the video invitation for the 2018 convention is just creepy.
i thought it was some parody at first as it seems 'dark'.it begins with a young man being pushed whilst standing at his locker and the voice over says that 'in critical times we need courage more than ever'.
next, comes a clip of a male putting his hand on the shoulder of a female worker, the look she gives him would be enough to give him nightmares for the next year.
I was talking with my sister yesterday, and she was telling me another JW relative was giving her the fear talk. She kept responding on how things are better. To be fair, I so remember vividly seeing nothing good in the world...that we were one heartbeat away from the END.
Fear is an effective tool. And yeah, about the ship???
going through a box of old records in my garage i came across this 45 by the great crowd.
it was given to me in the early 70's when i was living in crestline, ca.
i had no way of playing it because i haven't had a turntable in years so i googled it and found this link.
Wow.
I remember us JW kids following a group called "The Great Crowd." Just at local weddings I think.
my wife just related experiences at the local kingdom hall of several locals having made two-week "need is greater" trips to israel, ostensibly to preach there... what's up with this nuttiness?.
To keep people in the fold the corporation needs to convince them of their relevance, otherwise...why bother.
It's a great scheme. The faithful seem to need it...like that Netflix movie "Wild Country", they would rather stay in a cult than leave and think for themselves.
you start listening to music deemed "unsuitable for christians".
you pretend to knock on the doors.
you explain a jw teaching to someone and realize how ridiculous it sounds.
You Know You're Starting To Wake Up When...
The TMS overseer hands you a talk slip and you hand it back and say "Oh, I already graduated."
picture 185,000 people on the streets attending the biggest event in long beach.
there is a main downtown street which is the only way into the grand prix.
it’s chaos because it is not private property that can be contained; these are working boulevards with cars and people vying to get where they want to go.
They believe 'honest hearted ones' will find them. It sounds like predestination to me. But why bother with the preaching work when, if this was true, someone could simply stumble across their website or walk into a KH.
^^ I always thought about this. It's such doublespeak. You are blood guilty if you are not using every minute of your life, yet the angels and jah are bringing the right people to da troof.
Again, a great job WTBS, keeping the confusion alive for the faithful. They just need trust in jah and "BELIEVE" (ala "Book of Mormon) to get their pet panda.
picture 185,000 people on the streets attending the biggest event in long beach.
there is a main downtown street which is the only way into the grand prix.
it’s chaos because it is not private property that can be contained; these are working boulevards with cars and people vying to get where they want to go.
Interesting sir, I suspected as much, especially after the Superbowl. I think somebody posted something similar about the carts there.
Man, and you are so right. They were smack dab in the middle of the busiest walk areas. I think they must have been schooled in facial expression. Seriously, they had these giant grins as they were looking at people. It was a very Stepford look. And I have to say, the group they had out looked like they were from the Spanish and downtown congregations.
There were other rather seedy looking characters out trying to get people to take a paper that looked like a $100 bill. One guy behind me took it and was reading it outloud as we were crossing the street. It had a bunch of scriptures on it about fornication and adultery. We all had a giggle about that.
This is the same venue where the RC's are held, and a fair amount of "apostates" do their work there.
On a side note, we attended this event with new family we found through Ancestry.com. Old family consisted of me an exJW, one never baptized, and two offspring raised around it but never came in, and one JW. We are shunned for the most part by the JW, although this time, he was a bit more relaxed and on better behavior. I do my part of anti-witnessing calling out poor behavior to new family, the shunning etc.
From the outside looking in at this modern witnessing work, it just seems ridiculous. Talking to a guy that just left about a year ago, he told me he AUXPioneered (is that still the current term?) several months the year before last. He loved the easy hours and it was fun setting up the carts the college campus. He didn't see/feel the absurdity he sees now.
picture 185,000 people on the streets attending the biggest event in long beach.
there is a main downtown street which is the only way into the grand prix.
it’s chaos because it is not private property that can be contained; these are working boulevards with cars and people vying to get where they want to go.
Picture 185,000 people on the streets attending the biggest event in Long Beach. There is a main downtown street which is the only way into the Grand Prix. It’s chaos because it is not private property that can be contained; these are working boulevards with cars and people vying to get where they want to go.
And there they are on the main corner, across from the entrance, right in the middle are the cart witnesses. I would have snapped a pic but as most people understand, this is not the time to stop and block foot traffic. They had weird big grins in their face while holding up the mags as literally thousands of people are rushing by.
We cross the street going towards the entrance gate and there is another set of carts, 20 ft away from the security check. Everybody needs to go through this area and it backs up surrounding the carts. I did not notice them until I’m right up to them. Nothing should surprise me about these folks but I was when coming face to face. Again the weird fakey fake smile.
On the way out after the race they positioned themselves in the middle of the walkway so you had to go around them.
Remember in the old days we used to say if people would see the dubs on their street and say “oh those dubs are back again” it was a witness because they acknowledged our being there. Is this what is going on here? No one will ever stop to talk with them except other dubs. There is no other reason to position themselves in this type of venue. I doubt even dubs that were at the GP would even stop to talk with them, because well, they should be out in FS not at the race!
it is just amazing how they have convinced themselves of their own relevance. Good job WBTS! You got them busy in a nothing work.
made the mistake of opening the front door today...i was expecting someone to service our central heating...oh dear, it was a sister instead :(.
she tells me jehovah misses me.
it seems god only sees me if i go to the meetings.
Agree with all the previous comments. I just HATE when I hear someone say that mindless OP comment.
the memorial last night was nothing new.
the routine never changes.
two congregations joined together for the night in one building.
When I was in, we all used to joke:
How was your memorial?
Blah blah blah - don't drink the wine
Blah blah blah - don't drink the wine
Blah blah blah - don't drink the wine
Can substitute "don't even think you are going to heaven."
howdy everyone!
just wanted to pop in and say hi to all the old timers and the new.
i can't believe i've been a member of this site for 18 years now.
Great to see you!
