@TJ, dont let anyone pull your chain over why you brought it up. Its a jw discussion board and thats a jw question... it makes perfect sense for whatever reason you wanted to ask or discuss it.
_Morpheus
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I hope this is just a joke, because when reading this board, I thought this was'nt suppose to happen
by Truth and Justice inhi to all the board, .
i am confused about something that i read on this board.
it was the subject about the building and development of new kingdom halls.
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Bible Student Movements + surprise announcement from me
by pomo6780 inhello to all pomos, pimos and lurkers!
i would firstly like to introduce myself, as i should have done in my initial post.
i will remain anonymous for this website.
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_Morpheus
Lol oh my, sensitive much, pomo? I never said or implied, in any way shape or form, that you wernt welcome or that i wished you were still in the cult.
Hmmm.... you remind me of someone... a douche who used to post here and was also super sensative.... if only i could remember his name. Something like oaks.. or firs... some kind of vegetation at any rate. I bet you’d get along famously with him.
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Stop harassing jws
by pomo6780 inwe want people to learn ttatt.
we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.
however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.
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_Morpheus
Dont apologize for having a reasoned point of view. Its hard to get three people to agree on pizza toppings let alone religious topics.
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Bible Student Movements + surprise announcement from me
by pomo6780 inhello to all pomos, pimos and lurkers!
i would firstly like to introduce myself, as i should have done in my initial post.
i will remain anonymous for this website.
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Ohhhh im so sorry, you lost me at ‘admiration for my biggest influence cedars’.
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Chapter 49 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inchapter 49. cool aid anyone?.
this was of course great news for my wife.
all the talk in the congregation about who had caused our spit up was now over.
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The choice is plain: do what we say or else. Its very difficult to explain to others just how significant the “or else” can be... most normal people dont have every aspect of their lives centered on their church. Its impossible to fully comprehend if you havnt lived it.
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You may PRETEND to care - in reality you are SELFISH!
by wannabefree inthat;s what my wife (and all jw's) gets to hear about us at the kingdom hall today, (hmmmm, i wonder if she'll raise her hand to answer this one) ... .
watchtower study ... today, apostates and others who create divisions in the congregation use “smooth talk and flattering speech.” (romans 16:17, 18) they may pretend to care about others, but in reality, they are selfish.. (the watchtower - study edition (simplified version) 10/17 page 4 paragraph 7).
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Talk about the pot calling the kettle black... that describes jw’s to a T. Phoney friends and phoney family. As long as u can serve the corporation they tolerate you. The minute you falter, your dead to them.
asshats.
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I hope this is just a joke, because when reading this board, I thought this was'nt suppose to happen
by Truth and Justice inhi to all the board, .
i am confused about something that i read on this board.
it was the subject about the building and development of new kingdom halls.
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_Morpheus
Well the funny but true answer is: everything you said was true. Even the parts that sound contradictory.
They did lay a grand plan for building. They did backtrack. They are still building.
The more indepth answer is that some on this board have buried the org a bit prematurely. They def have had and continue to have money issues but prob not as bad as some would like to think. In some areas they are building a new hall but very sparsely and only where it seems to allow for a lot of consolidation therby allowing them to make money when they sell the old halls. Also the rdc (prob what you were refering to) travels as an enforcer of the branches will. They survey the condition of halls and approve repairs.... or not.
So all of what you wrote and thought is true, in context.
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Non JW wife/JW husband Christmas tree debate
by spacegirl443 infirst post here and looking for advice and help.
sorry in advance for it being so long :(.
i'm a happily married woman (no kids) who is a non-jw, presbyterian to be precise.
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Spacegirl, please dont misunderstand. Its not that i (or anyone else i think) dosent see a resolution for you... this is exactly what we saw. At best a “solution” where you get ... something. Maybe a small tree under the bed. Maybe a twig in the closet.
The ultimate point being his cult decided for you. Frankly it makes no difference in the life of anyone here except you. We just wanted you to be aware of what you have gotten into. A life of struggling with his cults rules.
We will be here for you when it gets stressful again.
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Stop harassing jws
by pomo6780 inwe want people to learn ttatt.
we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.
however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.
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_Morpheus
@cofy, i didnt fall for the premise of the OP, i consciously choose to accept it and use the black/white casting of the issue to frame my response. The problem is, expericances related all the time on this very forum show it all often comes down to a black/white, all or nothing situation.
Let me cite recent examples :
Within the past two months we have had the following experiances related:
terry related what i take (freely acknowledging my own preference) a positive example of ‘reverse witnessing’ or intervention or whatever phrasing you wish to use. He had a jw come to his door and he took the time have a rational discussion, invited him back for an rv and shared that as well. Presumably some elder came along and terry skillfully and calmly tried to reason. Thats a win.
In that same time frame we have some jackass pat himself on the back for yelling at a former friend in a parking lot and flipping the bird to some old ladies standing at a cart. We had the fiasco on november 5 with the small apostate dunce club interrupting a meeting and making jackasses of themselves before heading over to stand the sprinklers in front of warwick like they need social workworks to dress them in the morning. I bet they rode on a short buss to warwick.
Held side by side those differing methods show clearly that the OP wasnt as false a dichotomy as you claim. Held side by side they help show one tactic is all about possibly helping someone exit a cult and te other tactic is all about the release of anger in a self gratifying way that only serves to hurt everyone involved while the aggressor comes to the forum and mentally masturbates all over the place about how ‘brave’ they are for having confronted a pacifist cult member.
*prolonged slow clapping*
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Stop harassing jws
by pomo6780 inwe want people to learn ttatt.
we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.
however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.
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_Morpheus
Stop making sense. Nobody wants to hear whats logical and smart. Rage against rhe machine!!! Yell at little old cult ladies who have no influance on cult policy!!!! Yea for stupidity!