well, an interesting thing happened today, here in southern california.
as i was sipping my morning coffee, i heard a distinct knocking on my door.
the front door was closed, so i didn't open it.
No, no organizational edict to NOT press the doorbell. In fact its quite the opposite. However, more and more are coasting through being a witness, most people hate knocking on doors.
It's just more evidence that the R&F are calling BS in their heads and are just going through the motions because, you know, what if the GB are right and the big A IS right around the corner...
happy hanukkah!
this is my first year of celebrating it and i am really excited!
mind you i will celebrate anything and everything, that may have something to do with being deprived celebrations as a witness!
lol watersprout. Have fun!
I didn't even know it was Hanukkah... Happy Hanukkah!
hi, i've tried searching for some recent posts on rumours or otherwise of branch offices being closed but cannot easily find anything.
does anyone readily have a list of the ones earmarked for closure?
i did read about central america but also recently some european too.
What I find interesting the most is that a lot if not most R&F do not know of these changes. My friend that is a JW that I still hang out with had a friend from Canada come vist who is an elder. A bunch of us got talking, of course this elder and his pioneer wife are going off on how wonderful it is to be in Jehovahs organization, I brought up the question, 'what do you guys think about the closing down of the branches all over the globe lately?" Their look on their face was one of 'huh?' They had heard about France and Central/South America. But not Jamaica, Europe, Ireland, Alaska/Hawaii, it was funny watching their face. They truly didn't have anything to say about it.
After a few seconds of silence, the conversation got changed. The looks on their face was priceless though. You could see smoke coming out of their ears as they couldn't reconcile what they were hearing with what they had believed about the 'expansion' taking place worldwide.
And these people are an Elder and Pioneer!
lol!
frank was concerned that they might be dumping them in the woods or something so he wanted me to check it out.. i had a hard time convincing h and h to let me join them in service, finally i dropped a few hints that i was a pretty laid back brother who didn't always follow wtbts policy......... which wasn't far from the truth.
this guy was hard core.
this guy was hard core.
What an amazing story! Hilly and Hoppy! LOL! Wheel-Chair John! You could make a movie out of your story. I loved it, thank you for sharing and also a belated welcome to the forums!
i keep noticing missing people, and a handful have been banned recently.
am i just blind?.
tammy.
Yeah, SBC FB shows him to be having fun. Good for him!
hi, i've tried searching for some recent posts on rumours or otherwise of branch offices being closed but cannot easily find anything.
does anyone readily have a list of the ones earmarked for closure?
i did read about central america but also recently some european too.
I know firsthand that the Jamaican Branch is down to only 27 volunteers. They are practicing slave labor there, my "friend" is working 18-20 hours a day, not getting to bed till 3am and back up at normal hours. I've asked if they are closing down, he doesn't know, or knows but isn't telling me. So, good chance they are being consolidated too.
i have just found this out and this is why my family are suddenly 100% shunning me.
it won't get me to go back to the cult, but it will result in a very lonley old man not seeing his 4 grandkids ever again.
what a waste!
so as to better get them to want to return to WT.
LOL! So shunning makes people want to re-join? I have never wanted or had any interest in any group that practiced this (other than the WTS, shame on me). What absolute bullshit!
this is in response to this announcement:.
steve had quite a crowd and met a lot of people.
the synagogue brought him out to educate the large congregation in downtown la area.
Randy, this may sound like a parrot since I know you've heard it before, but THANK YOU for everything you've done and continue to do. Being able to purchase CoC and Thus Saith the Jehovahs Witnesses and you threw in an old WTBTS tract, has helped me so much this past year. 2010 will be forever remembered as the year I stepped outside of the WTS box and let my eyes see that it is truly a cult.
Thank you, thank you thank you.
i'm exhausted right now.
it's been a very long day.
both physically, and mentally, althought the latter otweighted the former by tons.
no, it's not wrong to think that. The 'truth' hurts sometimes, but nevertheless, it's the truth of the matter.
okay so when i was talking with the brothers, somehow they got me to agree to come up with a list of jw teachings i don't agree with.
for some reason the po gave the number as "12".
don't ask me why he came to that conclusion.
you are just prolonging the inevitable. You will be DF'd for apostasy and they will enjoy it every minute of the way. Why? Because you played by their rules. If you like playing games and losing, then you will have fun.
If not, I suggest you stop feeding them more ammo to DF you and just leave on you're own terms. Making 'lists' to 'prove' your point wont open their eyes. They are in crisis management mode and are high on the horse that they got you by the balls. They are on a crusade to reveal and remove an apostate from their ranks. Do not be fooled.
Good luck.
