Posts by SouthCentral

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Witness reaching out to me after 20+ years...

by SouthCentral in

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a few weeks ago; a witness couple from the midwest reached out to me after 25+ years.

they said they were doing a letter writing campaign and decided to reach out to me… they called on my personal cell phone, which was a little surprising.

a few days ago, a couple that i knew from over 40 years ago, sent me a text, again to my personal cell phone.. i assume that they just googled my name to get the personal info.

SouthCentral

A few weeks ago; a witness couple from the Midwest reached out to me after 25+ years. They said they were doing a letter writing campaign and decided to reach out to me… They called on my personal cell phone, which was a little surprising. A few days ago, a couple that I knew from over 40 years ago, sent me a text, again to my personal cell phone.

I assume that they just Googled my name to get the personal info. Still surprising nonetheless.

Is there an active campaign going on to reach out? My wife assumes that we’re on some inactive list and the organization is encouraging everyone to reach out to all friends; because we are so close to the end… What say you?

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Dissolved Congregations--Minneapolis--St. Paul.

by Atlantis in

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we know all the dissolved congregations in minneapolis/st.

paul now:.

1. lake of the isles .

SouthCentral

The extra (.5) witnesses were sent 20 minutes away.

For instance, if after combining all four halls there was 150 English speaking publishers… 100 stayed in the hall… While others were shipped away. Pretty sad somehow catch the bus…While others carpool.

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Dissolved Congregations--Minneapolis--St. Paul.

by Atlantis in

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we know all the dissolved congregations in minneapolis/st.

paul now:.

1. lake of the isles .

SouthCentral

Interesting fact, my old KH had 4 English congregations (30 years ago). Now it’s been cut to 1.5 English, with the addition of 3 Spanish congregations.

The extra English publishers were shipped to a KH about 20 minutes away. An old friend told me this change happened about two years ago. He said that this creates a hardship because most of the witnesses in this area are very poor.

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Dissolved Congregations--Minneapolis--St. Paul.

by Atlantis in

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friends

we know all the dissolved congregations in minneapolis/st.

paul now:.

1. lake of the isles .

SouthCentral

What is the spin that the organization is using to justify this downsizing? Also, how is this being perceived by fateful witnesses?

Does anyone know of any consolidations in the Los Angeles area?

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Would You Ever Go Back To The Witnesses??

by minimus in

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every once in a while you hear people say they actually “miss” their old witness friends and or family.

some would have even stayed in the organization if they became a bit more liberal and open minded.

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SouthCentral

Yes!!

my wife and I actually discussed it at a recent JW funeral that we went to.

I have a few JW friends who have nonbelieving mates who I regularly associate with as couples. We never talk about the organization.

I remember asking several non-JWfriends (after the generation change) what would what they do if their religion taught something they couldn’t accept?

Each one told me… They don’t agree with every teaching of their religion. That was a totally foreign concept to me!

as a witness, you accept everything or you get kicked out!

If I could just go to the kingdom hall once a month or so… Like church people do… I would be fine. I love it How some church people will only go on Christmas and Easter… And everything is all good!

i could never do field service again though… Probably would never go to the hot Long Beach Arena for a convention either.

I want my children to continue to play sports and go to college… So that obviously would be a problem for them being accepted by others.

Being a witness and being on conventions has helped me to excel in my career a great deal.

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Has leaving made you racist

by Steel in

so i use to go this hall that was basically 100 percent white and basically anyone under the age of 40 has either faded or makes a token effort to keep the peace at home, of course outside of the usual dregs of society .

the hall went from two congs to one and i was quite happy that in ten years they would be lights out.

then in the last two years about six young filipino families have moved in and three of them are newly baptized .

SouthCentral

Jimmy Young- What is black culture? Something you’ve seen on television, read in the newspaper… Or based upon the neighborhood you lived in?

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What Do You Think About Organized Sit Ins That Are Disruptive?

by minimus in

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marches, sit ins, traffic blocking is the new normal for people to demonstrate.

they block highways, state buildings and roadways.

they may even get arrested but invariably get turned loose by the courts.. i think it’s disgraceful to demonstrate this way.

SouthCentral

What is an acceptable way to protest? Sit during the pledge?!

Something that is not disruptive or upsets people?

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When was it time for you to walk away from your congregation meetings and the WTBTS?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the basic virtue for a human being is to be true to yourself – the integrity of thought, emotion, and action.. .

ten years ago ( after 32 years as a jehovah's witness), i finally decided that my own mental sanity and being true to myself was more important than attending congregation meetings and serving the watchtower society.

i stopped (years before) field service, the ministry school, answering at the watchtower studies, missed numerous meetings and walked in minutes before the meetings started and left after the closing prayer, i knew it was time to leave.

SouthCentral

Unfortunately, I don’t think we ever walk away. Many of us read the magazines and check Jw,,org on a regular basis. My wife criticizes me for looking at the evil apostate sites on YouTube… But I dedicated my entire life to this… And I can’t stop looking in the rearview. Just my opinion I could be wrong. But I’ve come to realize this is my truth. Never leaving the truth… After finding out the truth about the truth!

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Another High School Shooting ... Santa Clara California

by RubaDub in

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at least at the moment it looks like no one is dead, but 6 injured (9:00 am pacific time 14 nov 2019).. i don't know if the school allows students to carry weapons, but many will think it would be a good idea for the students to carry concealed weapons to provide personal protection.. we shall see.. rub a dub.

SouthCentral

The 14-year-old child that was killed is from a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I know several members personally. I was told that the child attended the kingdom hall as well; but I am not sure.

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How Much of the WT Teaching Did You Believe?

by Ding in

some people on this forum have said that they never really believed any aspect of wt teaching, that they couldn't wait to get free of it all.. others seems to have been really gung ho, believing it all until something happened that got you questioning "the truth.".

i would say my own high water mark was about 50%, which put me squarely on the fence, trying to decide if i should be in or out.. how about you?.

SouthCentral

I believed it all… When I stop believing (1995 generation teaching change) my attendance was sporadic for over a decade. I stopped going about four years ago.