they've cut back their number of branch locations from 217 to 198 in the past year.
they've installed credit card machines at assemblies and conventions.
they've cut back on the number of pages in the watchtower and awake magazines (from 32 to 16).
Theocracy's Increase (Old song #53)
Hail the theocracy ever downsizing
wond'rous simplification is now taking place
praise to jehovah is sung without fundingggggggg
by those who talk in the light of their ass.
Long years ago saw the start of the 'last days'
now we do nothing at all but survive.
Soon we'll go broke but before that can happen,
We hope our god will just kill ev'ryone!
regardless of your opinions of anonymous, they have been busy working against the watchtower society and may end up inflicting some serious damage soon.
anonymous has a very different culture than the xjw community.
they should not be seen as in alliance with us, even though we share some common goals.. anonymous tends to resent being viewed as a personal army for another person or group.
"We cannot incite if we are not in sight"
These glib phrases make me go all ragey. The sheer banality demonstrates a vapid mind.
i'm a big science nerd and i remember when we were going over the creator book, that the big bang doesn't necessarily prove there is no god.. i said this comment during book study and the conductor's jaw dropped.
everyone was pretty uncomfortable and it didn't help that he ct me off as i was explaining the red shift and mom wasn't too happy about all that.
i had to do a lot of bible research and write some nonsense about how the big bang was not reality or some sort...ugh.. .
I don't doubt Rocky Girl's story, but that's amazing.
Corrupt elduh would probably say she was reproved for an unsubmissive attitude or some crap like that, but even so - being reproved for someone else's dream!
It's hilarious & I'm glad it helped you out! Thanks so much for sharing.
@anonbig is doing some excellent work with the #watchtower hashtag.
i am thinking of going paleolithic on my new diet (just to spurn the wtbts that there were cavemen).
if you have don the paleo deal or are doing it...let me know the pitfalls, or the plusses,.
i can't do vegan as i need more protein and hate what bean and rice do to be (teee heee).
I'm interested in doing paleo too. Hope some peeps have some stories!
can the law be an enemy of cult victims?.
one thing i have believed for a long time is that the techniques used by cults on their victims are far more sophisticated and subtle than the techniques used by some of the early mind control techniques used by the cia in its experiments, the re-education programs of china that lifton researched.. alan scheflin and steven hassan started off immediately by validating that belief.
there is no comparison.
Lady Lee, I just read the back story on Lisa McPherson. That's truly shocking. Thanks for these updates.
welcome sophieG!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174181/sales-rep-repeatedly-accused-gay-didn-t-like-football-wins-44-000-payout-harassment.html.
sales rep who was branded 'gay' because he didnt like football wins 44,000 payout following months of 'atrocious' bullying.
michael austin was branded a 'crafty butcher' by his workmates.
LOL Midwich - "It's a tad 'unusual' that the JWs are so passionate about football."
Not in the North East! Newcastle fans are passionately devoted to football.
This is a huge stereotype but in the North East an Elduh's priorities are probably:
Newcastle FC
Beer
Job
Congregation
Wife & Kids
trading insults happens among kids all the time.. intellectual development hasn't progressed to the point where they can present contrary ideas and opinions with persuasive appeal to reasons, facts and logic.. "i know you are; but what am i?".
"your momma's so fat....".
so, they fall back on childish mocking, provocation and personal attack.. as we grow older and have more education and sophistication our minds should mature---or so you'd think!.
Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosvelt.
Some have difficulty seperating their ideas from their personal identity.
i've been lurking on the forum for over a year now.
i'm not an ex jw but have some weird connections to the group none the less.. i was raised in the worldwide church of god.
a lot in common with jws.
Welcome aboard!
