Posts by berrygerry

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Memorial of the Death of Jesus 2016

by wolfman85 in

in 2016, jw will have their memorial of jesus death on march 23, 2016. http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/meetings/#?insight[search_id]=99cee3cb-687e-4276-9c70-3af8d20c220b&insight[search_result_index]=0.

that day is not for nissan 14th of the jewish calendar, or am i wrong ?

?.

berrygerry

I thought 2014 was supposed to be the last Memorial.

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CO in midwest gets pink-slipped

by LevelThePlayingField in

i saw the coordinator heading for the stage and hit record on my ipad.

i was shocked but here it is.

here's my typed transcript of the letter he read:.

berrygerry

I wonder why, towards the end of the middle paragraph, it says, " we SPENT some time with our respective families". Didnt they just get the letter saying they are being "releived" of their position? I would think that he would have said, "we are going to be SPENDING time with our families during this transition". Seems like the "wording", and or "tense" is wrong.

If the Special Pioneers received 3 months of pay without having to do time, maybe this guy received the same.

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Couldn't take it anymore.

by Darkknight757 in

so i decided yesterday to give my wife's full disclosure.

not sure it was the best decision considering she holds very firmly to the resurrection hope so we can see our babies again.. anyways she is agreeable to begin a study to find a better truth.

where is a good place to go to get some good reliable biblical info on the web that we can consider together?.

berrygerry

Right now it doesn't matter which bible she reads. She still has on Watchtower goggles.
If I may.... STOP! BACK UP!
First step should be to put Watchtower teachings in a box and drop-kick them to the curb. The best way to do this is to get Ray Franz's books, Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom. Perhaps one of Steve Hassan's books to help you understand how it all happened to you in the first place. This will set her mind free so that she is THEN ready to adopt a "new truth" - which will only amount to a new OPINION, but one she and you are completely free to explore.

I agree with this.

Waking up takes time, and needs to be done right.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2bh9eq/almost_exjw_in_a_very_diffucult_situation_need/cj5hvb8

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JW Broadcasting—November 2015

by wifibandit in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09wzqof4zi.

ha!

that is supposed to make people go back?!

berrygerry

Ah Sister Yuen, what a fine example of martyrdom and child abandonment.

Too bad she had not heard of "Theocratic Warfare," or hadn't been in Mexico.

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JW Broadcasting—November 2015

by wifibandit in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09wzqof4zi.

ha!

that is supposed to make people go back?!

berrygerry

Sister Drifted received a large blessing - he looks like Sanderson's brother.

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What theocratic rule looks like: Stoning - Good topic for Family Worship

by berrygerry in

(courtesy of a redditor).

what theocratic rule looks like: stoning - good topic for family worship.

http://news.yahoo.com/graphic-video-shows-afghan-woman-stoned-death-eloping-071332458.html.

berrygerry

(Courtesy of a redditor)

What theocratic rule looks like: Stoning - Good topic for Family Worship

http://news.yahoo.com/graphic-video-shows-afghan-woman-stoned-death-eloping-071332458.html

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Where has all the money gone?

by gingerbread in

jw
friends

a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.

during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.

being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!

berrygerry

I think the Borg leaders reacted much the same way after 2008. The money from their stock and real estate investments was gone so they started selling off first branches then new York properties to stay afloat until the economy got better. When it did they thought they could go back to business as usual thats why they made statement about so much growth and new building to go on in the future a year ago or so. But then it's like some one from accounting sat these clowns down and showed them that the investment money hasn't come back and the donation money is just a small percentage of what they used to get. This accountant maybe an outside firm then showed them that the glory days we're over religion as a whole is dieing in the western world and people do to inflation are not going to donate as much any more. So its like this accounting firm said your done now make the most of what you can in the near future and then if you want to try to squeeze more out of their dead cold hand you may be able to but don't bother investing or spending to much in any part of your religion that doesn't get you a return on investment. So no more paying missionarys ,special pioneers, etc because no ones joining from outside the borg and if they are thier to poor to make us any money. Let's down size to reduce costs as much as possible so we can continue to ride this gravy train for a few more years.

A year ago, I would have disagreed with this - but with all of the cutbacks, it really looks like they have legitimate problems.

Cannot wait for the 2016 Yearbook, if they dare to print real stats.

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New Watchtower Propaganda and hate speech destroying families (Feb 2016 WT)

by Daniel1555 in

the following is a paragraph from the new february study watchtower article "learn from jehovah's loyal servants.".

7 a conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped.

for example, a sister named anne [1] received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.

berrygerry

From: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beyond-bullying/201309/the-silence-shunning-conversation-kipling-william

So just how bad is shunning and ostracism? Williams has found that people who are ostracized suffer deeply, including the obvious loss of self-esteem and depression, but also including physiological symptoms such as ulcers, suppression of the immune system, anxiety, psychosis (in prolonged isolation, such as prisoners kept in solitary confinement), and a loss of feeling valued or having any meaningful existence. But perhaps more troubling is the rage that is associated with being ostracized.
People who are ostracized may not initially realize what is happening, only having a vague sense that something is wrong, that maybe people are mad at them, and they are often unsure of their perceptions and wonder if they are imaging it. But once it is undeniable that they are being shunned, their pain first intensifies, then turns to anger and rage. People feel rage when they have lost all sense of control, and no one will intervene to help them, while going to great lengths to keep the person excluded and deprived of control.

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Took my 11 yr old trick or treating this year. saw first hand his cognitive dissonance. had to show him nothing is wrong with halloween

by goingthruthemotions in

i know there was another thread about halloween, and i was going to post on it.

but, thought i wanted to make a couple of points on mine.

so.... here it is.. i took my 11 year old trick or treating this year.

berrygerry

I must say, the most hilarious thing is watching how territorial my 4 year old gets over her candy.
I get, "AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Don't take my candy. Ever again! Alright Mommy?"
So funny!

The best are the boys at the end of 2012.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQpbzQ6gzs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK-oQfFToVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NDkVx9AzSY

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I bought property, not that far from Watchtower land in Warrwick NY.

by Dunedain in

i wound up buying 26 acres of land in upstate ny, a few years ago.

i bought it strictly as an investment, due to rumors of there going to be huge development of the area.

it seems like casinos, walmart, and tons of building have started in the area, or are now breaking ground, since i purchased it.

berrygerry

Beth Sarim North.

Or Apostafest North.