Every Cong has those people (like the old guy in the photo) or families that fall through the cracks. Seems like they ended up in our car group on many Saturday mornings as everyone else had "prior plans" or were "working as a family" (which I think translates to just going home).
DesirousOfChange
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Love one another intensely...avoid partiality
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | march 2020. study article 13. love one another intensely.
if we have intense “love for the whole association of brothers,” we will avoid being partial.
7 jesus urged us to keep treating others the way we want to be treated.
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What have you learn being on this site?
by asp59 ini have learn a lot about the religion and congregations.
when i was active visiting meetings, i was there for the spiritual food.
i actually thought everyone else was there for same reason ;-) i have learn there's a great variation among jws.
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DesirousOfChange
That most of the intelligent JW’s are now ex-JW’s and getting together here vs at the Kingdumb Hall.
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Are you new PIMO? (Physically In/Mentally Out)
by Iamallcool inwhat is your story?
we would love to “hear” from you!
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He said, " I understand you folks have been missing quite a few meetings lately and we wanted to see if we could encourage you in any way".
When I was asked that question, I simply replied: "I don't know who your sources are but you are quite wrong. We have not missed any of the meetings!"
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Are you new PIMO? (Physically In/Mentally Out)
by Iamallcool inwhat is your story?
we would love to “hear” from you!
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Seems the Borg is getting on families to harass former members,,,,gone for many years to ''Are you coming back to Org.,blah, blah, blah''
I too have been wondering if there has been encouragement from the Borg to contact former/inactive members because we just had a phone call from a elder that I had served with for years before fading. He is the ONLY JW that has kept some limited contact through the 6-7 years we have faded but up until this week he has never steered the conversation to "are you watching (Zoom) meetings anywhere?" In the past it's just been friendly conversation.
We also received a letter signed by two elders to encourage us to "attend" the Zoom memorial service last year.
Seem like every few years the pendulum swings back to the "let's contact all the inactive Dubs and encourage them to return [to Joe Hoover]".
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Why it takes a long time to bring a religious cult down.
by pistolpete ini think the first thing to consider is that it takes a while for humans to wake up to the truth.
this is not just a jw thing.
around 1600 ad, galileo challenged the catholic church's long held view that the earth was the center of our universe.
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Maybe somehow God will work it all out---they hope.
Or..........hopefully they (GB) are right about the resurrection and they will be brought back to life in Paradise without knowing they had been dead for (who knows how many) years. And if not, well........they're just dead and none of it will matter.
"Even if none of it is true, it's still the best way of life!" (™)
The greatest revenge is living a happy and successful life!
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Dimwits running the show
by punkofnice ini often found that there were some real dimwits that thought they were marvellous.
a sort of dunning kruger spectrum going on.. donkeys leading princes.
just like our corrupt and retarded politicians.
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The Peter Principle -- Our Government in action!
(Great reading)
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AM III speech at anual meeting 2021
by Gorb injust downloaded and watched the am iii speech about expetations about the end.. all i think it is ment to temper the high expetations that the rank and file have build up because of the pandemic.. most jw think that the big end will come now.. gb must be anticipating the anti climax that will come.. it is a very rare speech, i can say, and am iii was in a realistic mood, the audience was laughing and he was thinking "you are idiots", so it seems to me.. g..
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So When he told his kids the end may not come until 2020. He didn't believe the WT doctrine, "this (1914) generation will by know means pass away"? ~ NowWhat
As you probably know, they make this shit up as they go. Doubtful any of his experience is true. It just makes a good story for his talk.
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Merry Christmas Everyone
by jhine ini don't think that it's too early to start this thread so .
merry christmas everyone.
maybe people could share christmas music or clips to get us all in the mood.
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DesirousOfChange
We've been "faded" for years. We still have no interest in celebrating Christmas. I see people piss away money giving gifts to people who don't want or need the gift. It will be out in their next garage/yard sale. And many go do deeply into debt to do it.
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"The End is Imminent" - Tony Morris, 2017
by Smiles in2017 tony morris jw gb.
"the end is imminent!".
timestamp (06:00).
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That quote is just after the 6:00 minute mark.
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1975 and so on.
by zachias inyes i was there.. when we were all told.. 1975 is the time.
i was new to the jw thing but i knew then "that no man knoweth the day nor the hour....".. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5647286362177536/1975-on.
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"That no man knoweth the day nor the hour....".
But at the same time
"For the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will not do a thing unless he has revealed his confidential matter* to his servants the prophets." ~ Amos 3:7
WT claimed to be Jehovah's prophet. (April 1, 1972 Watchtower, Pg 197). The Rank & File joyfully drank the Koolaid. They were "special".