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December 31, 2016 BOE Re: 2017 Annual Meeting and Warwick/Wallkill Dedication Program
by wifibandit indecember 31, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: 2017 annual meeting and warwick/wallkill dedication program.
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Update to UK “Child Safeguarding Policy”
by wifibandit ina known poster on this site (anon) says:.
i have just received a text from an elder i've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the arc, the uk charity commission, etc., etc.
here it is verbatim, and my reply.
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wifibandit
A known poster on this site (Anon) says:
I have just received a text from an elder I've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the ARC, the UK charity commission, etc., etc. Here it is verbatim, and my reply.
"New document about CAbuse. Any member of Cong can ask to see it. Says elders to tell police. Much more in line with real world."
My reply: "Glad to see Satan's wicked legal system forcing change. Shame we can't do it without outside pressure."Anon also says
The original looks like the format of the 2012 and 2016 documents however this cut and paste copy does not give paragraph numbering, underlining, bold or italic of the original. There are 73 pages in all but beyond what I have sent, pages 6 to 73 are only WT reprints of their articles (showing "the abundance" of care and spiritual attention they give.) It does specify that a congregation member or victim or family can go to the authorities. In my view they are trying to comply legally screaming and kicking and paragraph 13 tills gives wiggle room as to who determines whether a child is still at risk - the branch legal desk or local elders.
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If the WT is a "money making machine"...who gets the money?
by NikL ini've seen claims over the years that wt is in the real estate, book publishing business and is a for profit enterprise at it's core.. can those of you that believe this to be the case tell me who benefits from all this wealth?.
the governing body lives in relatively humble conditions no?.
i've been curious about this for a while.
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wifibandit
Yes, they like to trot out those stories from time to time.
- “We Would Like to Say, ‘Yes!’” w04 8/1 p. 32
THE branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nigeria recently received a letter that, in part, says the following:
“Our son, Anderson, died when he was 14. Before his death, he was raising two chickens. He wanted to sell them and then send the money to the branch office as a contribution to the worldwide preaching work. But he died before they could be sold.
“In view of his desire, we, his parents, raised the chickens and sold them. We are sending the money to you as Anderson’s contribution. Because of Jehovah’s promise, we are confident that we will soon—very soon—see Anderson again. We would like to say, ‘Yes!’ when he asks if we carried out his heart’s desire. Indeed, we look forward to seeing not only Anderson but also a ‘great cloud of witnesses’ who will be resurrected.”—Hebrews 12:1; John 5:28, 29. -
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What is the vow of poverty
by Jafox ini was told by someone that in 2007 two members of the branch committee in greece were removed because they breached the vow of poverty.
the matter was over a small amount, in the range of a few hundred euro.
is there a copy of this vow available and how would this be applied here?
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Chapter 1 1-4 pg.8
43. The Worldwide Order is an unincorporated associa-
tion made up of all those in special full-time service
throughout the world. Members of the Worldwide Order
are baptized ministers in special full-time service who
perform whatever assignment they receive from the
Worldwide Order. Each member of the Worldwide Order
signs a Vow of Obedience and Poverty (“Vow”), which is
a voluntary commitment made by each member. The
Worldwide Order sees to it that each member of the Or-
der receives basic necessities, regardless of the mem-
ber’s assignment or the legal entity through which the
member serves.Everyone in "Special Full-Time Service" signs.
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AND STILL NO RELEASE OF THE 2017 JW YEARBOOK
by steve2 inhere we are on the cusp of the new year, and the 2017 yearbook of jws has still not been released.
jw.org continues to feature the 2016 yearbook in its list of main publications.
in previous years, the upcoming yearbook's annual report on jws was released in november for the january 1st then the feb 1st watchtower, then earlier in december when it was only featured in the yearbook, then more recently with a couple of days of december 25th.
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wifibandit
Sorry, January 8, 2017. Around that date.
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AND STILL NO RELEASE OF THE 2017 JW YEARBOOK
by steve2 inhere we are on the cusp of the new year, and the 2017 yearbook of jws has still not been released.
jw.org continues to feature the 2016 yearbook in its list of main publications.
in previous years, the upcoming yearbook's annual report on jws was released in november for the january 1st then the feb 1st watchtower, then earlier in december when it was only featured in the yearbook, then more recently with a couple of days of december 25th.
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wifibandit
I predict it will be released around 2017-01-08.
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2016-12-29 BOE Re: Donations in Support of Kingdom Interests Worldwide
by wifibandit indecember 29, 2016 to all congregations re: donations in support of kingdom interests worldwide.
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Kingdom Hall Renovation Question: Who Pays?
by breakfast of champions inso last night it was announced at the local hall that the ldc had decided against building a new hall, and that the existing hall would be "renovated.
the prospect of a new hall has been dangled before this congregation for at least 10 years now.
in fact, the congregation had already purchased property, had approval from the rbc for a new hall.
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Do you know someone who is going to the Elders school 2017, in any country?
by defender of truth inan informant in spanish forum, active elder in a congregation in madrid (spain) has posted new info regarding elders school 2017. important changes are to be done for "child" or sexual abuses.
https://abusostj.vbulletin.net/forum/main-forum/audiencias-judiciales/5506-escuela-de-ancianos-2017.
doing a summary:.
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wifibandit
I wonder how much of this will be Spain specific...
They did issue special letters about two months ago:
October 3, 2016 TO THE BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Minors
3 de octubre de 2016 A LOS CUERPOS DE ANCIANOS Asunto: Menores de edad
Therefore, it is not necessary that the elders obtain favorable certification from the Central Registry of Sexual Delinquents to continue performing their duties in the congregation.
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RC 2017
by wifibandit indue to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).
the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .
as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.
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