Posts by Ignoranceisbliss

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LIVE from Ford Field international DO

by darth frosty in

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just wanted to show the activity in downtown detroit from the convention.

trafic is on jam!.

lots of people .

Ignoranceisbliss

I have been there both days and this is a little perspective.

1. Boring talks. I know all about TTATT but I can still appreciate a good talk. So far there have been none!

2. this is hard work. People are worn out. The traffic is awful

3. The delegates are weak. Mostly from grrmany. Also from other US stateS. My guess is that not enough people wanted to come to the D so they opened it up to natives. The delegates are wearing their local garb. Not meeting garb but native clothing. The German men are wearing lederhosen.

4. The GB are front and center. Lots of loesh and had a movie in the audio drama staring lett.

5. People are expecting a big announcement. This convention has been built up and people think something big is coming. I think an announcement is coming but it will be at the branch meeting in November. I have no guess as to what it might be.

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HOLY HELL!!! These people are freaking watchtarded!!!

by DATA-DOG in

i just got done with the first day of the rc!

freaking delusion!!

propaganda films a go-go!!

Ignoranceisbliss

I too was shocked at how bad of a speaker geritt is. Awful. Growing up I remember how great of speakers the GB was. This really is a new breed.

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Why the Clean out of top Management

by Poztate in

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it has been commented here that "soon" the do's will be history.

the co level will be "retired" at age 70 and the latest development was that the cobe can not serve after age 80. it would seem that there is a "cull" of top management.

in secular companys that would signal a radical change of directions ???.

Ignoranceisbliss

im not much of a conspiracy theorist. I usually think things are done for more simple reasons , but some here make compelling arguments. I know that in northern michigan two Kingdom Halls have been dissolved in the last year. Hail, and ossanique (I have no idea how to spell the second one). These were combined with another hall about an hour away. Also the vast majority of the halls in our area are getting projection systems That can stream from bethel. Very interesting.....

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Going to family outing with a bad JW

by TTWSYF in

i'm not a jw nor is my entire family save for my brother, his wife and kids.

we are celebrating our grandparents 50th anniversary.. one of my brother's kids is living with his girlfriend and as a result, the rest of his immediate {jw} family is shunning him.. what, if anything do you think that i could do or say to get his (jw) family to see how awful their behavior is?.

i am asking for suggestions to get these people to think.. .

Ignoranceisbliss

Could ask him if he has any idea how many people commit suicide due to being shunned. From my experience shunning is just something jdubs do but they don't really think about how truly awful this practice is.

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International conventions - Seattle

by Lynnie in

just found out from my jw mom that the congregations located in the suburbs north of seattle.

will be renting buses to shuttle people back and forth to the international convention at husky.

stadium.

Ignoranceisbliss

Cost of bussing in metro detroit is 50/person for all three days. For a family of 4 thats $200. Definitely a pretty big expense for some families.

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Two points of entry for the Dallas Convention?

by CaptainSchmideo in

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anyone else hear about this?

i got this second hand from my wife, who got it from her mom.. .

apparently, there will be two points of entry to the convention.

Ignoranceisbliss

Doesn't sound right. Is it a big arena? In detroit at ford field we have been informed that all will be screened by non jdubs. Also all bags will be searched. I'm imagining this will go real slow due to the fact that everyone will have lunch bags.

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Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?

by minimus in

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i am inactive for about 10 years now..

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Katewild

just listneed to ur JC meeting. Wow! Thanks for sharing that. I've always wondered what the elders acted like when someone is trying to get reinstated.

Finallyfree12

i found it on jwstruggle youtube channel. just search for after five tries I don't want to be reinstated.

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Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?

by minimus in

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i am inactive for about 10 years now..

Ignoranceisbliss

active but slowly fading

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CONGREGATION FLEECING RESULTS?

by The Searcher in

how much did your congregation and its bank account get taken for?

share your horror story!.

Ignoranceisbliss

My moms Congo = 150/month. No mention of a one time Lump some payment. This is a wealthier area so I was surprised at how low it was.

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What is your status???

by lrkr in

my family and i are planning a trip to a nice vacation area close to where my (active jw) parents and sister and brother in law live.

my family and i are not df'd, da'd or anything else- we just executed a successful fade and havent looked back.

sooo- i've expressed my interest in spending some time with them on vacation (why not- right??).

Ignoranceisbliss

My brother performed a successful fade about ten years ago. My family (dad is an elder) include him in all family functions. Where it might get interesting is if he decides to celebrate Christmas. He just had a baby and I would think he would want to do that since he doesn't view himself as a witness anymore. That might put the rest of my family in an interesting predicament. If any one ever suggests that we need to start treating him differently it will cause some major divisions. I will never shuN him. Now I imagine that if he had ever taken a stand against the Borg it would be a whole different story.