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  Some JWs overseas use a false name to evade the authorities. Is this a common practice?

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i had posted this a few days ago and got no response, then i realized i had messed up the title, so here goes again;.

  i have learned from a credible source that jws from the us have recently gone to morocco to witness, where the work is under ban, and while living there have lived under assumed names.

  this is (according to my source) under the direction of the branch (i'm not sure which branch it would be, but i would guess france).

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  My issue with this has more to do with safety. The couple referred to in the OP are in their 20's who travelled to Morocco on their own money as American citizens (they are from NY state). They are not officially missionaries (I did not learn if they are Couples School grads) but they went at the arrangement of the branch, who advised them to live under false names. I understand that open preaching to Muslims is outlawed and severely punished. So what happens if things go sour? Would the away WT back them up to get them home safe? I doubt it. And would the American embassy help after finding out they were living under false names? it's outrageous that the WT would put these young folks at such risk, all for the sake of their pitiful excuse of a message.

  There I've had my rant... I'm done now.
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  Some JWs overseas use a false name to evade the authorities. Is this a common practice?

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i had posted this a few days ago and got no response, then i realized i had messed up the title, so here goes again;.

  i have learned from a credible source that jws from the us have recently gone to morocco to witness, where the work is under ban, and while living there have lived under assumed names.

  this is (according to my source) under the direction of the branch (i'm not sure which branch it would be, but i would guess france).

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I had posted this a few days ago and got no response, then I realized I had messed up the title, so here goes again;

  I have learned from a credible source that JWs from the US have recently gone to Morocco to witness, where the work is under ban, and while living there have lived under assumed names. This is (according to my source) under the direction of the branch (I'm not sure which branch it would be, but I would guess France). I'm thinking, isn't that illegal? How can they get away with that? What would the American embassy say about that? if this is true I am simply shocked.

  Has anyone else heard of Witnesses using false names and pretexts to evade the authorities in countries like Morocco?
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  Use Of Electronic Tablets At Meetings

  by Brother Mike in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i do.. what does the soceity actually say about them?

  (i know some the members of the gb use them) .

  what do you think about using them at meetings?

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  Last month the Circuit overseer was in our area (midwest US) and after he left they made it clear that tablets were not to be used by any of the TMS speakers, or from the platform, unless it were a demonstration on the service meeting. The reason given was that since they are relatively expensive, some might feel pressured to buy one and feel bad if they didn't have one.

  But that was before the new Bible and new App release, and I didn't hear the letter this week.

  Admittedly, trying to find a Bible verse with the app is a little cumbersome compared to the usual way.
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  Need-treaters in Morocco live there under pseudonyms... are you serious?

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have learned from a credible source that jws have recently gone to a morocco, where the work is under ban, and while living there have lived under assumed names.

  this is (according to my source) under the direction of the branch (which branch i was not told).

  i'm thinking, isn't that illegal?

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I have learned from a credible source that JWs have recently gone to a Morocco, where the work is under ban, and while living there have lived under assumed names. This is (according to my source) under the direction of the branch (which branch I was not told). I'm thinking, isn't that illegal? How can they get away with that? What would the American embassy say about that? if this is true I am simply shocked.
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  That; Which; Who

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  using that, which and who to introduce clauses and when to use commas:.

  the little boy who lives next door is a noisy, hell-raising brat.

  "who lives next store" describes one little boy in particular, not the entire neighborhood of nice and respectful children; therefore, that clause is not set off by commas.

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  I am glad the new NWT has corrected the numerous who/that grammatical errors like at John 5:30 "the will of him that sent me".
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  Donating to charities discouraged by the WT

  by lambsbottom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi everyone,.

  im trying to find articles from the wt and awake that show when the writers are discouraging charity work or giving.

  from any books would be good also..

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  There is a general sentiment among Witnesses to NOT donate money or time to charities.

  They would prefer any donations go to WT or the local congregation

  And time be spent in the field service.

  I give many hours each month to community and zero in FS.

  It's great.
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  Foreign language field - the curious Watchtower cutback?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  most of the recent watchtower cutbacks can be explained as money saving exercises: closing branches, paperback books, fewer pages in the magazines, sending bethelites home and so on.. but a few different posters have reported that the watchtower society are also cutting back on the foreign field ministry.

  for many years foreign language congregations have been a major source of growth for the watchtower in many lands.

  so why would they choose to scale it down?.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  My daughter is in a foreign language congregation in a US New England state, and they seem to be going strong with no cutbacks, at least nothing I have heard about.
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  Since most JW's HATE giving talks and doing meeting parts, why does the Watchtower Society still require it?

  by yadda yadda 2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i loathed giving talks and doing meeting parts.

  i dreaded all assignments.

  i was intelligent enough and always did a good job, but all my jw life (born in to mid-30's) i enjoyed giving talks about as much as a visit to the dentist.. i am sure that 90% of all jw's similarly dislike it.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I believe the TMS was introduced primarily to be able to substantiate the claim that JW were qualified to be ministers. In 1943 they were desperately trying to get the draft boards to accept that claim. Especially for Bethelites, as the TMS was started at first just for them. I first came to this conclusion reading the WAlsh case, where they spec ifically testified that the TMS was minister training.

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  From the recent video, what is the Tuxedo site used for?

  by maninthemiddle in

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  i have never heard of it before this video..

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  Tuxedo site is about 5-6 miles away from Warwick. It has mostly a big residence building, and storage areas for building supplies
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  Reminder about "You have a PM" topics

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  you don't need to post them !!.

  people can see if they have a pm.. topics like this are simply noise and just make work to clean up so please don't post them..

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I have a 'you have a message envelope' that wont go away. I have read all my messages, yet it remains. How do you get it to disappear?