Posts by Gayle

Just looked there as someone I know needed one. Hope I don't break 'rules" of the site here on this. I don't make any money out of this for sure but thought some here would like to know.

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Witnesses knocking on $375M bldg. sale

by Gayle in

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/witnesses_knocking_on_bldg_sale_dgtqywmep5qqbensqrcocn?.

anyone keeping track of these sold brooklyn properties?

how many left there?

Gayle

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/witnesses_knocking_on_bldg_sale_DGtqYWmeP5QQBENSqrcoCN?

Anyone keeping track of these sold Brooklyn properties? How many left there? One of these 'sold' properties won't have official closing till 2017.

Seemed there were 33 buildings at one point a few years ago. Maybe half have sold?

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Will Familiarity Breed Contempt For The Governing Body At Bethel?

by frankiespeakin in

we all heard the saying 'familiarity breeds contempt' do you think this bunch of new boys on the governing body are breeding contempt with all they rub shoulders with at bethel?.

i think anthony morris with his 'i'm the corporation atitude' got to rub a lot of people the wrong way, paranoid stephan lett with his xenophobia(fear of strangers) and his wide open big mouth when speaking must cause a lots of contempt for himself, and lets not for get to mention gerrit losch and his hate of sports like football gotta make a lot feel like he's a self-righteous loonie, herd got to be the envy of many black brothers at bethel not to mention his simple mindedness and an eye for good looking sisters.. splane seems to be an irion fist in a velvet glove, the rest just seem to fade into the wood work, but these are just my opinons.. i'm thinking with all this armageddon always close but never materializing many of the old timers just look on with contempt as these new guys do their clumsy half witted best to guide the corporation through these ruff waters of unfufilled expectation and dashed hopes..

Gayle

In the past, one had to be a Bethelite for a 'long' time. Seems to present, one had to be at least a DO for many years.

Steve Lett was a Brooklyn Bethelite (in late 60s- early '70) but left Bethel, later going on to circuit work, then district work? Don't know if any served in some foreign country Bethel?

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First post venting

by Freethinking76 in

jw
friends

hello ,i am a jw,been in the "truth " for about 6 years.i have to be very careful because i know the witnesses monitors sites and report to the elders ,i know cause that is what my blood sister does,she spends hours trying to find apostates in the closet.i know stuped.. so this is my situation.i have known about jw almost all my life and heard that only them have the truth,lots of my family are in it.i was the one taking too long to baptize ,i knew it was expected from me.and i always had a need to make ppl like me .so i took the dip.i started to notice that there are lots of jws that belong to little groups.i wanted friendship so bad and at the time had a need o tell ppl about my horrible childhood traumas i guess i was not over it yet,and needed some to lisent since i had drove my spouse nuts already .what happend this ppl pretend to want to be close to me so they can know all my business and then tell everyone at the hall.then you realize uhhh,they never confided their personal stuff to me.is like a game " you can tell me your stuff,but do not expect me to keep it to myself and do not think i will tell you my dirty laundry.a lot of mind games.. so i was alone ,invisible ,i still can't believe i put up with so much !

i can't wright not even half of what i when through.i feel paranoic now.so i came across a youtube video by jwstruggle and blow my mind ,now i can't stop researching,my spouse is not a jw,and is very shock too.so i decided that i want to fade,i guess it won't be so hard since the sis and brothers did not had a close relationship with me.i have kids and i suffer from pts ,anxiety attacks,panick attacks and severe depression.i moved to the next town of my hall,so i have change hall too.i have not been to my new hall,and wanted to know,will the elders in my old hall contact the elders in my new hall just to see if i am attending?..

my spouse told me " i will tell them i am not letting you go" "and "i found out that your liars!

Gayle

Do not go to the new congregation. Why double and prolong your trouble. Fortunately, you have a wonderful wife that will support you away from this harsh religion. You don't want your children to have to grow up in this religion, and just end up also with this low esteem that this religion has burdened on you.

Glad you are here now. You will realize that many, many have been hurt, and used by the organization. Learn why this organization cannot help you, nor ones at the local Kingdom Halls can help as they too are misdirected and controlled by an organization of arrogant men and only want to control and manipulate ones to serve only an organization, that is only wanting to buildup their Headquarters/Regime.

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Notes from English speaking DC in Poland

by FadeToBlack in

jw
friends

i managed to weasel out of friday, so no comments on the days program.

i'm sure it was marvellous.

i made it thru saturday's program in a fairly sociable mood, saying hello to a few folks we hadn't seen in years.

Gayle

2011 Service Report showed 1814 congs; but 2012 Service Report shows 1487. Was that a typo? What going on in Poland??

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Notes from English speaking DC in Poland

by FadeToBlack in

jw
friends

i managed to weasel out of friday, so no comments on the days program.

i'm sure it was marvellous.

i made it thru saturday's program in a fairly sociable mood, saying hello to a few folks we hadn't seen in years.

Gayle

Poland avg. publishers show decreasing last couple years.

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2013 Baptisms @ U.S. District Conventions Reports?

by Gayle in

anyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions?

in previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers.

overall, annual 2012 service report showed for u.s. reduction in baptisms..

Gayle

One anonymous observer at: "the Richmond, VA convention this weekend. The peak attendance was around 5,600 (with only 5k at the Friday morning session). The average was around 5,500. There were 24 baptized." (So that ratio is .4%) Also, "observed so many people leaving early each day. About an hour before the sessions were over, dozens of folks were packing up and heading out."

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2013 Baptisms @ U.S. District Conventions Reports?

by Gayle in

anyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions?

in previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers.

overall, annual 2012 service report showed for u.s. reduction in baptisms..

Gayle

http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/07/33_baptisms_at_the_mitchell_ce.html

Can't really tell, but looks like majority are adults. percentage of 33 to attendance of 5,568 was .6%, not dramatic .