Posts by darkspilver

Nothing said about ARC. It was mainly about positive aspects of the organization. How in some remote land north of Australia they give away 4000 brochures in 2hrs. Video interviews of witnesses. How one non believer paid the postage on all letters to Russia that one kh wrote. And as always, at the start, "no videos or recordings are to be made". I can't understand that one, since life's water is supposed to be free to everyone.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5179700487913472/special-televised-meeting-today

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5135453197959168/special-video-tie-this-week-australia-saturday-april1st-gb-speaker

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NEW BOOK! Exit to life: How I stopped being a JW

by darkspilver in

1 april 2017 - a new book has been released today titled "exit to life: how i stopped being a jehovah's witness".

the three-part structure of the work on the basis of his first names - i. konja, ii.

simon, iii.

darkspilver

1 April 2017 - a new book has been released today titled "Exit to life: How I stopped being a Jehovah's Witness"

The three-part structure of the work on the basis of his first names - I. Konja, II. Simon, III. Konja Simon - appears to be banal at first sight, but, on closer examination, especially when reading the text it develops a chronological theme. The long chapter "Konja" covers the entire Jehovah epoch from birth, childhood, youth to adulthood. There are oppressive passages about so-called brainwashing and physical chastisement measures as legitimate methods of education, as well as the shattering suicide of his elder brother Jorim, who cruelly kills himself.
With the chapter "Simon" Rohde rings the entrance into the exit. Simon was his second assignment, because the Duisburger registry office of the year 1976 was of the opinion that Konja could not be attributed clearly to the male gender. So his parents had to give him a second first name. At the beginning of the third chapter, "Konja Simon", it says in the book: "Now it is a little complicated with my names. The people who knew me before my departure know me under the name 'Konja' and the ones to which I afterwards I met a woman who, when she heard of my former name, began to call me 'Konja Simon', I liked that somehow ... (...) Ultimately, anyone can help me As he likes, chief, he greets me and speaks to me. "

http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/wesel/ausstieg-nach-33-jahren-bei-den-zeugen-jehovas-aid-1.6727099

https://ausstieginsleben.wordpress.com/

https://www.amazon.de/Ausstieg-ins-Leben-aufh%C3%B6rte-Jehovas/dp/3946895050/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491037051&sr=8-1&keywords=Ausstieg+ins+Leben

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Yet another kingdom hall being sold off

by pepperheart in

hi acording to a property website called rightmove a kingdom hall in dawlish devon is being sold off.. another poster has told us that in liverpool two more kingdom halls are being sold off, so this has been a good week .

darkspilver

The 54 publishers (including 9 elders) in the Dawlish Congregation now have to travel THREE MILES to use the KH in the neighbouring seaside town of Teignmouth (Thursdays and Sunday afternoons), which they now share with the 86 publishers (including 10 elders) in the Teignmouth congregation (Wednesdays and Sunday mornings).

This is the Dawlish KH that is being SOLD:

http://www.pearsonranger.co.uk/property-for-sale/dawlish/ex7-9hf/1599125

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58567384.html

This is the Teignmouth KH which they are now USING

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Chairman of the St Petersburg-based Administrative Centre of JWs issues press release - Forum 18

by OrphanCrow in

according to the latest forum 18 article, this is what happened in russia on march 15:.

http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2265.

with immediate effect, a 15 march suspension order forbids the administrative centre and all its local religious organisations from "using state and municipal news media, organising and conducting assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, processions, picketing, and other mass actions or public events, and using bank deposits, with the exception of use for making payments connected with their economic activity, compensating for losses (damages) caused by their actions, and paying taxes, fees, or fines, and making payments based on labour contracts" .

darkspilver

heehee...you are so cute.

thanks

I did wonder about the amount of postage and stepped back to see the bigger picture... and it's a massive picture.... and I think the WT is perhaps getting too much credit.

For some context....

If you say US JWs alone send 6 million letters in total spread over seven days?

But the US Postal Service says it actually processes and delivers 500 MILLION pieces of mail EACH day

6 million of (500 million x 7 days) = is that less than 0.25% of all post that would be WT generated? - yes?

In delivery logistics, the most time consuming part is the so-called 'last-mile' - that's not a big issue for the WT letters, because they're really all going to the same place (ok, six places, but not 6 million different places)

https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-facts/one-day-by-the-numbers.htm

In the UK, competitors to the UK's Royal Mail fall down with the logisitics of the 'last-mile' - that's the final part of the route to the actual door of the address (ie the door-to-door postal deliveries).

I'm not saying there will be a bit of congestion, but not on the scale some seem to be talking up, not on the above numbers.

I suspect also for political reasons (?) the Russian Post will publically minimise any perceived problems they might be having.

I don't have time, but for those interested also check out the Universal Postal Union - it deals with international post - and deals with 'terminal dues' - the amount of money the Russian Post will take from the postage being paid worldwide.

http://www.upu.int/en/activities/terminal-dues-and-transit-charges/about-terminal-dues-and-transit-charges.html

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How much $$$$ will have been spent on the letter writing campaign to Russia?

by OrphanCrow in

i have been following the jw chatter online about the letter writing that has been furiously undertaken by the jws around the world.

a global effort done on the command of the gb in ny.. several jws have mentioned the cost of mailing letters (and packages of letters, where allowed) to russia and the cost is substantial.

some jws have mailed dozens of letters.. the jw boast is that the russian postal system will be overwhelmed with letters.

darkspilver

Oh boy, I've completely screwed up - mea culpa - suppose I can only blame it on being a Friday afternoon of a busy week

1 million publishers x 6 letters at $1.15 each = US $6.9 million

sorry 'bout that

sparky1: dig a little deeper into the USPS site. Richard Oliver is correct about the cost of sending a basic first class letter,as far as I can determine.

Cool, thanks - have done:

https://postcalc.usps.com/Calculator/MailServices?country=10369&ccode=RU&omil=False&dmil=False&mdt=3%2F31%2F2017&m=1&dvi=0&o=.2

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How much $$$$ will have been spent on the letter writing campaign to Russia?

by OrphanCrow in

i have been following the jw chatter online about the letter writing that has been furiously undertaken by the jws around the world.

a global effort done on the command of the gb in ny.. several jws have mentioned the cost of mailing letters (and packages of letters, where allowed) to russia and the cost is substantial.

some jws have mailed dozens of letters.. the jw boast is that the russian postal system will be overwhelmed with letters.

darkspilver

Richard Oliver: If sending from the US a letter to Russia costs $1.15.

That seems cheap. Can you please recheck that postage cost?

The USPS website indicates that $1.15 would be for a 6" x 4-1/4" POSTCARD only - ie NOT an evelope / letter

https://postcalc.usps.com/Calculator/Postcard?country=10369&ccode=RU&omil=False&dmil=False&mdt=3%2F31%2F2017&m=8&dvi=0

Richard Olivier: So if you figure 4 million people will actually send letters to all 6 officials that is 24 million letters

That seems high, compared to previous data - but maybe the newly available online peer-to-peer encouragement has helped this time?

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4823778158706688/_post/5688437753511936

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How much $$$$ will have been spent on the letter writing campaign to Russia?

by OrphanCrow in

i have been following the jw chatter online about the letter writing that has been furiously undertaken by the jws around the world.

a global effort done on the command of the gb in ny.. several jws have mentioned the cost of mailing letters (and packages of letters, where allowed) to russia and the cost is substantial.

some jws have mailed dozens of letters.. the jw boast is that the russian postal system will be overwhelmed with letters.

darkspilver

As always, your posts remind us that we don't all have the time to devote to scroll through and scan and every one of the threads as you do. Your commitment and devotion is much appreciated.

Thank you, but I don't spend time - I just remember previous forum discussions that I've had - and then use the forum's ability to click/pick out individual member's posts - quite easy and quick, but I do realise other's are not so computer proficient / familiar

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How much $$$$ will have been spent on the letter writing campaign to Russia?

by OrphanCrow in

i have been following the jw chatter online about the letter writing that has been furiously undertaken by the jws around the world.

a global effort done on the command of the gb in ny.. several jws have mentioned the cost of mailing letters (and packages of letters, where allowed) to russia and the cost is substantial.

some jws have mailed dozens of letters.. the jw boast is that the russian postal system will be overwhelmed with letters.

darkspilver

Thank you for your interesting monetary observation regarding the letter writing campaign to Russia

Using data that I've already previously posted on one of your other previous threads regarding the letter writing to campaign from a couple of days ago...

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4823778158706688/_post/5688437753511936

A calculated estimated guess is: 70 MILLION US DOLLARS

UK £1.57 to post a letter weighing up to 60 grams, with max length of 24cm, max width of 16.5cm and max thickness of 0.5cm - equivalent US/imperial: $1.97 to post a letter weighing up to 2.1oz, with max length of 9.4inches, max width of 6.5inches and max thickness of 0.2inches

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24-year-old son MURDERS his JW father in broad daylight

by darkspilver in

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friday 31 march 2017. a 24-year old man is accused of having killed his father in steinkjer thursday afternoon.. the murder happened in broad daylight in a quiet residential area of steinkjer.

several people witnessed what took place.

his father died shortly after he was beaten with a blunt object.. according to the newspaper the deceased belonged to the steinkjer congregation of jehovah's witnesses, where he had been matron (an elder?).

darkspilver

Friday 31 March 2017

A 24-year old man is accused of having killed his father in Steinkjer Thursday afternoon.
The murder happened in broad daylight in a quiet residential area of Steinkjer. Several people witnessed what took place. His father died shortly after he was beaten with a blunt object.
According to the newspaper the deceased belonged to the Steinkjer congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, where he had been matron (an elder?).

Seems that, so far, only one source mentions JWs....

Following are Google Translated (into English) links:

http://www.framtidinord.no/ntb/innenriks/2017/03/31/Drapssiktet-fremstilles-for-varetekt-i-Steinkjer-14528768.ece

http://www.innherred.no/nyheter/2017/03/30/Far-i-60-%C3%A5rene-d%C3%B8de-i-Steinkjer-14529836.ece

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/krim/steinkjer-drapet-drapssiktet-soenn-paagrepet-i-naboens-hage/a/23963572/

http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/mann-24-siktet-for-a-ha-drept-faren-sin-i-steinkjer/67445413