i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.
it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.
the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.
So, the 'dedication(tm)' talk they did when the structure was built didn't work?
So much for the 'growth(tm)' they boast about.
The Kingdumb Hells in my neck of the woods, it's laughable.
1 is now an Islamic centre.
1 Became a Mosque but I don't know what it is now.
1 Became an African Pentecostal Church.
I wonder if this means JWs are not the true faith?
'they turn the story around to make it seem like you are at fault, deflecting attention and blame away from them to make you feel guilty.
this type of emotional manipulation is called gaslighting.. .
deflection is manipulation, and if it's coupled with other toxic relationship behaviors, it may be necessary to remove yourself from the situation.'.
Whether you believe Scripture or not, It does say 'no one knows the day or hour', or words to that effect.
The Governing Body(tm)(Pee be upon them), have relentlessly told the r&f(tm) that we are in the 'final part of the final part of the last days(tm)' and other such predictive platitudes. They ramp up the fear and guilt so that they can get money, power and protect their like minded Rolf Harris/ Gary Glitter class.
More evidence that it's just a big business posing as a religion.
CULT!
i haven't a clue if it's technically feasible but i think if you're going to hit the dislike button on a post you should be open to discussion with the poster.. just your own topics and posts of course.
what do you think simon?.
LOLZ
inspired by the "whats the reason you think jw's are in decline" thread.
my belief is that almost all the growth, at least in the western world is due to jw's having kids.
i was a 4th generation jw from birth till about age 20, so the timeframe i can comment on would be my teen years.
More have left the filthy disgusting cult than have been enticed in by 'witnessing(tm)' in my experience. This is based on the folk in congos I've been in or associated with over the years.
i haven't a clue if it's technically feasible but i think if you're going to hit the dislike button on a post you should be open to discussion with the poster.. just your own topics and posts of course.
what do you think simon?.
I'm not really a fan of the like/dislike buttons because of the anonymity involved. You never know if someone that disliked a post has commented after with a reason.
I'm sure that sometimes there are those that dislike a post because............reasons......not related to the post itself.
in addition to the jws false and misleading denial that rebekah vardy was ever a jehovah's witness, a few other interesting developments occurred that are worth noting:.
1. an article in the last days newsletter reporting on how the jw[.
]org website scrubbed clean its jw 'news' page and produced an entire new glossary of jw terminally meaning for the media:.
I predicted the Corporation's(tm) response.
It was a non response full of holes. They're just trying their best to use the 'no true Scotsman' fallacy.
The trouble is, I felt the doco was a bit flimsy in as much as it's stuff that's been heard before. I'd like to have seen something really hard hitting like extracts from the ARC.
The insights in to the Scatter the Flock book were good. Perhaps more of that rather than some wee lassie standing around in Norwich.
https://avoidjw.org/news/jehovahs-witnesses-mysteriously-deleted-shunning-videos/?fbclid=iwar3jjfsa3zx-4kxrdtjwopmzty-5wxhrxm1-gvjtp9j20ovqfpxh.
PIMI - there has to be discipline that means something
...and this isn't it anything like it. Unless you're a heartless, loveless weirdo of the Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris class.
You really did say that to troll us, didn't you?! You were waiting for a re-action. Well, here it is.
Satisfied? Get your kick?
i can confirm that the co during one of his service talks stated that zoom is a provision for elderly, infirmed, as well as people who might need it on occasion due to health reasons, otherwise you are expected to be in person at meetings and in the ministry.
this had to come down from the top.
maybe they do not want to put it in a gb update or broadcast since that would be too public i suppose.
WTW - And what about those situations where it's either Zoom or nothing?
Let's hope it's nothing.
The less the noise of propaganda is the more people will wake up and leave.
in addition to the jws false and misleading denial that rebekah vardy was ever a jehovah's witness, a few other interesting developments occurred that are worth noting:.
1. an article in the last days newsletter reporting on how the jw[.
]org website scrubbed clean its jw 'news' page and produced an entire new glossary of jw terminally meaning for the media:.
Dodgy Knees - let's call it what it is - evil,abusive practice, they are going to struggle to keep their charitable status.
They are utter liars. They carefully use words to convey an idea that is not true but sounds true.
I hope they lose more than their charitable status and go totally bankrupt with the Governing Body (TM) (PBUT), destitute.
A man can dream. It won't happen because they are crooked like our politicians.
july 15 simplified study watchtower par 8, p. 24 - “we need to obey the faithful and discreet slave to have jehovah’s approval.”.
(john 14:6) jesus said to him: “i am the way and the truth and the life.
no one comes to the father except through me, or the wtbts inc.".
Cult!
