Posts by ToesUp

6 and i heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.. this prophecy starts to be true in south europe bethels..... according to our sources, bethel families have been asked to reduce their food allowance and even been informed that monthly contribution might not be paid.. meantime, one of these branches is sending millions of € every year as donation to other wt structures, not to mention the 7 digit number on their bank account.

bethel members are not blind ;).

ToesUp

The natives are getting restless. I think the next few years are going to be VERY interesting. We are hoping things will come back to bite WT in the a**.

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We live a simple life

by hoser in

this 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.

ToesUp

"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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Contempt of court, case in San Diego county really disgusts me!

by Crazyguy in

this 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.

ToesUp

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 in

jw
friends

i 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..

ToesUp

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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Beard's Coming to the Borg!

by DwainBowman in

wt sept study edition, page 17, paragraph 17!

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ToesUp

Rules, rules and more rules! Man made rules!

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My Take on the Convention

by xjwsrock in

4300 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.

ToesUp

"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 in

i 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.

ToesUp

"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.