Longy -- they might be dying off pretty darn quick -- I've never heard of so many funerals.
Just noticed Blues post ^^^ and not so sure about changes.
visited the convention for a day.
did speak a lot of jw.. there is a lot change going on, did indept conversations.. my conclusion:.
- jw.org is transforming with evangelical and gospel influence.. some told me:.
i am getting requests to confirm we are ok from several continents.
we live about 5-10 minutes from the guadalupe river in texas.
i didn’t realize this made global news.. i utilize a lot of weather subscription apps to help me in my business.
the topic concerning why the other user allows jw's by to eat is what prompted this thought in my mind.
maybe i am not remembering this correctly, but seem to remember a number of years ago that you decided to stop posting here and then all of a sudden you posted that this was an apostate website, you didn't want to be here, and that you were returning to jehovah.
( i may be slightly off, but it was something along those lines.. i am just wondering if you ever offered an explanation of why you did that?.
SBF: DO TELL (unless prohibited) of your visits to various groups. Your sharing was informative and enjoyable to read.
Wish you could visit the Amish (Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana). Most know they helped rebuild North Carolina but don't realize they did same after Katrina (Gulf Coast) never telling anyone. Not asked to help but quietly showed up with buggies/supplies. They had one mission -- to serve. They hung drywall, built roofs, working side by side with Baptists, Mennonites. They prepared meals for families who had lost everything. They refused to take payment nor wanted their names remembered. They prayed silently and never tried to convert anyone. They weren't there to preach but to serve. They follow Colossians 3:23.
Quite the antithesis of WT -- not referring to JW adherents with positive intentions.
Friend who returned to JWs within past couple of yrs. was raised a Lutheran. She detests it and feels she and her sibling were marginalized, treated unfairly due to fact parents didn't attend. The Lutheran schools in my area have excellent schools -- high rated curriculum and students of various religions attend.
the governing body just doesn't let up on encouraging the young children to reach out to do free labor for the organization.
so another generation of young people with ruined lives.
another generation of young people that will get old and wake up in their 50s to realize they were in a religious doomsday cult.. and they are getting rid of some old workers that ran the branches of the organization, and giving them different assignments or maybe they are just sending them home, who knows.
the governing body is going all out at this years convention.
they are still discouraging university education.
i guess the end must be real close .
Longy -- I agree the JWs might be less generous right now. Seems the JWs here seem to overcharge for everything -- (not that I hire them but once in a. while some slip in) power washing, cleaning, etc., because they're 'special.' They're not licensed or insured but charge what a licensed/insured person would. I, too, was shocked so many deadbeats (lol) and beggars in the religion. The deadbeat population might increase.
Hard to imagine the religion is still ongoing. Pew Report needs to add 'JWs have a substantial amount of deadbeats and pedophiles in the religion.
the governing body is going all out at this years convention.
they are still discouraging university education.
i guess the end must be real close .
Longy -- I didn't know many that were affluent but they did have brains to continue working. Yes - their friends/social circles were very important. Always will be JW 'freeloaders' (ha ha ❤️ your term - hadn't heard it in yrs.) who will expect handouts while they waste time and use pioneering as an excuse to be lazy.
Wonder if there are many disadvantaged, elderly, JWs, today - very sad. If so, they're surviving off of taxpayers and doubt it's much. Have heard of ones self-employed as housekeepers, handymen, and the economy has to be challenging for some these days.
Freeloading in a bad economy can't be that much fun.
the governing body is going all out at this years convention.
they are still discouraging university education.
i guess the end must be real close .
Longy - the testimonials I heard were hype. JWs didn't sell their boats nor did they give up clique/socializing or camping time for field service. Sure -- a couple of them didn't attend institutions of higher learning nor did they pioneer or spend one second longer out recruiting for WT. Most likely 95% theatre. The JW students who received scholarships used them! Some applied for college scholarships/loans. There was a window of opportunity allowed by the WT for extended education and a few JWs in their 20s/30s also jumped on the special. Perhaps decades ago there were those who forfeited scholarships but not recent times.
Maybe they are resorting back to old, successful, business, model - good luck, suckers -- although there are plenty around that will fall prey to anything.
the governing body is going all out at this years convention.
they are still discouraging university education.
i guess the end must be real close .
Stuck in a university - one should be so lucky and great odds of learning compared to being stuck in WT land. Education costs money and WT wants it. I would not be able to contain myself at one of those conventions.
WT needs to build up their slave class. Too many youth pushing the right foot down (gas pedal) exiting the first moment possible.
executive order signed this morning.
prescription drugs reduced by 30-80 percent.
investigation by doge found out that other nations that were paying $100 dollars for a certain drug, americas were paying $1000 dollars or more for the same drug.
executive order signed this morning.
prescription drugs reduced by 30-80 percent.
investigation by doge found out that other nations that were paying $100 dollars for a certain drug, americas were paying $1000 dollars or more for the same drug.
Religions were paid multi-millions promoting the injections to their adherents, Watchtower most likely coerced "vaccine" having immense power over followers lives. I recall hearing or reading members had to be vaccinated to return/attend the meetings and so many people weren't hesitant about rolling up their sleeves w/all the media fear 24/7.