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  Vice doc spotlights Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.c21media.net/news/vice-doc-spotlights-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  us cable network vice tv will debut an original documentary that claims to uncover corruption and abuse within the jehovah’s witnesses community.. vice versa: crusaders, which will air on july 28, is part of the channel’s vice versa brand, known for docs including fear of a black quarterback and the neglected pandemic.. the project comes from hollywood director aaron kaufman, who was shunned by his jehovah’s witness family after investigating paedophilia within the organisation.. crusaders is directed by kaufman and executive produced by lauren terp, as well as daniel levinson and robert fernandez for us-london prodco moxie pictures, and danny gabai and andrew freston for vice studios.

  executive producing for vice tv is catherine whyte.. kaufman said: “after witnessing first-hand the cycle of abuse that runs deep within the jehovah’s witnesses, i could not rest until the dark truth of this organisation was brought to light.

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  I hope some young - uns can provide a link so us old farts can watch it without too much difficulty .
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  Do the WT lawyers now dictate what the GB now do and say ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. beliefs

  after all that has been happening these past years and changes that have been made on many fronts in the religion ,beliefs ,practices ,policies child abuse ,shunning ,etc, and different countries now taking a closer look at the religion ,i just wonder if the lawyers are now pulling the strings on how the organization functions and operates.. what are your thoughts about this ?.

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  After all that has been happening these past years and changes that have been made on many fronts in the religion ,beliefs ,practices ,policies child abuse ,shunning ,etc, and different countries now taking a closer look at the religion ,I just wonder if the lawyers are now pulling the strings on how the organization functions and operates.

  What are your thoughts about this ?
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  Do the dubs do the songs at the Zoom Meetings?

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  any takers?

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  Your got to be kidding me ,are you serious ? Do they really do this ?
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses counting service time in Seconds yet? Like 8 seconds?

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jehovah's witness gets 8 seconds total in new 52 minute video,.

  'in their own words pope francis'.

  closeup picture of (fuzzy 1:00-1:01), 43:48-50, and 44:54-59. .

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  It`s well documented in their own WT literature how much they hated the Catholic religion labelling them the main principle religion out of all Christendom as the counterfeit Kingdom of God.

  If my memory serves me correct.
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  Eye-Opener

  by ElderStuckin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  each eye-opener in my awakening had nothing to do with apostates.

  it was always by looking directly at the so-called spiritual food that helped me awaken.. in 2019 they changed the wording of the second of two baptismal questions which are answered aloud before the audience.

  now i realize that these questions have been adjusted over the years.

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  Thank you for that list St.George , w56 7/1 p. 407,would have been the questions my then GF who became my wife and I , would have answered back in Nov. 1960 .

  Good to know .
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  Drinking expensive drinks - seriously looked down upon as a JW

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember when i was a jw, drinking a good wine or other liquor was looked down upon.

  it’s better to put that money towards the worldwide work donations i always got told.

  so the best thing i ever got was johnny walker red back then (johnny walker is cheap blend).

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  In the last congregation I was in booze was never a problem or an issue with Elders or MS as I was .We drank and partied at social functions toned down according to worldly parties I guess but we still had plenty of food and booze and nobody complained .

  And this was from the 1970`s to the 1990`s in S.E.Qld one of the more relaxed congregations I was ever in.

  Maybe that was one reason why it took me so long to wake up .
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  You Tube Questions about Watchtower Property

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  kim and mikey made a youtube yesterday claiming that a business called watchtower property co. was connected to the watchtower.

  they used a recording done by youtuber smurf girl of a call she made to a julie at the company.

  i believe the call was doctored as it has her saying that (no) "we're connected to the jehovahs witnesses directly.

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  Thanks for the clarifications Jeff T.
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  HOW A SISTER’S FAITH IS TESTED

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  going to preach in countries where jehovah's witnesses are banned is a sign of faith!

  powerful by faith 2021 convention of jehovah's witnesses - friday morning.

  the latest video is about a sister preaching in a country where there are only 3 publishers.

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  The sister in question has got faith alright but not faith in Jehovah she has faith in imperfect human men who claim to be the spokesperson for God.

  Ps.146:3 or the G.B.
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  I think Splane is the Cult Leader. And I think there are more apostates working on the inside than we can imagine.

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so in the latest leaked video, splane goes on this crazy delusional rant about how faithful witnesses should never research their faith.. he criticizes the worldly court system and says they are not fair toward witnesses and the organization.

  he says the court system is rigged and witnesses who get convicted, (implied child sex abusers) are innocent.

  he is literally trying to justify child molesters and elders who cover them, as good people in "god's eyes" even though "human authorities" may judge them and put them in jail.

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  Why is a link to the video not on here ? or am I missing something ?
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  20 Years Occupying Afghanistan, Nothing Achieved

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  so the occupation of afghanistan is coming to an end and, as predicted, they achieved absolutely nothing in that 20 years apart from:.

  the death of 2,300+ service personnel and tens of thousands more seriously maimed or injured.. handing $billions or even $trillions of taxpayer dollars to defence contractors (so the military industrial complex wins, even if the military doesn't have a clear victory).. has this lengthy but short-term military occupation really changed anything in the country?

  it doesn't appear so.. i said at the time that the us wouldn't have the staying power to enact real change.

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  It`s shamefull for America and her allies like Australia to have abanded those Afghans who supported the allies and are now left to be hunted down and executed .

  That is morally and ethically unacceptable. Shame on us .

  They should have been given priority to be given safe passage out of the country along with their families.