Posts by Dagney

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Help! I'm having a cart attack!

by Funchback in

1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.

Dagney

I mentioned on another thread a similar situation. I was in Baja Mexico last weekend and by the side of the road, absolutely NO foot traffic, stood a bright blue jw.org canopy with a lone lady sitting behind the table. Side of the road...no foot traffic.

They got quite a scam going I tell you. Others have stated on here they trust the WTBS reported numbers. I don't know if they ever took counts, but the attendants and brothers absolutely round up or fabricate numbers. Let alone the publishers who made up their reported numbers. There are no checks and balances...but mark my words...it will catch up to them sometime. And when it is advantageous for them to report lower counts maybe for taxation purposes or whatever...watch those numbers fall. Smoke and mirrors folks.

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Mark the Date: March,20 2017 Austrailian Royal Commission to Reopen Its JW Child Abuse Inquiry

by Room 215 in

i don't know whether anyone else has posted a thread on this development:.

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

Dagney

Wow! Bloody fantastic!

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Your work is not in vain! Thank You!

by de-opresso-liber in

been lurking since early this year.

there are many of us out there (at least in this area, central u.s.) who are waking up and crossing the line to talk to each other about it.

in our area, several elders, ministerial servants and pioneers are actively and openly sharing info with each other daily.

Dagney

Welcome d-o-l!!!!

It's fantastic to hear more and more are thinking things through and leaving. The religion is really only for people that need to be told how and what to think. The more they dig their heels in on that, the more cognitive dissonance will occur with many...not all...but many.

Strength for the journey...it's worth it!

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More bad news for the Organisation in Australia

by no-zombie in

it appears the the commonwealth government is bringing in a national compensation scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse with individuals able to claim up to $150,000 each.

it's clear that the australian government will not be able to fund this program without serious money from the offending churches.

so it's bad news for the organization today.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-04/government-announces-redress-for-abuse-victims/7996092.

Dagney

Interesting. Thank you for posting.

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So.....Blended VS Single Malt

by ctrwtf in

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friends

just wondering.

for you scotch lovers, i've been partial to singles for a long time, but was recently given a bottle of johnnie walker green.

i think i've fallen in love.

Dagney

( I need one now.)

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Give my Cubbies some love!

by JRK in

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how many of you think the cubs deserve a world series championship for the first time in 108 years!?.

jk.

Dagney

Well since the Dodgers couldn't give the win for Vin...Cubs for the win!!!

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Let's Be Honest - You or One of Your Ancestors Was an Idiot

by Simon in

why were we ever a jw?

were we mad?

we must have been .... well, my excuse is that i knew nothing else.

Dagney

Born in. My parents said they wanted to know more about the Bible. Sadly, they didn't catch on that they had to read hundreds of multi-colored books to explain what the WT said the Bible says.

It was just before WWII, and they were in the Great Depression. They thought the world was ending soon, and they were suckered in to those crazy promises. **sigh** Half my family still believes in those promises sooooo many years down the line.

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Great new video! A MUST watch for all...

by stuckinarut2 in

jwfacts has uploaded a new video on his youtube channel that is a must watch for all!.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pltnibcweqq.

thanks paul.

Dagney

Excellent Paul! Very informative. Crazy religion! My family were Seventh Day Adventists before JW's. It wasn't until about 15 years ago I figured out the connection. And why they took me to a SDA hospital when I had my appendix out.

Thank you for your continuing efforts at JW Facts. x

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The increasing WT magazine

by darkspilver in

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apart from the interesting block color change for the title strip on the front page.... the new 2017 wt mag has some new (updated printing figures):.

2016: produced each issue: 58,987,000 available in 282 languages .

2017: produced each issue: 61,651,000 available in 294 languages.

Dagney

Smoke and mirrors. They have to continually find ways to show they are relevant in a changing more informed world, and that they are growing to keep up appearances.

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Anybody else having trouble walking away?

by JW-Matrix in

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ok...so i'm a 19 year old fifth generation jw.

mentality, i've been out of the "truth" since i was 16(woke up after i was baptized ironically), but on the outside i'm a model jw.

my parents are really devoted, my grandparents are super devoted, and so are my ants and uncles.

Dagney

Welcome to the forum JW-Matrix!

So to answer your question, yes we all have been faced with the same dilemma you are facing.

Bottom bottom line...you can't live a happy life when you are trying to please others, putting them above your own needs. That will not change. Not only that but you will be resentful later if you give in to the ideas and pressure of others, when it is not what you want to do.

Disappointment comes with the territory. BUT...the stronger and more confident you are in whatever you do will keep them in their place. Remember they want the best for you from their standpoint, from what they know. But if being a JW is not right for you, you will never be happy/content leading a double life. If you commit to fulltime service, or being an MS or Bethelite...it will be so much harder to leave. Life is really too short, and life is meant to be lived. Have fun in college. Go and do and be the person you are meant to be.

I wish you strength for the journey.