freddo

Joined

• started 77 topics
• posted 3,022 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by freddo

• 
  32

  not a new topic - really a pet peave

  by Moster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  makes me crazy:.

  there: go over there!.

  their: they own it; belonging to etc.. for the love of pete - use them correctly!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  My pet peeve is people who spell "peeve" as "peave."

  
  
• 
  17

  Plymouth / Hull UK

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  copied from a facebook post :.

  "heard on a youtube channel that " a purge " is taking place disfellowshipping quite a lot of witnesses in both hull and plymouth area,s ?".

  anything to add ?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  That LEGO clip. Absolutely brilliant! More!

  Lots of subtle stuff.

  I didn't get the wolf/dog thing then realised - they are elders! LOL!

  And at the very end the mug logo "Keep Calm and Follow Kevin!" Excellent.

  And the hall is on Brazen street!

  "Def Con 2" for the CO visit.

  Priceless.
• 
  75

  Rock band titles from JW history / culture

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on another thread, undercover suggested "adam and the dinosaurs".. i came up with these:.

  green bible dinosaurs.

  jezebel and the fornicators.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  Preach Boys

  Twisted Scriptures and the Publications

  Deaf Shepherd

  Electric New Light Orchestra

  Noah and the Ale

  Rolling Drones
• 
  24

  How many faithful old JW`s are now living in Christendoms retirement homes not being cared for by the religion they gave their life for.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it must be pointed out in favour of christendoms religions that they do not discriminate against people regarding their religious beliefs.

  many old age jehovah`s witnesses are residents of christendoms age care homes.. isn`t this a conunudrum ?

  they, jw`s condemn christendom as part of the world empire of false religion and they cast off their old faithful members to their enemy christendom , to look after them without lifting a finger themselves.. in the meantime they are raking in millions of dollars $$$$ in selling off real estate properties in new york and elsewhere around the world.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  In the Uk there are a lot of JW's who thought they'd be in paradise by now and who are living in Jah-Jireh homes set up by brothers who received not a jot of help from the WTCorp.

  Mind you, they generally pay for this care at normal industry rates but at least they can sit in their urine stained chairs chanting "new" kingdom songs while watching Herd flash his Rolex on JWTV.
• 
  42

  November 13, 2017 TO ALL BOE IN THE US Re: Making the Best Use of Our Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  november 13, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: making the best use of our kingdom halls.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  If I was a still in, bored out of my brain social witness I know what would be a win-win plan. Here goes ...

  ONE yes ONE meeting per week. That way you can have seven to ten congregations meet at one KH. Dubbies only have to travel once and so don't mind a longer distance drive.

  This meeting would be Public Talk 20 mins/WT study 30 mins/Bible reading 5 mins/ministry part 10 mins/CLAM part 10 mins. Two songs/prayers/announcements 15 mins.

  Total 90 mins.

  Then a program for family worship.

  Week one Broadcast of course

  Week two "God loves a cheerful Giver"

  Week three "Bring your gold and silver to the "temple"

  Week four "The resurrection hope costs money"

  (Week five) "The Governing Body loves you so donate.

  More halls to sell. Lovely Loot for Lett and Co.
• 
  35

  Is All The Bad Publicity About The Watchtower Pedophile Lawsuits Causing Contributions To Nose Dive Worldwide?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think with all the child molestation lawsuits the watchtower corporation is and has been hit with is the main reason for all the prime property sell off recently.

  the silent lambs protest back in 2001, and the dateline prime time expose probably was the death knell for the watchtower's hey day in brooklyn.. their membership is drying up, young people are leaving in droves, the situation is no doubt far worse than the annually published yearbook figures show and so they ceased it's publication permanently.

  and those left remaining are experiencing a huge grab of money from their congregations accounts and now are required to make pledges about how much they can contribute which i think is a last ditch effort by the governing body to squeeze more money out of the rank and file watchtower indoctrinated drones.. i think all this is happening because even those still loyally attending are hearing reports of these tremendous pay out that the watchtower is making to the victims of their self serving policies that put young ones at great risks so that even the rank and file don't want to contribute to pay court costs and so are withholding giving contributions to a very great extent.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  In the UK of course we have the great Chelmsford White Elephant being trumpeted on jborg and in letters - second only to the great Warwick White Mammoth. There is a focus for the money.

  So last year I believe (from the charity commission website) that donations (IBSA /Watchtower London) were well up.

  My guess in our hall of 80 is that there are 4/5 of us (nominally active) who talk quietly behind our hands and who I believe have stopped donating due to "generations", ARC, money grabbing, hall sell-offs. I guess there are a similar number who for the same reasons minimally donate but don't say anything.

  But the rest is business as usual and there is the usual handful of gullible nice old ladies and gents who sit in their paid off homes living off of state pension and on their dead husbands (or their own) pensions and donate and hang off of every word the GB spout on JWTV.
• 
  8

  Carl Olof Jonsson correspondence with Watchtower

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in case any collectors don't have these yet:.

  correspondence 1977-1980 between carl olof jonsson and the watchtower society.

  http://kristenfrihet.se/english/corr.htm.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  Of course, every year that has gone by since this correspondence just widens the gap between reality and the "607BCE/1914/generation living in 1914 will see the end" false prophecy by the Watchtower.

  In 1977/1980 time hadn't run out for Watchtower's (then latest) false prophecy. Of course it took a knock in 1975 but now over 40 years on it is simply ludicrous and is now only carried upon the creaking column of overlapping F.W.F as ex-Splaned on TV by jwdotborg.
• 
  47

  Hoping I can stay

  by allyson in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i started studying with witnesses about 21 months ago.

  started going to meetings in march 2017, went to the memorial and attended my first convention.

  i love it.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  It was a cold stormy night and the Captain was asleep in his bunk. A knock comes at the door. "Sir, sir! There's a vessel in our shipping lane 20 miles out and it won't move!"

  "TELL IT TO MOVE!"

  "We have! It won't, Sir!"

  "I'LL TELL IT TO MOVE!"

  "UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL, THIS IS CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER THE 23RD! YOU ARE IN OUR LANE, MOVE 20 DEGREES STARBOARD, IMMEDIATELY!

  reply: "This is Able Seaman Jonah Jones; you must move Sir!""

  "WHAT??? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? THIS IS "BB-63" - THE MIGHTY MISSOURI, FLAGSHIP OF THE 7TH FLEET; I HAVE 9 X 16" GUNS AND I CAN BLOW YOU OUT OF THE WATER! NOW MOVE 20 DEGREES STARBOARD SAILOR!"

  reply: "This is the lighthouse, Sir ..."

  (with acknowledgement to the late great Steven Covey)

  Be a lighthouse.

  
  
• 
  5

  Disaster Relief - Used to Beg For Money/Charity

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for a organization that "doesn't ask for money" they sure do ask a lot.. i've been noticing that over the last few months "disaster relief" has been brought up in almost everything jw.

  wt, congregation study, broadcast, special updated video, etc.... & i've noticed two things every time it gets brought up, which is a lot lately.. they talk about giving physically and how much money will be needed for the disaster relief work.

  that we should be generous.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  If you want an interesting read in the UK type

  IBSA charity commission accounts

  or

  Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Britain charity commission accounts

  ... into Google and look at Britain Branch financials in all their glory.

  Maybe some tech savvy person can link?

  
  
• 
  23

  The Governing Body Doing The Math As Corporate CEOs

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  lett announce to his braindead indoctrinated rank and file masses the wt corporation is short on funds and so they have money problems.

  he made light of his role and the rest of management's predicament by saying on a public broadcast: "in doing the math we found that the amount of money flowing out will be much greater than the amount of money coming in at this time".

  clearly the guys on the gb have very little business sense to let things get so out of hand with tons of projects in the works and having to close all of them except for warwick, and one in england.. i have to wonder just what type of math these dead heads on the gb even know or consider when making all their plans for the future of the corporation they have leadership over.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  freddo

  Had a letter read out on Tuesday ... (on here, thanks to wifibandit)

  "Go to Chelmsford! (New London HQ) Go to Bittacy Hill! (Old London HQ) Last chance to see the mighty printing press in London HQ before shutdown. Rollup Rollup Rollup!"

  Straight afterwards 4 dopey braindead sisters are organising a car party to go and visit 200 miles away.

  There's no hope!