Posts by Designer Stubble

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What Convinced you to Leave?

by LaurenM in

i've been posting here a lot, but these last few weeks have been very difficult for me.

anyways, lately, i've been thinking about confessing everything i've done to the elders and going back, but deep down, i don't really think it's the truth...so my question is, what convinced you it wasn't the truth and that leaving wasn't a horrible decision that everyone in the truth makes it out to be?

Designer Stubble

Decades of doubts pushed aside...then leading to my tipping point was the KM of September 2007 in which the Question Box showed that independent Bible study was not allowed and then the May 1, 2008 WT (page 18-22) discouraged use of translations other than the NWT.

So nearing my tipping point at the 2008 District Convention I browse the new publication "God's Love" (ironic title) that tells the readers they must shun DFed minor Children as they should Adults. I then knew I no longer wanted to be part of this organization and started a period of prayerful reading and research, which lead to my departure - fortunately my wife and kids following in my slipstream.

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CO layoff buzz. Anyone heard anything?

by freemindfade in

heard of some co's being "let go".

anyone else heard anything like this in the last few days?

Designer Stubble

Let's evaluate what we know:

District overseers were being done away with
Circuit Overseer maximum age has now been set to 70
During the CO visit, there would only be one weekday meeting
The new service year starts Tuesday September 1st

One task of the CO is to control all records

Circuit Assemblies have been reduced to one day

My assumptions on the above are:
Most DO's (under 70) will accept a CO role and are likely to have first pick
All records are submitted online via JW.ORG nowadays, so less work for the CO
Having only one weekday meeting, I can imagine that a CO could visit two neighboring congregations at the same time.
This would allow Bethel to eliminate half of the Circuit Overseers.

We have been speculating on this for years, looks like it may finally be happening. From a business perspective, this downsizing makes total sense. The only shocking thing is how this is handled. I hope most CO's invested their green handshakes wisely.

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2016 SPECIAL TALK---ARE YOU ON THE ROAD TO EVERLASTING LIFE?

by suavojr in

jw
friends

are you on the road to everlasting life?.

note to the speaker: help bible students and interested ones to understand why and how to make further spiritual progress..

emphasize the many sources of help available, and warmly encourage them to act without delay.

Designer Stubble

So it's a road now...I thought it was a narrow path...must be noo-lite

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The Kingdom Halls are empty

by punkofnice in

my jw spies tell me that the kingdom halls are empty compared to how they used to be, since i left 5 years ago.

not saying they're empty because of me though.. is that what you are hearing?.

Designer Stubble

During the Royal Commission hearings, Angus Stewart made the following observation: “There are currently 817 congregations in Australia with over 68000 active members. Over the past 25 years, the active membership of the church in Australia has grown 29% from approximately 53000 members in 1990. In the same period, Australia’s population growth has been 38%."

So growth of the organization is not keeping up with the population growth.

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Are beards allowed yet for MS and Elders??

by EndofMysteries in

i remember a little over 15 years ago, one of my first jobs at a grocery store, the manager was happy that they passed a new policy allowing them to grow a beard.

previously they were not allowed.

among the usa, i guess beards were considered not very professional still.

Designer Stubble

Sir82 you are 100% correct - no beards on the circuit or district platform.

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Are beards allowed yet for MS and Elders??

by EndofMysteries in

i remember a little over 15 years ago, one of my first jobs at a grocery store, the manager was happy that they passed a new policy allowing them to grow a beard.

previously they were not allowed.

among the usa, i guess beards were considered not very professional still.

Designer Stubble

As said in Northern Europe it is not uncommon. The last congregation We attended, I was one of four brothers with a beard. One was an elder...however around convention time when he had parts he was hypocritically clean shaved, as the platform is otherwise still a no no. I did have persons from other less tolerant congregations ask whether my razor was broken. Another person asked whether I was a brother or just the spouse that tagged along (I was not wearing a badge).

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After the 'imitate jesus' RC whats next...?

by _Morpheus in

imitate the desert god.

yep.

the ca for the upcoming year is entittled "imitate [insert desert god name]" so for the public at large its jesus but *wink wink* we really mean the desert god.

Designer Stubble

Jehovah loves a cheerful giver

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New video "Jehovah Has Done So Much for Me"

by NoIdeaWhatToBelieve in

hey all,.

have you seen the new video on http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/living-bible-principles/adult-survivor-child-abuse-video/ ?.

isn't this too much of a coincidence?

Designer Stubble

From what I gather the abuse took place before she became a JW. This means that the abuser when it came out most likely was reported to the authorities and it also means that she did not need to sit down with him in a JC setting where she was asked all intimate details. Therefor this story is completely irrelevant in regards to how child abuse is handled in the organization.

it is the tale of a harmed victim who is attracted to the cult's bogus hope of paradise where the God who could have prevented this abuse will make all things new and she will only then be able to put this past behind her. The cult preys on such fragile persons.

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Need the hardest evidence possible that humans have lived for more than 6000 years

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

since coming out of the witnesses, i have gone through a transformation in thought and in mind.

i started with the usual: i thought that jesus was god.

then i investigated more about the bible and thought that the bible was not true, given the many contradictions, failed prophecies, etc.. then i investigated evolution and read lots and now i accept evolution and natural selection as things that are true.. now, i need to make my dad rethink everything.

Designer Stubble

Read "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond

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Anthony Morris III life story

by campaign of hate in

am3rd life story is in may 15th 2015 study wt.. after reading, he sounds very mental unstable.

i know you guys will be saying "yeah, obviously he is"...but we don't have any concrete evidence saying he has a mental condition.. has anyone ever dug a little deeper, perhaps try to find some people who would have known him from the army?

i mean, he probably doesn't know that many people, he was only serving for a year for christs sake.

Designer Stubble

Interesting is if you listen to the audio of the life story of Anthony Morris the third, it is read by Anthony Morris III himself. Same goes for other GB life stories. Most dubs are very positive about this.