Eiben Scrood

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  Making the final break - stopping attending the Memorial

  by Eiben Scrood in

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  i started my fade in 2004 and completely quit regular attendance in 2005. i have, however, gone to all the memorials since.

  i still consider myself christian and felt it was a somewhat decent way of respecting the sacrifice.. i am thinking of not going this year.. i am generally disgusted at what the memorial observation actually entails.

  there is almost no talk about what jesus went through on that day or even the tremendous sacrifice involved and the love that motivated it.

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  I started my fade in 2004 and completely quit regular attendance in 2005. I have, however, gone to all the Memorials since. I still consider myself Christian and felt it was a somewhat decent way of respecting the sacrifice.

  I am thinking of not going this year.

  I am generally disgusted at what the Memorial observation actually entails. There is almost no talk about what Jesus went through on that day or even the tremendous sacrifice involved and the love that motivated it. It is instead mainly a recruiting session to get new people in and faders back. It is filled with drilling into attendees' heads that they're not to partake. It is largely a joyless, mechanical exercise.

  Some former friends are still friendly but less and less every year. There are more and more icy stares from the mind-numbed regulars.

  The cherry on the top for me though, and what prompted serious thought of not going was the new overlapping generation teaching. This goes so far above and beyond anything before IMO. It's the equivalent of the KoolAid being poured for me. It is so completely and insanely nonsensical that I started asking myself: Do I want anything to do with this organization anymore? How can rational, at least semi-intelligent people swallowing this new teaching? It has been an epiphany of sorts for me. If this didn't wake people up, nothing will.

  Have others here followed a similar progression of continuing to go to Memorials for some time but then finally stopping that as well?
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  DMCA Complaint from The WatchTower for links to KS-10 'Shepherding' book

  by Simon in

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  yes, that's right, they really do not like people being able to read that book so they wanted links to it removed (it appears they have also been going after the hosts of the content itself as well).. unfortunately, i had to removed the links (which were dead anyway when i checked) and i'd ask that people don't re-post them (sorry).

  i'm sure there are lots of alternative ways for those with the information to get it to those who need it.. here are the discussions on the book:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.

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  So donuthole says individuals who downloaded the file are not personally at risk for being sued but Lady Lee says they are.. Who is right?
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  DMCA Complaint from The WatchTower for links to KS-10 'Shepherding' book

  by Simon in

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  yes, that's right, they really do not like people being able to read that book so they wanted links to it removed (it appears they have also been going after the hosts of the content itself as well).. unfortunately, i had to removed the links (which were dead anyway when i checked) and i'd ask that people don't re-post them (sorry).

  i'm sure there are lots of alternative ways for those with the information to get it to those who need it.. here are the discussions on the book:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.

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  djeggnog - are you trying to say that people who have already downloaded the elders' manual for their personal use are presently in danger of legal action?!! I find that to be highly unlikely.
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  The Society, having lost its younger generation, now appears to be doing its darndest to lose the older ones as well

  by sir82 in

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  from all the "annual general meeting" notes floating around, one quotation stands out in particular:.

  many older ones already are telling the younger ones how they regretted not getting an education, pursuing a lucrative career, saving up money or not having a retirement plan.

  the sad truth is that such ones are like the murmurers of israel when coming out of egypt.. what does this remark tell us?.

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  That remark is particularly callous even by Watchtower standards. It still blows my mind that they can bullshit the rank and file over and over again and get away with it. Aside from the apology Ray Franz managed to get into the 1980 Watchtower about 1975, they never apologize nor own up to the terrible damage they have caused people.
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  2014

  by varian in

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  well then, i suppose as we are facing the 100th anniversay of jesus return in 1914, there sure must be the usual rumors going on in the cong.. for those in touch with jw: what have you heard so far?

  is it a bit like pre-1975 with high expectations?.

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  How fitting and appropriate it would be if God were to bring an end to this wicked system on the 100 year anniversary of Kingdom rule!
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  WTBTS 2010 AGM notes (GAG alert)

  by billyboy in

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  <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> .

  here are some highlights from the 2010 annual meeting;.

  branch overseers/representatives from around the world gave greetings from their branch and gave some encouraging experiences from the field.

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  Well, at least it's encouraging that reports are getting back to the GB that many older ones are complaining about their dire financial straits after believing the bullshit served to them for decades. For them to actually mention this, it must be quite a trend.

  What will the reaction be? Will listeners cower in fear of this reproof or will they wake up to the voice in their heads surely telling them this is pure culttalk?
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  Well, friends, let us not forget

  by Eiben Scrood in

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  that today marks a full 96 years of kingdom rule.

  yes, brothers and sisters, how joyous we all are that now 96 years have passed since the gentile times ended and their kings had their day!.

  what many reasons we have to be among jehovah's happy people knowing that some will still be alive to see the end that were alive at the momentous time of october 1, 1914!

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  Yes, sister snowbird, there can be little doubt that our dear brother Fred Franz not only guides the present day work but was also invisibly behind the wondrous new light about the overlapping generation. Truly, it would take an oracle of his renown to come up with something so scintillating that the brothers can all rally 'round.

  I know the previous belief using the standard English usage of "generation" certainly kept me on my toes for many years, forgoing career, education and a social life happily telling all I could about the mathematics of 1914 plus a human lifespan. It was so invigorating feeling such inner peace and contentment while carrying my cleaning equipment around living as an adult with my parents waiting for the end to come.

  We can only be thankful that this overlapping bullshit will hopefully recruit similar youngsters to do the same thing all over again.
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  Well, friends, let us not forget

  by Eiben Scrood in

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  that today marks a full 96 years of kingdom rule.

  yes, brothers and sisters, how joyous we all are that now 96 years have passed since the gentile times ended and their kings had their day!.

  what many reasons we have to be among jehovah's happy people knowing that some will still be alive to see the end that were alive at the momentous time of october 1, 1914!

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  that today marks a full 96 years of Kingdom rule. Yes, brothers and sisters, how joyous we all are that now 96 years have passed since the Gentile Times ended and their kings had their day!

  What many reasons we have to be among Jehovah's happy people knowing that some will still be alive to see the end that were alive at the momentous time of October 1, 1914! (Matthew 24:34)

  Let us rejoice at the reports of the brothers selling their homes to use these last moments proclaiming these wonderful tidings to Satan's world.

  Oh...wait a minute...
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  Circuit and Special Day Assembly Programs 2010-2011

  by blondie in

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  2-day circuit assembly .

  theme:.

  "you are no part of the world" .

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  I foresee plenty of guilt trips are in store for the audience.
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  Who is AGBM?

  by african GB Member in

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  the purpose of this thread is to tell everyone on this board who i am and why i am so different.. first of all, i have already apologised on another thread for posting zero drivel topics here.. i am a 29 year old male, born-in, baptised in 1998, df'd in 2003 for fornication, reinstated in 2008. i want to make it clear that i have never been a ms. after my reinstatement i continued to attend meetings with the same cong.

  but moved to another cong.

  earlier this year, reason being, the continued shunning by some hardcore self-righteous publishers.. i am still with the same cong until now, i go to meetings regularly, including taking part as well as giving bible reading talks.

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  Young People Ask was released in 1989 not the early 90s. They made a huge deal out of the Governing Body giving a free copy to all the youths in the audience that day. Geez, thanks!