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  Further thoughts on the new media Center project

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the organization figured out that a big building project gives the rank and file something to be engaged in and excited about.

  it distracts them from their hamster wheel life.

  and it buys them another 5 years until the next big thing.

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  hoser

  I heard they are doing the Jesus movies in Australia
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  Pioneers, Elder's Wives most self righteous. Etc.

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a jw did you have a pioneer sister/elder's wife who was the biggest busybody, self righteous, arrogant pus in the circuit?

  who would look down on others and treat people like crap.. without giving to much away, i experienced one that knew everyone in circuit.

  and if she or her husband saw or heard something they didn't like it was " you know what the bible says" regardless if it was in there or not.

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  It seemed to me that when a new circuit overseer came to town they would always stay at the home of the most gossipy, intruding elders wife.

  That way if you weren’t in you would know at the first meeting by how the CO and his wife treated you.
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  Further thoughts on the new media Center project

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the organization figured out that a big building project gives the rank and file something to be engaged in and excited about.

  it distracts them from their hamster wheel life.

  and it buys them another 5 years until the next big thing.

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  hoser

  Are you talking about the one in Australia?
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  Changed From "Disfellowshipped" to "No Longer One of Jehovah's Witnesses!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend is trying to figure out the approximate date or letter, which indicated a change from the wording of public announcements.. they changed from saying the person has been disfellowshipped to saying that a person was no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.. i thought it was around the time of the bulgaria scandal.. could you help us out to remember when this change took place?

  if we could remember the approximate year, we could look up all the boe's for that year and might find the letter.. many thanks!.

  atlantis!.

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  hoser

  I thought it was late 90’s or early 2000’s.
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  Wife told me a tale about a letter writing experience and my BS meter was like "uhhh ya rightttttt"

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so me and my pimi wife are driving today and normally we don't talk anything about her stupid cult.

  because it will end up with me saying something and her getting p.o'ed.

  well anyways i have been trying to just ignore the bs and keep my mouth shut.

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  hoser

  I used to be in good enough standing to be interviewed at the assemblies. You practice what you will say in front of the elder that will interview you. Just before the session the DO and CO listen to the part and tell you to change what you say(lie). They say it would be more “encouraging “ to the brothers if you took this out and said this.

  All bullshit
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  Jehovah is steering the new Ramapo Facility, but somehow needs volunteer labor and donations

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  life and ministry meeting workbook | september 2020. living as christians.

  can you contribute your time and energy?.

  ramapo, new york.

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  hoser

  I was one of the suckers, but I woke up in time to salvage a decent part of my life.

  If there is a god, the leaders of this religion have a lot to answer for. They are beyond decent human beings, manipulating honest decent people for their own benefit and profit.
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  Stats of bible studies vs baptisms

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  david splane once again 'davesplaning' facts and figures.

  10 million bible studies and 200 000 baptisms.

  how many of these would be jw kids with no choice?

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  Over the years I’ve seen quite a few jw sisters marry out of the truth and their worldly husbands study and become jws.
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  Keystone XL Pipeline & Watchtower Research

  by IWant2Leave in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you may know that president joe biden canceled the permits for the xl canadian pipeline on his first day in office.

  this was a controversial move, and there has been discussion and videos floating around the office where i work.

  one of my co-workers showed a video of all the jobs being lost.

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  I’ve never understood the one big customer economic theory. Canada exports 98% of our oil to the US, at the same time importing 19 billions dollars worth of oil every year. Riddle me that one.

  Canada has access to three oceans. Why be a price taker from the US? Put the oil on a boat and sell it to the highest bidder.
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  Are the Canadian and US Kingdom Ministries different?

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was cleaning out some old photos etc.

  from my mother's stuff and landed on a small box containing 1980-2000 km.

  my first thought was to toss it.

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  Yes, some of them were different. We went to a few meetings stateside and noticed different articles in theirs.
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  It's Never Been Easier to Quit Being a JW!

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just don't click that zoom button ....

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  hoser

  A person could have moved house, or across the country, kept showing up on zoom. The elders would never know. A perfect opportunity to just disappear of their radar when things open up again.