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  Kingdom Hall Closures In Canada.

  by Lost in the fog in

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  one of our friends in canada posted the following message to their circle of friends.

  "in our meeting last night, the coordinator read a letter from the canadian branch about the reorganized territories.

  all the territories in the fraser valley from hope to vancouver, about a hundred miles in all, have been reorganized to create larger congregations and improve the use of kingdom halls.

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  Heard from friends , three congregations deleted in Vancouver (Marine, English Bay and Joyce). Also more in the suburbs deleted, one in White Rock ,some in Surrey and Coquitlam. I can see Kingdom Halls being sold as a next step. The Jdub membership as been on the decline in western Canada, older ones passing not much in the way of replacements. It seems in places like England, Canada, parts of the States its a religion of old people. I really see a slow motion decline. This in the 50 some years I was an active jdub. I know this is just a limited personal observation, but go to any congregation in the western world and count the gray heads.
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  London Protest 2018

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.

  we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..

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  Farmer Jim , great post I agree with your thoughts. I would like to take part next year. Hopefully the organizers can use this form and others like it to let us know dates and details in advance. I really think for many of us this sort of protest is a way of taking back control of our lives. It can make us feel that we are doing somthing to resist the org, that has taken so much from us
  
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  "Escaping The Watchtower" Trailer

  by Christian Gutierrez in

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  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojqswew8pva.

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  I think the great thing about these sort of videos is when someone starts the wake-up they realize they are not alone.There is large community of exjws. So while these videos may not cause an uberdub to wake-up. They can help those going down that path. So keep up the good work! There are many of us who support this activism.
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  Thank you, George Couch!

  by charonsdog in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just thought i'd share this story from my past.. back in the 80s i remember the big problem seemed to be about music.

  (today, it's tight pants, i guess) the organization, society, whatever they were calling themselves, were always going on about the music we listened to.

  disco, heavy metal, the whole "backwards masking" thing...couldn't escape hearing or reading about how satan was corrupting us unless we were listening to kingdom melodies or elevator music.. i was assigned to wtf in the late 80s and remember one of the articles stating that "young people know that the rhythm of rock music is the rhythm of sexual intercourse.

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  Good story, enjoyed that!
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  Positive Topic - ‘Good Elders’ or Extra Special Kindness shown by elders

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  after the last topic getting me mad, does anyone have a positive experience of dealing with an elder or a particular favourite elder that was a top bloke?.

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  As an exelder I think Morpheus hit the nail on the head. I was the same. I knew many good guy elders, but in the end they tow the party line and will even do evil things if instructed.
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  Chapter 33 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave

  by new boy in

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  chapter 33. starving outside the load’s house.

  there is no fanfare when you leave bethel.

  they didn’t care about you while you were there so why would the care about you now you are leaving.

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  Thanks for all your accounts and story. Really have been enjoying it! Visited and stayed at a number of bethels over the years always thought, man it would suck to have to live here.
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  Anybody here live in Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver?

  by Christian Gutierrez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey are there people here from calgary, edmonton, vancouver or anywhere in between these cities??

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  In Vancouver, pm me if you are ever going to be in Vancouver. My wife and i would love to meet you guys. Love your Videos.
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  Australia Child Abuse Hearing Can we do a Highlight Reel?

  by Lets Think in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  watching the royal commission hearing.

  unreal and so damming to the jw judicial systems!..

  what i would love is if someone could put together a 20 minute highlight reel of the most damming parts.

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  Watching the Royal Commission hearing. Unreal and so damming to the JW judicial systems!.

  What I would love is if someone could put together a 20 minute highlight reel of the most damming parts. I am not too tech otherwise I would do it. These Elders are looking like real fools. If we could get a 20 - 30 min Highlight reel on utube we could all work together to make it go viral! Its been super interesting to watch,, I love watch the elders get put on the spot having to answer the tough questions. Thoughts?
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  Find What Your Social Status Was in the Congregation

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ever notice how the "happiest people on earth" are also the most class-oriented?

  the social structure in the congregation is more complex than the blueprints of a nuclear warhead, but just so that you "remember your place", see if you can find where your niche was/is:.

  1. at the top of the social order of things within the congregation is of course, the presiding overseer and his family.

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  What you have to say on rankings is so true, different degrees depending on congregation. I was a 2 for ten years then a 1for ten years then a 5 now a 7/8. Really like being a seven eight. Its all conditional love and freindships. Get out and make a real life .
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  Circuit Overseer Lloyd Payne

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  did anyone know him?

  he toured the western canadian provinces when i knew him in the 70's but heard he left wife and organization.

  any truth to it?.

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  I knew him, he served our congregation mid 70s. I heard in the early 80s he ran off with a young pioneer sister. He left his wife,, they were both dfed. Not sure where he is now. He was a fun guy, I really liked him.