Posts by sir82

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The Great Tribulation must be at least 3 years away

by BourneIdentity in

since they’ve announced the dates for the next 3 memorials, no talk about this “may be our last one!”.

since they’ve announced the patterson construction project will take 3 years to complete.

let’s also not forget when they designed warwick, they spent money on expensive energy saving technology to save millions in the long run, years and decades in the future.

sir82

It's been "3 years away" for the past 110 years.

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When is the AGM for this year?

by no-zombie in

i'm sure that the agm is in october but has a date for it been released?.

sir82

Whenever it is, it will surely be the best one ever!

8

KH sale resolution, alternative

by waton in

to the be read from the podium 2 weeks after the initial proposal, command from gb/branch :.

we the central hall*** congregation resolve, in the forced sale, that the hall at no.

1 first avenue *** be bought back from wtbt corp inc. and continue to be used by the current members.

If the elders & members of the congregation would be that anxious & willing to disobey the "faithful and discreet slave", what would be the point of continuing to attend meetings, whose primary objective is to convince the listeners to mindlessly obey the FDS?

And if they're not going to attend meetings, why do they need a Kingdom Hall?

20

Satan is abyssed for 1000 years and when released, immediately asks...

by The Fall Guy in

... "has brexit been sorted out yet?

".

sir82

That is a really good one.

22

You May Now Embrace the Bride!

by jp1692 in

just yesterday, a pimi jw that i've known for years told me that at the end of a wedding they recently attended in pennsylvania, usa, the "brother" that officiated the ceremony concluded by saying to the bride and groom, "you may now embrace the bride.

no kissing.

just a hug.

sir82

It's been a while since I've been to a JW wedding, but I've never ever heard of this.

It's not hard to imagine, though, some little podunk town with a something-seriously-stuck-up-their-collective-patooties BOE making up a rule: "no kissing allowed in the Kingdom Hall! Think of the children!"

24

Jehovah's Witnesses Came to My Neighborhood

by Juan Viejo2 in

for nearly two years i have not seen any jehovah's witnesses going door to door in my neighborhood.

that was not the case when my wife and i first moved here (north central oregon).

in fact, our neighborhood was visited at least once every 4 to 5 months - even in the coldest winter months.

sir82

Sounds about right.

It's hard to imagine a more colossal waste of time than JWs engaged in their "lifesaving ministry".

How do they get their hours?

The apathy carts are a big thing now. There are a bunch of cities around the world which have "special metropolitan public witnessing programs" - which is just a bunch of carts that are manned by shifts of 3-5 JWs over the course of 10-12 hours per day.

In my city, for example, there are 5 "metropolitan witnessing" locations, manned 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. A shift is 2-4 hours. I.e., there are thousands of "hours" per month to be had just standing mutely at a cart watching people ignore you all day.

There are a ton of pioneers who get, I would estimate, 30-50% of their "time" per month at these apathy carts.

33

Merger aftermath

by Rattigan350 in

a couple of months ago, i reported on my congregation being disolved and merged with another.. on sept 1, cong b merged with cong a using the same hall, thereafter using cong a's meeting times.

also nearby cong c moved into the hall using cong b's meeting times and cong c's kh is being put up for sale.. i've since been to both sunday meetings and both midweek meetings.

at all, the parking lot is totally full, cars have to park around the corner and on the street.

sir82

Yeah, that's a good point: They've pretty clearly telegraphed that they expect next-to-nothing growth, if they have rejiggered the congregations such that every meeting is overcrowded.

This sends an unspoken but unmistakable message: why bother with the "lifesaving preaching work" if even the top guys are absolutely certain that nothing will come of it?

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Highlights from Book Studies: Other Sheep & Disfellowshipping

by neat blue dog in

a couple of highlights from recent "congregation bible studies" (book studies):.

in one chapter of the jesus book, they spin the part that disproves the "earthly hope" into saying the exact opposite of what is obvious:.

“most truly i say to you, i am the door for the sheep.

sir82

They must be totally un-self-aware to write these paragraphs,

Oh it's far worse than that.

They are fully aware of the difference between what those verses clearly express, vs. their (the WTS's) explanation.

They are intentionally and cynically misleading their adherents because (1) it benefits themselves and (2) they know they can get away with it.

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Imagine if the JW logo were an idol, no wait...

by HiddenPimo in

i’m in germany for work and guess what is next to the bowling alley in karlsruhe?

same thing as a cross.... .