In Midwest USA we are seeing some congregation consolidation. I have seen a number of congregations shut down in recent years. South Holly congregation in Michigan was shut down last month. Usually there are not halls sold afterward though. It's usually the elimination of one of the congregations meeting in the same building. I see this as a response to the lack of elders more than anything else. The elders around here are mostly old.
Ignoranceisbliss
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Consolidations of congregations
by TheWonderofYou inhttp://www.simcoereformer.ca/2016/10/21/jehovahs-witnesses-fold-in-port-dover.
where have the witnesses gone?
the remaining 20 witnesses will travel to the neighbour churches now.
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Stuck
by Cindy ini feel so stuck.
i am married to a wonderful man.
i have been married for almost a decade and adore my husband.
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Ignoranceisbliss
It's a brutal situation. I am similar but me and my wife also have young children. I've been faking it for about 3 years now. In my mind there are no answers. Only decisions. So far I have opted to fake it. But it doesn't get any easier. In reality each year it gets harder to fake it. If my life as a dub was miserable it would be easier to leave. But in reality I have a great (indoctrinated) wife and a really nice extended family. Good luck with your situation. Regardless of what you do, don't make any rash decisions.
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Jake and Steph Introduction
by Jehalapeno ina new exjw couple started a youtube channel.
found on reddit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wenk0_vhp9k.
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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH
by oppostate ingeorge cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.
caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.
he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.
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I worked D2D with cook once about 20 years ago. If he was a prick I was too young and green to notice it. He definitely spoke with authority in the ministry. -
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Just wondering who on this board has a spouse that is fully in and your awake?
by goingthruthemotions ini am just curious who on this board is in the same situation has i am?
a spouse that is fully brain doogled in and you are awake to ttatt.. without going into serious detail and no names are given.
i would like to possible talk with one of you all, it's just so helpful to communicate with someone in the same situation as me.. i am located in the southwest united states..
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Same situation. I am awake (still active) but my wife and the mother of my children is fully indoctrinated. It's a brutal situation to be in. -
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Former DO comments on Overlapping Generations
by James Jack inbrother richard (dick) morlan, a former co & do for many years, now lives in gadsden alabama, usa.
he is 77 years old.
i saw him at a recent assembly in dekalb county alabama and ask him about the prospects of him dying in this "system of things".. his reply was, "i am going to make it till armageddon, but if i should die before then, then the governing body is going to have to add another overlapping generation to another overlapping generations"!.
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Ignoranceisbliss
Fair enough. Perhaps sometimes I am too skeptical. I should of given u the benefit of my doubt.
Iggy
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Former DO comments on Overlapping Generations
by James Jack inbrother richard (dick) morlan, a former co & do for many years, now lives in gadsden alabama, usa.
he is 77 years old.
i saw him at a recent assembly in dekalb county alabama and ask him about the prospects of him dying in this "system of things".. his reply was, "i am going to make it till armageddon, but if i should die before then, then the governing body is going to have to add another overlapping generation to another overlapping generations"!.
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I believed your earlier post!!! Damn it! You got me. We have another John Aquila on our hands. I'm calling BS! -
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Commercial activism.
by Ben131895 inin his last couple of vlogs, john cedars is wearing a t-shirt saying shunned.
some people liked it and asked him if they could purchase one.. in his last vlog (#111) he is advertising it and mentioned the link www.apostee.com, based in the us.
comments attached to vlog # 110 mentioned the fact that this company will close in april and that the business will be continued by cedars itself, who has also a stock of anti-witness items.. besides that, he was not the owner of jwsurvey.org, but since january 16, 2016 he is.. it looks (as mentioned before by simon in an earlier thread), this guy is making a living from his activism, a paid career.. one should seriously question his true motives, demonstrated in his activism.
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Cedars def helped wake me up. He is a fantastic activist. It seems like he may have some serious character flaws as well. As far as I'm concerned though his successfull activism by far out weighs his flaws. He def gets a lot of attention. There are always OPs on this site discussing him. -
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To those who attended, attendance up or down at your memorial?
by Crazyguy ininteresting to see if there's a noticeable trend in memorial attendance.
also did they talk more then usual about ones not to partake?
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The Modern Exodus: Perception or Reality?
by Hadriel ini'm completely new at this however just in my joining this forum and of course interacting with others i can't help but notice what appears to be a significant exodus from the organization.. for those of you that have long been in this game have you seen this before?
i'm really curious and we should refrain from the sensational, but is what we're seeing different than in years past?.
it sure seems like so so many are waking and leaving.
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I don't think an exodus is happening YET. But as a still active dub I think it's on its way. I think the next ten years is going to be incredibly interesting for dub-watchers.