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  David Splane on the "older members" of the GB

  by Richard_I in

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  in the august broadcast, david splane is shown in a morning worship video.

  i just wanted to focus on the end of the video, were he has this to say:.

  the governing body loves to get together and discuss the bible.

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  slimboyfat

  I think its funny to have to mention that the "Faithful Slave' liked to - you know - read the bible and discuss it and like it.
  Does he think that the R&F dont think they GB reads it?
  Like Mickey Mantle saying - you know I just like hitting playing baseball.

  
  

  He may have in mind Raymond Franz's book Crisis of Conscience which states that while he was on the Governing Body the Bible was rarely referred to during discussions, which focused heavily on technical aspects of policy and discipline in the congregations.
  
  
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  David Splane on the "older members" of the GB

  by Richard_I in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the august broadcast, david splane is shown in a morning worship video.

  i just wanted to focus on the end of the video, were he has this to say:.

  the governing body loves to get together and discuss the bible.

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  slimboyfat

  I agree with your analysis. I was thinking something similar when I watched this. The fact he feels compelled to invoke the names of Barr and Jaracz to support current changes would appear to indicate discontent.

  Also the fact that he revisited the old "gas price" excuse for the abandonment of Book Study shows he knows people just aren't buying it.

  I would add that there's something odd, if taken at face value, about "anointed Christians" who believe they are being guided by God's spirit, worrying about whether proposed changes will "fit". It's as if they conceive of themselves as playing with some huge and complex jigsaw puzzle they don't quite understand, rather than being led by God,
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  They Don't Have A Secret Elder's Book

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "they don't have a secret elder's book" so said my mother.

  "all of our publications are open to everyone.

  we all have the same information and nothing is hidden in this religion.".

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  slimboyfat

  Thanks. It's digitally annotated, cool!

  I remember seeing a PDF of one with pen annotation years ago. I wish I had saved it!
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  They Don't Have A Secret Elder's Book

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "they don't have a secret elder's book" so said my mother.

  "all of our publications are open to everyone.

  we all have the same information and nothing is hidden in this religion.".

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  slimboyfat

  Thanks but I don't see any annotation at all on that link. Am I missing something?
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  They Don't Have A Secret Elder's Book

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "they don't have a secret elder's book" so said my mother.

  "all of our publications are open to everyone.

  we all have the same information and nothing is hidden in this religion.".

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  slimboyfat

  Does anyone have links to PDFs of fully annotated versions of the elders book?

  Does anyone have a list of information contained in the elders book that is not found elsewhere?
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  Has anyone been shunned by a REAL sinner?

  by ToesUp in

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  just curious..... has anyone been shunned (just decided to leave the cult)?

  let me explain my situation:.

  a family member seems to be shunning me.

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  slimboyfat

  I've read stories on here over the years of people who were DFed by a committee that included elders who were having affairs while serving on the committee.
  
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  Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

  by Farkel in

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  2. scandals

  it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

  he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

  up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

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  slimboyfat

  Thanks. I never got round to reading this thread in full.
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  New study - JWs by far the least educated religious group in Canada, Australia and New Zealand

  by slimboyfat in

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  the religion of the educated classes revisited: new religions, the nonreligious, and educational levels - james r. lewis .

  the measure lewis uses to compare religious groups is what percentage of members of the respective religions have graduated from college.

  the findings are similar to the results of the pew survey in the united states.

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  slimboyfat

  Thanks that's very interesting data. I'd say that's a pretty lopsided demographic from twenties upward.
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  Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

  he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

  up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

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  slimboyfat

  Who is pictured three posts up? Is that Farkel? I don't follow.
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  Shunning the Shunning

  by Tallon in

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  found this very interesting article on another site.

  looks like there people, and at an assembly too, who are not afraid to show their displeasure to the inhumane policies of the org.. http://avoidjw.org/2016/08/shunning-the-shunning/.

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  slimboyfat

  I hope this story is true.

  They clapped at the conversion I was at. Maybe slightly muted, or maybe I imagined it.