Vidiot

Joined

• started 27 topics
• posted 20,864 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Vidiot

• 
  22

  Degree of Effectiveness of JW Letter Writing Form of Witnessing

  by Disillusioned JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a newspaper article quotes a jw as saying "every (letter) i put in the mailbox, i feel, 'ah, this could reach somebody.

  '" the article also quotes her as saying "we are accomplishing even more now than we were door-to-door because this way everybody in the house gets a chance to pick up that letter and respond to it.

  it just feels good.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  dozy - "...In one of Franz's books, the GB allude to this in one meeting when discussing the ministry and one of the GB members bewailing 'What will the brothers do, then?' when discussing the lack of biblical basis for the preaching work..."

  I remember that bit.

  Of course, the real reason for the door-to-door ministry was its record-keeping aspect.

  The WTS has never been interested in things like soup kitchens or clothing drives (too little chance of return on the investment, I suppose)...

  ...so they needed something else to justify their "charity" status, and the sweet, sweet tax-exemption that comes with it.

  And so was born house-to-house records, a.k.a. a paper trail, (that could also be easily backed up by visual confirmation from millions of annoyed homeowners) just in case they were ever audited.

  Note: I suspect that - like the pedo problem - the rest of the GB were able to keep Ray Franz out of the loop about this particular quirk of the Org's business model.
• 
  40

  Will You Still Wear A Mask Even If You Don’t Have To?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems that some people just aren’t ready to put those masks aside even if they are fully vaccinated!

  some can’t help but think their brains aren’t ready for “normal”..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  I made my own mask.

  Out of tinfoil.

  Double protection, just in case.

  But it's not as comfortable as the hat.

  
  
• 
  14

  Do you still debate with JWs?

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was talking to an ex-jw.

  not been out as long as i have.. cut a long story short, i came to realise that i can no longer be bothered to debate jws if (on the rare occasion), i have encountered them.. i think that because i am somewhere circling a nihilistic atheist it seems pointless.

  i just don't have the energy because i rarely even think about jw related garbage.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  I skipped the whole debating stage of my WTexit.

  I realized before I even tried that it wouldn't work, and just get me all kinds of drama I didn't want or need.
• 
  11

  Ramapo Accepting Public Comment On Proposed Jehovah’s Witnesses HQ In Sloatsburg

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://rcbizjournal.com/2021/05/18/ramapo-now-accepting-public-comment-on-proposed-jehovahs-witnesses-hq-in-sloatsburg/.

  may 18, 2021. a deis hearing will be held may 26; public comments period ends june 21. by tina traster.

  the town of ramapo will be accepting public comment on the proposed new world headquarters of jehovah’s witnesses audio/video production center now that the deis (draft environmental impact statement) is complete.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  So the new audio/video media center is gonna be built in Orange County...

  

  ...which is immediately adjacent to Los Angeles...

  

  ...otherwise known as "Hollywood".

  

  Ten bucks says that if they follow through on it, it gets sold to a mainstream movie or TV studio (for a profit) within a decade. You gotta admit, it's a step up from flipping Kingdom Halls.
• 
  46

  Have You Been “Gaslit”?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gaslighting is a form of sustained manipulation that causes the victim to question or doubt their sanity, judgment and memories.

  it’s a form of emotional abuse.

  i think jehovah’s witnesses have been gaslit.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  They do a pretty thorough job of convincing you that your own thinking ability is irrevocably flawed...

  ...or - at the very least - that if you don't come to the conclusion they want you to, you're a fucking idiot.
• 
  28

  Watchtower takes parody poster to court.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  another youtube presenter falls foul of the wt society's legal team.

  the watch tower copyright lawsuit targets creator of "dubtown" lego animations.

  https://www.toptutorials.co.uk/watch-tower-copyright-lawsuit-targets-creator-of-dubtown-lego-animations-torrentfreak/.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  The Org doesn’t like any kind of media that doesn’t sing their praises, or worse, deconstructs their ideology.
• 
  20

  Remember how it felt before you woke up. Living forever in a Righteous World.

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i woke up early in life.

  it’s not because i was smarter than my brothers and sisters.

  in fact, reflecting back, i actually don’t know why i didn’t embrace the watchtower teachings?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  pisolpete - "...they are reminding themselves, that in the New World there will be no more crooked Presidents, no more crooked Politicians, and no more corrupt leaders anywhere in the world..."

  ...whilst completely missing the fact that in the WTS's vaunted New World, the Org will become said crooked and corrupt politicians and leaders.
• 
  7

  Significant Changes Happening - Even Though Many May Not Realize

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted this item a few weeks ago (link below) with a compilation of items that could happen as the organization unravels - even though many (including myself) may find it unlikely, improbable or simply too much of a change to believe.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5165806634663936/drastic-upcoming-changes-accelerated-pandemic.

  as an active pimo though, i came up with the list in the above post simply from the standpoint that very significant changes have been occurring on an ongoing basis and sometimes i think even very active witnesses do not realize it.

  a few major items that have been ongoing or were singular events listed below.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  What y'all are seeing is a highly specialized organism trying to rapidly evolve (whilst retaining its core characteristics)...

  ...in order to survive in a drastically changing environment that it increasingly inimical to said survival.

  Consider the fossil record for examples.
• 
  31

  Why Is The Press Suddenly Exposing The Biden Family?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the new york post published how hunter biden was involved with many criminal activities.

  they showed how big daddy biden was well aware of what was going on.

  the post got called out for this “ non story “.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  "Why is the press suddenly exposing the Biden family?"

  'Cause if it bleeds, it leads.

  Doesn't have to be any more complicated than that.
• 
  23

  Why haven't they re-started the 'cart witnessing'?

  by eyeslice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we are nearly 18 months into this pandemic and lot has been learned and our behaviour modified to make things safer for us, e.g.

  the wearing of face masks and social distancing.. many countries such as australia, new zealand, the uk and usa either have things under control or have vaccinated a large portion of the population.

  therefore, given the very passive nature of the 'cart witnessing', i can't see why this hasn't be re-started.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Vidiot

  IMO, all this simply supports the theory the WT leadership has actually been wanting to eliminate the ministry work (as we knew it) almost altogether.

  The risk of rank-and-filers having to face more and more child abuse accusations and encountering "apostates" who were articulate and knowledgeable was simply getting too high.