Thank you for sharing that info jtg and of course JW`s are one of those that have the capacity to pay, haven`t yet joined the scheme.
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Victorian Govt on the move toward institutions that don't sign up to the Redress scheme.
by jonahstourguide inhi all.. just spotted this news item in melbourne:.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-19/vic-govt-threatens-cut-off-orgs-dont-sign-up-to-redress-scheme/12161886.
victoria to blacklist institutions that fail to sign up to national redress scheme for sexual abuseposted about 7 hours ago a black and white photo of girls in a boarding home.photo: the national redress scheme was a key recommendation of the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
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Reversed Shunning
by Difido ini dont post really.
probably because i'm full of discord and shame about this religion.
i'm embarrassed, but working thru it.
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I have been out for over 25 years now Difido was a JW for 32 years and where we live now I have made a few friends and in the past 14 years we have been here I haven`t told a soul I was once a JW.
I`m embarrassed that I was ever one still.
One day I might drop the bombshell on them and tell them ,I can just imagine their faces of disbelief .When I was a member of U3A { University of the 3rd Age } I was in a discussion group and gave a presentation about the JW`s however none of them are in my circle of friends I have now.
But I can relate how you feel. And as far as taking a big step in posting here I think we can all agree to that feeling.
By the way welcome .
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Latest in JW land
by asp59 inheard the lastest in jw land?
god commanded the org to sell buildings in new york cause corona virus was comming.
lots of jws see it as this is the true religion cause of that 🙃😊 ofcourse no one been mentioning why no warning before spanish flu 1918 or terrorism 9/11.
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And he only had them move just 53 miles away ? Some protection ...not.
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Need help. Please and thank you.
by lastmanstanding ini have a trove of old watchtower literature.
i know of course, and for example, to keep the three first volumes of the watchtower (bound) and a bunch of other items.
(and i handle them delicately.).
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The first edition of "Aid To Bible Understanding" admitted that the pronunciation/ spelling of the name of GOD was most likely not Jehovah .However they admitted that they went with that name because it was the most popular name in use ?
I don`t think they included that in later additions.
Also if I remember correctly the word Elder was not even in that publication ,but it was only a few months later that the Elder arrangement was introduced
I thought even back then, that was strange .
Remember to keep the paragraph on the inside cover of the Watchtower about the generation that saw 1914 would see the fullfilment of Gods promises .{ You know what I mean}
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With Doctor Who`s reasoning there could never be a Paradise Earth filled with perfect human beings ,his/her arguments refute such a possibility .
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Latest in JW land
by asp59 inheard the lastest in jw land?
god commanded the org to sell buildings in new york cause corona virus was comming.
lots of jws see it as this is the true religion cause of that 🙃😊 ofcourse no one been mentioning why no warning before spanish flu 1918 or terrorism 9/11.
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Why didn`t Jehovah just stop the virus if he knew it was coming or was he just out for more blood.
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2 Letters Arrived--English and Spanish!
by Atlantis in2020-04-15 english encouragement for elderly.
https://docdro.id/chmzmpj.
2020-04-17 spanish .
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Yes and the Nursing homes they go to are usually run and serviced by one of Christendoms religions that take care of them.
Just like it would be presumptuous of Geoffrey Jackson to say that he believed the WT/JW`s were the only religion God was using.
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15 yrs ago Jehovah needed $50 million for new printing presses
by Hotpepper inwhat happened to all those new printing presses?
the wt said they were going to double the amount of mag's every month.
i wonder what ever happened.
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I found those links very interesting lancelink thanks for posting them.
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Experience given @ Phillipines Memorial Talk on JW.Org
by smiddy3 inand i would like as many as possible to view it and comment on it as possible because i cant believe they are still pulling this shit and the rank & file are still lapping it up .?
in this year of 2020.. i`m sorry i do not have the nouse to make a link or attachment or whatever and hope someone can do so .. i know, i had doubts about looking at it also , its on jw.org ,whats new or something phillipines memorial and an experience was given their about a young pioneer girl that had eyesight problems and how she got her doctor and hundreds more to go on line to watch the special talk .
and they even went on to say they had 30,000 non jw`s log on to the special talk.?
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In one city over 31,000 non witnesses linked in to the memorial commemoration? yeah right.
The whole experience is contrived and just beggars belief that anyone could take this seriously its propaganda at its worst .
One medical professional thanked Daphane and the brothers for the invitation and said: “We had no idea that Jehovah’s Witnesses preach online. You are using technology in a very good way.”
Decades after Christendom were doing this On the day of the Memorial, medical professionals, policemen, and high government officials were linked in to the meeting. By the end of the Memorial, over 31,000 had connected to the program either by video or audio.
Give me a break ,and yet the rank and file are lapping it up
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Experience given @ Phillipines Memorial Talk on JW.Org
by smiddy3 inand i would like as many as possible to view it and comment on it as possible because i cant believe they are still pulling this shit and the rank & file are still lapping it up .?
in this year of 2020.. i`m sorry i do not have the nouse to make a link or attachment or whatever and hope someone can do so .. i know, i had doubts about looking at it also , its on jw.org ,whats new or something phillipines memorial and an experience was given their about a young pioneer girl that had eyesight problems and how she got her doctor and hundreds more to go on line to watch the special talk .
and they even went on to say they had 30,000 non jw`s log on to the special talk.?
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Daphane Jane participating in the ministry
APRIL 14, 2020
PHILIPPINES2020 Memorial Commemoration
Tens of Thousands View the Memorial as a Result of Young Pioneer’s Invitation in the Philippines
In Davao City, Philippines, over 31,000 non-Witnesses linked in to one congregation’s Memorial commemoration. In obedience to governmental restrictions, the congregation was not able to meet together, so they held their observance via videoconference. The extraordinary turnout was the result of one young pioneer’s invitation.
Seventeen-year-old Daphane Jane is a regular pioneer in Davao City. She has been battling the early onset of glaucoma for several years, which has degenerated her eyesight. Daphane was determined to invite the doctor who has been treating her glaucoma to view the special talk and the Memorial via videoconference.
The doctor was impressed that Daphane could answer his questions using the Bible and direct him to articles from jw.org, so he accepted her invitation. On Sunday, April 5, not only was the doctor tied in to the special talk but 12 of his colleagues were tied in as well. Those colleagues, in turn, had invited yet more people. As a result, 128 people linked in to the special talk.
After the program, one of the doctors admitted that he previously “hated Jehovah’s Witnesses” and opposed our ministry. But having heard the special talk, he expressed: “I would like to apologize because I shouted at one of your sisters and humiliated her. Thank you so much for the privilege of listening to your talk. Please continue your preaching work.”
Daphane’s doctor decided to also watch the Memorial program and invite even more of his colleagues. Since the congregation’s videoconferencing system could not handle the added number of people, the doctor even assisted in hosting the videoconference. On the day of the Memorial, medical professionals, policemen, and high government officials were linked in to the meeting. By the end of the Memorial, over 31,000 had connected to the program either by video or audio.
One medical professional thanked Daphane and the brothers for the invitation and said: “We had no idea that Jehovah’s Witnesses preach online. You are using technology in a very good way.”
Another stated: “Many of us, doctors and nurses, were able to join. It’s been a long time since we have listened to a Bible talk, and this is the first time we had it through videoconference. We were surprised that the Witnesses have this way of worship. We hope that you continue these arrangements. It is a very big help especially during these times when things are getting worse.”
For some, the special talk and Memorial were especially moving. One viewer expressed: “It was my first time to cry while listening to a Bible-based talk. I am very thankful to you, Daphane Jane, that you invited your doctor, and we too were included among those comforted. Now, I believe that there is a God, and I thank you, because my point of view was changed.”
Having seen how Jehovah has helped her, Daphane Jane is determined to keep on preaching despite her physical limitations and the challenges of the pandemic. Her experience reminds us that we should “not give up in doing what is fine, for in due time we will reap if we do not tire out.”—Galatians 6:9.
