"Of course, if you break their rules and pursue any or all of these things, they will gladly accept a donation from you. If you are somehow still in good standing, or possibly even if you're not, they will accept any of your professional services as a voluntary contribution to their cause.
Why?....... Well, greed of course.... with a sprinkle of hypocrisy."
Great comment xjwsrock. This always bothered me. They condemn you if you pursue these things but they will take the money and time you can provide to THEM. Disgusting hypocrisy!
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28We live a simple life
by hoser inthis is a video on jw broadcasting to quit your full time career, sell your house and belongings and start a window washing career.
i agree with some of what is presented but not all.
it is good to live within your means as presented in this video.
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Contempt of court, case in San Diego county really disgusts me!
by Crazyguy inthis case has to be talked about by ever awake jw every apostate everyone.
this case because they refuse to hand over documents the court already knows they have because they handed them over before but heavily redacted, is the icing on the cake!
this case shows thier evil plain and simple.
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LURKERS: WT is paying $4000 a day to keep their records secure. If you are still donating to WT, your money is being used to pay this fine. Think about it.
VOTE WITH YOUR WALLETS!
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Did you have "Your chair" or place you sat at the K.H??
by karter ini never really did but lots of the "friends" did like one brother who felt the cold and had "his chair" by the window and was always closing the window when everyone else wanted it open.. karter..
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They used to push the seats towards the front of the hall, so it would force you to sit up front. I hated that. Imagine that...the brothers bullying others to sit where they want them to sit. Just another silly rule by some idiot elder who needs a little power for the day because he can't get it anywhere else in life. Bullies and Hypocrites!
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Rules, rules and more rules! Man made rules!
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My Take on the Convention
by xjwsrock in4300 in attendance - 17 baptized.
odd mix of congregations assigned, i'm sure to throw off any scent of a decline.. no distinction made whatsoever between loyalty to jehovah god and loyalty to the watchtower bible and tract society.
the convention is riddled with parts whipping up your love for the creator and jesus, with a quick reminder that the wbts are their gatekeepers.. parallels are implied constantly between israel and jehovah's witnesses.
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"I walked out thinking, though, they are also disturbingly narcissistic and paranoid. More so than I knew."
When you have experienced a person who displays a 100% narcissistic personality, it is amazing how narcissistic this cult is. It is scary. Even the Return to Jehovah brochure does not cover that maybe the majority of the rank and file have left and are fading due to the GB themselves. Just like the ARC. "It's not OUR fault, it's everyone elses fault." A narcissist will NEVER blame themselves. NEVER!
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Tales from the Special Convention in Helsinki
by internationalfader ini created a new account since i didn't want anybody to be able to trace this back to me based on my other posts.
i was an international delegate at the special convention in helsinki.
i am an awake pioneer.
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"Do they still do the exchange-of-trinkets thing? I remember getting postcards, bookmarks, lapel pins, embossed pencils, just armloads of crap with "special" messages of brotherly love and whatnot."
My spouse and I often wondered why so many of our family members were drawn to these International or special assemblies. Nothing against anyone attending who desires to go but many JW's desire all of the attention and the feeling of being a celebrity. They put on shows, bands playing at assembly halls, dancing, hold up banners for the delegates, cheering the delegates and make many trinkets. Who wouldn't want all the attention. The problem we have is, we were always taught to be a humble people, not wanting to draw attention to ourselves. This is just another example of the blatant hypocrisy this cult displays. Say one thing, do another.
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What was the point of the bunker video
by Crazyguy inthey get caught by the bad guys at the end anyway, don't get what thier point is to the video?
of course i haven't seen it all they way either.
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The bunker video was produced to set the rank and file up for what is coming down the pipeline. WT will eventually have to answer for the child abuse cases. When they do, they will pull the persecution card out and use it to what they think will be to their advantage.
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Jwtv: act of love = giving money
by bohm ini kid you not, giving money is an act of love according to jwtv (juli edition).
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Oh well...no acts of love from this family!
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Happy Independence Day!!
by Gayle in"freedom is a grand thing to celebrate!
" we came from a culture that we couldn't be 'independent.
' but we made it!
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Celebrating with our "evil" neighbors tonight. Funny, we were invited to the neighborhood event but nothing from our "loving brotherhood" in years.
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Introducing myself
by scratchme1010 ini just joined the forum, i just want to introduce myself.
i tried to change my bio in my profile but for some reason i couldn't apply the update.. i was born and raise in the jw organization.
lived in it for 23 years.
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Welcome!