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It appears like the Telly Awards are set up to promote and publicize the producers of the work. This award that JWorg "won" as a result of entering the competition, is actually an advertising scheme. https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/publicity_tools/ This section is to help Telly Award Winners publicize their award winning work. You have been selected as a Telly Award Winner out of nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents and now's your chance to share this outstanding accomplishment with the rest of the world. This also gives you a chance to salute your team and recognize the time and effort they put in to create award winning work. To help out, you'll find links below to several tools to help you promote and publicize your win. Being selected as a Telly Award Winner presents a great opportunity to create buzz in the media and throughout your industry, bringing you front and center among potential clients and partners. Check out our suggestions below and start spreading the word! This is humorous. The statuettes that JWorg is displaying on their website along with the amazing win article, would have been purchased by the Watchtower. Lol! https://www.tellyawards.com/awards/awards/ Designed by the same firm that makes the Oscar® and Emmy®, the Telly statuette is nearly 12 inches tall and weighs more than 4 1/2 pounds. Winners that wish to commemorate their achievement will have the opportunity to purchase a winner's package, which includes one statuette and one commemorative certificate. If you wish to honor other members of your team, your client, or anyone else involved in your award-winning entry, additional statuettes and certificates are available. ----------------- “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”—Matthew 6:1-2

According to local newspaper Geoffrey Jackson was 57 when he married his second wife Loraini aged 30 in Jan 2013. Geoffrey William Jackson, 57, Loraini Rokoloma Michell Sikivou, 30, Brooklyn, N.Y. (http://www.knoxnews.com/news/l... According to JW.ORG (https://www.jw.org/en/publicat... Fact 1: Jehovah has blessed me with another beautiful wife, Loraini Sikivou. Loraini and Jenny had worked together at Bethel in Fiji, and Loraini too was a translator. Fact 2: Sadly, my dear wife Jenny was not there with me. She had died in 2009, after fighting cancer for ten years. We were married for 35 years. Fact 3: In 2003, Jenny and I were transferred from the Translation Department in Fiji to Translation Services in Patterson, New York. Fact 4: Then, in 1996, we were assigned to the Fiji branch, where we helped with the translation work being done in the Fijian, Kiribati, Nauruan, Rotuman, and Tuvaluan languages. The facts gathered from the article in JW.ORG, Jenny and Loraini would have worked together sometime in 1996 to 2003 before moving to NY. In that case, Geoffrey Jackson would have been introduced to Loraini between the age of 13 to 20 when working with Jenny as a translator. Hmmmm.....

We have some shocking news from Yemen. This morning around 8.30 am Al-Qaeda/IS entered the Mother Theresa’s convent in Aden and killed 9 people including four MC Sisters. Presently we have no information about the whereabouts of Fr. Tom Uzhunnanil SDB, who too was in Aden when the incident took place. Seemingly they have taken him along, but this is still to be confirmed. We had a call from Fr. M.K. George SDB, who is currently in Hodeidah. We are trying to establish the facts from various sources. Its a salesian mission and MC sisters place. The Salesian missionaries and the sisters are from India. Kindly pray for them. The Salesian provincial of Bangalore province requested all those who can to spend half an hour before the Blessed sacrament to pray for the mission and for the safety of other missionaries in the area. Photos of the Massacre

It makes me feel odd to invite tons of worldly people who are obviously fornicators and idolaters and then not be able to even show a little love such as a "hello" to a disfellowshipped brother or sister. Does not compute mentally. Just sayin' We should make the Memorial for baptized, active, approved members of JW.org in secret locations only. Less stress for me. Jesus did not die for thier sins since they unrepentant and subsequently disfellowshipped. How do you handle the disfellowshipped at the Memorial?

016 Skills Questionnaire BOE, Instructions, and Form combined in this PDF. 2016-02-29_Skills_Questionnaire[1].pdf

Seven years up to now Prince turned a Jehovah’s Witness. Though to the right of my info, most people had stopped talking about Prince by then so it didn’t exactly make headlines. The New Yorker has an fascinating temporary interview with him the place he talks about his religion and the way in which it applies to his life. Appears Prince isn’t a sort of fancy, spoiled film star Jehovah’s Witnesses who thinks he should be dealt with greater than everyone else. Granted there aren’t a complete lot of Jehovah’s Witnesses which may be celebs (the Jackson family entails ideas, nonetheless that’s about it), nonetheless Prince will get in the marketplace an identical to everyone else is supposed to. I’ve obtained to admit I’d uncover it pretty humorous if Prince obtained right here to my door. And whereas I normally gained’t take heed to anyone interrupting me at residence to discuss religion, I’d most likely let the person in out of sheer curiosity. I don’t take into consideration he’ll get turned away nearly as usually as totally different people do. I’d moreover ought to make some really harmful “Purple Rain” jokes, ‘set off it’d be pretty onerous to face up to. Prince talked a bit further about his non secular and social views, and the excellence between pink and blue states. [From the New Yorker I don’t assume that closing half goes to make him many new followers. Prince is a conundrum. He appears like the kind who’d be open-minded and liberal, nevertheless that quote positively doesn’t come off meaning. Inside the context of the article it moreover doesn’t come off as excessively judgmental or one thing, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not what I anticipated to take heed to the person say. He holds some unusual views that may make him pretty unpopular in Hollywood. That and the knocking on people’s doorways at dinnertime. Neither will make him plenty of associates. Proper right here’s Prince all through London development week in 2007. Pictures due to PR Photos. https://filmstar.space/prince-preaches-as-a-jehovahs-witness-door-to-door-in-la/ ]

One of his most interesting cases came in the 1980s, when John represented defendants in a case involving Jehovah’s Witnesses. “A good, pure constitutional case doesn’t come along very frequently,” John said. He represented five Jehovah’s Witness overseers (like elders) and the church, who were being sued by a man and a woman who had been disfellowshipped from the church, an act similar to excommunication. “They didn’t get properly divorced from their spouses” before getting together, prompting their expulsion for adultery, Paul explained. John represented the church and the overseers, arguing Jehovah’s Witnesses had a right to freely exercise their religion and to set up rules for members’ behavior. District Judge John McCarvel ruled in favor of the church and the overseers, and the Montana Supreme Court ultimately agreed. Read more about him: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/02/28/john-paul-retires/81066776/

Legal Seminar: South African Bethel The Legal Seminar The seminar was a full day event held at the “residence hall.” I had come with my wheelchair bound friend, from the same congregation. We were a few minutes late, so as we rolled in into the foyer, we got handed our seminar pack, our bottled water, and lapel badges by two pretty ladies (hell yeah, I still remember that). This was the same residence hall that I had shook Anthony Morris’[3] hand a few weeks ago prior to his official Branch Visit talk in South Africa on Sunday, January 11, 2015, with his “sidekick” Anthony Griffin. The seminar was split between matters that were strictly legal, and those that were more tax related; of course, there was an obvious overlap between the two as can be expected. The key speakers were select members of the Branch Committee, in-house legal counsel, and those from the accounts department. A lot was said about Europe, Africa, the U.S., Hayden Covington,[4] child custody, divorces, Advance Medical Directives (“blood cards”), alternative service, Road Accident Fund, legal battles here, legal battles there, tax etc. The bottom-line was this: There’s a lot going down, and we’d appreciate your assistance in these affairs. It should be noted, however, that “these affairs” require tertiary qualifications… higher education. South Africa Bethel - Tax and Legal Seminar Group Photo (Feb 28, 2015) South Africa Bethel – Legal and Tax Seminar Group Photo (Feb 28, 2015). I’m on the bottom left, sporting a pair of shades on my head. the Australian branch sent out a letter, dated November 18, 2015, to all Service Committees throughout the congregations of Australian. The letter was “confidentially” seeking for baptised members of the congregation who were “qualified as solicitors, barristers, certified practising accountants or chartered accountants.” But all of this exploration was to be done discreetly “without consulting the publisher” (I suppose this is how they canvass for potential seminar candidates). Now, let’s juxtapose these two events, the South African seminar and the Australian request letter, and contextualise them. The Point The organisation tells folks not to pursue higher education, in fact, if you are an appointed person – Elder, Ministerial Servant, pioneer – and you attend university, your (spiritual) qualifications automatically come under review. What does that tell you? That the organisation has a default disdain for higher education. But now, at the same time, they secretly sponsor select bethelites to obtain these very “worldly” qualifications, using funds donated by some of the simplest Witnesses, many of who have complied with this “mandamus” from the “Faithful and Discreet Slave.” But, then, per chance that you didn’t comply with this mandamus, and remain a Witness, they implore you to use your “worldly gifts” in service to God, namely, in furtherance of the organisation – to a large extent, free of charge. What’s wrong with this picture? And if you take the global downsizing that the organisation has been conducting lately, where veteran bethelites are sent home and special pioneers being sent up the creek without a paddle. Why? Because it’s now becoming too expensive to accommodate them. A burden. And, yet, many of these bethelites forfeited higher education in order to at the full time service, now you’re telling them to hamba kahle (“go well”)? C’mon, man, c’mon. What is wrong with this picture, people If the organisation was cool and was like, you know, “Go to university, don’t go to university, that your decision to make, as long as you are aware of the challenges.” That would be one thing. But what we’re seeing here is the constant badgering badgering badgering. There has to be some kind of accountability here. You can’t enjoy the assets of other people’s labour without taking ownership of the liabilities peculiar with that asset, as well. It’s immoral. This whole thing is just patently duplicitous. Scandalous. Why all these backdoor “transactions?” You say one thing on stage, but, then, em’va kwethu you do something else. Hai wethu. Conclusion Brimstone and humour aside, I personally don’t have a problem with the organisation seeking professional assistance from willing qualified Witnesses per se. It is the duplicity that irks me. It is the selfishness of their approach that vexes me. It is the ruination of people’s lives that ticks me off. It is the unconscionableness of their methods that pisses me off, treating genuine people as expendables and collateral damage for their own selfish gains, gains which they clothe as “divine service,” service to Jehovah. If it were up to me, I’d have Governing Body pipe down on their take of higher education and to resist this laughable attempt at gaining some kind of moral high ground in this matter. #LegalSeminarBethel #ThinkingWitnesses http://thinkingwitnesses.org/legal-seminar-south-africa-bethel/

Elders of Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have the same privileged communications exemption as religious advisers in a sacramental confession if the confession does not involve a penitent. The potential landmark “first impression” ruling, reported by Delaware Law Weekly, was made recently by Superior Court Judge Mary Miller Johnston in refusing to throw out a case filed by the state against the Laurel Congregation of the Witnesses. The state said the elders should have reported a case child abuse between a juvenile and an adult member of the congregation. The elders met with the juvenile, her mother and an adult member who confirmed the relationship after the boy reported the matter to his mother. They then excommunicated the juvenile and the adult involved. The state sought civil penalties but the Jehovah’s Witnesses said they were exempt from reporting under the Delaware law of “clergy/penitent privilege.” That law is similar to the attorney/client privilege but the judge ruled that the conversations were not a “sacramental confession.” The defendants said the congregation members were “seeking spiritual advice and counsel from us as elders in a private setting.” Judge Johnston also held that the privilege exemption itself is, if narrowly interpreted, unconstitutional because the terms “priest, penitent” [and] sacramental confession” give preference to one religion. She also said it could be read to apply to all religions. The case will now go through further legal hearings but the General Assembly should consider clarifying the language of the existing law. http://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/harry-themal/2016/02/26/state-sues-over-nonreport-child-abuse/80981834/

This is Koro Island here in Fiji The last white building on the right is the new simplified Kingdom Hall that is still standing even though it was hit by the cyclone!

Phelicity made it Home ! Sadly she went home to die. https://www.gofundme.com/phelicitysneesby

EXPERTS DIFFER IN OPINION ABOUT LEGISLATIVE CONTROL OF PREACHERS RIA Novosti, 17 February 2016 A draft law defining in federal legislation the concept of missionary activity has evoked a mixed reaction among representatives of religious organizations and experts questioned by RIA Novosti. Some see in it a long-needed measure; to the contrary, others declare it to be in contradiction with the constitution of the Russian federation. The authors of the draft law introduced this week into the State Duma—the Arkhangelsk provincial assembly of deputies—want to supplement the existing law "On freedom of conscience and religious associations" with an article entitled "Missionary activity." The initiators explain that in its current form the legislation does not adequately regulate the legal relations connected with the procedure for conducting missionary activity and it lacks in particular control of the activity of "missionaries, including those who have come from abroad and are preaching on Russian territory." "I remind you that Russia is a secular state, where all religious organizations have equal status. Their activity is regulated by the law 'On freedom of conscience,' into which it is proposed to introduce changes. I suppose that there already now is a negative conclusion by the government," Yaroslav Nilov, a deputy of the LDPR fraction and head of the duma's Committee on Affairs of Public Associations and Religious Organizations, told RIA Novosti. He said that this may be because when it has successfully gone through state registration a religious organization has the right "to implement the goals of its charter, which are guaranteed by the constitution." He said that such goals include the dissemination of the faith, conduct of educational events, implementation of canons, conduct of ceremonies, and "engagement in such activity as may be called missionary activity." Therefore, the deputy suggests, the government has considered that to prescribe in addition the concept of "missionary activity" in the law is "excessive." The news agency's interlocutor assured that the standing committee "has an obligation to discuss and to determine future prospects" of the legislative initiative. He also noted that a number of legislative assemblies have adopted similar regional laws. Position of Religious Organizations The Russian Orthodox Church has declared that it does not support the initiative of the Arkhangelsk deputies. The director of the Legal Service of the Moscow patriarchate, Hegumena Kseniia Chernega, reported that a similar draft law was prepared by the cabinet of ministers several years ago. The initiative for regulating missionary activity—which is first of all illegal—belonged, she said, not to the church but to the Ministry of Justice. "We rejected this idea since there were many subjective concepts," Chernega stated, explaining that at the time there was talk, for example, about problems in determining the affiliation of a person with one or another confession or who is a representative of a religious organization. "We are talking, in such a case, about the persons who act with authorization or who are leaders of religious organizations, clergy," the director of the Legal Service of MP explains. Chernega thinks that the constituent elements of the country [subjects] cannot be given the right to regulate missionary activity. This violates the constitution and "may seriously infringe the rights of citizens." The first vice-chairman of the Ecclesiastical Board of Muslims of Russia, Damir Mukhetdinov, told RIA Novosti the performance of missionary activity is nothing other than "the obligation of the true Muslim." He emphasized that this is "a very difficult topic," since, on one hand, one is talking about an attempt to combat preaching activity of "destructive sects and movements," and, on the other hand, this deals with questions of doctrine that require a definite point of view of theologians and religious leaders. "In such a case, we will have to change the religious imperatives themselves since after all the charters of the ecclesiastical boards of Muslims say that their purpose is to spread their religion, that is, to engage in missionary activity," Mukhetdinov thinks. In his view, legislative limits on missionary activity "will not be accepted by believing people," since they will take away from them one of the primary dogmatic functions: "to bear the word of God." Opinion of Experts In his turn, the senior scientific associate of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leonid Siukiyainen, suggests that legislative regulating of the activity of missionaries "is possible in principle." "In the past 20 years there have been many situations which evoked the desire and necessity of adopting such legislative acts. They have been adopted in a number of constituent elements of the Russian federation. We know the situation that troubles the Russian Orthodox Church and we know many sensitive issues that are connected with Muslim religious organizations. Therefore I think that it may make sense to regulate this," the legal expert said. At the same time, he emphasized that the regulation should be accomplished without violation of provisions of the chief law of the country and not contradict relevant European documents on this topic that Russia also has signed. The necessity of adopting a law on the federal level was previously stated by the president of the Russian Association of Centers for the Study of Religions and Sects, Alexander Dvorkin. The religious studies expert explained that such a measure would be aimed, in the first place, not at sectarians but at organizations in whose name they are conducting their mission. He said that imprisonment of individual members of sects is "an extremely undesirable development of things," since sects "dream that their members would receive real prison terms," so that then they can "talk about persecution of religion in Russia." (tr. by PDS, posted 17 February 2016) TEXT OF AMENDMENT OF RELIGION LAW Introduced by Arkhangelsk provincial Assembly of Deputies Draft RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW On introducing changes into federal law "On freedom of conscience and religious associations" Article 1 To introduce into chapter II of the federal law of 26 September 1997 "On freedom of conscience and religious associations" a change, adding to it article 5.1 of the following contents: Article 5.1 Missionary activity 1. Missionary activity means informational and organizational activity of representatives of religious associations, and also of persons distributing religious literature and other items of religious significance, produced by religious associations, directly or indirectly intended for the dissemination of their teaching and religious practice on the territory of the Russian federation among persons of a different faith and/or nonbelievers. 2. A missionary is a person who conducts missionary activity on the territory of the Russian federation. 3. Informational missionary activity is activity of missionaries aimed at announcing, popularizing, and disseminating any religious views, notions, and religious practice by oral, printed, electronic, and other means. 4. Organizational missionary activity is activity of missionaries aimed at the creation of organized religious structures (associations), training of specialists, organizing and conducting religious events, and creation of other conditions for accomplishment of missionary activity. 5. Religious associations have the right to conduct missionary activity. The procedure for conducting missionary activity by a religious association on the territory of a subject [constituent element] of the Russian federation is established by legislation of a subject of the Russian federation. Article 2 The present federal law becomes effective from the day of its official publication. V.V. Putin, President of the Russian federation Moscow, Kremlin (tr. by PDS, posted 17 February 2016) Russian original posted on official site of State Duma, 15 February 2016 http://ria.ru/religion/20160217/1376279891.html

A couple of my friends currently do and I don't think it is correct. Or am I mistaken?

I recently saw a JW pioneer couple post this ad on GoFundme This is from part of the ad - We are moving to another state to assist a small Spanish-speaking congregation. For anyone who's ever moved you know how stressful and expensive this can be. But we feel confident that our Heavenly Father is behind us and that He can touch the heart of others to assist us in practical ways! We are the Brandons, Will and Theresa. We have been engaged in an International Bible educational work for the past 30 years now. Presently we are full-time preachers known as pioneers in the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses. A pioneer spends a minimum of 70 hours a month declaring the good news of God’s kingdom. In addition we have the privilege of being part of the LDC - Local Design Construction so we can work as volunteers supporting disaster recovery efforts and building Kingdom Halls all over the world. The work is done in over 230 lands and in over 700 languages. Our desire is not only to continue serving in the United States but if possible, in foreign lands where the needs are greater. We are also trying to eliminate our remaining debt so that we can be free to accept whatever assignment we are qualified for in Jehovah's earthly organiztion. For this and other reasons we are seeking financial sponsors to help us in this once in a lifetime work based on Matthew 24:14 “And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Your contributions will allow us to accomplish these goals and will be greatly appreciated not only by us but by the others whose lives we can influence for good. Thank you for considering this request and your support in advance.

Sometimes, we're just waiting for a miracle. A nurse who is a Jehovah's Witness, grows fond of the miracle survivor of a plane crash. Two sexagenarians, a bartender and a parking lot attendant want to explore their forbidden passions. A conservative, well-off couple drown their disappointments in booze and gambling. And a man does his utmost to make amends for an irredeemable action, bringing us to a plane bound for Cuba. An ensemble film where every character affects the lives of others. - Written by Gabriel Sabourin http://amzn.to/1RdpPXr

Jehovah's Witnesses do not think twice before looking for new members, and are now targeting refugees, according to the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Jehovah's Witnesses are well-known for their attempts at evangelism, and have taken to the task of finding new members among the migrants in Denmark, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten reported. The newspaper referred to the small Danish town of Flauenskjold, where about 22 refugees currently reside; some of them are reportedly already contacting members from a local branch of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Jyllands-Posten quoted locals as saying that they had the impression that Jehovah's Witnesses are making special tours of the refugee centers in order to recruit future followers there. In a move that reflected their ever-increasing clout in Denmark, the Jehovah's Witnesses launched an Arabic language speaking group in the country two years ago, in February 2013. The past few years have seen more migrants in Denmark become Jehovah's Witnesses, with the group's press secretary Dag-Erik Kristoffersen repeatedly claiming that refugees are not being forced to join. This allegation, however, was rejected by refugee center head Nina Svendsen, according to the newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Jehovah's Witnesses are evangelical millenarians who believe that the destruction of the current world as we know it in the Biblical Battle of Armageddon is imminent, and that the establishment of God's kingdom over the Earth is the only solution for all problems faced by humanity. The group, which claims a worldwide membership of more than 8.2 million adherents, has more than once been harshly criticized over issues surrounding their translation of the Bible, doctrines, their handling of sexual abuse cases, and the alleged coercion of members. Several cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses have been heard by Supreme Courts all across the world. The cases are, as a rule, related to their right to practice their religion, displays of patriotism and military service, as well as blood transfusions, which nearly all Jehovah's Witnesses refuse. They may find an unwelcome reception among dedicated Muslims, who see apostasy, the act of converting to another religion, as an abhorrent sin which many who advocate Sharia Law believe should be punishable by death. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20160219/1035045422/denmark-migrants-jehovah-witnesses.html#ixzz40g4xWTvY

Are male witnesses now allowed to wear eye liner? I wonder if the elders want to discuss it with him? If not, can we assume that there are two levels of standards within the YHWH organisation?

When using isilo,( in Android) if i am searching a reference for a scripture, the full article opens. Whereas in the cd library on Windows, the particular paragraph, which has the scripture and the explanation, it gets highlighted and opened. Do i have to make any changes in the settings...?

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El anciano solo habla de la literatura y no el hermano que anduvo manejando? porque? Que es mas importante?

These numbers and letters:--GBR659967--are the only identifying marks on this BOE. . The "Informant" who sent it said: . "This letter came through the congregation inbox and so hasn't got the usual identifying information. The name of the file is probably the best way to identify it. Looks like they are still trying to destroy evidence. . . SLD February 17, 2016 Dear Brothers: Please find attached S-77 forms that replace the corresponding S-77 forms you have in your congregation file, which are now obsolete. The previous S-77 forms should now be destroyed. As a reminder, judicial matters should be filed according to the instructions outlined in the letter to all bodies of elders dated September 7, 2011, page 3, in the section “Judicial Files.” Thank you for your kind assistance in caring for this important matter. Please accept our warm brotherly love and best wishes. Your brothers, SERVICE DEPARTMENT . . http://postimg.org/image/8qzdzcjpn/ . The BOE mentioned in that letter can be downloaded here: . http://we.tl/s78T7WIWva . . Atlantis!