Posts by DarioKehl

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2015 Worldwide Memorial Attendance: Another Sign of Decline

by steve2 in

jw memorial attendance last year - 2014 - was about 50,000 shy of 20 million.

some posters on this forum had confidently predicted before the 2014 memorial that attendance would hit more than 20 milion.

they were wrong.. now, in 2015, and the memorial falling on a weekend night (where attendance is historically much higher), attendance has not only failed to top 20 milion but has declined by more than 87,000 in attendance over 2014:.

DarioKehl

How many nutters partook of the emblems?

(I hate that culty buzzword, btw. "partook." Fuck off with you)

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WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?

by DarioKehl in

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..

DarioKehl

Wow, so according to Mephis, this is nothing new.

i still find it disturbing that molestation is specifically mentioned in 3 knows letters. In 1998, they saw the importance of keeping those records while all others were destroyed. But in 2001 & this latest one from 2015 wants the mole station records destroyed.

the fact there's a clear change in their procedure in regard to this issue is telling.

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WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?

by DarioKehl in

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..

DarioKehl

So is this just an alarmist reaction to a policy letter that likely gets sent periodically? Or is all the excitement on YouTube & the reddit thread warranted?

Im waiting to see an elder or ex elder show up and shed a little light on this before I have any reaction to it.

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WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?

by DarioKehl in

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..

DarioKehl

So you've seen something like this before?

I'm still kinda skeptical, like, what if it's fake? It's almost too incriminating IMHO.

and it's only in the UK, right before this big charity investigation.

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WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?

by DarioKehl in

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..

DarioKehl

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/

Hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today. Massive leak in UK.

If true, this is big (and very, very disturbing).

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I'm a cynical, sarcastic and curmudgeonly old bastard most of the time.

by nicolaou in

but as i move into my early 50's i find i'm more and more comfortable in my thick, leathery hide.. please get it into your thick skull's that i don't insult or make snarky comments with the intent of hurting anyone's feelings.

that being said, if your precious feelings are hurt it's probably your fault for being a prissy, over sensitive drama queen who can't defend his argument.. i do actually love you all, it's just that most of the time you spineless pussies really get on my nerves!.

good god i feel better for that!

DarioKehl

Amen, brother! Rage on.

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Why do people follow demonstrably False Prophets?

by WireRider in

why does everyone just turn a blind eye to the false teachings of the watchtower?

the bible warns us many times and in many ways not to follow false prophets - including the lake of fire.

fundamentally why do the followers of the watchtower just ignore the very bible they claim to live by?.

DarioKehl

JWs are stuck in under duress.

now, back to watching grown-ass adults debate, "which is better; DC or Marvel?"

oops--wait, my bad. They're all debating SOMETHING make believe anyway.

(i find it hilarious how kaik won't put the "o" in "god." LOL!!!!!!!!!!! I'm calling that out as the dumbest thing I've seen all weekend. Watch: God. God god god. GOD! Oh no, is he gonna smite me now? Lol!!!!!!... that's so stupid!)

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Do you Share "Values" with the Murderers in Paris?

by Terry in

do you share values with the murderers in paris?.

a shocking question!.

is such a thing possible?.

DarioKehl

I do. I share their values in the sense that I want them to suffer the same fate. I want ISIS members to suffer & die painfully for what they've done.

I enjoy watching videos of IS getting blown to bits. It makes me happy. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Vengeance doesn't belong to god, it belongs to anyone who wants it. After Paris last night, I want it.

death to ISIS, death to islam and death to religion

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Elder On Tablet During Prayer

by jw07 in

during a prayer in the kh all our eyes are supposed to be closed, right?

i've never been one to fully my eyes during prayers.

i'll close them down, but just enough that i can still peep around at what's happening without being noticed.. there's something i've noticed a certain elder doing for the second time now.

DarioKehl

Once you go up high enough in rank, you don't have to follow the petty rules as much anymore. Kinda like how elders always seem to turn in required amounts of service time but are only seen out once a month. Kinda like how elders get to leave their seat & walk around talking to others about "important big boy things" that could easily wait until after the program is over.

Let me tell ya--from experience: when an MS tries to pull off any of those things I just listed, including not bowing their head & closing their eyes during prayer, they get called out. Big time. Those items kept coming up in the B-room. "Hey, can we meet with you for a few minutes in the back?" Followed by 10 minutes of them telling me how I suck.

Die. All of them.

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What would happen ??

by Clambake in

there is a certain elder in my wives hall that has seemed to developed a real interest her.

first he seemed to feel a need to make sure all her blood cards were signed before she gave birth to our child.. he sends her text messages if she misses a meeting saying how much " we missed you last night ".

he finally sent her a text wondering where her oct hours were , knowing she had some pretty serious tears from child birth and could hardly even walk, much less do field service ".

DarioKehl

Berrygerry beat me to it!

I was gonna emphasize the same point. Elders are strongly admonished to never approach sisters alone. You could extend that to text messaging. Hell--they do! According to them, simply texting members of the opposite sex is considered "dating" (this is even on the 'About Us' section on JW dot bOrg!).

Either this guy is an over zealous newbie who doesn't quite get the elder protocol yet, or he really is trying to chum up to her. It would be entirely different if he had his wife text your wife, but this isn't what's happening. I wonder what HIS wife thinks--or if she even knows.

If I were in your situation, I'd contact 2 other elders on the body and explain that A) he's not following procedure for elders, B) it makes you very uncomfortable and C) this guy is opening himself AND the congregation up to severe liability. Explain to them that you're not accusing anyone of having bad motives, but, there are a lot of jealous, insecure, over-protective hothead husbands & loopy "Potipher's Wives" out there (JW or not) who could easily misunderstand things & make a really nasty, publicized & embarrassing mess over something like this.