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  My old Congregation is now a book study group of old people!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i was in a yugoslav ethnic congregation of about 200 people in australia we had alot of refugee witnesses come in from the balkans war.

  in the late 1990's we were thriving!

  today the young ones have all left "the truth.

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  " Because of the increasing of lawlessness { by Governments } the love of the greater number will cool off " Matt.24 12

  That will be there answer.
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  IICSA hearings resume next week

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa) will hold additional virtual public hearings in the child protection in religious organisations and settings investigation next week.. the timetable was released today: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/20825/view/virtual-cpiros-timetable-week-3-10-august-2020.pdf .

  five witnesses will testify on the jw issue next monday and tuesday, 10 and 11 august:.

  - pr-a5, a victim abused by ministerial servant peter stewart;.

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  Does the IICSA have any legal authority or powers to prosecute ? Or do they only have the authority to make recommendations and no real clout of their own.?
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  Why go online

  by asp59 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so why do you think org went online?

  they were selling khs left and right for years.

  plus video talks and new building for filming videos.

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  Other televangelists don`t seem to have any trouble raking in the money so i don`t see why it would be a problem for the WT religion. Selling off all of the KH`s and making wise investments could be a way to go.

  As for the internet being a bug bear with congregants ,that soon blows over as it already has with other Holy Rollers on TV.

  They could also claim they have the potential to reach many more millions of people that they otherwise can`t reach in today`s world .
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  The Guardian: Former Jehovah's Witness elders call for mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/10/former-jehovahs-witness-elders-call-for-mandatory-reporting-of-child-sexual-abuse?fbclid=iwar13k3rzferkzvjj5lbxegzhjr1dkfw34gqchgms4gdmhjufcv24hpzjcco.

  two former jehovah’s witness elders have called for mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse, saying the organisation believes it is “answerable only to god”.. duncan corbett, who was an elder for 18 years, told the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse that the protection of minors and the handling of abuse claims must be taken out of the church’s hands.

  “let them deal with the sin and the authorities handle the crime,” he told a hearing in london.. lloyd evans, another former elder who now campaigns against religious fundamentalism, said: “this is a group that feels they are answerable only to god … they don’t feel as though they need to yield to any regulations that are imposed on them.”.

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  Independant Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse (,IICSA) taking place in the UK at the present time.
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  IICSA Hearing videos

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/channel/uclksmytyyojf4qoyigm9xgq.

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  I just watched day one video and the comment made by mr.Gillis ? about being able to talk to a CO about a serious matter within the congregation is bunk .

  The brother who asked to meet with the CO to talk about this serious matter that was deeply troubling him was told to make an appointment to work with him in the field service ?

  WTF ?
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  1989 Live Forever Book-PDF!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just in case anyone else wants the book.. 1989 you can live forever in paradise on earth.. .. http://we.tl/adcsyh7r2v.

  .. .. atlantis!.

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  Welcome to the forum Pricey ,are you aware of the search option at the top of the page? type in generation teaching and you will get a load of info as well as any other subject you care to look up .
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  How do I find a woman who is a Jehovah's Witness during COVID-19 Pandemic?

  by Silkythefresh in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hello there, fellow believers!

  i'm here today to talk about something that has been bothering my mind and my heart.

  i truly want to find a woman who knows jehovah's name and worships him.

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  C`mon Silkythefresh ,please make some reply ? He obviously doesn`t want to wait on JEHOVAH because he knows that prayer is not going to be answered.
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  Transparency in Field Service Hours

  by Earnest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i notice that in the recent instructions for new regular pioneers (2020-08-s-236-e) it lists a number of assignments for which a pioneer can be credited (up to 75) hours in a month.. these include:construction oversight, assembly hall oversight, assembly oversight, and convention oversight, as well as serving as temporary volunteers at bethel, commuter bethelites, remote volunteers, bethel consultants, hospital liaison committee members, patient visitation group members, disaster relief committee members, local design/construction department field representatives and maintenance trainers, and so forth.

  approved assignments also include assisting with kingdom hall construction when such is done at the request of the branch office or its representatives overseeing the project, assisting with pre and post-assembly or convention work, assisting with work at assembly halls, conducting or participating in congregation meetings held in prison, as well as attendance at a theocratic school or class .

  when i was pioneering and doing pre and post-assembly work i was told i could include the time spent working in my monthly report, which i did.

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  Reading all of these comments regarding the OP ,I am happified to know that the JW religion follows strictly to the example of First Century Christianity as outlined in the Christian Greek Scriptures ,NT.
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  If Jeehober was human, which cartoon tv person would he be?

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  would jeehober be... gomer pyle.

  mr magoo.

  gilligan ?.

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  None of the above for they were all likeable characters . I`ll have to ponder a bit longer on this one .

  How about the invisible man ? He was not a nice being and always kept out of sight.
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  Don't forget to take Sauerkraut for COVID-19 ?

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  fermented foods may lower your risk of covid-19 death.

  countries that consume higher amounts of traditionally fermented foods have lower covid-19 mortality rates.

  according to german researchers, significant changes in the microbiome caused by modern life and low fermented food consumption may have increased the spread or severity of the disease.

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  Do Dim Sims / Spring Rolls count ? with beer ? plus dry white wine to flush it all down ?