Today's field service is a joke compared to that of yesteryear. It is a time to do very little witnessing and a lot of socializing.
Posts by hoser
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The difference between old school dubs and modern dubs - and the GB 2.0
by TheListener inold school witnesses thrived on the fact they were different and persecuted for it.
it was a point of pride.. i think the whole witness experience is much more social based for younger and newer witnesses.
that may be why so many newer ones that come to this board cannot understand or accept some of the information we present here about how things "used to be".
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This weeks meeting remarks
by StarTrekAngel injust come here to vent a bit.
last night we had one of those meeting where i had a hard time keeping my eyes from rolling.
i tell you, sometimes i think they have a mind of their own, my eyes that is.
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hoser
What book are we doing now in the book er I mean bible study?
I have been to probably 4 or 5 mid week meetings in the last year and a half. Quitting the theocratic ministry school was the first step. They don't even miss me anymore.
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More Watchtarded cult behavior.
by DATA-DOG inthe c.o has visited.
what gems did he have for the sheeple?
he gave a talk that was entitled "rejoice in the truth!
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hoser
Only a short few years ago electronic devices at the Kingdom Hall were taboo.
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NEW SYSTEM SCHOOL - Exclusively for Dubbite Kids
by AFRIKANMAN inhttp://www.newsystemschool.org/.
anyone heard of this institution ?
has it been covered on the forum ?.
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hoser
Home schooling is a waste of time. I know this from experience -
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More Watchtarded cult behavior.
by DATA-DOG inthe c.o has visited.
what gems did he have for the sheeple?
he gave a talk that was entitled "rejoice in the truth!
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hoser
We all knew this was coming sooner than later. Putting the costs of operation on the publishers.
Whats next? Bring your own toilet paper to the Kingdom Hall?
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The Watchtower Society - a modern day Tower of Babel
by OrphanCrow inthe jw..org website now boasts that the jw message is translated into over 700 languages..
a noble feat, you may think.
and how wonderful that jehovahs message can reach the far ends of the world in so many languages!.
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Attacking the elders, can that bring down the cult??
by Crazyguy inthe borg has left out in the cold the victims of child molesters all to save their reputation and have used the elders to do their bidding in these evil works.
they have even made changes to their policies to put more of the responsibility on the elders.
so if the lawyers of these molestation victims which normally go after the money ie the borg were to also aggressively go after these elders in these cases could this not start a ripple effect where by elders find out and start resigning en mass to protect themselves knowing the borg not going to help them?.
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May WT A. Morris 3rd life story
by Daniel1555 inin the life story of am3 i just had to laugh about the following.
"i must confess, however, that when i first learned the truth, i was not very tactful...".
ha ha ha... as if he is tactful today..
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hoser
I re read the article and gleaned one more gem. The guy that studied with tony was anointed and knew brother Russel. Thus proof of the overlapping generation. -
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For God So Loves the Western World...
by Tempest in a Teacup in...that only people from those countries can lead 'his organization'.. a few years ago, one conversation stopper people would often bring up to jws in my country is: 'you guys are an american religion'.
the standard answer we were formatted to give to shoot that down was that "god does not favor any nationality over others.
however some countries do possess some advantages needed for the advancement of the divine work.
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hoser
@jwfacts:
There are around 200,000 JWs in Asian countries such as Philippines and Japan, over 300,000 in Nigeria and almost 800,000 in Brazil. Why are those countries not represented on the GB?
What you are describing is representation by population. A democracy. This is not a democratic organization. It is a dictatorship.
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The beginning of the end for shunning?
by Saltheart Foamfollower inthe borg seem to prepare for changes by missing explanations out for a while then presenting a "new understanding" which doesn't contradict the most recent discussion.check out the most recent references to gog - no identification as satan.. in today's wt study, paragraph 15 concerning benefitting from the prodigal son stated "if we meet a person who has strayed from the congregation, will we offer loving and practical help to assist him to return?
" there is no footnote or other qualifier saying not to go to disfellowshipped ones (who are definitely the ones being talked about) which is still the official policy.
i know this isn't an ending to shunning, but it may signal the start of the preparation for a change.
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hoser
Emotional blackmail is a powerful tool. I highly doubt they will give it up anytime soon.