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  JW sisters reaction to the cutbacks

  by umbertoecho in

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  i had gone away for a rest and came back to pick my animals up.

  (yes we share one common thing.

  the love of animals).

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  lurkernomore

  Umber, I do believe there is a level of discontent but it simply isn't being aired. I overheard some elderly ladies from the local KH (I still do work for a couple older ones) discuss how they didn't think they'd still be in this system of things at this stage in they're lives. The sad thing is that is what they were promised but the promise was never fulfilled

  The last time I had a chat about the way I feel about everything JW I jokingly told my mum, whose in her late fifties, "let's hope your wrong!" Rather than say yeah let hope so for your sake, she said yeah

  "let's hope so or I will have wasted my life!"

  I think this perfectly sums up how a large proportion of JW's feel inside, especially people my mum's age. Sadly they're too scared to look behind the curtain.
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  JW sisters reaction to the cutbacks

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i had gone away for a rest and came back to pick my animals up.

  (yes we share one common thing.

  the love of animals).

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  lurkernomore

  I went for a pint with an old JW friend who is now an elder, just a couple weeks ago. I made it clear before our meet that I wasn't going to discuss our 14 month absence from the KH but JW's being JW's he couldn't keep 'da troof' off the subject list altogether.

  He basically told me about his parents who had gone to help with the new UK bethel build some months ago. Then he mentions how they will likely have to come back soon because the society is making cutbacks and they don't even know if they're going to finish the branch to the full original specification as they just don't need it all.

  There was no sign of questioning whatsoever by this 32 year old elder. He even mentioned the layoffs in bethel and said how they're being told to concentrate on the ministry as we're 'sooo close to the end' hahaha.

  There are plenty of people taking this BS hook line and sinker.

  Another elder stopped me yesterday as he wanted to ask if some of his customers had approached me yet, as he was cutting back and he'd passed my number on to them. He then proceeds to tell me that the reason for this (and he told his customers this) he wants to concentrate more on the ministry! This man is around 40 with 3 home schooled kids who will likely spend most they're time out knocking on doors, poor things.

  I see lots of individuals who are ratcheting up they're cult like persona, really believing the hype the GB has conveyed over the past few months through JWTV. So sad.
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  Forgiving Loans the Watchtower Way

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  bank - thank you for maintaining your loan repayments for the past 3 years.

  to show our appreciation we are forgiving the balance of your loan.

  borrower - yeah!.

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  lurkernomore

  Marked for future reference
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  JW Broadcasting—November 2015

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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

  ha!

  that is supposed to make people go back?!

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  lurkernomore

  They're really pushing this "The Friends" terminology for other JW's over the past couple broadcasts. Never heard of this culty phrase in my entire 28 years as a JW in the UK, until I joined JWN that is. Makes me cringe every time I hear it
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  Where are you from?

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
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  i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.

  but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.

  i currently live in georgia, usa.

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  lurkernomore

  Wales, UK
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  Confronting Parents About 607 vs 587

  by breezy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just thought i would update you guys since my 1st post last week.i haven't been to the meeting for about 2 weeks now, and maybe have like 1 or 2 hours of service combined within the past 2-3 months.

  i obviously get the love bombing from relatives when they don't see you at the hall for a while.

  " we missed you at the meeting last week.

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  It's sad isn't it! All those years and the most basic if not most fundamental of JW doctrines and they still don't understand...says a lot doesn't it.
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  My mom passed away yesterday....

  by minimus in

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  thank you all for your sincere encouragement during these last few weeks.

  finally, she is at peace.

  i was with her , holding her hand when she died.

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  lurkernomore

  My condolences Min!
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  No-See-ums bug bites, have you experienced these little pest?

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the wife and i here lately have received little unknown bug bites, on our legs and arms.. so today in my senior class the instructor ask if anyone received any unknown bug bite.. there were 75% that raised there hand and everyone ask, what the hell is it.. these insects are ferocious biters.

  they don't spread any diseases, but they will keep you indoors.. they are called valley blacks gnats, they feed on blood.

  in my research i found they are active in.

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  lurkernomore

  Just read up about them... glad we don't have them in the UK.
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  1914 'Big A' WT Retraction/Apology?!

  by lurkernomore in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i just met with an old 'friend' who wanted a 'chat' after no contact for the best part of 4 years.

  she obviously heard about the wonderful news of my abrupt fade :d. i guess i wanted to prove to myself that any future meet ups/chats with jw's would be pointless.

  needless to say i proved myself right.

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  VI - Exactly my thoughts at the time, she must have been thinking of the whole '75 debacle. I would have found something on 1914 by now...
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  1914 'Big A' WT Retraction/Apology?!

  by lurkernomore in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i just met with an old 'friend' who wanted a 'chat' after no contact for the best part of 4 years.

  she obviously heard about the wonderful news of my abrupt fade :d. i guess i wanted to prove to myself that any future meet ups/chats with jw's would be pointless.

  needless to say i proved myself right.

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  lurkernomore

  username I was very tempted to tell my mum about the changes too but didn't get the opportunity as she was away up until shortly before. I'm sure I would have had a similar response!

  Finkel - I kind of made that point to her when I said that when i was a witness I realised quite some time ago that the WT publications take precedence over the Bible itself, not the other way around. There's been countless examples of Scriptures being used in articles that have no bearing whatsoever on the subject at hand, but it seems they feel a need to add a scripture just because it looks good.