Posts by LongHairGal

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Top Ten List of What Happens Next...

by Farmer Jim1 in

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what does everyone think will happen next on the back of the coronavirus pandemic?.

these are my suggestions;.

1) coronavirus will have a disproportionate effect on jw ‘growth’ countries like in south america and africa.

LongHairGal

FARMERJIM1:

You’ve got some good ideas.

No 5: is the most certain. A Recession definitely means less money...Not so sure about No. 9..They can make all the suggestions they want about how much $$ people should give..but people out-of-work aren’t giving them sh#t.

No 8: possibly a reduction in JW personnel (fewer COs); and No 10: more halls possibly will be sold maybe not all.

Nos. 2 & 3 are definitely possible. People may not want to physically go back to the meetings and actual field service as well. Some of these JWs were would-be faders anyway. Others might have been turned off by the intrusiveness of the Zoom meetings.

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F. W. Franz epic talk May 11, 1975 (clip)

by lastmanstanding in

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vwxeenkkoary-efyhnt75iqmagx0yywf.

f. w. franz "times in which we are particularly interested" may 11, 1975. ;introduced by kenneth a. little, a much younger man than now for sure.. the clip is 8 minutes.. unfortunately, some idiot recorded over part of this day many years ago.

i am hoping to find another copy in the box..

LongHairGal

PHIZZY:

Others have also said that the JW religion is floundering because they have no one ‘special’ like FF to come up with ideas..

Possibly. But, I wonder if the world is a little too far along in Time with so much that has happened OR has not happened for this to ‘work’ again. I don’t think anybody..even an actual miracle worker.. is going to bring the JW religion back to its heyday.

Maybe other people are more open minded to the idea the JW religion can reform or have a revival..but I’m done with it.

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Trump declares houses of worship essential service

by Vanderhoven7 in

what do you think about this?.

https://abcn.ws/3bqn4tt.

LongHairGal

VANDERHOVEN7:

Of course that was a political move but this quarantine went too far too long, IMO.

Even though I’m no longer interested in religion, many people like religion in the background in their life. They like their churches and the smell of incense. It makes them feel good.

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Why do the Elders stress the importance of meeting attendance....

by Davros in

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why do the elders always stress to the rank and file members of the congregation how important meeting attendance is, as well as the importance of always paying attention to every word that's being presented from the slave?

but then, during the meeting, they rarely sit and pay attention themselves to the wonderful spiritual banquet being presented?

they always seem so busy, don't they?

LongHairGal

DAVROS:

As others have said, it’s about Control.

If they don’t SEE you enough in person, the JWs can’t criticize you about your attitude, activity etc. They need a physical presence for this. Being online or remote won’t cut it indefinitely.

Even Zoom wouldn’t be enough (although I think it’s intrusive to have this in your home anyway).

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Why Do You Think People Become Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by minimus in

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besides growing up in the religion, why do you think people turn to jehovah’s witnesses?

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what made you become a witness?

LongHairGal

MINIMUS:

I think you might have asked a similar question before.

But for the sake of all the newbies I’ll say..it’s because I was interested in end-time prophecy back in the ‘70s and somebody led me to believe the JWs cracked some bible code.

They also said they had No clergy class and that everybody was equal. This was how I made the mistake of being sucked into the JW religion. I remedied this error twenty or so years later.

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Back after 18 years

by BobsGirl in

anyone still here to remember me and aluminutty?

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LongHairGal

EYEUSE2BADUB:

Yeah, I get it and see the shade of difference in the language. I wasn’t in the religion yet in 1969. I was a teenager and still a Catholic.

I came in the JWs in the late ‘70s. I was new in the workforce and would not quit my job to appease the Witnesses. Hell no! I saw people collecting their pensions. They were in the workforce so why would I not be.

I’m curious though:..if somebody is told that they “will never grow old in this system of things”, at what age do they realize something might be wrong with this picture? Age Forty?? I would be uneasy..That still wouldn’t be too late for somebody to do something about their retirement, IMO.

Good luck to them.

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Loco needs

by road to nowhere in

stay in period.

get deliveries of necessities so you dont go to store.

no contact except phone.

LongHairGal

FINKELSTEIN & OVERRATED:

Yes, the JWs are awaiting a free and easy ride to Paradise.

Back in the day I said exactly that about JWs who were on the fringes of the workforce - looking for freebies and handouts! Meanwhile, I was criticized for my full time job..So, I never gave anything to these pioneers.

It is really despicable the attitude the Witnesses have about the rest of the world. I was always sickened by talk about them hoping to ‘live in somebody’s mansion’.

This is also another reason why I’m glad I’m no longer in this religion.

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WTB&TS And The Lawyers They Employ.

by smiddy3 in

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i have been thinking about the legal departments that look after the wts interests around the world.i can`t believe these legal eagles offer their services on a voluntary basis like the r&f do.and i don`t believe their services would come cheap.. as an organization the size of jw.org and its offshoots of companys and interests around the world ,the cost of keeping them gainfully employed must amount to a considerable sum of money.. especially the law suits against them with child abuse court cases that arise on a regular basis ,and the government inquiry`s into the jw religion that is happening in different countries now.. all paid for by the voluntary contributions that come from the r&f for the worldwide preaching work .. contributions to pay for the wt organization`s legal department to defend themselves in court ?.

did jesus and the apostles pay lawyers to defend them in a court of law with funds donated by their supporters ?.

LongHairGal

SILENTBUDDHA:

No, I didn’t ‘jump off the deep end’. I kept my job. For that I was criticized and hardly invited anywhere.

Now the JW religion is filled with needy people who didn’t want to be part of the workforce..who instead preferred to knock on doors..Armageddon was supposed to have come to save them..This is really against the Bible because it ignores the example of the lowly ant ‘who stores up’.

The game plan now is for these people to target other Witnesses in the congregation for $$..The religion won’t help them..SO, any member who looks halfway decent, isn’t downright crazy, has a job..can expect to REGULARLY be hit up left and right for cash like they were an ATM machine.

This is what I would be facing if I were still there!!! I hate being right all the time but I knew something like this would happen to these JWs who criticized ME for working.

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WTB&TS And The Lawyers They Employ.

by smiddy3 in

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friends

i have been thinking about the legal departments that look after the wts interests around the world.i can`t believe these legal eagles offer their services on a voluntary basis like the r&f do.and i don`t believe their services would come cheap.. as an organization the size of jw.org and its offshoots of companys and interests around the world ,the cost of keeping them gainfully employed must amount to a considerable sum of money.. especially the law suits against them with child abuse court cases that arise on a regular basis ,and the government inquiry`s into the jw religion that is happening in different countries now.. all paid for by the voluntary contributions that come from the r&f for the worldwide preaching work .. contributions to pay for the wt organization`s legal department to defend themselves in court ?.

did jesus and the apostles pay lawyers to defend them in a court of law with funds donated by their supporters ?.

LongHairGal

SILENT BUDDHA:

Wow, the hypocrisy is just staggering!

They quietly look for ‘studious types’ to send to college because it will benefit the RELIGION.. But, yet they will tell the rank & file JWs that college and careers are evil.👎🏻

The religion couldn’t care less if the average JW can even put food on their table, as long as they are ignorant and compliant. I despised the religion’s stand against college/careers. Thankfully, I never paid any mind to their stupid talk and am Retired today.

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Anyone know of someone doing this or maybe you have done it

by phoenixrising in

anyone ever hear of someone getting dfed in a congregation then moving cross country and joining another jw congregation and not telling them you were dfed.

?.

LongHairGal

PHOENIXRISING:

I’m not surprised this does happen.. A person wants to make a clean start without people being biased against them..but you can’t accomplish this in the Jehovah’s Witness religion.

The Witnesses send a letter when somebody moves to a new congregation and says where they came from. I think only the elders see it.

In some ways this is a protection and warns the new elders if this person is a problem. (What’s bad is if the congregation is not warned!).. Sadly though, this letter can be very biased against somebody and this may be unfair..But, there is nothing that John/Jane Q Publisher can do about this.

I had heard by gossip about one such letter that followed a person who came back after living elsewhere...It was very unflattering and suggested the person should have restrictions put on them, etc.