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  Are the G.B.members really good business people ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  if i was an author of a book i think i would be over the moon if i was guaranteed a sale of around 5 million or more books for my work.. the jehovah`s witnesses have over 8 million members plus relatives that are fringe dwellers who come to the memorial once a year ,.

  so what a gold mine they have been sitting on as a publishing house .. why didn`t they keep publishing books for the faithful ,they could have even upped the price , and the faithful would have paid especially in prosperous country`s in the west.. they could have milked this venture for years to come as the faithful would have bought anything they would have published .. and their prophets (profits) would have soared ,literally and figuratively for many more years to come ..

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  "Are the G.B. members really good business people?"

  That's my question.
  
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  Many Jehovah's Witness Leaders and Followers Customize Their Religion to Suit Their Needs

  by new boy in

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  after observing my jehovah's witness friends and family members for over 50 years it became apparent that the vast majority of "the brothers and sisters" pick and choose the rules and laws that their church/organization what them to follow.. tough the society may state these admonitions as definite "do's and don'ts" many of the church followers put these admonitions in the the "grey zone.".

  the reason being jehovah will give them special dispensation.

  yes, for some odd reason jehovah will cut these people some slack for the same things he must punish others for.

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  You have described my god intoxicated, spiritually deluded, and religiously fanatical dyed in the wool Jehovah's Witness mother. She would run to the Elders about the slightest matter concerning others in the hall and gossiped about everyone constantly. However, she didn't have the slightest qualms about getting drunk, lying, going to R-rated movies, attending her own 'worldly' class reunions, hiding cigarettes under her mattress, not filing income taxes, lying on her monthly time report, not paying her bills on time, constantly late on our property tax payments, and a number of other assorted sins and misdemeanors. Yet, she was considered a pillar of our circuit! Many, many Jehovah's Witnesses have two faces. One public one for the congregation and one private one for their family. Ezekiel 8:12 comes to mind: 'They say to themselves, The Lord cannot see us.' (As you can tell, I still have some 'mommy issues')
  
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  Mo Money ... $$$

  by loneranger in

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  the money grab continues!!

  at a very recent circuit assembly (usa), the accounts overseer gave the typical accounts report for the ca in the early afternoon.

  there were 2100 people at the assembly.

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  'Serving where the need is greater' - who does it benefit?

  by eyeslice2 in

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  we have recently been in asia on vacation, travelling to a number of countries in this part of the world.

  whilst in thailand, my wife, totally pimo, wanted to go to the english speaking convention in bangkok.

  although i haven't been active for a very long time, i went along with her.. the first thing that slightly surprised me was the attendance, well over 900. i hadn't expected that many but they were from all over the country, which is a pretty big place.

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  SERVING WHERE THE GREAT ARE NEEDED could also be the title of this thread.
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  My brother is shunning me (but he's not a Witness)

  by john.prestor in

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  i didn't know where to post this but it's been on my mind and i'm looking for support and advice from people who know what it's like being shunned.

  i was raised in a fundamentalist baptist church, so what i'm experiencing is a little different than most posters on this site.

  i've been out of that church for years, and my brother's been out for a while too.

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  All I can say is that I am glad I am 63 years old and won't have to hear of foolishness like this much longer. Grown men in their late 20's fighting over a f@cking video game? There are far more important things to worry about in this life!
  
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  First time here - My Story (Spousal Abuse)

  by Centaurus A in

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  hi everyone, this is my first time here and only in the last 2 weeks have my eyes been opened.

  still trying to take in all this new info.

  anyways here is my very condensed story:.

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  Welcome....you are among friends here. You will learn much good information here and I hope that you will continue to share with us so that we can learn from you.
  
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  Hello Everyone, Another JW Has Left!

  by SuperGirl in

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  just want to introduce myself and let you know that this site is working and is a big help to lots of jws with doubts.

  i've been lurking for about a year, the first couple of times i was frightened and literally shaking visiting an apostate site but it's the only place i can come to for sanity.

  the religion has become a nut house.

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  Welcome SuperGirl.

  

  I hope that we hear more from you! Enjoy your stay. Many fine and intelligent people post here. Lots to learn, if you keep an open mind.
  
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  WT is lying about the actual publisher numbers

  by JustHuman14 in

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  i left wt, 18 years ago.

  never thought that i would have witness such a massive doctrinal and structure changes as well.

  i find it hard to recognize that religion.. what i can tell, like all of ex jw's is that wt going down.. their corporate directors know it.

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  Who knows with these jokers? Maybe individual carts are now counted as 'publishers'. They might be considered as some type of 'silent witnesses'!
  
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  I yelled at Dub Elders

  by kairos in

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  i was driving along through a quiet neighborhood on a saturday morning ( yesterday )and , looky-looky, two dubs.i recognized one of them, complete asshole, exbethelite, can i say his name?it's not important.i rolled up, downed the window and "hey!

  "they spun around and i continued, "what are you going to do about all those pedophile lawsuits all over the world?

  the two witness rule is wrong and so are you!

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  Good manners never go out of style.
  
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  My story

  by Leeny in

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  i came across this website when i was looking for some emotional/mental support lately as i was summoned by elders to explain someone’s report on me saying “i’m promoting homosexuality”.

  i’m inactive, not attending meetings or associating with jw outside of my biological family for almost 2 years now.. yes i am gay (you can judge away) and yes it is in a direct contrast to the scriptures, no arguement about it.. i was brought up in a jw family.

  my dad is a typical zealot, he literally talks or thinks about the bible 24/7.

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  Welcome to the forum. I look forward to more postings from you. There is a lot to learn here. Many fine people contribute to the pool of knowledge for ex-Jehovah's Witnesses.