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Anthony Morris III goes on an eight minute rant over child abuse
by Richard_I inthis is in the july 2015 monthly program on tv.jw.org cedars wrote about it too.. starting at around 42:30 in the video, morris talks about the child abuse situation for almost 10 minutes.
link to video.
i'm writing a transcript right now.
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Photo from Bible Teach book was one of the top posts on /r/WTF today
by Richard_I ina pic from the bible teach book was posted on reddit's popular /r/wtf subreddit where people post things that make you say "what the fuck" out loud.
this was the photo and you can read the thread's comments here.
it was one of the most-upvoted pictures today on the subreddit.. i visit that subreddit once in awhile and laughed out loud when i saw the thread..
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WTBS Canada received almost $9 million from cong. donations in 2013
by Richard_I injust saw this on the ex-jw subreddit.
on opencharity.ca, you can view wtbs canada's financial info and in 2013 they received almost $9 million in donations.
you can even see how much some congregations gave.
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Lett briefly addresses the child abuse issues in new JW.org video
by Richard_I ini just read about this on the ex-jw subreddit.
link to the video (10m06s).. skip to 7:35 where he says: "another way we can contribute to the oneness - rejecting false stories that are designed to separate us from jehovah's organization.
as an example, think about the apostate-driven lies and 'dishonesties' that jehovah's organization is permissive toward pedophiles.
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Beth-Sarim mentioned in 1943 Yearbook
by Richard_I inthis is what the 1943 yearbook had to say about beth-sarim on pages 33-34:.
built in 1929, at san diego, california, the house named beth-sarim has been the focal point of much enemy ridicule because it was deeded to abraham, isaac, jacob, david, jephthah, and other righteous men of old whom god has promised to make "princes" in his new world.
much publicity has been given to beth-sarim, society property, due to naming it beth sarim, which means "house of the princes", in expectation of the resurrection of these faithful men of old to be "princes in all the earth".. it was at this home that brother rutherford, the former president of the watch tower bible & tract society, finished his earthly course of life, on january 8, 1942. immediately thereafter considerable publicity was again given the home.
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666, Revelation, and preterism
by Richard_I inon reddit, there's a post about how 666 is mistranslated as 616 in revelation (thread).
666 and 616 are both correct.
if you read into revelations, very little is presented as actual prophecy- it's an analogous tale to describe the roman empire during their persecution of christianity.. 666 and 616 come from the hebrew tradition of converting words into numerical values.
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2014 Annual Meeting not being streamed worldwide?
by Richard_I ini haven't heard a peep about the 2014 annual meeting being shown worldwide (or at least across north america) like it was last year.
they made a big deal with the am last year, congs had to get the projectors and screens for the showing, and we were told in advance of the time and location to attend.
but i have heard absolutely nothing this year, at least here in canada.
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The GB's weekly meetings
by Richard_I inevery wednesday the gb meet and discuss who the hell knows what.
but i was wondering, is it just them or are the committee helpers and the laywers invited as well?
that's gotta be around 20-25 people altogether.
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What do DO's do when not visiting assemblies?
by Richard_I inlet's say they attend a dozen circuit assemblies.
that's only 12 weeks they spend with a congregation.
what about the rest of the year?
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Something the WT will never admit regarding jw.org
by Richard_I inwe all know how much the jws higher education and how they look down on those getting a post-secondary diploma or degree.
but think about all the work needed to make jw.org:.
web programmersdatabase programmersnetwork programmersgeneral it (administration, maintenance, etc.