Posts by Gayle

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Has Anyone Ever Been DF'd, Moved and Then Just Started Over Again ???

by RubaDub in

i know that people jump through all sorts of hoops to get reinstated, typically for family reasons.. if you happened to move to a different area, wouldn't it just be easier to accept some literature, study, get love-bombed, etc.

you could then switch congregations and fade and not have the df status anymore.. am i smoking something ?

i can't believe this has not been done before ?.

Gayle

Quite a few JWs are "moving" many times over. Somewhat of a lifestyle. They blame "because of work." Many going into periods of 'inactivity" to escape it all. Many have avoided being "DF'd" that way for sure.

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The CO asked for money tonight at the meeting.

by life is to short in

i was shocked i do not know why as i have read that the co's were doing this but to hear it with my own ears was unbelievable.

i do not go to the meetings but my husband still does and this week is the co's visit.

i decided that i would listen in to his talk; i swear i have lost some brain cells by doing it but anywho.. he started out by talking about the old story that has been in the wt many times about a little boy who was seven and raised a chicken and gave the money to the society.

Gayle

how that dollar that little boy gave could have fed his family,

It is downright inhuman to accept or encourage a boy giving such money to an organization instead of him helping to feed his family. The leaders at the WTS and COs have no concept of making a living in the real world. Just how many COs get taken out to eat because many of them have finicky needs of foods. The Headquarters have no concept of the degree of cost of raising a family. How many had to use their credit card to make it to their conventions, etc.

The WTS leadership is a most incompassionate people!

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Special Assembly in Puerto Rico Coliseum to annouce Branch Closure

by Calebs Airplane in

so, 2 weekends ago, my wife is showing an apartment to a potential buyer in the financial district of san juan and walks the buyer over to the balcony to show her the awesome views.

the buyer looks down at a crowd approaching puerto rico coliseum (aka jose miguel agrelot coliseum) and asked my wife: "are those jehovah's witnesses?

" my wife looks down from 19 stories up, notices the "pioneer pace" of the crowd and says: "yes.

Gayle

Interesting that there was "0%" increase of Avg. Pubs. and less baptized in 2012 in Puerto Rico. Will be interesting to see how their numbers do this next year.

It just seems that their losing their Branch would impact their zeal.

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Copyright of Food at the Proper Time?

by The Song Remains The Same in

1) i wonder why (or how) the wts can claim copyright over the food it dispenses, given that it says the food is spirit directed and from jehovah?

surely the copyright should reside with jehovah himself?

can you copyright god's word(s)?.

Gayle

They 'own' God and "Truth." Like their commodity, only through them can any 'tap' in.

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Special Assembly in Puerto Rico Coliseum to annouce Branch Closure

by Calebs Airplane in

so, 2 weekends ago, my wife is showing an apartment to a potential buyer in the financial district of san juan and walks the buyer over to the balcony to show her the awesome views.

the buyer looks down at a crowd approaching puerto rico coliseum (aka jose miguel agrelot coliseum) and asked my wife: "are those jehovah's witnesses?

" my wife looks down from 19 stories up, notices the "pioneer pace" of the crowd and says: "yes.

Gayle

I think that the WTS has found if they announce something even negative straight out, but with, hoopla energy, most JWs just "clap" and will 'think' no further about it. It is a type weird cult methodology that works for them.

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List of Branch Offices and Country Offices of Jehovah's Witnesses

by cedars in

i'm trying to put together a comprehensive master list of watch tower society branch offices that corresponds roughly with the figure published in the worldwide report.. i feel it would be useful to monitor the number and location of existing branch offices, because i believe the distribution of branch offices worldwide is a good indicator of the society's financial wellbeing.

we now seem to be entering a period of branch office closures, with last year seeing an unprecendented 16% reduction in branch office numbers over the year before.

it will be interesting to see how things develop moving forward, but i'm hoping that by keeping a list of the offices we will be better placed to keep track of the "retreat" if branch office numbers continue to dwindle.. here we go.... .

Gayle

thx Calebs,,wonder whose next,,which next branch is getting "lopped?"

found this picture of the Puerto Rico Branch:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73215818@N00/256818973/

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Interesting Read About a JW Missionary in China

by Wolfy in

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http://www.believermag.com/issues/201302/?read=article_scorah.

i found it a very interesting read.

the article was linked on one of my fav websites digg.

Gayle

What an interesting article! This girl obviously had a lot of spunk and personal independence in her nature to take on this "missionary" role, even compared to most JW girls. It is most interesting the difference in the lifestyle required for any JWs in China. Certainly, they have to have a special independent fortitude, and really cannot be so dependent on common indoctrination of the barrage of meetings, assemblies, and constant association of JWs. Certainly, these meetings etc. help keep JWs in that mental control. All that time on your own, would certainly give many, to most, time for 'personal' thinking,,God forbid, no, GB forbid.

It's seems that it would be near impossible to keep ones 'cultic mind,' under so few meetings and hardly any association with each other.

It is wonderful that she was able to pursue her outstanding abilities now out of JWdom and her own full mind to pursue her freedom and education of life.

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"Foreigners" and today's Watchtower

by 88JM in

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friends

i know this is true every week, and i say it all the time, and i know blondie will be doing her review later, but.... today's watchtower was bat-shit crazy!.

i knew it was going to be a bizzare one just reading it, but the comments at the meeting took it even further.

i can't post all the crazy ones, but in summary what they were saying was:.

Gayle

"Although the majority of people in the world are racist and bigoted, JWs are not racist and bigoted. We are different to people in the world."

Of course, don't be concerned about the Governing Body. the Faithful and Disreet Slave. No Hispanics. No Asians. One Black American (token.)

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Do you ever wonder...

by OneDayillBeFree in

if there are any brothers or sisters in your kingdom hall that are mentally awake to ttatt?.

do you ever wonder if some of the posters here (who are still in) are in your hall?

studies, un-baptized publishers, pioneers, ministerial servants, elders?

Gayle

Maybe a certain tie color or design,,for gals a certain neck scarf color? A tie tack, a pin?

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question regarding humans only using a small percentage of the brain

by Matsimus in

hello, i want to discuss with my mother about jws saying we only use a small percentage, and that we will use the entire brain when we become perfect in the paradise.

if someone could provide me with som references or quotes about this from the literature, i would really appreciate it.

thanks in advance :).

Gayle

This was again some false information to, again limit us, and make us desire the new world more. If they print something like that again, since Internet, they will get slammed. Enjoyed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_percent_of_brain_myth