The carts were started mainly to pad the statistics and give elders and pioneers easy FS time. It's like turning an RV into a "Bible study" by just reading one biblical passage and calling it a "doorstep Bible study." It's just more smoke and mirrors.
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Literature Carts are Really a Vast Spy Network
by HiddenPimo ini am not sure if this is getting into the tin foil hat arena, but what if one of the reasons for the carts is to spy out who is leading a double life and to catch the pimo's?
they are everywhere in common public areas.
like the stasi of e. germany.. i know i may be reaching, but we all know the way zealous j dubs love to rat out anyone who steps out of line.. they can't be there to place literature, because no one is taking it.
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Advice on Disassociating
by HiddenPimo inhello my exjw/pimo/pomo friends,.
i am working on penning my da letter and wondered if i should use it as a tool to maybe wake up individuals as the boe will have to read it.. anyone have any advice on what i should say versus what i should leave out?
i am not going to fade as my family can either be loyal to blood or loyal to a man made religion.
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HP, I agree with those who say hold back. Your efforts will bear more fruit if you keep your cool and stay un-DAed/un-DFed. Keep the long range view in mind. Most of us can relate to wanting to vent our feelings about the org's corruption, but you will do more good if you stay "inactive." More options will be open to you. Think of others rather than your own feelings.
You state "I ... wondered if I should use it as a tool to maybe wake up individuals as the BOE will have to read it." You won't wake anyone up with a DA letter. It's not a "tool" for that! If you remain inactive you will have multiple ways to enlighten people. DA letters have a long record of waking up NO ONE. All the "faithful ones" think of is "he went out from among us because he's not of our sort." That's it. They not only will not care what you say are your reasons, but they will be positively afraid of reading them. Why stir that up that fear? Isn't reasoning better? You will be able to reason with them if you can still approach them and talk with them. DA yourself and you will cut that off permanently. Think about it...
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How Should Houses of Worship Protect Themselves Against Shooters?
by minimus inis there a way?
these madmen go into soft areas knowing they only will have firepower to inflict their damage.
i think people better start thinking ahead about what they can do to protect themselves..
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Zing,
"never to announce/advertise special events to the general public but should be privately shared to members only." But that's the opposite of WTS public preaching and open invitation policy. There must be a real tension in the minds of the "Holy Eight" (GB) between wanting to protect the faithful and keeping an open (meeting-wise) organization. Hmmm...
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Venus and Serena William's mother in a Mother's Day commercial
by Expanded-Mind ini think this is such a cute commercial!
(link below) however, if venus and serena's mother is a loyal witness, i am surprised that she would consent to do a mother's day commercial.
we all know what they teach about celebrating this and so many other holidays.
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"she be pulled into the back room for a little talk"—not to mention the bit o' cleavage! If anything, that would merit some "counsel", at least back in the days I was in. Maybe that's changed now too?
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Reporting Live From Orangeburg Assembly Hall
by HiddenPimo in2,259 in attendance .
9 baptized.
$21,000 to operate one day assembly.
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So HP did they sell the comfy Salisbury NC AH? If so, was it worth more $ than the Orangeburg one? Loved your current description that now "you eat at your seat"!
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2019-Professional-Clinical-Volunteers-Needed!
by Atlantis in2019 professional-clinical-volunteers needed.. .
to assist in our disaster preparedness, hlcs’ have been asked to produce a list of, any brothers or sisters (in good standing) who currently have any degree of professional, clinical expertise (this would be over and above any first-aid qualifications).. hlc2019-april-15--sensitive data redacted.https://docdro.id/mwifeuu a-19 and dc-50 forms mentioned in letter.a-19https://docdro.id/b2gyc2ddc-50https://docdro.id/w3t8lhvthe dc-50 form has a box in the grey area that can be checked for disaster relief.atlantis!.
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The link I provided above seems to indicate a very recent change on this matter, that is, from the 2011 reference you mention. Can you get any of the letters to the HLCs regarding this? It's supposed to be in the last couple of months, and evidently the local BOEs are not (yet?) privy to it.
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Reporting Live From Orangeburg Assembly Hall
by HiddenPimo in2,259 in attendance .
9 baptized.
$21,000 to operate one day assembly.
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A straight shot down I-26, eh? How long does it take? Thanks for the further non-growth, really, as you say, shrinkage, info. I'm sure it can be duplicated in other Western lands, especially if this 15-yo girl from the Czech Republic is any indication. That's a pretty part of NC. Do you get to the mountains at all? There are some nice drives and trails up there.
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2019-Professional-Clinical-Volunteers-Needed!
by Atlantis in2019 professional-clinical-volunteers needed.. .
to assist in our disaster preparedness, hlcs’ have been asked to produce a list of, any brothers or sisters (in good standing) who currently have any degree of professional, clinical expertise (this would be over and above any first-aid qualifications).. hlc2019-april-15--sensitive data redacted.https://docdro.id/mwifeuu a-19 and dc-50 forms mentioned in letter.a-19https://docdro.id/b2gyc2ddc-50https://docdro.id/w3t8lhvthe dc-50 form has a box in the grey area that can be checked for disaster relief.atlantis!.
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So they are soliciting help from the very Witness health care professionals whose lives they have just make more difficult by changing long-held WT policy and now forbidding them from giving blood transfusions to non-JWs?
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4886305889583104/new-blood-policy-jw-medical-professionals
Sounds like a brilliant move!
BTW, Atlantis, can you rustle up an documentation for this change?
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Reporting Live From Orangeburg Assembly Hall
by HiddenPimo in2,259 in attendance .
9 baptized.
$21,000 to operate one day assembly.
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HP, thanks for the post.
The GB and other higher ups seem to have the idea that they can just go on fooling themselves and everyone else. I esp. appreciated your estimated age analysis. How telling! No wonder only 2% of the audience were under 18. Today this post appeared here of a 15-year-old who wants out:
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6002598961217536/im-15-want-break-free
If she is any indication of what is going on among the Witness youth, they will come to sites like this one already in doubt about God, the org, etc., learn about the many secrets the org is hiding and lying about, and it will just fuel their desire to leave. The org can't control that!
Interesting that your dad is waking up to their money shenanigans. South Carolina is nice this time of year, eh? No bad heat yet, but your storms have been nasty this spring. So do you have to go from NC to Orangeburg, SC for the assembly (I saw your NC 21 note)?
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Reddit is Joining EFF to Fight the WatchTower!
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara ina must read update to darkspilvers subpeona.
reddit has joined the eff's effort to fight the jehovah's witness organization, watchtower bible & tract society, who subpoenaed redditor darkspilver's identity using tenuous claims of copyright infringement.. set to go live in 5 hours!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsyvcy0pkok.
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Thanks. I must wonder i this legal move by the WTS is going to backfire. They really are desperate to find their internal leaks.