Beth Sarim

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  My old congregation is being shuttered

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.

  it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.

  the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

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  Beth Sarim

  I know.

  I really hope this is a major wake-up call.
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  My old congregation is being shuttered

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.

  it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.

  the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

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  Beth Sarim

  No wonder the big cash & grab somewhere around 2014.

  When the Borg instructed the congregations to hand over all $$$$$ except to leave $5000.00 in their local accounts for minor repairs.
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  Is 1914 still a major belief in JW land ? Or has it been abandoned ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just wonder about this topic as it is now 109 years since that date and what was expected to take place has never happened ..

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  Beth Sarim

  1914 is a cornerstone belief of the JW dogma.

  Without it....the Borg collapses in n itself faster it will make your head spin.

  If 1914 collapses,,,then the ridiculous 1919 appointing of the faithful slave goes. Then the whole Borg theology collapses.

  All the Borg can do is distance itself from 1914(607 fallacy) if its bogus (of course it is),,,is to mention it less,,less, and,,,,less.

  Indoctrination is say something all the time. In this case,,,,in reverse to say things less,,to fade away.. Because it is a false narrative.
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  What it’s like to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/19/felt-end-review-daniel-cox/.

  what it’s like to leave the jehovah’s witnesses.

  in ‘i felt the end before it came: memoirs of a queer ex-jehovah’s witness,’ daniel allen cox reflects on losing his faith after spending his early years waiting for armageddon.

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  Beth Sarim

  Fitness centers can be just places to meet people and hang out and stuff.

  Just things you never hear at the kh platforms
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  What`s the reason some of you think JW`s are in decline ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from what i can see no such thing is happening.i became a jw in 1960 and remained for about 30 years and the numbers of active jw`s today in the world are far greater than they were back then.. and here in australia the numbers are much higher than they were back then .. so i don`t see that their in decline or have any worries about losing support .. don`t the numbers speak for themselves ?.

  is it just wishful thinking on your part ?.

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  Beth Sarim

  Yes,, many are just in to appease family.
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  My old congregation is being shuttered

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.

  it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.

  the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

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  Beth Sarim

  All you see is older ones.

  Thats all they have is died in the wool people with the "sunk cost fallacy" sinking in
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  What`s the reason some of you think JW`s are in decline ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from what i can see no such thing is happening.i became a jw in 1960 and remained for about 30 years and the numbers of active jw`s today in the world are far greater than they were back then.. and here in australia the numbers are much higher than they were back then .. so i don`t see that their in decline or have any worries about losing support .. don`t the numbers speak for themselves ?.

  is it just wishful thinking on your part ?.

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  Beth Sarim

  Its just the internet age catching-up with everything
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  My old congregation is being shuttered

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.

  it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.

  the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

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  Beth Sarim

  Yes the spiritual chariot is moving so fast these days.

  This religion is sinking fast.

  Taking on water and can only take it out with a paper cup
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  What`s the reason some of you think JW`s are in decline ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from what i can see no such thing is happening.i became a jw in 1960 and remained for about 30 years and the numbers of active jw`s today in the world are far greater than they were back then.. and here in australia the numbers are much higher than they were back then .. so i don`t see that their in decline or have any worries about losing support .. don`t the numbers speak for themselves ?.

  is it just wishful thinking on your part ?.

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  Beth Sarim

  A good number are waiting for the new world to procreate. And many are taking the GB2.0 all there time effort and money

  You see that's the example of a "ponzi scheme".

  They take what you ""have now" with something better down the road.

  Cults never deliver on what they promise.

  That's where they get you. Something in the future and taking what you have now ,,but ,,never coming through.

  Taking your time,,energy and money what you never get back.
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  The Org. covering up the SHUNNING POLICY !!

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://avoidjw.org/news/jehovahs-witnesses-mysteriously-deleted-shunning-videos/?fbclid=iwar3jjfsa3zx-4kxrdtjwopmzty-5wxhrxm1-gvjtp9j20ovqfpxh.

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  Beth Sarim

  Barbara said last nite that it was in fact Fred Franz,,,who was the real "enforcer"" of the Borgs iron-fisted policies. Which are carried out to this day. Franz is where these 'extreme policies' were trumped up.

  I can't remember the exact words. Along those lines.

  We all have Fred Franz to thank for this.