Posts by DuvanMuvan

one of the things that bothered me as a jw was how whenever i was on the ministry with someone it was pretty much the same sh*t being said every time.

also, it wasn't very stimulating when you had a question and got the same response every time.. i was just curious as to when this started happening.

did the gb decide one day that the majority of jws don't know how to answer the simple questions in the way they would like so they had to write them for them?

DuvanMuvan

im starting to think sending every householder to jw.org is just a way of the gb getting rid of the middle man and eventually "cyber-witnessing" will take over

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Anyone who was a jw a while ago know when they started using pre-written responses in the ministry?

by DuvanMuvan in

one of the things that bothered me as a jw was how whenever i was on the ministry with someone it was pretty much the same sh*t being said every time.

also, it wasn't very stimulating when you had a question and got the same response every time.. i was just curious as to when this started happening.

did the gb decide one day that the majority of jws don't know how to answer the simple questions in the way they would like so they had to write them for them?

One of the things that bothered me as a jw was how whenever I was on the ministry with someone it was pretty much the same sh*t being said every time. Also, it wasn't very stimulating when you had a question and got the same response every time.

I was just curious as to when this started happening. Did the gb decide one day that the majority of jws don't know how to answer the simple questions in the way they would like so they had to write them for them? It also undermines the whole "coming to an accurate knowledge" thing if people are just reciting something they heard at a meeting a couple of Tuesdays ago.

Is it just a way to control the R & F? When did it start?

would love to hear your thoughts

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Crazy things witnesses have said to householders.

by LogCon in

a hungarian brother used to come up with some humdingers.

he was a child when his family escaped from hungary when the soviets came storming in about 1957. he would be at the door, a young person would answer, and he would ask him, 'what do you think of the situation?

' meanwhile the person is thinking, 'huh?".

DuvanMuvan

the craziest thing I've ever heard a witness say to a householder was: "Jehovah's witnesses base their beliefs on the bible and not the opinions of some clergy"

also, i think this thread may be in the wrong category

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..

by The Quiet One in

..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

DuvanMuvan

That Epicurus guy knew what he was talking about.

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2014: do you see Witnesses ramping up activity? What will the aftermath be in 2015?

by JimmyPage in

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jw's often say they don't serve with any dates in mind.

but the fact is many of them can't fathom why the end just hasn't come yet.

since 2014 marks 100 years of invisible rule many witnesses can't help but think this has some special meaning.

DuvanMuvan

At the covnvention this year they're mentioning where 100 years of satan's rule has gotten humankind or something like that. I don't think they're predicting anything this time but they aren't making it difficult for the regular, tired of waiting, jw to speculate.

Which, I think, is the gb's whole plan to ramp up the activity. If you hint at the possibility of something happening by a certain time, you get all the benefits of saying an exact date, without having to deal with the embarrassment of getting anything wrong.

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Going to a meeting for the first time in a while- love bombing expected

by DuvanMuvan in

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long story short, i have to go to the kh on tuesday with my mum and i havent been in at least a month now.

the reaon im going is because when i got my mum to finally let me make my own decision about whether or not i want to be a jw she made me promise that i'd go to the memorial, assemblies and if she had a talk.

she's already told me that people have been asking for me and only a few people in my cong know that i dont think it's the truth.. when i was trying to leave a couple brothers really piled on the "encouragement" and i dread to think about what it will be like when they see me again.

DuvanMuvan

Laika the hotel room was booked the day as the announcement was made at the kh and she isn't gonna leave me on my own for a whole weekend. It'll be alright though because I can tune things out pretty easily according to her.

One of the things they love to talk about in my kh with me is school. I can't wait to tell them that I'm planning on going to Uni in a few years and they can't even go behind my back and try to get my mum to talk me out of it because she's the one who suggested it. While I was still "in the truth" as well

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What do you think attracts new ones to the JW organization now?

by cultBgone in

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this is an offshoot from the jws then and now thread...it made me wonder what exactly people find attractive about the cult today?

why are they joining?

any thoughts?.

DuvanMuvan

Yeah emeth we all know that last part isn't quite true. Everyone is invited to an assembly. I have been going to assemblies for about 7 years now and I have never qualified as someone who was interested and having a regular bible study.

i agree that a lot of people who are attracted to the org like how "smart" they appear to be about stuff when in fact they're just reciting pre-written responses to the same old questions

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JWs AND THE OCCULT PT. 2!

by ADJUSTMENTS in

this ties in with my previous post on the history of jws and pyramids, tied to the occult!

check it out.... .

this is the latest cover of the awake, can you spot the pyramid?.

DuvanMuvan

stuck is right. whatever point you're trying to make adjustments, isnt worth looking like a complete crazy person.

You're acting like a troll and that's literally the worst thing you want people to think after reading your arguments