Mad Sweeney

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  Is it morally wrong to put Watchtower behind?

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  with our latest and final run in with the elders, the wife and i had a very long talk about what's next in our life.

  do we try to help others see the light as it were concerning watchtower or do we just let it go and move on with our life?

  we have made it perfectly clear that we will never go back to watchtower and we are finally happy.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Not everyone can be a full time exJW activist.
  Not everyone can be a part time exJW activist.

  Not everyone needs to be. If you *can* help people, then it's a great thing to do, but the guilt you might be feeling over not wanting to become an activist is probably residual cult programming. We shouldn't feel obligated to do every single good thing that it's possible to do. It's not our responsibility and it's not even practical to try; it leads to burnout. Take care of yourself and your family and then the rest will take care of itself.
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  Are JW's heading for the exit?

  by pandorasbox1914 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  are jw's heading for the exit?

  after lurking on this site for a year or so i have noticed a number of new poster's including me.

  but does this indicate a massive departure for the exit?

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  Mad Sweeney

  Mass exodus? No. Steady outflow of members? Always has been, and is increasing in lands that are plugged in to the Internet. The amount of increase and how badly it will affect the Borg is the question. More and more people are leaving, but there are also more and more JWs, so it sort of evens out. Growth is pretty flat though.
  
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  Update on everything going on in JW Land - Insider Information

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'd like to start off by saying that i will be very vague in everything i say.

  i am fairly "high up" in jw land and have to be somewhat careful how i word and say stuff.

  sorry in advance if any specific details are left out.

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  Mad Sweeney

  - First, I can confirm first hand that the only real growth is coming from undeveloped countries. I'm talking 150+ baptisms, per convention. Now while that isn't a huge number, compared to US baptisms per convention, it is a lot. It's also worth noting though that these are very poor people. Little education, without much to donate, if anything at all. I've seen it in person.

  Is that a typo? 150+ baptisms per convention? I was in for around 40 years and can't remember a convention with more than a couple dozen, max, and usually more like 10-12.
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  Cult Free Radio - TONIGHT 10PM Eastern

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  live on ustream at 10pm eastern time.no guest tonight.

  i'm going to go through the australian royal commission's written submission and a bit of the watchtower's also.

  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

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  Mad Sweeney

  To listen to past shows or tonight's show at a later time, here's the youtube playlist:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoZIOg6ZFY0&list=PLB5WzgfLxZilX5x4d6YTo1TABHwlVTn5v
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  Cult Free Radio - TONIGHT 10PM Eastern

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  live on ustream at 10pm eastern time.no guest tonight.

  i'm going to go through the australian royal commission's written submission and a bit of the watchtower's also.

  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Live on UStream at 10pm Eastern time.
  No guest tonight. I'm going to go through the Australian Royal Commission's written submission and a bit of the Watchtower's also.

  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio
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  WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?

  by DarioKehl in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

  hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

  massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..

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  Mad Sweeney

  I have a pdf file that is supposedly all inclusive of documents sent from Borg HQ to elders and congregations (nearly 10,000 pages long). I searched for about a half hour and couldn't find anything remotely similar to this.
  
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  WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?

  by DarioKehl in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

  hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

  massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..

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  Cult Free Radio - TONIGHT 10PM Eastern

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tonight (sat.

  11/14/15) at 10pm eastern time -cult free radio with mad sweeney and special guest ivy craig.http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

  the recording will be up on youtube some time tomorrow if you can't listen live.

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  Mad Sweeney

  It's up on youtube now for those who missed it. :)
  
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoZIOg6ZFY0&list=PLB5WzgfLxZilX5x4d6YTo1TABHwlVTn5v
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  Cult Free Radio - TONIGHT 10PM Eastern

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tonight (sat.

  11/14/15) at 10pm eastern time -cult free radio with mad sweeney and special guest ivy craig.http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

  the recording will be up on youtube some time tomorrow if you can't listen live.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Good point. I think I'll check into that. Thanks.
  
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  Cult Free Radio - tonight 10/10 at 10pm Eastern

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the topic gives away the punch line.

  :)live stream link:www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

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  Mad Sweeney

  It's the second Saturday of the month and that means Cult Free Radio.
  
  Just bumping this thread for any who want to hear/see the last one. Closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing. :)