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  Jehovah's Witnesses requesting financial transparency in Spain

  by JHK in

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  two jehovah's witnesses requesting financial transparency in spain branch.

  one picture in the assembly hall and another on the bridge.. .

  http://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/transparencia-financiera-llegara-antes.html.

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  It ain't going to happen.
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  GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

  by Separation of Powers in

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  my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

  i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

  we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

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  Joking= the new form of worship will be the building of flag polls to hang the national flag on lol.

  Juan= I can see what you are saying.  In this country they built some large impressive halls,  in some real dead end towns, that clearly in my opinion didn't have enough going for it to support a building of that size. One in particular I can think of has since been closed down and sold off.
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  Is Watchtowers view & practices currently split in two? Split leadership direction?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been deeply following jw "culture" the last 2 years and i am getting the impression that the leadership is currently split in two different directions.

  on one hand you get this sense of a happy, joyful and less strict religion and on the other hand there is still this strict, harsh religion of the past.

  let me explain more.. there have been a lot of video's lately that show dancing in kingdom halls, bethel dancing to the "happy" song, jw.org downplaying their beliefs and making it sound like daisies.

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  I don't think so much split. I think it's more that the old guard has now died and so has their ideas. It was the rutherfords,   Knores,  and the franzes, who where the ones that were not going to change, and there weren't the external factors around to necessitate change e.g the internet. Clearly they had to do something or it would be shut up shop.
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  Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

  many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

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  I remember when I first saw this. I was in such disbelief that I labeled it BS. A set up by some vindictive apostate. 

  Btw I can't see the letter very clearly.
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  What will JW.org / Watchtower be like in 15 years?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over the past few days i've been reading and watching bill and melinda gates speak about their plans for a better world by 2030. they bet that due to technology and the compassion of people the world should improve more in the next 15 years than it has in all of history.

  specifically lower child mortality rate, eradication of polio and guinea worm among other diseases, improvement of standards of living, greater access to education etc.. i'm a realist, so i'm not looking for miracles, but i believe most of these things are possible given the level of success they have reaped in other endeavors, and naturally emerging tech being used to make some of these projections possible.. you can see that the world is actually improving in many areas if you seek out the good news stories and statistics and look beyond the watchtower friendly fear porn about terrorism, and potential dangers from culturally diverse nations around the globe.

  for instance 2014 had the lowest fatal airline accident rate in history despite the hyping of the ill fated malaysian airlines crashes.

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  Although I can't see it happening I believe watchtower needs to fix it's internal problems. This going around pissing people off with WT magazines is just a waste of time. I look at some of these other churches and see the Hugh focus on its youth, and they are also prepared to put their money where there mouth are by setting up youth programs and counciling etc. Wt tower chooses the cheaper option of disfellowshipping  them when the problem spins out of control.
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  New JW video, song and dance

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the current jws do not cease to amaze.

  here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .

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  OMG Do I even recognize this religion. 10 years ago this would of been been showing disrespect for pure worship.
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  I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!!

  by Kulotti79 in

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  2. friends

  hello all... i currently studying the bible teach book and i'm just curious what information does the study conductor record about the student and is it passed on??

  and they keep on saying "the truth" which is starting to get on my nerves.

  lol.

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  I deeply regret having spent so much time in this religion, and their advise has deeply impacted my life. 
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  I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!!

  by Kulotti79 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all... i currently studying the bible teach book and i'm just curious what information does the study conductor record about the student and is it passed on??

  and they keep on saying "the truth" which is starting to get on my nerves.

  lol.

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  Kaik= I can relate a similar story to a sister dying in the Hall that i attended and it wasn't until sometime later I found out.  Anyway I was in this religion for just under 40 years, so I have seen a lot of water go under the bridge.  Trust me if you are not performing up to their expectations, with out good reason they will drop you faster than a hot potato. In the last few years in that Org I never went out, I had no visitors. It's funny because now that I've left my social circle has increased. 
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  Did You Know Any Bad JWs?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  over the years, i knew some individuals that were pretty bad witnesses.

  they broke more commandments that most.

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  Oh God where do I start. Ok ok here's one that sticks out in my mind. Elder and his family, we're the perfect example of spirituality. Anyway I always wondered why all his kids turned out so bad. I'm talking go to jail bad here. Well turns out that the guy was an abusive pig, who had been smacking the misses around for years.  When it eventually all come out I was I such disbelief.  Ironically the thing the most remember about him was when his family was involved in an assembly drama on family unity/happiness. 
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  What are your experiences having Jehovah Witnesses work for you or you work with?

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've managed several thousand employees in the last decade.

  i've had a handful that identified themselves as witnesses.

  from experience, they were no different than any other employees.

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  Honestly I know where it's worked well for all involved and I've known of others where it's turned into a night mare.