Posts by berrygerry

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WT is shorting literature orders by congregation with a problem contributing enough for literature $3500 just for mags

by oppostate in

at our meeting last night there was a talk about having run out of magazines for the last three months.

it's expected this will continue to happen.

the "branch" has not sent the requested number of magazines.

for decades, i slaved for wts, mentally, emotionally, financially, familially, socially, educationally.. at times, when i was the only one caring for the maintenance needs of the local kh, and being discouraged at the "sacrifices" being contributed to the borg, my spouse would say: "jehovah sees what you are doing.".

and yet, later, my spouse turned on me, turning instead to "jehovah's elders" and totally threw me under the bus.. paul, allegedly, said in hebrews: "for god is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name.".

i feel nothing of the sort.. does anyone feel similarly?.

berrygerry

For decades, I slaved for WTS, mentally, emotionally, financially, familially, socially, educationally.

At times, when I was the only one caring for the maintenance needs of the local KH, and being discouraged at the "sacrifices" being contributed to the Borg, my spouse would say: "Jehovah sees what you are doing."

And yet, later, my spouse turned on me, turning instead to "Jehovah's elders" and totally threw me under the bus.

Paul, allegedly, said in Hebrews: "For God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name."

I feel nothing of the sort.

Does anyone feel similarly?

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if your newly baptized Jehovah hears your prayers more. so does that me he doesnt give a bleep about what the GB prayes for

by goingthruthemotions in

things that make you rotate your head slightly and say whaaaaaaat.

how in the heck does the gb trick the sheeple to think that a newly baptized persons prayers are more powerful that everyone else.

maybe even stronger the self appointed god's, aka (governing body) aka ( monkey feces).

berrygerry

a newly baptized persons prayers are more powerful

sounds familiar.

Reference please?

Neverland For Sale - Why Hasn't This Been Posted?

by berrygerry in

haven't been on as religiously as i should be, but i haven't seen this posted yet.. $100,000,000 for br.

mj's place.. would this not be an excellent second home for the gb?.

or, a few additional attractions to lure sophia and caleb wanna-bes?.

berrygerry

Haven't been on as religiously as I should be, but I haven't seen this posted yet.

$100,000,000 for Br. MJ's place.

Would this not be an excellent second home for the GB?

Or, a few additional attractions to lure Sophia and Caleb wanna-bes?

Or, maybe a secret playplace for teens: "Leo's funhouse?"

Are there not unlimited possibilities?

(Maybe MJ's estate would simply will it to WTS for "services rendered.")

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Separated from a loveless Marriage

by PLAYGROUND in

i don't know where to start.

i got married a year and half ago.

some months into the marriage things where discovered.

berrygerry

As a male in the reverse situation, I will add the following.

WTS creates dysfunctional, loveless marriages.

You are not allowed to openly talk privately with your fiance(e).

You are young, and your only objectives and goals in life are to serve and please Jehovah (aka WTS.)

Men are told that they are superior - women are told that their role is to please the husband.

As to how as many marriages survive that do survive is an astonishing situation.

When a married couple finally realize that this will never work, then the elders perform a simple analysis: has one spouse been "weak" over the last period of time?

Then that spouse is at fault.

Not complicated.

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California Supreme Court Case - S226656

by Gayle in

jw
friends

http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/maincasescreen.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=s226656&search=party&start=1&query_partylastnameororg=watchtower bible and tract.

started 5/27/2015.

berrygerry

I am somewhat surprised at the astonishment on this thread.

A corporation stolen by a lawyer, who turned it into his personal, tax-free, multiple-servant, Cadillac-chauffered, Canadian alcohol supplied during prohibition, San Diego paradise lifestyle.

We easily see through the free labour, real estate flipping facade.

WTS has volunteer lawyers, for crying out loud.

Of course, they always litigate, and always appeal any loss.

(Also watch "Going Clear" and see how the IRS caved to Scientology's strategy.)

Good webpage here: http://jwemployees.bravehost.com/

Scroll to: LITIGATION IS IN THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BLOODSTREAM.

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"Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)

by FusionTheism in

watchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.

following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.

along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.

berrygerry

I would rather a list of people that I do NOT want to meet (unless I am allowed to watch them be tortured):

Joseph Rutherford

Theodore Jaracz

Anthony Morris III

Nathan Knorr

...

(BTW, I would like to meet Freddie Franz, and ask him a few questions, as well as CTR, and ask him WTF he thought of his succession.)

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Linking to cult site w/o increasing their search engine position

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

i just found out about donotlink and thought it might be of interest to others here.

we are always talking about j w dot org and i am worried it's helping them.

is that true?.

berrygerry

So, if I'm reading this correctly, the more a website is commented upon by other websites, the more likely it will come up on top when you put a generic name associated with it into a search engine?

Google has an extremely complicated algorithm that it uses to boost or reduce a website's authority.

It is basic however to have good, and extensive, content - WT's multi-language strategy is brilliant.

Links from sites that use the term(s) "jehovah" "jw", etc. boost jw.borg, as do links from sites that have a high PR or a high Moz ranking. (So, yes, unless countered somehow, direct links from this site will boost jw.borg.)

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Linking to cult site w/o increasing their search engine position

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

i just found out about donotlink and thought it might be of interest to others here.

we are always talking about j w dot org and i am worried it's helping them.

is that true?.

berrygerry

You are correct, reb.

I do not know what Simon has done in this regard, and he's not saying.

I posted this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/358j7u/can_we_come_up_with_some_kind_of_warning_when/cr27tzi

jehovahs-witness.com still only has a PR of 2 (jehovahs-witness.net had a 3)

Moz ranks jehovahs-witness.com as a 36 (out of 100). Not terrible, but should be better, IMO.

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How Much Do Circuit Overseers Make Under the Table, and is it Taxable?

by Tazemanian-devil in

i was thinking about green handshakes, and i knew my wife and i personally would try to slide at least $100 each c.o visit to the c.o.

if we were low on cash, we'd never hand him less than $20.

how many of such handshakes does he receive in a weeks time?

berrygerry

Over decades of life in the Borg, I have always respected CO's.

As a kid, they stayed at our family home when that was the custom in smaller areas.

I have nothing but fond memories of them (and outdated gift JW books with their autographs).

Today's CO's seem to me to be nothing but Borg ladder-climbers, as opposed to the oldtimer "servants."

The only exception to my past was one specific CO, who put out a feeling of surrealness, and of whose background I became aware of through interesting relationships.

He is a fellow Canadian, not a deliberate asshole, but a fully-deluded JW, with absolutely no contribution to improving humanity, his childhood amenable to cult absorption, a gorgeous, sensual wife named Linda (geez, I'll be a JW super-bro, too, to tap that), the sole person behind the present JW songfest revival,)

No different than any other corp., if you make it to the top, it's worth it, right ???