HiddlesWife: In the early 1990s I believe the Borg got "spooked"" as a religious organization existing as a tax-free entity that would charge a "monetary" fee for anything ...including food or literature. David A Reed has a book outlining that. Secondly......yeah...they rolled-out the donation $ystem in the early 1990s.....might have realized the sheeple were too comfortable.....scrapped the food arrangement & making it more cumbersome and difficult for the sheeple and families
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Watchtower Museums
by eyeslice innow covid restrictions are over, they're pushing on with watchtower museums at many locations through out the world.. looks to me as if they'll be pretty boring.
a few old bibles and photos of the witnessing work from way back when.. one things for sure is they won't include anything relating to constantly changing doctrines or have libraries full of old publications that have since been swept under the carpet..
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Beth Sarim
""WatchTower "jumped the shark" a long time ago. Total cult and con.""
Jumped the shark in around mid 1990's generation change and 1914 people passing away.
The long - timers just can't get their heads around it and accept it.
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GB Update - Meet the new GB members
by eyeslice ini overheard my wife listening to '2023 governing body update #2, presented by kenneth cook jnr.
a few points i got from it.. new hour requirements.
quote "with the new hour requirements for pioneers, many us us can share in the pioneer work.
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Beth Sarim
""I'd be surprised if any of them actually believe in god. '''
When you can travel across the world,,be treated as rock stars,,,live like kings in upstate NY,,wear jewelry,,,you would believe anything just to keep up the facade.
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What is your favorite EX- JW You Tube site and why???
by Balaamsass2 inthe mrs (third gen) and i have been on this site for a number of years now.
we appreciate simon's efforts to keep this site active and available.
i find a number of pimo jw friends enjoy youtube for some reason.
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Yeah, of course Lloyd Evans or Cedars,,,on a personnal note:
I became PIMO back in the winter of 2006-07,,,,and I was PIMO until Cedars earliest videos around 2013-14..
For those years before 2013 I had to 'swallow' my doubts and hoped I wasn't going crazy. I joined this site in late 2009. I came across Fearon"s videos first,,,then Cedars, I realized that I wasn't alone,,,or NUTS. Cedars was actually my ''confirmation'',, that it wasn't just me.
So yeah,, although most dont' see eye-to-eye with Lloyd,,,,I still do have a level of ''rapport'' with his vids.
KUDOs to of course,,,,Mike and Kimmy, bridgetAZ, and Marcus Vaughn.
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Shunning and persecution
by Vanderhoven7 injws see shunning as a loving provision.
but if a mennonite gal is shunned by her parents and friends for converting to jwism, would this be seen as a loving provision or as evidence of persecution?
how about parents beating a daughter who converted to jehovah's witnesses?.
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Anyone with half a brain or two brain cells to rub together would realize just that,,,,,that it's just a big business disguised as a religion.
When you have something raking in billions of dollars,,,,,,those who run the scheme want to keep it going. By isolating it's members and keeping the gaslighting going. They have to keep you in the matrix. Like those constant meeting, FS, a$$emblies and on........
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GB Update - Meet the new GB members
by eyeslice ini overheard my wife listening to '2023 governing body update #2, presented by kenneth cook jnr.
a few points i got from it.. new hour requirements.
quote "with the new hour requirements for pioneers, many us us can share in the pioneer work.
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'Anointed are nuts - August 15, 2011 Watchtower"
Yes. And there you have it. The Borg will paint that ''anointed are nuts" & or ''mentally diseased'' brush to everyone who has disagreements or questions the Borg. That same brush is painted or labelled to everyone like that or like a one size fits all label.
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GB Update - Meet the new GB members
by eyeslice ini overheard my wife listening to '2023 governing body update #2, presented by kenneth cook jnr.
a few points i got from it.. new hour requirements.
quote "with the new hour requirements for pioneers, many us us can share in the pioneer work.
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Beth Sarim
"What would you want them to do? Appoint women as elders?"" ROFL,,,,,ROFL 🤣
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What is your favorite EX- JW You Tube site and why???
by Balaamsass2 inthe mrs (third gen) and i have been on this site for a number of years now.
we appreciate simon's efforts to keep this site active and available.
i find a number of pimo jw friends enjoy youtube for some reason.
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Beth Sarim
The newer youtube channels are all their personal dramas whatnot. But I remember John & Beth,,Susan Gaskin,Marc & Cora,,,Mike & Robin were really good. ExCritical Thinkers are still good till this day.
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What is your favorite EX- JW You Tube site and why???
by Balaamsass2 inthe mrs (third gen) and i have been on this site for a number of years now.
we appreciate simon's efforts to keep this site active and available.
i find a number of pimo jw friends enjoy youtube for some reason.
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Beth Sarim
Punk...100 % agreed. Im sure I forgot a couple of channels that ate still "OK""....but its the same stuff....different narrator...gets boring....yes.
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What is your favorite EX- JW You Tube site and why???
by Balaamsass2 inthe mrs (third gen) and i have been on this site for a number of years now.
we appreciate simon's efforts to keep this site active and available.
i find a number of pimo jw friends enjoy youtube for some reason.
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Beth Sarim
But still some good channels. Like jwescape(Elaine), David and Vivian Aspinal, of course Mike and Kim, Mark Martin, Michael J Christopher(not an exjw but good content)