Posts by Tenacious

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Do You Consider Jehovah's Witnesses A Boring Group of People???

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think they are the most boring people on earth.

they are about as exciting as a dead ant..

Governing Body courageously 'Admit their mistakes'

by LogCon in

march 2015 study article learn from the illustration of the talents.

brothers and sisters worldwide will be overjoyed to know that the governing body finally has the.

courage to admit their mistakes .

Tenacious

Bottom line is, if the GB is not clear on how to interpret a doctrine, don't presume to know and foolishly print it. Be humble and wait it out.

Otherwise, no scripture in the Bible including Proverbs 4:18, will allow you to claim to be the sole channel on earth representing Jesus with Jehovah's blessing. Sorry but you will be ridicule by those that can think clearly, think objectively, think critically. Which is why the WTS resorts to mind controlling techniques in their magazines, talks, meetings, and assemblies.

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Governing Body new Branch letter begging for donations !

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

i just want the governing body to know how "happified" i am today.

keep sending those branch letters to the congregation(s) about sending your donations in.

not only did you humiliate the rank and file with your tony morris tight pants talk but now you are begging the same people you humiliated for money.

Tenacious

All of you lurkers...WAKE UP! Ask yourself...why is a one day assembly, on a paid off assembly hall, costing us thousands of dollars per day. Is tolit paper going up in price?

I posed this same question to my spouse a while back, and she knows how I feel about the WTS although I still accompany her to the Hall from time to time. As I asked her this, we both gave each other that same WTF look . It was hilarious.

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Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine

by Tenacious in

i never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.

does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.

how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.

Tenacious

Thanks for the info BB.

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A Recovering JW

by mtwtf in

a recovering jw.

recovering.

previously i have vented here about anomalies that stood out in wts /jw.org literature and meetings.

Tenacious

While I can sympathize with you and having to be right back where you started, the reality is much more sinister and twisted.

Let me first explain why the push is now geared towards the younger generation, adolescents, the preteens, and teens. Considering the way things are shaping up with the generational teaching coming and going, the anointed number increasing, etc. The WTS is now trying to play catch-up with the technological advances, marketing, and the ever increasing independent thinking. The last Sunday talk I attended was all about parents and their children and how they should be respected, not spanked at the hall, yadadadada.

The WTS is trying to indoctrinate the young as early as possible in an effort to stave off what is all but inevitable and that is a decline in membership due to the availability of information thanks largely in part to the proliferation of the internet.

When I came into the WTS, I wasn't given a choice. I was brought up in it and expected to respect and obey my parent’s decisions. Recently I asked mom if she ever researched the WTS prior to accepting it as "truth." The answer was obvious, as she is also now doubting so much of the crap that comes out of Brooklyn. If you were born and brought up in the WTS then you were doomed from the start.

The reality is that the GB is not in it for the money or accommodations. It's about power, prestige, and control. Their twisted logic is similar to that of the rich and wealthy and that is we, as mere servants, cannot be trusted to make good decisions of our own. Therefore, we need to relinquish our minds, thoughts, emotions, and decisions to them, the WTS, in order to be saved from the big 'A'.

The power and prestige is more than intoxicating. To that end, they use it in congregations by continually applauding and announcing accomplishments. At assemblies and special meetings it's always about titles, titles, titles. Ever notice why the WTS finds it necessary to announce each speakers' CV before their speech? How about the announcement of anyone who is pioneering or has been approved to be a regular pioneer? How about those congregation party's for pioneers? The magazines, articles, books, talks, ministry school assignments, are all laden with loaded language, reverse psychology, and various other control techniques.

When I found myself back at the realization that the WTS indeed had been teaching many Biblical truths, I had to ask myself the obvious question.

Why does the WTS teach Biblical truths while corrupting and misinterpreting other scriptures?

The means does not, I repeat, does not justify the ends. When an organization does not allow you to leave of your own volition, it becomes a cult.

The WTS has become corrupted from within and while they may sincerely believe they are doing Jehovah's will, they are not.

This is completely obvious from the snakes, abusers, and corrupt elders and appointed men that can be found in any of the over 111k congregations worldwide. Not to mention how they are blatant in their covering up for pedophiles all the while destroying evidence.

You may think you are a recovering JW but in the reality is you find it difficult to accept what is plainly obvious. You are unable to function normally outside of the influence of the WTS. Seek professional help.

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Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine

by Tenacious in

i never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.

does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.

how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.

Tenacious

I never had the privilege to serve at Bethel .

Therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.

Do the GB members have their own living quarters separate from the average JW?

Does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?

How long are their weekly Wednesday meetings?

Are they accorded any special privileges?

Any other pertinent information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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As a JW Did You Often Feel "Guilty" About Something?

by minimus in

jw
friends

if muslim is supposed to be the religion of peace, jehovah's witnesses has to be the religion of guilt..

Tenacious

If Muslim is supposed to be the religion of peace, Jehovah's Witnesses has to be the religion of guilt.

Truer words were never spoken. The WTS makes it a point to always point out deficiencies in us in order to continue our dependency on them.

Classic psychology.

Remember that we could never do enough for the kingdom.

We should never pray the same thing repeatedly.

Our prayers should never be hurried.

Our way of living should always be to live a simple uncomplicated pauper life.

We should all be striving to be pioneers, to get into certain kingdom schools, etc.

Our dress and grooming should reflect we are witnesses and no part of this world.

We should never, ever, ever, ever, associate with "worldly people."

The "end" is right around the corner usually a 1-2 year outlook is given, repeatedly mind you.

The list is infinite.....

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Funny Video - Phone call to Bethel

by Listener in

this video is hilarious and very, very clever.

youtuber, theunwitness makes a call to hq and asks the question "can i talk to anthony morris?

" and uses matthew 18:15-17 as his reason.

Tenacious

We are but mere mortals compared to these men who will sit with our Lord Jesus.

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THE REALITY OF REFUSING BLOOD - as it happened

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

over the past couple years i have watched three young jw woman give up thier lives rather than accept blood.

the last was a new mother in her late 20s.

this is her story, as it unfolded on facebook:.

Tenacious

You would think that when the org decides to change the blood doctrine there would be an exodus of witnesses leaving but the reality is far from this.

When people believe you truly represent the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe, they can tell you practically anything and it will be believed. And when it fails to pass, its simply brushed off as "not the appropriate time."

Then again the org may never change the doctrine as it may face a backlash of angry parents and relatives. This could result in even more lawsuits for the org.

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Which is it???

by mynameislame in

jw
friends

maybe neither.

just noticed this network name in the list of nearby networks.. i'm wondering if this is a jw or dare i dream, a visitor of jw.net.

.

Tenacious

I think you are reading too much into it. It may just be that person's first name, son, nephew, etc.

But then again you never know!!