It started away back in the early days of the Society.
The book "Children" had a whole section promoting that young witnesses remain childless, and even unmarried!
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A good idea not to have Children
by new boy indoes anyone one here remember any articles in the watchtower in the nineteen sixties or seventies that specifically stated the that the witnesses should refrain from having children because of the proximity of armageddon?.
i guess i should never have made a bound fire with my thirty years of bound volumes lol.
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Lloyd’s new book
by jwfacts ini see there has already been discussion over lloyd’s new book how to leave the jehovah's witnesses.
this includes discussion around his personality, motives and financial gains.
i have written a foreword for this book, because it is an important topic that has not been covered in such a complete format before.
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stuckinarut2
Lets put this into perspective people.
Lloyd has Patreon supporters who choose to donate a small amount each month to assist him in producing his fine work.
I believe that he only has 30 or so people that do that! The most anyone donates is approx. $30 per month that I know of. So 30 people, each donating $30 equals a grand sum of $900 per month! If that! (some people only donate $5 or $10)
So he is hardly getting rich off this! Try living on $900 per month!
He literally spends whole days at a time producing the work. What do we earn for a full day's work? Likely more that he would ever be making from the returns on his book sales.
Rather than looking for reasons to hate, maybe we should be thankful for the aspects of his work that we have individually benefitted from...basically FOR FREE!
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"That guy with the long hair and beard . . .
by neat blue dog in.
is driving so safely!
" said the surprised middle aged jw lady..
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stuckinarut2
Yes, and that driver crashes HIS car and dies on behalf of ALL other drivers the world over....
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AUSTRALIA: Religion start selling real estate assets to pay compensation to child abuse victims following Child Abuse Royal Commission
by jwleaks inpaying for the sins of their church.
australians are becoming less religious so congregations are getting smaller.
that means there are fewer parishioners to contribute money.. ..."they're simply looking at the dollars they can reap from the sale of this wonderful old building and i simply don't feel that i should be spending my weekends keeping the view clear," mr thomas said.. ...the royal commission into child sexual abuse exposed widespread paedophilia within religion and concluded that its leaders were at times weak, ineffectual, and even complicit.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-30/paying-for-the-sins-of-their-church/9586602.
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stuckinarut2
Very interesting!
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If you're expecting a mass exodus anytime soon, FORGET ABOUT IT!
by nowwhat? ini have to make a token appearance at the k.h.
once a month or so and this week went to a different hall.
and believe me they are all still totally oblivious to all the negative news about the pedophiles and shunning that have come under scrutiny by the media and other governments.
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stuckinarut2
It will probably be a "generational" thing.
The born in children will mostly leave, and very few will ever come into the org from the territory.
Hence, as the old-timers die off, the numbers will fall...
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JW Decline: additional data from Aust 2016 census
by shepherdless inabout 9 months ago, i started this thread:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6298997348106240/aust-2016-census-observations-jws-getting-older-more-kids-leaving-30-group-arent-returning.
i have had a little spare time, so i thought i would present some of the data in a more user friendly manner, with some additional detail.. 1. median age.
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stuckinarut2
Brilliant thread!
Thank you for all the effort that has gone into compiling this!
It is really great information!
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Special Talk today was televised
by dropoffyourkeylee ini heard the special talk today was televised (recorded, i presume).
the speaker was named griffin.
did anyone catch his first name or where he was from?.
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stuckinarut2
So it was not given by a local speaker??
Ah wow...the days are coming when there will be no need for the local brothers to give talks!
Just press play, and the highly controlled and scripted Orwellian style propaganda will spew forth from the TV screens....
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Special Talk
by EmptyInside inanyone listen to the "special" talk today?
i guess it was given by one of the governing body members and shown at all the halls.
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stuckinarut2
Another "Special" talk about "Special" information from the Almighty?
Yup....same old same old:
"You are not worthy, you need divine favour, you need to work hard in God's service, don't sin, and give money to the Almighty because he cant seem to provide for himself....."
Wash rinse repeat....
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Is porn really such a big problem in the wt?
by purrpurr inin the most recent circuit assembly there was a lot about porn and warning against porn.
even warning against looking at swim wear adverts!
so i was wondering, is porn really such an issue in the wt?.
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stuckinarut2
Sexual repression and control are a hallmark of high control religious groups.
It adds to the narrative that "you are sinful and imperfect and in need of divine favour"
The WT org is also drawing more attention to the topic by continuing to bang on about it!
Here is a funny and entertaining insight into humanity:
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"DO NOT look here! Seriously...just dont!"
by stuckinarut2 inok, so you all looked here??.
this thread is prompted by losch's stupid 'decrees' in the march 2018 broadcast, where he denounced online information that may be 'negative' about the organization.. it strikes me that the gb are so dumb!
the moment someone says "dont look at something", human curiousity will make most people look.
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stuckinarut2
I hear you Carla! My very-in Elder father is the same.
I consider him to be a fairly intelligent man in most other areas of life, with the ability to analyse things.....but NOT when it comes to matters of faith and JW stuff in general.