Posts by treadnh2o

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BOE LTR Dec 26, 2010 "Increased Activity April 2011"....Transcript....

by yknot in

in an effort to increase the praise and honor to jehovah and jesus christ at the time of the memorial, the governing body has arranged for a special period of increased activity during april 2011.

you will be pleased to learn that during april 2011, publishers who wish to serve as auxiliary pioneers may indicate on the application whether they will be working toward a 30-hour or 50-hour requirement for the month.

this is a special arrangement for the month of april 2011 only.

treadnh2o

Great!

Now my Dad, who should be looking for a job full-time, will probably start to auxilary pioneer if it is reduced to 30 hours.

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What Brought You Into the Witnesses?

by Band on the Run in

jw
friends

my family was enmeshed with the wtbts for generations before my birth.

i'm certain it has been asked before but i am curious what brings others into the fold?

what was the attraction?

treadnh2o

I too, was a winner in the "lucky sperm" contest!

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What percentage would leave the WT ORG if they weren't ostracized

by bobld in

jw
friends

i would say approx.20-25%.50-60% stay because they like the friendship and don't really do much in preaching just placing mags.the remaining ones don't know any better, they are totally brainwashed.well at least they have a clean brain but good for nothing.. b. .

treadnh2o

The number would not be very high. If the ostracizing were eliminated people would not be forced to make a declaration concerning their beliefs and just live their life. It would be very much like any other Christian religion and not like the High Contriol group that it is.

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[JPEG] Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 11,202

by possible-san in

this is a scanned picture from the japanese version "2011 yearbook of jehovahs witnesses.".

http://ameblo.jp/musa-sabi/entry-10750966469.html.

2010 grand totals:.

treadnh2o

"Maybe they could get that crazy, - maybe. But wouldn't that run the risk of practically calling every annointed one a potential (even a likely) apostate?"

If they did it in a "Satan is sneaky" kind of way, but not making a big deal about it, it would work.

It would also keep the number from going up too much as everyone would think twice before drinking the wine.

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[JPEG] Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 11,202

by possible-san in

this is a scanned picture from the japanese version "2011 yearbook of jehovahs witnesses.".

http://ameblo.jp/musa-sabi/entry-10750966469.html.

2010 grand totals:.

treadnh2o

I really believe this will blamed on apostates. By claiming secret apostates are distorting the number of partakers, it explains the increase in addition to firing up the troops.

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Vacation at the In-laws

by treadnh2o in

haven't posted in a while but i guess it's time for me to vent and you guys to be entertained.. i am spending a week at my in-laws, this is the first time i have seen them since i quit being a jw and told my wife that she could accept being in a "divided household", quit being a jw herself or get divorced.

needless to say she stayed and they think i am jerk.. sohere is the highlight of the visit:.

i went to the grocery store with my 22 year old brother in law ( who is currently df'd for the second time, claims he wants to be a jw but he has a favorite on his computer that said "f**kbuddies.com/ a dating website or something to that effect and spent a night in jail in the past week) we get back from the store and his father starts chewing out another brother in law for having an an open alcohol container in the vehicle (he never went with us).

treadnh2o

moshe,

My wife is actually really cool. She was stunned however, that I brought religion up. My kids, who go to meetings with mom actually recognized the moron married to my mother in law and sided with me.

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Vacation at the In-laws

by treadnh2o in

haven't posted in a while but i guess it's time for me to vent and you guys to be entertained.. i am spending a week at my in-laws, this is the first time i have seen them since i quit being a jw and told my wife that she could accept being in a "divided household", quit being a jw herself or get divorced.

needless to say she stayed and they think i am jerk.. sohere is the highlight of the visit:.

i went to the grocery store with my 22 year old brother in law ( who is currently df'd for the second time, claims he wants to be a jw but he has a favorite on his computer that said "f**kbuddies.com/ a dating website or something to that effect and spent a night in jail in the past week) we get back from the store and his father starts chewing out another brother in law for having an an open alcohol container in the vehicle (he never went with us).

treadnh2o

Undercover,

I have been married for almost 20 years and know the "bite your tongue" drill.

I just couldn't resist the "false religion" comment.

It was also the first opportunity for me to make my position clear to them concerning the JW's.

Also, the general consesus is my MIL's husband is a super-righteous moron. Which is cool. Anything for my kids to see the truth about the "truth".

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Vacation at the In-laws

by treadnh2o in

haven't posted in a while but i guess it's time for me to vent and you guys to be entertained.. i am spending a week at my in-laws, this is the first time i have seen them since i quit being a jw and told my wife that she could accept being in a "divided household", quit being a jw herself or get divorced.

needless to say she stayed and they think i am jerk.. sohere is the highlight of the visit:.

i went to the grocery store with my 22 year old brother in law ( who is currently df'd for the second time, claims he wants to be a jw but he has a favorite on his computer that said "f**kbuddies.com/ a dating website or something to that effect and spent a night in jail in the past week) we get back from the store and his father starts chewing out another brother in law for having an an open alcohol container in the vehicle (he never went with us).

treadnh2o

"I would not have gone to this gathering because trouble was brewing before you got there and I think you were set up!!!"

I am spending a week at their house.

There was another JW their who after the confrontation said "I used to call my in-laws, outlaws"

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Vacation at the In-laws

by treadnh2o in

haven't posted in a while but i guess it's time for me to vent and you guys to be entertained.. i am spending a week at my in-laws, this is the first time i have seen them since i quit being a jw and told my wife that she could accept being in a "divided household", quit being a jw herself or get divorced.

needless to say she stayed and they think i am jerk.. sohere is the highlight of the visit:.

i went to the grocery store with my 22 year old brother in law ( who is currently df'd for the second time, claims he wants to be a jw but he has a favorite on his computer that said "f**kbuddies.com/ a dating website or something to that effect and spent a night in jail in the past week) we get back from the store and his father starts chewing out another brother in law for having an an open alcohol container in the vehicle (he never went with us).

treadnh2o

Haven't posted in a while but I guess it's time for me to vent and you guys to be entertained.

I am spending a week at my in-laws, this is the first time I have seen them since I quit being a JW and told my wife that she could accept being in a "divided household", quit being a JW herself or get divorced. Needless to say she stayed and they think I am jerk.

Sohere is the highlight of the visit:

I went to the grocery store with my 22 year old brother in law ( who is currently DF'd for the second time, claims he wants to be a JW but he has a favorite on his computer that said "F**Kbuddies.com/ a dating website or something to that effect and spent a night in jail in the past week) We get back from the store and his father starts chewing out another brother in law for having an an open alcohol container in the vehicle (he never went with us). I made the comment to my wife that I did not appreciate him associating me with this action especially in light of my BIL recent problems with the law. I did not make a big deal about this but everyone knew I was not happy.

Then my mother in-law decides to tell her super righteous husband I was not happy and this jack-ass decides to confront me. Now this is a sport for me, so I respond "Just because I no longer buy into your false religion, don't assume that I would allow your son to put himself in this position.

He starts yelling at me and I am trying not to laugh And tells me not to call it false religion in his house. (I am ready to get a hotel room but still have a wife to keep happy) After him ready to blow a gasket everything settles down.

Fast forward to the next day; my kids worldly cousins dont want to come over because of what happened last night. So after prying out of my wife what exactly they said, she tells me all the kids including my own thought I was being ganged up against. Win for me!

So now my worldly in-laws feel that because I don't believe the "Truth" the dubs are ganging up on me. It's actually a great result because admittedly, I was pushing his buttons with no fear of any consequences (except my wife wasn't too thrilled).

Oh yeah I almost forgot-after the dinner prayer, I made the sign of the cross on my chest when I noticed he was watching me just to add fuel to the fire.

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My Husband and a JW

by mrsjones5 in

my husband has been talking to a jw about business but the jw keeps inserting jw crap (i told my husband this would happen).

i'm not worried about my husband listening to this man (my parents' negative example had taken care of that) but it is interesting and a tad disconcerting to watch how this jw man tries to rope my husband in.

[11/6/10 7:10:18 am] tom : :d. [11/6/10 7:10:22 am] hubby: that's what it's all about!.

treadnh2o

I remember being "that guy".

I was such a douche-bag (and so is he)!