this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2024
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I haven't been using Reddit since the API stuff happened last summer, but when the GB announcement #2 came out recently, I visited the exjw subreddit and there is some great stuff going on there. I'm DF'd and have been out for a long time, but the posts over there have had me both sad and angry.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ya, it's a pretty good resource to keep tabs on what's going on with the org. Their wiki is also pretty handy when you need to find specific tad bits of data.

Having said that, we could start working on something similar on our end here: maybe start adding links to the sidebar?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

That'd be cool. So much weird shit going on right now. It's like a car crash in slow motion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's announcement #2? What was announcement #1? I'm not finding it there.

I haven't been using reddit either, and have no contact with anyone who's in, so I'm not able to provide content. But I'll try to interact with any that's posted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

There were some pretty interesting changes announced. Brief rundown of the two announcements: Brothers can wear beards. Service is no longer mandatory and you don't have to report your time. Sisters can wear slacks to the KH and in service. Disfellowshipped people can be given a simple greeting and can be invited to meetings. Changes to how elders meet with people and dispense judgement. Changes to elders interacting with minors. Changes to the shunning practice.

A lot of people feel that this is in response to the government in Norway removing the JW Org from it's list of official religions and defunding them.

Here's a link to announcement #2. Check the beard! Holy crap! https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/2024-Governing-Body-Update-2/