Afternoon Gill ...so true. There can't be any right-minded/thinking/intelligent adults left who actually BELIEVE this WT crap - I'm aware of longtime (adult) JWs who miss most meetings due to various mental problems...Old JWs, in my experience, just question their own ability to keep up with the Org's changes...and a little like Brooks in 'The Shawshank Redemption' who's institutionalised and can't survive without being organised by the the prison system (tops himself). I wonder how the average age of a dub has changed over the years?
MidwichCuckoo
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A desperate time for JW as realisation inevitable dawns .....
by Gill inin time, slowly and inevitably, a lot of jws will realise that they have been conned.
they may deny it at first but eventually a substantial amount will discover that they have lost their lives, their talents and their potential to of all things, a book publishing company!.
so, what will their reactions be?
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What are Strangest Grounds For Disfellowshiping You Have Heard Of?
by new boy inin 1961 my father was disfellowshipped for not doing to the kingdom hall he was assigned to.. if i'm lying...my dying!.
it was the glendora california congeration.
the committee was.. john smoley.
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a sister who wanted to divorce her husband when she found out he was having sex with the dog.
What?? Blimey - bet that caused a stir in the Congregation.
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Question : How Rich Is The Watchtower ?
by AlphaOmega infrom previous posters, we have had access to the watchtower's accounts (uk), and especially the related company (ibsa), but... apparantly accounts are not as easily available in america.. does that apply to canada too ?.
how much the organisation is worth worldwide ?how much profit the organisation makes worldwide ?.
i'd be interested to know.. thanks in advance.
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They're certainly 'storing up treasures on Earth' - I believe they're listed as one of the biggest landowners in New York.
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Lowly publishers can now attend international conventions
by unbeliever ini don't know if this has been posted yet but my mom told me that there was a letter from crooklyn that publishers can now attend international conventions.
before only the pioneers, elders, etc could attend.
she said that there was a tremendous amount of excitement among the publishers that they now have the "privilege" of attending.
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I could be overanalyzing, but I see this as a strategy by the WTS to give the Dubs a bit of excitement in there lives...
....and the Org a nice little earner if the R&F are being charged OTT ($2500?). Looks like poorer dubs will be excluded then!
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Are JW's really hated?
by lfcviking injesus words: .
"the world will hate you just like it has hated me".
the jw's think this passage of scripture spoken by jesus applies to them in this present day.
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Gregor - don't start me on the War, lol. Apparently, JWs were persecuted more than the Jews (yes, the ones I've spoken to actually believe this!)
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Are JW's really hated?
by lfcviking injesus words: .
"the world will hate you just like it has hated me".
the jw's think this passage of scripture spoken by jesus applies to them in this present day.
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Are JW's really hated?
No, but the Org has brainwashed them into thinking they are, thus fulfilling Jesus' words
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My sisters wedding...
by zamora251978 inbelow is a copy of the e-mail my sister sent me.
i had to make arrangements for my kids to be babysat somewhere else until after the wedding.
there little hearts are broken.
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Welcome Zamora - what a load of crap - I can't really add anything helpful, but it does make me angry...
They were told they cannot marry in the kingdom hall
So, I don't understand how Elder Arsey can dictate who the guests are...it's not strictly a 'JW' wedding (well, except for the fact it's already being ruined by the Org)..
I hope it all works out for you all!
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Amazing backflip at the sunday meeting - Nostradamus and 2012
by stay young and beautiful inbeen lurking for many a year now.
my life works in seasons and i find myself doing at one time of the year something which i did at the same time the last year, and so on.
it's at around this time that i begin to focus on my old jw life.
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Hello Stay Young ...I've said it before, Nostradamus has certainly been more successful with propecies than theWTBTS ... maybe the Org will reveal (in the Members only WT) that he was a dub (hasn't God ALWAYS had a 'representative' on Earth? - well Nostradamus was the 16th Century 'rep', lol)
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Mums gone; and I did something bad
by shell69 ini'm not proud of this.
i went to my dads grave, bearing in mind that i am the only one in the family that ever places flowers on it.
mum had visited and put a bunch of silk roses on it.. i saw red.
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Shell - don't beat yourself up - that's not bad at all, you just feel that because it's emotive
Re the masking tape - maybe try pollyfiller?
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Mouthy, Deputy Dog, Apostate Kate, and Investigator74
by AuldSoul ini met these folks over the weekend, and i am glad i did.
grace got a couple of pictures of herself flanked by myself and the towering deputy dog.. i missed hearing apostate kate speak on sunday because i was only able to steal away for a few hours on saturday.. .
i hope trevor keeps his word and pays her back, but i will be surprised if he does.
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I hope Trevor keeps his word and pays her back, but I will be surprised if he does. She gave (enough to convert to about £22 or £23).
That's disgraceful...have people been sending 'Trevor' cheques? If so, surely the police/authorities can freeze his bank account and investigate a fraud?