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Letter from Spanish Branch regarding Governing Body's decision
by Lost-In-Translation inthe spanish branch office sent a letter to all congregations in spain explaining the governing body's decision to stop all printing, storing and shipping of literature in spain.
the spanish government recently ruled that all bethalites are entitled to a pension after having worked at bethel for many years.
the ruling of the government sent the governing body scrambling.
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No More Work on Saturdays at Bethels Worldwide
by Lost-In-Translation ina letter was read at tonight's meeting announcing that the governing body has decided to stop work on saturdays at all bethels worldwide.
bethel workers are encouraged to now spend saturdays with their local congregation in field service.
the new arrangement goes into effect june, 2009.. what do you think are the motives for such a change?.
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Bethel reductions in Europe
by Lost-In-Translation inperhaps this has been discussed before, but at the extjforo.com (the spanish ex-witness website) there has been a lot of discussion of the governing body's decision to either close or severely reduce bethel homes in europe - in particular spain.
there was even a letter sent to all congregations in spain explaining the situation.
bethalites are being asked to leave - they are not even getting other assignments.
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How many anointed can there be?
by Lost-In-Translation ini've been getting reports from paround the country that there have been multiple people, mostly young like in their 30s or 40s, who partook of the memorial emblems.
one person said that she saw 5 people in her congregation alone.
in my congregation 2 people partook - both of them in their 40s.
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Religious Leaders Fight N.Y. Bill to Open Abuse
by Lost-In-Translation inseems like new york state legislature is trying to make it easier to bring lawsuits against sexual abusers.
new york state wants to temporarily lift the statute of limitations for lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of children.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/nyregion/12abuse.html?hp.
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Are You Invisible -- to Yourself? Do I Have To Give Up ME to be Loved by God?
by Lost-In-Translation ini truly believe many jws suffer from what is described below.
the gb is constantly emphasizing "serving others" and "never rocking the boat" or "take the discipline even if it was not your fault" or "be a peacemaker no matter what even if your feelings are trampled on.
when i was a jw i never let anyone -especially any congregation elder- to walk over me - never.
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Door to Door as Missionaries, Then as Salesmen
by Lost-In-Translation inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/us/12coldcalls.html?hp.
june 12, 2009door to door as missionaries, then as salesmen .
by kirk johnson .
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State Control of Religions
by Lost-In-Translation inthe connecticut legislature is trying to pass a law that would strip the roman catholic church of its right to handle all financial matters in the state.
the petition was brought about due to a priest who stole $1 million from his congregation to live a lavish lifestyle.
here is a link to the video discussing this:.
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Charity Brand Index 2010 - Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society scored lower
by Lost-In-Translation inafter reading the below article i kept asking, "what watchtower bible and tract society charity could they be talking about?
" does anyone know of a specific legally established charity that is in the name of the wbts?.
http://thirdsector.co.uk/news/article/1032509/charity-brand-index-2010/.
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Belgian Catholic Church Offices Raided in Abuse Inquiry
by Lost-In-Translation inwould the united states ever raid bethal to get the list of all the pedophiles that are permitted to stay in the congregation and go door-to-door?june 24, 2010belgian catholic church offices raided in abuse inquiry .
by stephen castle .
brussels the scandal over sexual abuse of children by priests continued to reverberate across europe on thursday when authorities raided the headquarters of the roman catholic church in belgium and the home of the countrys former archbishop, according to the prosecutors office and local media reports.. the searches thursday came as a part of the ongoing investigation into charges of sexual abuse by members of the clergy, officials said, but declined to specify the target of the raids.