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  Within one minute JW with trolley directs me to JW.org

  by steve2 in

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  2. experiences

  i live in relatively small seaside community (regional population around 45,000).

  in my ten years here, i've had witnesses call on me perhaps twice (not special visits but during door-to-door).

  whereas they once canvassed door-to-door much more frequently - and in larger size service groups - there is quite a decline in their door-knocking - at least in this region.. with the advent of the "trolley" work, their visibility has increased - but i'd estimate only marginally.

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  in my town, a normal smallish suburb with a high street about 100 yards long with a smattering of normal stores, banks, couple of pubs etc we have a main line railway station taking commuters into Central London, they situated their cart in the 2 station entrances had it pitched there for as long as these carts came into existence, I've noticed recently that the cart has moved about 60 yards away from the station entrances and they pitch it by a non descript 70's style bland smallish shopping precinct that has a far less amount of footfall, yes I believe the railway company have moved them ! LOL.

  The very last chat I had with them some months back while they were by their carts, I mentioned their UN membership , the person asked if I had looked on jw.org to find out , I replied I had and found it strange that it didn't mention it at all, just the usual blank stares ensued!
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  I disfellowshipped my parents this week..

  by fulano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wrote them a mail, telling them to not contact me any more under any circumstances, illness or death (79 and 83 years old).

  unless they leave the cult and would apologize for our f*'.ed-up upbringing which ruined our whole life.

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  I never lowered myself to their debauched levels, I keep a door open for anyone, raise above them , this sort of behaviour only reinforces their distorted view of all who leave "jehovah" my mums dying wishes were that I was NOT to attend her funeral, she took years of anger, hatred and bitterness to her grave, I certainly wont be.
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  Bethel Meeting at Regional Convention

  by MrTheocratic in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i decided to go to the bethel recruiting meeting yesterday to test out my theory that the organization is in decline.

  i assumed that if there is a general feeling of apathy by many in the org, then certainly it would be shown up by the lack of enthusiasm or zeal by many to sign up for bethel service.

  well let me say that based on what i observed, this organization is not going anywhere.

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  I think its very naive to observe 1 single recruitment meeting for Bethel at a DC than assume that all things are rosy in WT land when there are a ton of factors that show things are definitely not ;

  growth rates world wide in former long established traditional WT stronghold countries in minus/zero and minimal growth, Japan, Germany, Poland, UK and a vast percentage of mainland Europe etc

  congregations being merged, liquidated

  whole sale worldwide sell off of KH's and Bethel branches

  the quick fire sell off of the Brookyln estate

  the TV evangelist style of begging for more funds from the R&F

  scaling down of DC's

  how many actually get called on in the D2D field work?

  more and more civil and criminal lawsuits going against them

  massive downsizing of their printing

  their charitable status' being scrutinised worldwide

  an organization going nowhere? even hardened WT opposer's like many of us here could never have predicted any of the above 10/15 years ago, the ongoing sexual/child abuse lawsuits could eventually destroy them.
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  Summer Convention at Twickenham now gone, UK

  by jookbeard in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i believe this is the first year that the uk wont have a summer dc at this historical old rugby stadium (which is now one of the finest arenas in the uk) the costs to rent it must be astronomical these days, and it appears they are having multiple dates at the excel arena in london plus milton keynes is being used , many memories for me from a baby onwards making the yearly trip there, the dusty old stadium, the long walks to the car parks, working on the field security, getting burnt to a crisp or being poured on, binoculars !

  food tickets, meeting at the lion gates checking the talent, and on the final day drinking the local pub dry the barny arms, end of an era!

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  there were some held at the NSC in the 80's, I attended one there, but my mum definitely got baptised at SP!
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  Summer Convention at Twickenham now gone, UK

  by jookbeard in

  1. watchtower
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  i believe this is the first year that the uk wont have a summer dc at this historical old rugby stadium (which is now one of the finest arenas in the uk) the costs to rent it must be astronomical these days, and it appears they are having multiple dates at the excel arena in london plus milton keynes is being used , many memories for me from a baby onwards making the yearly trip there, the dusty old stadium, the long walks to the car parks, working on the field security, getting burnt to a crisp or being poured on, binoculars !

  food tickets, meeting at the lion gates checking the talent, and on the final day drinking the local pub dry the barny arms, end of an era!

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  UA, you are right, I think it was only for a year or 2 or maybe it was when the International Convention was held at Wembley Stadium, I think it was the late 60's as my mum was baptised at Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace
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  Summer Convention at Twickenham now gone, UK

  by jookbeard in

  1. watchtower
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  i believe this is the first year that the uk wont have a summer dc at this historical old rugby stadium (which is now one of the finest arenas in the uk) the costs to rent it must be astronomical these days, and it appears they are having multiple dates at the excel arena in london plus milton keynes is being used , many memories for me from a baby onwards making the yearly trip there, the dusty old stadium, the long walks to the car parks, working on the field security, getting burnt to a crisp or being poured on, binoculars !

  food tickets, meeting at the lion gates checking the talent, and on the final day drinking the local pub dry the barny arms, end of an era!

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  I believe this is the first year that the UK wont have a summer DC at this historical old rugby stadium (which is now one of the finest arenas in the UK) the costs to rent it must be astronomical these days, and it appears they are having multiple dates at The Excel Arena in London plus Milton Keynes is being used , many memories for me from a baby onwards making the yearly trip there, the dusty old stadium, the long walks to the car parks, working on the field security, getting burnt to a crisp or being poured on, binoculars ! food tickets, meeting at The Lion Gates checking the talent, and on the final day drinking the local pub dry The Barny Arms, end of an era!
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  UK WT Ordered To Pay Six Figure Sum For Failure To Protect From Child Abuse

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  breaking news from bbc: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33201010

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  thanks, shared on my FB wall and on the UK/EXJW group, I have active JW's who lurk on my wall, everyone that is in the news I post it
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  Convention Tomorrow...

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  kill me.... it's hard to put into words just how badly i do no want to sit through this 3 days of bull $hit.

  i will appreciate any and all words of condolence, humorous, serious, or otherwise.

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  it must be close to torture sitting uncomfortably, steaming hot, dressed in completely unsuitable clothing, at the annual boasting session of a DC. If I recall I'm approaching the 20th year I've not been to one! my advice is go for plenty of walks, keep very well hydrated, , get a Kindle, find a nice area where you can have a nap, sad thing is that young children have to endure this,
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  Convention Invites are Idiotic

  by cookiemaster in

  1. watchtower
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  so, like every year, there's a campaign going on about giving people convention invites and urging them to attend the convention.

  what an utterly moronic waste of time.

  we live 500+ kilometers away from the convention hall.

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  LisaRose; "up with the gods" section !
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  Convention Invites are Idiotic

  by cookiemaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, like every year, there's a campaign going on about giving people convention invites and urging them to attend the convention.

  what an utterly moronic waste of time.

  we live 500+ kilometers away from the convention hall.

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  It clearly makes "spiritually weak" ones step over to saying "goodbye" to the whole scam, hardly makes the long term for them appealing does it?