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  Reasons for Leaving

  by maksutov in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i finally got my book finished.

  it is available as a free ebook here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/527252 i'm sure the contents are familiar territory to most people here, but hopefully it will be of some use to those who are either thinking about joining or thinking about leaving.

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  fastJehu

  @ maksutov

  On page 13 you wrote: ... they would be DF if it became known to the elders that they had attended another church, or celebrated a birthday...

  For celebrating birthday you will not DF (elders book).
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  A relatively new JW term - "Given Ones"

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i apologize if this has already been addressed.. i'm just having a look over at jw talk and came across a very interesting thread talking about the terms used within the organization, it is a real eye opener.

  for instance, they no longer use the term society because to non believers it looks too cultish and implies that they may be secretive.

  funny thing is that reading the whole thread makes them look so cultish and shows their secretive behaviour because the keep being told by the higher ups that there are more changes to come.

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  fastJehu

  It's a term in the scriptures.

  One example:

  (Numbers 3:9) 9 You are to give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are given ones, given to him from the Israelites.
  

  More info about:

  *** w92 4/15 pp. 16-17 par. 21 Jehovah’s Provision, the “Given Ones” ***
  

  21 The Nethinim’s added privileges were linked directly to spiritual activities. The sons of the servants of Solomon evidently received administrative responsibilities. Similarly today, Jehovah has blessed his people with “gifts in men” to care for their needs. (Ephesians 4:8, 11, 12) Included in this provision are many hundreds of mature, experienced brothers who share in ‘shepherding the flocks,’ serving as circuit and district overseers and on Branch Committees at the Watch Tower Society’s 98 branches. (Isaiah 61:5) At the world headquarters of the Society, under the direction of “the faithful steward” and its Governing Body, capable men receive training to help in preparing spiritual food supplies. (Luke 12:42) Other longtime dedicated volunteers have been trained to operate Bethel homes and factories and to oversee programs worldwide in constructing new branch facilities and halls for Christian worship. They have excelled in serving as close helpers of the anointed remnant, who constitute part of the royal priesthood.—Compare 1 Corinthians 4:17; 14:40; 1 Peter 2:9.
  
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  Songs 139-142

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  full set: http://imgur.com/a/4xl77.

  for pdf use key: uyqnbqyeulurxzvvvuo2iq.

  sample: .

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  fastJehu

  thanks
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  WT loses appeal in UK!!!!!!!

  by Viva la Vida in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the wt lost its appeals regarding the charity commission inquiry.

  here is the ruling:.

  http://www.charity.tribunals.gov.uk/documents/decisions/watch-tower-ruling-03mar15.pdf.

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  fastJehu

  Now it makes sense to me, that the publications storage is moved from UK to Germany.

  So it will be very easy to move the printing also to germany if they lose the charity status.
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  Those JW pins and Jewelry

  by AudeSapere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not surprised but i must admit to a little eye roll.... looking at some photos on my brother's facebook page, i stumbled on a picture of our mother.

  it took a few cycles thru the photos before i realized that mom has a jw pin on her top.. not surprising, but wanted to share.. we have not spoken in a long time.

  for a while she was calling me every couple of weeks from her cell phone in the morning.

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  fastJehu

  Nosferatu

  So what's the purpose? Giving a witness? Identifying other JWs? Showing your dedication to your cult?

  (Numbers 15:38, 39) . . .and they are to put a blue string above the fringed edge of the skirt. 39 ‘You must have this fringed edge so that you will see it and remember all the commandments of Jehovah and observe them. . . .

  
  
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  6 branches subsidize the rest of the branches.

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i went to the meeting this morning and we had some guy from overseas bethel give the public talk.

  6 countries subsidize the rest.

  he said in some countries all the donations that they get from contributions don't even pay the electricity bill for the branch buildings so money has to come in from these 6 richer countries.

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  fastJehu

  factfinder

  "so they must have worked out the problems of getting the cover the right shade of purple..."

  you are well informed
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  Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

  with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .

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  fastJehu

  If they can sale the cars after 4 years for 5000:

  5000 x 85 = 425000
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  Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

  with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .

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  fastJehu

  
  http://www.circuitvehicles.com/home/
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  6 branches subsidize the rest of the branches.

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i went to the meeting this morning and we had some guy from overseas bethel give the public talk.

  6 countries subsidize the rest.

  he said in some countries all the donations that they get from contributions don't even pay the electricity bill for the branch buildings so money has to come in from these 6 richer countries.

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  fastJehu

  factfinder

  It is interesting that both last year and this year the book released at the convention was printed in Germany instead of at Wallkill. I wonder what the story is on that and if it is a permanent arrangement...

  Germany printed in 2013 for US - because the US was printing the revised bible.

  Germany printed in 2014 for US - because the US had problems with the cover of the km-book.
  
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  Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

  with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .

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  fastJehu

  Looking ahead to the need to replace older vehicles in the coming year...
  

  I think, they don't replace "all" cars in the coming year, only some "older vehicles".