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  Removed from JW.ORG: Warwick Photo Gallery 3 (January Through April 2015)

  by wifibandit in

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  the warwick gallery #1 and gallery #2 are still up.. i have #3 backed up: http://imgur.com/a/klnlg.

  also pulled: .

  wallkill photo gallery 2.

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  Doubting Bro

  It's truly bizarre that they would pull those photos. This keeps getting crazier and crazier. Obviously the individual(s) that leaked the letter are with us so I'm confident that the real reasons behind all this will be made public soon.
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  My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  first off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.

  that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.

  they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.

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  Doubting Bro

  I'm certain the change in the way KHs are financed is directly related. Perhaps they didn't get as much money as they had hoped although the loot from Britain seemed pretty good. The problem for them is that's a one-time bump in revenues. I know locally, the first few months the donations were in line with the pledge but the last several months it's been short by at least $1,000. Multiply this across the US (where the largest number of wealthy JWs live) and you've got a serious cashflow problem. Really interesting developments.
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  My Mom Is Dying

  by minimus in

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  i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

  she is on morphine and hanging on.

  she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

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  Doubting Bro

  My thoughts are with you and your family Min.
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  JWsurvey Scoop of Annual Meeting...No more TMS?? Further Magazine Reduction

  by LostGeneration in

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  2. bible

  wow a lot here, hell of a scoop by cedars if true.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/theocratic-ministry-school-gone-as-2015-annual-meeting-announcements-leaked-in-advance.

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  I laugh because people outside the US often say this is a US religion. And here's proof!
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  World Wide Construction comes to a Shuddering Halt - Jehovah's Blessing has Evidently been Suspended!

  by Slidin Fast in

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  2. scandals

  the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.

  the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.

  my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.

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  Bluesbrother - LOL I love the rationalization! I agree this thing has legs and is likely legit
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  Does the Annual Meeting take place at the Kingdom Hall, or Assembly Hall?

  by Faithful Witness in

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  i was never a jw, so i never was invited to one of their annual meetings in october.

  are they held at assembly halls or at the local kingdom halls?

  what day and time is the annual meeting this year?

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  They invited everyone a few years ago but they've gone back to the "special" invitation only format. So the unwashed masses don't have access to the meeting unless they plan on recording and releasing on their website.
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  A simple explanation for the financial changes

  by JeffT in

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  as i've mentioned from time to time, i'm a retired accountant.

  i have tried many times to come up with some logical, sound business reason why the wtbs has made the big changes in its financial arrangements: taking the congregations savings, the monthly donations per congregation etc.

  i finally came up with the answer.. the leadership of the watchtower society is batshit crazy.

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  Honestly I used to dismiss the claims that there was someone behind the GB pulling the strings but the money grab that has taken place over the last year coupled with the freezing of construction leads me to believe that as crazy as it sounds, it may be true.

  JeffTs theory though makes the most sense. They are crazy and not good at managing their money and are reactionary as opposed to strategic. I keep trying to understand their moves in a logical business like fashion and that's where I get hung up. Because they don't have folks with good business sense making business decisions.
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  Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick

  by sir82 in

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  heard 4th-hand, but from a full-on believer, so not likely to be an "apostate lie":.

  apparently, at bethel's morning worship this morning, it was announced that all worldwide wts construction is "suspended" for an indefinite time, except for the new world headquarters at warwick.. also, the "relocation" of remote translating teams is also suspended.. finally, there will be a "worldwide" reduction in bethel personnel.. all this came to me in a non-english language, and,as noted, 4th-hand.

  so it is possible something may have been lost in translation and/or in the multiple steps between bethel morning worship & me.. but if true, it would be quite stunning.

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  I think while they may be a scaled down version of what they once were, the WTS and JWs will exist in some form past my lifetime (I'm in my mid 40s). Yeah, they have really mismanaged things, completely over expanded while at the same time, their revenues have dropped.

  When you think about it, they don't need much money to survive. I'll bet they could get by with a few hundred employees. Quit printing materials (release only online and allow JWs to print their own), get rid of all branches and have part time COs (this rumor has been floated before) that get no support from the mother ship. The overhead on the local KHs are covered by the local congregation and AHs aren't really needed since often times circuits can rent facilities very cheaply on their own.

  Their biggest overhead is the printing operations which is not turning a profit obviously. They are reducing supply as a response to reduced demand but they are stuck with the fixed costs.

  The religion will continue to morph but if anyone thinks its going away anytime soon, I believe they are mistaken. Unfortunately because I'd love to see it implode but it simply won't.
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  Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  october 4, 2015. to all congregations.

  re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.

  dear brothers:.

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  Doubting Bro

  Oh and great job whoever leaked this!!!
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  Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  october 4, 2015. to all congregations.

  re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.

  dear brothers:.

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  Doubting Bro

  Wow, the elimination of the school is likely going to make many JWs happy. Of course, those presentations will still need to be handled and you know they aren't going to be done by elders. I wonder if they will have a procedure for determining who can do the presentations? Of course they will, they micromanage everything. Very interesting to see how that plays out.