i attended a sunday meeting today after missing a couple due to a bout of chronic apathy.
out of 74 publishers we had a grand total of 33. wonderful.
for those that attend, how are you finding the numbers?.
Maybe ABeliever will also learn correct spelling and grammar in the new world?
We were told that being a witness made us to be one of the most educated people on the planet.... (or as ToMo3 said "the most thinkingest people")
I see by ABeleiver's comments that this is true...
just popped on to see if december broadcast was up and it's not.. however, there is a new vid of bro.
morris addressing child abuse within the org.. https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodstudio/pub-jwban_201507_2_video.
Oh, and WHY does it fail to acknowledge the FACT that there were over 1006 UNREPORTED cases in Australia alone??
Why does it fail to mention the FACT that there have been multiple cases PROVEN in courts of law that required the society to pay out MILLIONS of dollars in penalties to victims?
Why does it fail to tell the "sheep" that their donated funds go to such causes?
Why have they not simply owned the FACT that they stuffed up over the years with the guidelines provided on how to handle these matters?
Why do they try and distract the "sheep"?
just popped on to see if december broadcast was up and it's not.. however, there is a new vid of bro.
morris addressing child abuse within the org.. https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodstudio/pub-jwban_201507_2_video.
Wow!
To bring out an old clip again just smacks of attempted DAMAGE CONTROL.
Totally embarrassing to the society!
i bet most witnesses could not explain their blood policy, their understanding of the slave, and even simple biblical doctrines....they are an embarrassment to any old timer..
Oh and yes, just try reading the bible without any bias material from the society! It's amazing how many things become apparent. I was left feeling embarrassed as I recalled the way I used to defend the society....🙄😩
i bet most witnesses could not explain their blood policy, their understanding of the slave, and even simple biblical doctrines....they are an embarrassment to any old timer..
Yes! Dumbing down indeed....
It really seemed to reach a crescendo around 2012 when the Zone Visit was broadcast worldwide, and the new bible was released.
Since then the online products have just become like junk food...temporarily filling, yet lacking in any real substance.
And don't get me started on the dumbing down of the songs and song book.....
their fundamental beliefs are much like jehovah's witnesses sans the paranoia, authoritarianism, stifling rules, and end-times enthusiasm.
you don't even have to become a bible student to be saved, you could be an idol worshipping heathen and still get resurrected in the milenium.
if i still believed in the divine inspiration of the scriptures, i would be a bible student.
If they still agree with all the wacky ideas about the pyramid measurements...then NO!
Why leave one wacky religion for another wacky one....
i feel pretty foolish after reading the drivel in today's wt.
here i was operating under the impression that showing kindness to strangers was something that one did unselfishly.
boy was i wrong!
And this article openly admits to the typical cult-like behaviour of "love-bombing" newly interested ones. They don't even try and hide this tactic.
Be "kind" to such ones, in the hope that the odd doctrines are not focussed on....
i feel pretty foolish after reading the drivel in today's wt.
here i was operating under the impression that showing kindness to strangers was something that one did unselfishly.
boy was i wrong!
Well said ToesUp! We have had the same experiences.
Yes, the Witness "Kindness" is a CONDITIONAL kindness...shown ONLY to those who become clones of the societies stereotype.
There is NO ongoing "Kindness" shown to anyone who does not conform.
at a 3-day convention in nairobi, kenya this week 12-2-16 through 12-4-16, they had 70,000+ attendance, and there were 792 baptized (i presume the baptism was yesterday).
i was amazed to hear this; i guess now we know where the wt's growth is coming from..
Sadly, this sums up the people who are attracted to the society. Poorly educated, from superstitious backgrounds, living in downtrodden countries that lack transparency about organizations...
If it provides peace of mind to those people - good on them.
i was talking to one of my customers about the newly replaced kingdom hall on westminster highway in richmond, b.c.
she does not know i used to be a witness.
she was telling me how the labour is all donated and they only pay for the materials.
The new worldwide arrangement that came in a few years back is that NO individual congregation owns a hall.
The titles are held and owned by the local branch offices.
The branch took on the debt if any was remaining and "forgave the loan" to the individual congregation. But if that cong had paid off their loan already, it didnt matter. ALL congregations must pay a monthly fee regardless of whether their hall was paid off or not.
It is like having your mortgage paid off, and yet having to still pay off a loan forever anyway!
