DesirousOfChange

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  2022 Service Year Report Charts & Breakdown

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/ylp7hjkfrte.

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  DesirousOfChange

  8,600,000 Pubs in 2018

  8,700,000 Pubs in 2022

  Gain of 100,000 Pubs in FIVE YEARS

  Yet, over 100,000 baptized every year.

  500,000 added to the group, but only a net increase of 100,000. Where did the others go?
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  It’s started COBE asking all appointed men if they are fully vaccinated

  by Indoubtbigtime in

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  there is a huge problem now in all congregations as the gb stubbornly will not do the u turn on staying fully vaccinated that many hoped they would do.. all congregations around the world the cobe has to ask all ministerial servants and elders if they are fully vaccinated (meaning no more than six months since last shot).

  there is a massive problem now with many many jdubs not getting their latest boosters and not wanting to stay fully vaccinated .

  but more serious than that is how the gb painted themselves into a corner with these vaccine mandates.. most governments did a u turn on the vax mandates but the gb can’t get out of this one so easily .

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  DesirousOfChange

  So much for that info being "strictly confidential".

  I hope it is frustrating for them that nothing can be kept confidential any longer.
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  New GB

  by XBEHERE in

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  gage fleegle.

  jeffrey winder.

  anyone know them?

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  DesirousOfChange

  My understanding is that it requires 2/3 vote of the GB to change "doctrine". With the 8 GB members, that means it takes 6 to make any kind of change. Adding a couple more to the mix may make it possible to push through some changes that are being resisted. You can be sure the Alpha GB guys know how the 2 add-ons will think (vote) on everything.
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  Staying in physically for all the benefits

  by Indoubtbigtime in

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  i wonder how many are like me staying pimo for the great association and gathering etc.

  also find it very interesting having a front row seat watching the collapse of borg.. im not wasting any more time or money on anything i don’t want to do like preaching and mostly just go on zoom .

  there is nothing i want to do that would be considered disfellowshiping sin, i’m married and want to live by bible principles but i have serious doubts that the gb were chosen by god and are his one and only spokesmen on earth.

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  DesirousOfChange

  One of my friends is a PIMO for the very reason of maintaining their social network. His wife claims and appears PIMI but her actions show otherwise. She picks the JW doctrines like a diner at a buffet. She likes this one so goes along with it, but does not like that one, so ignore it.

  I'll admit I miss the network of "friends" -- yes they are "conditional" (we've learned all so well). But as long as you are not wanting to taste the forbidden fruits (considered sins in JWism), most are a pretty good group of sincere people. (Exclude the pompass asses from that general statement.)
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  2022 Service Report is Out

  by Bartolomeo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  warning: this post doesn't belong to me, i took it from reddit and posted it here.

  news.

  +0.4% growth in publishers globally.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I wonder if they will really care about the decreases as long as the CA$H flow increases?
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  Got ALetter!

  by Biahi in

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  so, my daughter got a letter from a female jw, containing a tract.

  i want to respond to this woman, in a kind way.

  she included a phone number, and email, return address is the kh.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I think ONLY if you reply with an "innocent" question which will require her to research and hopefully open Pandora's Box for her.
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  Weight Loss and Insulin Control

  by cofty in

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  ask most fitness coaches, nutritionists or health professionals and they will tell you that weight control is about calories in versus calories out (cico).

  after all, you can’t ignore the laws of thermodynamics!.

  the flaw in this simplistic reasoning ought to be obvious; a human body and a steam engine are two different things.. our bodies have evolved complex systems of control and feedback loops in order to maintain a steady interior environment, also known as homeostasis.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Nice to see you back here and posting.

  I've missed you enlightening contributions.

  Doc
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  Am I being unreasonable in this ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  hi friend`s ,i have my son and dil living with us ,which has been ok,overall ,quite a few years now ,however ,a few months ago they decided they wanted a dog ok ?

  we had one a toy poodle for about 16-17 years and i just loved her as did my wife.. a few months ago my son wanted a dog and got a french bulldog as a pup ,which was ok by us .. however to cut a long story short, yesterday i was out in the back yard and the dog lunged at me and started attacking me in such a way as i can only describe as being frenetic in his attack ,in trying to ward off his attack and getting away from him i fell over and i believe if my son hadn`t finlly restrained him he would have mauled me .

  i am 83 years old and my wife has just turned 80. and i dont want that to happen to her .. i don`t know the dog is what 4-5-6 months old i`m not sure , and been living with us all this time ,however i`m going to tell them to get that dog out of my house by the week and and a half or i will one way or another .. i am not going to tolerate that in my household and if he don`t like it he can go also .. i`m not being unreasonable am i ?

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  DesirousOfChange

  Evidently you don’t own a gun. That dog needed a quick case of terminal “lead poisoning”.
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  Will JWs throw you under the bus if you have a transfusion?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  mark writes.

  "if a person accepts a blood transfusion, the jehovah’s witness elders are required to “investigate” to see if the person is sorry for “cowardly” saving their life.

  if the person doesnt beg and grovel to the elders for allowing the doctor to save their life (or that of their child) then the elders can take this as a sign that he/she has disassociated from the congregation - and tell the congregation to start shunning them.. if someone willingly takes blood, perhaps because of being under extreme pressure, the committee should obtain the facts and determine the individual’s attitude.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Eventually I see all issues being a matter of “disassociation” vs disfellowshipping. The policy of DF/shunning is becoming a big problem in many places even resulting in the loss of WTS/JW’s status as a “religion” and loss of State funding.

  More and more often they are not getting away with saying one thing in a public statement but doing the opposite behind the scenes. Even the lawyers are learning their tricks and exposing them.
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  Disappointed

  by jhine in

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  2. experiences

  so last night me and hubby got round to watching love actually for the first time .

  seemingly everyone says that it's a must see christmas film , people watch it numerous times .

  sorry to say l was underwhelmed and won't bother watching it again.

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  DesirousOfChange

  We watched Love Actually last night (it won out over Christmas Vacation). Years since we’ve seen it. I’d still rate it “above average” Hugh Grant seems like a guy that would be great to go grab a beer with.

  Re: recent new flicks— I’d recommend “Elvis”.

  There must be very little talent remaining in Hollywood.