And the JW's just sit back, nod, and mutter: WOW!
Isn't it obvious Joe Hoover is directing the GB!
don't know how many of y'all still watch it.. this month's topic is "the king of the north" - cook goes into monotonous detail over the jw interpretation about rome, germany, ussr, russia, etc.. leaving aside for other commentators the emotionally manipulative videos of jws in russian holding cells, the tearjerker interviews, the god-awful stiffness of cook (i suspect he has never genuinely smiled, much less laughed, in his 60+ years), just thought i'd comment on one topic.. the centerpiece of the program is a "morning worship" monologue from splane.
let's again just leave to the side the dude's pomposity, smugness, and inflated sense of his own genius, and think about this part of his monologue.. he was tracing the history of the "king of the north" and talked about how "britain" (not england, not the united kingdom, not great britain, but "britain" - no idea why they have that fixation - anyway...) became the kotn in the 19th century.. paraphrasing his comments: "britain would not have become kotn if france had its way.
france was much wealthier and more powerful, but at the battle of waterloo, britain defeated france.
And the JW's just sit back, nod, and mutter: WOW!
Isn't it obvious Joe Hoover is directing the GB!
I’ll talk to JW‘s that we meet in public or out events where we both happen to be invited. And since we are not DFd and seen as only “spiritually weak and inactive”, most we’ll chat with us at least a little. I make a point to reassure them that life is great. No moaning. No whining. Just living life to the fullest. If and when it seems like the appropriate opportunity I might say something to plant a little seed of doubt.
remember when nixon resigned?
the big a was here some said.
remember 1986 and the "international year of peace and security?
I think the “Left” & the JW‘s have one thing in common, they never let a crisis go to waste. Every catastrophe is an opportunity to promote their own “end of the world“ scenario--be it Armageddon or global warming.
i give him an f for falling down on the job..
Yeah, DOC, I gotta admit, I was stumped by the reference to Harris as being "brilliant".
Magnum, I think Ed Harris is a "brilliant" actor.
actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.
WOW! You sayin' I missed the Academy Awards and didn't even know it (or care)?
i had seen a video evens did where he said that jws now say if you gambling for entertainment its ok. anyone have any link to the cult actually in print or video saying this?.
There were just too many JW's sneaking off to Vegas or to the Riverboats to play some slots. You can't DF everyone and esp not the folks that have a few extra bucks to piss away. (Same with porn. You'd lose ALL the Elders and MS if they still had the absolute ban and removed those who "sinned" on the internet.)
video from new publication.
https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/pub-lffv_542_video.
now only 7 members of fds.
These old farts are all bunkered down in the basement. I doubt they are having weekly meetings in person. The majority are old and overweight (obese), and at least one of them (Sam Herd) has diabetes. They really think the "pandemic" is the End of the World.
what do you think of the following sample disassociation letter from 4jehovah.org ?.
if you are looking to disassociate from jehovah’s witnesses, here is a sample letter you can modify for your use:.
i have decided to disassociate myself from the ____________ congregation of jehovah’s witness.
Just leave, no letter, no goodbye, no shit. Just leave, and never come back. You don't have to give anyone an explanation. ~ Overrated
YES! You don't owe them anything!
No meeting with elders.
No putting anything in writing.
No explanation.
Just get too busy with life to show up anymore.
last year millions of people were singing his praises.
what’s your opinion of him right now?.
He lives the limelight and has politicized health & welfare.
A Star is Born.
do you believe org gonna go back to regular meetings in khs?
i highly doubt that.
reason is, pedophile situation.
I think they are going to try to isolate the rank and file for as long as they can and make this Covid situation hysterical to the point that it clearly appears to be the end of the end times.
seems obvious that donations must be on par with what they were getting when they were having face-to-face meetings otherwise they would have already jumpstarted things to go back to reading in the brick and mortar KHalls.
Follow the money.
As far as the sexual abuse scandals. Watch tower is, if anything, overreacting to where now they notify the authorities on anything that has even the whiff of abuse. They might cling to their 2-witness rule publicly but in reality anything suspicious is getting reported to the authorities, even if it is being reported anonymously.