Sad news! Good to remember those who helped JW's in need in the pre-internet times. My journey begun with H20/Hourglass in 1997. It seems years ages ago! Sad to see how many people's struggle goes one and one.
Gorby
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Marilyn Zweifel of the 800-why-1914 Helpline passed away yesterday
by coffee_black inmarilyn manned the helpline for many years, and touched the lives of so many effected by the wt.
she will be missed.. coffee .
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will they install credit card readers for the agm?
by hoser inmore speculation, why not?.
will they install credit card readers so the faithful, but cashless, can contribute?.
hoser.
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Here in The Netherlands the Society started with credit anf bankcards. It became succesfull. Fot one reason they removed the cardreaders one year and then again they wete again availble.
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Gorby's father collapses at home after new light watchtower study
by Gorbatchov infriends,.
sunday my father, a strong believing witness, former elder and still a ms, collapses at home after the new light watchtower study.. the cause was extreme stress.
i asked him about his worries.
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Thanks all for the hartwarming messages from all over the globe! My father got more attention on JWN then in his own JW congregation!
He's is not well at the moment but has to rest much.
The past weeks I had some good converstation with him about small parts of TTATT. Because my parents have to care for a mentaly handicapped son (my brother), the are looking forward to The New World (tm)...
So, now they feel and know that The New World (tm) doesn't come in their life, they are feeling down both, leading to the collapse of dad.
Thanks again and I hope all the new understandings will wake up many of the brothers and sisters, but I hope they stay in good health...
I will visit my father this week. I'm happy I told them 3 weeks ago that they are the best parents a son can get.
I love you all, Gorby
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Gorby's father collapses at home after new light watchtower study
by Gorbatchov infriends,.
sunday my father, a strong believing witness, former elder and still a ms, collapses at home after the new light watchtower study.. the cause was extreme stress.
i asked him about his worries.
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Friends,
Sunday my father, a strong believing witness, former elder and still a MS, collapses at home after the new light watchtower study.
The cause was extreme stress. I asked him about his worries. He told me he's feeling old, feeling tired and see's his end comming without Armageddon.
He never thought about getting old in this world and had always a strong believe in the new world.
This week I will visit my father again to support him.
Gorby
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international convention 2014 in new orleans awakened TTATT for my girl
by Gorbatchov inthis week we heared about the 2014 international convention in new orleans.
this morning my wife told me .
that the society must have made an arangement with the authorities about investing the witness money in the local econony after katrina.. even i did not got this idea.... it could be true!.
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This week we heared about the 2014 international convention in New Orleans. This morning my wife told me
that the Society must have made an arangement with the authorities about investing the witness money in the local econony after Katrina.
Even i did not got this idea...
It could be true!
But better then this, it seems my girl gets TTATT.
Gorby
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Great phrase from Scarface
by Gorbatchov intoday i had some time to read the saturday's paper.
i found a great phrase in it from the movie scarface, and it's how i feel about my dissident feelings.. 'you need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "that's the bad guy.
" so... what that make you?
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Gorbatchov
Today I had some time to read the saturday's paper. I found a great phrase in it from the movie Scarface, and it's how I feel about my dissident feelings.
'You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie.'
Great isn't it? It makes my day!
Gorby
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If the Watchtower organization was a country - my view
by Gorbatchov inearlier some poster asked the question: what if the watchtower organizaiton was a country.
here is my view, illustrated .
picture 1: loving counsel from the state:.
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Earlier some poster asked the question: what if the Watchtower organizaiton was a country. Here is my view, illustrated
Picture 1: loving counsel from the state:
Picture 2: the united humble Governing body of the state:
Picture 3: educate your children:
Picture 4: Watchtower spokesman / PR:
Picture 5: arresting dissidents
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New Light related to Watchtower Society Isolation closing the shop? A scenario
by Gorbatchov ini was thinking about the next scenario:.
the united states (and western world) are losing influence compared to china, india and other new economy's.. with this decline of influence, the watchtower society, a true american religion and it's subsidiary's corporations are losing profits and losing it's base in much country's under china / india / indonesia / brazil influence.
what i see is that the watchtower society is selling it's main assets: landmark buildings in optimal condition.
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I was thinking about the next scenario:
The United States (and Western world) are losing influence compared to China, India and other new economy's.
With this decline of influence, the Watchtower Society, a true American Religion and it's Subsidiary's corporations are losing profits and losing it's base in much country's under China / India / Indonesia / Brazil influence.
What I see is that the Watchtower Society is selling it's main assets: landmark buildings in optimal condition. The Brooklyn buildings (1 billion dolllar), The London officies (The Ridgeway & ISBA House), Roma (Via della buffelota), Madrid, Spain and many of the Southern American branches and the Caribian Islands.
All the profit will be transfered in an one way direction to the treasury management office of the WTBTS. Ready for cashing.
So, for example see the next calculation:
assets devide by FDS was: 2 billion : 144.000 = 13,888.88 dollar per FDS member
assets devide by FDS is: 2 billion : 8 = 250,000,000.00 per FSD member
So, the current FDS class members have won the jackpot with their "We like this new idea"!!
So, I think, they made a scenario for further isolation and "closing the shop" and have secured the assets for themselves, helped by their accountants, investors and lawyers.
Gorby
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Feeling not well: guilt
by Gorbatchov ingorby is not feeling well at the moment.
wife and kids went to the kh last week.
gorby stayed at home watching live soccer game psv - milan.
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@congisonance: you are right, we find support here at JWD. It's great. Yes it's crazy to be true!
@1009 thanks for this advise you give me. It's the best advise that's given to me in 42 years. Thanks so much.
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Feeling not well: guilt
by Gorbatchov ingorby is not feeling well at the moment.
wife and kids went to the kh last week.
gorby stayed at home watching live soccer game psv - milan.
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Gorby is not feeling well at the moment. Wife and kids went to the KH last week. Gorby stayed at home watching live soccer game PSV - Milan.
The next day the guilt feeling came. Thinking about my kids at the KH without me.
Next step was thinking about my own JW youth. The good things. The fun I had at the book study. In the late '70 and early '80 when I was 7 to 10 years old it was feeling safe and secure. The highlights, the first "lecture", reading the bible for the congregation. The applause of the audience...
This feels worse, because it influences my relationship with the most valuable I have: my 2 kids of 4 years old and my wife.
So, next to the guilt came hate. I hate this f*ck*ng religion with it's so called standards and best way of life. Because it torn apart my own fantastic close family.
Gorbatchov
