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  Damon Wayans was apparently at 2017 Annual Meeting

  by Richard_I in

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  from this post on reddit.com/r/exjw, damon wayans was at the 2017 annual meeting.

  the wayans were raised as jw's but i don't think any of them stated.. strange to see him here.

  this is the same man who defended bill cosby from all the sex abuse allegations..

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  John Davis

  I used to see him at assemblies all the time actually pretty recently.
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  Can you sue a False Prophet

  by maccauk in

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  its a serious question but we all know that thousands even millions have been misled, brainwashed or deluded into thinking the end of the world is coming by false teachers and prophets.

  many people gave up family, careers, time, enjoyment of life etc etc only to be disappointed time and time again.they are responsible for pain, suffering, and manipulation.

  this goes to many denominations.

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  John Davis

  Every country has there own laws and each country would have to be evaluated on its own. But let's take the USA.

  You would have to get past the fact that it is established law that civil courts cannot intervene and determine if one's religious beliefs are right or wrong.

  But let's say that you do get a judgement against a denomination that meets your criteria you have to show damages. How are you going to prove that you would have gotten a better job if you weren't part of that religion or didn't listen to that religious leader. You would have to be able to show that you would have had the skills to get it, that you would have been successful in that field and that you would have had the opportunity to work in the field. Even now when someone successfully sues for let's say wrongful death the person's current job and set of skills come into play when determining damages. You can't claim that a night watchmen potential earnings would have been equal to the CEO of

  But let's say that you do get a judgement against a denomination that meets your criteria you have to show damages. How are you going to prove that you would have gotten a better job if you weren't part of that religion or didn't listen to that religious leader? You would have to be able to show that you would have had the skills to get it, that you would have been successful in that field and that you would have had the opportunity to work in the field. Even now when someone successfully sues for let's say wrongful death the person's current job and set of skills come into play when determining damages. You can't claim that a night watchmen potential earnings would have been equal to the CEO of Google because they aren't in the same category of potential earnings.

  Remember that civil courts are supposed to be there to make you whole, not for it to be a windfall for the plaintiff.
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  Instructions For Merging Congregations

  by wifibandit in

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  instructions for merging congregations s-67-e 9/17.

  it appears this replaces instructions for dissolving congregations s-67a-e 11/11..

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  John Davis

  Demographics are constantly changing now. It used to be that if you were born in one particular area even within the same country, it was rare for you to move. Now people move due to economic reasons all the time not to mention other reasons. It has to be looked at from the bigger picture.
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  Explain the annual meeting please

  by carla in

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  can someone please explain the annual meeting to me?

  it takes place tomorrow from what i gather.

  does this mean they still do fs in the morning?

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  There are about 300 voting members of the corporation. Each voting member serves for a term, if I remember correctly, of 5 years. The voting members will vote in directors of their respective corporations to serve for another term. If there are any voting members who are up in their term they will either vote that person in again as a voting member or they will replace that member.

  I am not sure if they still do it but they used to inform the audience of who was elected to be voting members or was re-elected as a voting member.
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  All Donations Received @ KH During Annual Meeting Must Be Sent To The Branch

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  i just got word that in all congregations where the annual meeting is being streamed, any donations received that day, even if put in the box for the local hall must be sent to the branch immediately.. there will be an announcement made before the program starts for this arrangement.

  so the extra electric needed that day, heat/ac that the congregation has to pay for does not matter.

  all money donated that day has to go to the branch..

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  John Davis

  The October 2, 2017 Letter:

  

  It does actually make sense because congregations may not be assigned to their kingdom halls for the viewings and it is not a congregation meeting it is a branch event.
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  All Donations Received @ KH During Annual Meeting Must Be Sent To The Branch

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just got word that in all congregations where the annual meeting is being streamed, any donations received that day, even if put in the box for the local hall must be sent to the branch immediately.. there will be an announcement made before the program starts for this arrangement.

  so the extra electric needed that day, heat/ac that the congregation has to pay for does not matter.

  all money donated that day has to go to the branch..

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  John Davis

  It is actually not all the money. An estimate of the use of utilities would be taken out of the donations and be used for those needs. The rest go back to the branch.
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

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  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  John Davis

  I never said that they shouldn't make videos and if they want to use copyrighted material then do it. But they also have to deal with the consequences. If Watchtower misquotes someone than that person can sue, and they should sue. If you want to do something because they think it is important, even if it is illegal, then you have to deal with the consequences and not just act like people are out to get you.
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  John Davis

  StephaneLaliberte: I never claimed that there was any financial harm or I am not sure of any other harm that was done, but that doesn't negate that they are being taken down due to the law. The copyright law does not require harm to occur to the copyright holder. Unlike popular belief personal use of copyrighted material is still a violation of it and can be enforced. If they want to break the law that is their decision but it is also that they have to man up and take the consequences of breaking the law, which in this case is having their account revoked. It isn't persecution or anything when the law is built for everyone and is being enforced to everyone.
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  John Davis

  StephaneLaliberte you used the example of a poor child stealing an apple and would it would not be the moral thing to call the cops on the child even though he is breaking the law. While yes it is not the moral thing to do to call the cops on the child would it be the right thing to do to turn a blind eye and let the child think that it is acceptable to steal from someone else? In your example you talked about wouldn’t Jesus give charity to the child in the form of a bag of apples. But that is not stealing a bag of apples, you’re not condoning the child from stealing the bag of apples but you're encouraging the charity of a bag of apples.

  Still, on your example let’s say that same child is 10 or 11 so they are able to reason a little bit more. Would that child feel good about stealing that apple from your store because they are hungry or wouldn’t they feel guilty for doing it? Would they think back on the way that their parents raised them and remember their mom saying don’t steal, unless you’re in real need then it is ok? Probably not, they would think back to what their parents taught them that stealing is always wrong. They would be having a constant internal struggle debating what they need and what they know is right and wrong. Do you see that same feeling in this couple that is breaking the law? Do you see an internal struggle or remorse that they are breaking the law or do you see arrogance when they have been shut down that they are the ones being persecuted for breaking a law that applies to everyone.

  Let’s just change your example to the universal example that has plagued philosophers and ethicists around the world. Let’s say you are a father and you feel you need to steal bread for your hungry family. You go into a store and steal bread and you get caught and they call the cops. The cops come and let you off with a warning that you can’t steal bread from the store. The cop then tells you there are legal means that you can use to help your hungry family in fact right next door there is a food bank that you can get free food and there is no penalty for taking food from there, you just have to obey the law. But instead of going the legal means the next day you go back to the store and steal some bread again, and the cops come and let you go with a warning reminding you that there are legal means to help your family. Again you ignore their warning and do it again and this time the cops come and arrest you. Are you really the victim of the cops or the store owner not being moral people? No, they consistently warned you and told you that of course, you have a duty to feed your family but there are legal means to do so, but you refuse to take their warning to stop breaking the law.
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  "exjws" and money making Ponzi schemes.

  by Thisismein1972 in

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  2. scandals

  ok i want to pose a question to those who care to discuss this.. imagine a scenario.

  you hear of a exjw writing a book, however, before writing this book this exjw is requesting money to publish said book.

  you go along with it and help to get this book out to the public as you think that it will be beneficial.

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  One person who wrote a book and wants to write another one. He even admits that his activism is a job to him like how other people have normal jobs. You work a job for money so that you can live your life. I guess he must be making enough for him and his family to live on so he doesn't have to work like the rest of us.