morning worship talk mentioned that "some thought" that armageddon would come 40 years after 1914. such statements are usually meant to shift the blame of their own false predictions on to their members for speculating.

  however, i was unable to find anything in print showing that such a thing was indeed taught by the society.

  was this really a thing?.

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  Will They Change the Memorial Talk This Year?

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/o5almnehew4?si=kdgrjgbiutjkvcxe.

  i’m hoping the memorial talk will be different.

  change the talk!

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  The Watchtower Wins, Disfellowshipping stays, Shunning stays.

  by liam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1jb6nv6/jw_vs_norway_march_2025_from_jan_frode_nilsen/.

  the verdict is out.

  after full understanding and decision by the state administrator, full confirmation in the appeal case by the ministry of children and family affairs, three victories in the injunction case, a full victory in the district court, we now faced a loss in the court of appeal.

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  Great Vid from "Faith to Faithless" U.K about leaving.

  by Phizzy in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmnaypn26yy.

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  The Share of Religious Americans will continue to decline- New York Times. Why? New Pew Study

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  2. scandals

  locally, in northern california i have seen/heard a drop in jw and mainstream church attendance especially in person attendance.

  (exception: a new creepy local new-age charismatic/pentecostal group: "bethel church" 11,000 and growing mega church(kundalini yoga/sex combined with prosperity gospel, trumpism, guns, rock music, dancing, glitter, speaking in tongues, and faith healing).. for me this paragraph sums it up regarding jehovah's witnesses: " ...smith described organized religion to me as having become a “polluted” idea in the american mainstream, because of the publicity around sex abuse scandals and financial malfeasance in many different faiths in the ’80s and ’90s as millennials came of age.

  “the scandals violated most of the virtues believed to make religion good,” smith wrote.

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