Thank you for sharing the incredible stories of X bethelites! It’s very disheartening, but very real!
SouthCentral
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Are there more Bethel layoffs in the immediate future?
by LongHairGal ini just saw a post on reddit: ‘wt are prepping the r&f for changes in the march/april meeting workbook’.. in the post the person noted what they read (for march 8) and it mentioned bethel adjustments and reference was made to 2015 when bethelites were let go.. if this happens (yet again) another bunch of people are being sent home to fend for themselves in the big bad world at an advanced age with little to no preparation.
even though this doesn’t surprise me, it could not come at a worse time with a global pandemic and massive job loss everywhere..congregations are already in turmoil because of so many who reached retirement age totally unprepared because they were told armageddon would be here before they reached that age.
this is in addition to all the other ‘needy’ and troubled types in the congregations looking for as$istance.. i hope any bethelites there have a plan and some people they can contact.
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Witness reaching out to me after 20+ years...
by SouthCentral ina 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.
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OK… I was able to find out what happened. It’s the letter writing… And people are very bored! Someone reached out to my wife and they mentioned that to her.
There is an app that they all use and it’s just like a Google search! Again, thanks for sharing your stories!
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What Is The Position Of Witnesses For People Who Are Inactive And Don’t Want To Be Bothered By Anyone?
by minimus ini used to have some close friends simply pay me a friendly visit or call to see how i was doing.. i am curious as to whether or not the society instructed witnesses to no longer check on inactive ones and treat them as marked or disfellowshipped..
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When we faded away from our local congregation… We would get a visit BEFORE every circuit overseer‘s visit. Of course, I would just let them count the time and not share my personal beliefs. No emotion and very little dialogue! This made them very angry! To me at the time, it was amusing. Now, we moved our publishers card to a congregation on the other side of town and continue to fade.
We were only contacted once from this distant (10 miles away) congregation.
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Witness reaching out to me after 20+ years...
by SouthCentral ina 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.
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SouthCentral
Thanks for the comments!
Really appreciate this forum where we can share our post-organization experiences.
I too woke up with the generation change in 1995! That really shook up my world. Attended sporadically for many years thereafter…I think it’s been 6 years since I faded. I’ve only attended weddings and a funeral since that time.
The last time we had fires in our area… The elders were insistent that I communicate with them… Which I eventually did by text. Basically told them, if I needed anything I would reach out… Otherwise, don’t bother. This fire season they haven’t reached out at all!
Surprisingly, after I responded to one of the witnesses that recently sent a text… They never responded back! They even asked me quiz questions to ensure that I was the right person…
I have one witness friend that stays in touch… Which is cool! I remained his friend after he cheated on his wife of 25 years. He stayed away from the organization for a while; but now he’s active again. I’m not really a lonely person, but work and home life definitely occupies most of my time. It’s cool when people still seek you out, even though you are not needy!
Sorry if I’m rambling… But again I appreciate the comments!
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So What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Do Now?
by minimus inthey don’t go to conventions .
they don’t go to assemblies.
they don’t go to meetings.
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A lot of witnesses get dressed up and say they are attending the convention or a zoom meeting. I’ve seen at least 10 people do this. Several have taken pictures showing the family taking notes. So encouraging… LOL
Initially, many would take pictures of the screen for the zoom meeting, but I guess this was discouraged.
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Who Do You Think Would Be A Good Running Mate For Joe Biden?
by minimus init seems like the only possibilities are women of color.
no whites need apply.. maybe he will change his mind and ask hillary clinton?
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To Be totally honest… Black people do not like Biden (crime bill) or Kamela (incarceration Rate of black males, allegedly sleeping her way to the top and having a white husband).
But many view trump as the personification of evil; so they will vote for the donkey over the elephant.
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Witness reaching out to me after 20+ years...
by SouthCentral ina 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.
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The midwestern couple hinted; but they never asked if I was still going to the meetings… It’s obviously a question I don’t want to deal with.
Also, a friend who i used to regularly associate with said; “I don’t know if you’re going to the meetings or not… But we all know the end is close……”
it definitely seems like an organized effort.
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Witness reaching out to me after 20+ years...
by SouthCentral ina 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.
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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. 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 inwe know all the dissolved congregations in minneapolis/st.
paul now:.
1. lake of the isles .
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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 inwe know all the dissolved congregations in minneapolis/st.
paul now:.
1. lake of the isles .
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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.