hi all.. this is my first post, although i have been an avid reader for quite some time now.
please bear with me if i seem long winded.
(i have no one else to talk to, and my husband says i talk to him too much!
Welcome Winnie!
No, your experience tends to be the norm. My brother has been shunning me for 3 years, starting the 4th year this month. This was due to my questioning the authority of the GB, and their right to make laws such as with blood. Many on this board have had similar experiences and it is painfully obvious that the JW’s are basically loveless and lawless!
Thanks jwfacts!
I recall an assembly I went to about 5-6 years ago (when I was still “in”), where claims were made in one of the talks that revised their history of beliefs about 1914. I don’t know how some of the guys who write this crap in Brooklyn can go to sleep at night! Thanks for your coverage!
this article will consider five things that are holy to all of god's servants.
(b) how do we hold jehovah's name as something holy?.
(matthew 20:28; hebrews 9: 14) we therefore hold jesus' blood as something sacred, "precious.
Thanks Blondie, for this weekly review!
well i just got the new kingdom ministry for december and it has the publisher peak for august: 129,482!.
that is quite an amazing total when you compare it to the trend of recent years:.
2006 - 129,482. i wish i could produce a graph, but you get the picture - there has been a dramatic increase in the publisher peak number this year compared with the recent downward trend after the 1995 "generation" change and subsequent stagnation.
Maybe it's due to the change in policy regarding the disabled, whereby they can report 15 mins. in field service and remain a publisher.
its amazing how jws operate.
when i was an active jw in florida (usa), many jw families had a turkey dinner with friends and family on thanksgiving day!
in fact, a number of elders participated in these family get-togethers, they just happened to have a turkey dinner on the same day as the thanksgiving holiday (usa).
Good point Blondie! When I was in Brooklyn Bethel (circa 1979), I recall a young brother at my “table” expressing his guilt at going to a Thanksgiving Dinner, where the wife was an active JW, but husband was not. Anyway, he said he still went and the food was great! I was jealous!
i remember hearing years ago that there were so many witnesses in the islands that territories were being covered twice a month!
can anyone confirm this?
what is the current saturation?
I live in Hawaii, although work in Florida from time-to-time, and no, the territory is "worked" about twice per year in most congregations. There may be a few congregations in some dense areas where it is different, but where I live, it was common for the CO to complain that some territories were only being worked once per year. I think what happens is that the locals avoid affluent areas, because they get the door slammed in their face, or rather, people don’t answer the door. And most JW’s (when I was an active elder here in Hawaii), simply ride-around for hours in a van, talking rarely if at all. Most JW’s here in Hawaii, only have a few they call on and avoid the door-to-door “work” as much as possible.
its amazing how jws operate.
when i was an active jw in florida (usa), many jw families had a turkey dinner with friends and family on thanksgiving day!
in fact, a number of elders participated in these family get-togethers, they just happened to have a turkey dinner on the same day as the thanksgiving holiday (usa).
It’s amazing how JW’s operate. When I was an active JW in Florida (USA), many JW families had a turkey dinner with friends and family on Thanksgiving Day! In fact, a number of elders participated in these family get-togethers, they just happened to have a turkey dinner on the same day as the Thanksgiving Holiday (USA). Of the few meals I got invited to over the years, there was plenty of justification. “The turkey was on sale,” was a common statement! "We can't it go bad, and must cook it on this day!" Christmas is another holiday celebrated on the sly. I would often get “friendship” cards form JW’s around Christmas time! Funny isn't it?
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first my reaction was that i was not interested and i let them know.
that as i was closing the door.. however, after i closed the door it dawned on me to question them.
The Wanderer – thanks for sharing!
It’s amazing that someone in the group actually knew about it! As far as WT sending out information about their involvement, I doubt very much that has happened. Did you show them the letter from the UN web site regarding WT and UN? Please let us know if they return with an explanation.
i have just received the transcript of the disfellowship appeal meeting from a person i know from a recording he took.
it is quite typical in the condescension of the elders.
unfortunately he did not record the initial meeting.
Jwfacts,
Thanks for sharing this. As a former elder for many years I saw the abuse first hand! Unfortunately, this abuse is more the rule than the exception! I’m sure these guys see nothing wrong with their actions. What Ray Franz brought out in his books is so true. Most JW elders, individually, would never harshly treat people the way a group of them will. There’s a type of group-think that takes place, which creates arrogance and bullying to an extreme. Under these conditions, these men get an erection-of -authority that must be a real brain-rush of endorphins. It’s so sad!
ok, i'm writing this thru tears as i just found out in the last 5 minutes.
my dad died in august, and they had been together just 1 or 2 weeks over 70 years married!
i didn't expect her to last without him, and visa versa.. i just tried to call my sister, and no answer there.
I'm so sorry to hear this! My own brother no longer talks to me for the same reasons your family doesn't talk to you. It's so sad, I'm so very sorry!!! REALLY! It's so sad! LOVE! HUGS!
