Topics Started by Bucholz

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Is the organization actually gaining more members or losing more?
by yogosans14 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
last time i was at the kingdom hall they were praising themselves about all the growth in members they have been having.

is this "growth" they are having statistically accurate?or are a lot leaving?
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Has anybody been guilted/emotionally blackmailed into attending the 2015 Memorial?
by Bucholz in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello everybody, i was wondering if anyone has been guilted or emotionally blackmailed into attending the memorial this year.

something along the lines of "if you loved your family you would at least attend the memorial".

i myself haven't attended in 5 years.
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Cheers to all! I'm in the house now! Finally signed up.
by Lifeisfun in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi readers and lurkers, .

i decided it was time to register to the site.

after all these years, it was just a matter of time.
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A farce elder here
by His Excellency in
1. jw
2. experiences
just to share a little about me:.

i was recently appointed an elder, about 6 months ago now, and that is exactly two years after my awakenning, but funny that the appointment came also about 2 years after i had completely lost all faith in god and had been leading a full time anti-jw life .

makes you wonder the role of the holy spirit in the entire nomination or appointment process.. .
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Could we quantify how many posters their are from different nations ? Would you like to know ?
by smiddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
maybe its just me , i`m just curious as to how many people on this site are from australia as i am .

how many from germany , italy , zambia , etc.

etc.. do two or three "countries " seem to dominate the threads ?
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Pre-cleaning the district convention venue
by hoser in
1. jw
2. friends
this year as with every previous year a letter was read on how we can honor jehovah by helping to clean the stadium where the district convention is held.. does the watchtower get a break on the rent if the dubs do a major cleaning of the stadium?

sounds like slave labour to me.. .

hoser.
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"The END is soooooo close"
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i notice reported in a number of posts that this seems to a bit of a mantra with the dubbies now, more so than ever in the past.. is this because they are getting desperate for the life they live as jw's to change ?

they don't really want to end their days with the constant drudgery of the jw life still going on, they want something different, but must "wait on jehovah".

sigh.. i wonder if this is a small opportunity for us to sow some small, niggling doubt, why not ask, when they spew out the "it is soooo close" nonsense:.
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A little update
by Bucholz in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello everybody, even though i don't post a lot, i visit and read the threads on this site quite frequently.. wanted to give you a little update and ask for some advice at the same time.

since my exit, about 2 years ago, everything had been almost perfect.

i was living on my own, making new friends, elders from my old hall weren't bothering me at all, i was enjoying life.
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BREAKING FREE is going to cost....
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
breaking free is going to cost plenty!

family, friends, reputation, purpose in life and self-accusations.. .

the very same brain that gets you in to the religion is what you are stuck with when you get out.
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100 Years of Disappointment on the Horizon
by mrquik in
1. jw
2. friends
even as an elder, i had doubts as to this being "the one true religion".

i personally had chosen 2014 as one of those "make or break" dates.

fortunately, i left years ago.