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  Was There An Occasion Where An Entire Congregation Broke Away?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?

  ) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.

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  stan livedeath

  @Snugglebunny

  cantleave replied thus:

  "Many years ago in the 60's, there was one particular guy who pretty much led his own cult. Half the Congregation eent off the rails and what was left was merged with Titchfield/ Fareham congregation."
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  Was There An Occasion Where An Entire Congregation Broke Away?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?

  ) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.

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  stan livedeath

  snugglebunny30 minutes ago

  I recall a long-ago poster by the name of Philo telling me that the entire Bishop's Waltham (Southampton area) congregation had left.

  
  

  i'll message Cantleave through facebook--he should know--he lives there !
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  Was There An Occasion Where An Entire Congregation Broke Away?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?

  ) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.

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  stan livedeath

  from the above wikipedia link

  Britain[edit]

  Jesse Hemery was appointed overseer of the Watch Tower Society's British Isles branch office by Russell in 1901,[1] holding that post until 1946.[2] Hemery founded the Goshen Fellowship after he was disfellowshipped by Nathan H. Knorr in 1951.[2]

  wow--i never knew that. 50 years as branch servant--then--fired.

  
  

  
  
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  How many hours of field service are now required?

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to be a publisher?.

  an auxiliary pioneer?.

  an regular pioneer?.

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  stan livedeath

  /\ /\

  so they were good at selling magazines but rubbish at bible studies.
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  Was There An Occasion Where An Entire Congregation Broke Away?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?

  ) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.

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  stan livedeath

  didnt this happen in one of the ( former ) USSR countries-?-the whole lot formed their own independent cult
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  Consummed

  by Hobbittz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am head over heels in love with a man who was raised jw.

  i believe he is fighting demons, however, and is torn between what his heart wants to do, his beliefs, his depression & lack of self confidence.

  he has had 2 wives.

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  stan livedeath

  hobbitz--are you male or female ?
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  How many hours of field service are now required?

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to be a publisher?.

  an auxiliary pioneer?.

  an regular pioneer?.

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  stan livedeath

  when i was a teenage regular pioneer the monthly requirement was 100 hours.

  you have to laugh--a regular pioneer is an unpaid volunteer--yet is expected to reach certain targets,
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  How would you reason with a family member who says...

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. social
  2. family

  “i know the org has made mistakes and failed in some areas but it is still better than christendom”.

  ugggghhhhhh.

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  stan livedeath

  all these religions are basically the same--they all worship a hole in the sky.
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  So what questions should I be asking?

  by HappyBlessedFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i am still trying to help my husband realize ttatt.

  i have asked him some questions .

  .. “are you okay with jehovah killing your mom, sister, nephew (non-witnesses) at armageddon?”.

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  stan livedeath

  show him the video of a GBod member out buying a bulk lot of booze on a sunday morning. see how he reacts to that.
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  If shunning were no longer a JW policy, how many would leave the Org?

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  additionally - if this shunning rule was removed and everyone was made aware of the dirty secrets of the org.. (e.g.

  csa-arc / un membership / malawi - mexico contrast / etc.).

  would those leaving be higher?.

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  stan livedeath

  ive been shunned by 2 of my 3 offspring for over 30 years. strange thing--i resigned from the cult before the younger 2 were even born ! thay didnt start shunning till 10 years later.