Posts by millie210

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Just Sharing a couple of experiences I heard in the last day or two about ones leaving the Borg.

by Crazyguy in

i was having breakfast with a friend and former jw just yesterday and he informed me that the place we were eating in is owned by a former witness.

the story goes as he tells me that the wife and husband or on the outs and getting a divorce.

now just so you know the state i live in, a divorce is not quick, mandatory waiting period etc.

millie210

WingCommander your story touched me deeply the first time I heard it. It is no less powerful hearing it again now.

My heart aches for how your mother was treated and for you as her son all alone in that parking garage.

In my being new here, when I read your story I began to realize how very many painful, horrific acts have been committed by this religion and its little enforcers the elders.

Your story made me feel less alone and less indignant.If you could handle this then maybe I could handle my sorrow. I guess it was sort of a turning point for me.

I am glad you wrote your experience out again. I hope it helps another "newbie" like it did me.

Oh and Wing...your mom would be so proud of all you tried to do for her. You are a good son and a tribute to her memory.

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Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?

by umbertoecho in

did you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?

i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.

i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.

millie210

Well thats interesting...16,000 is a noteworthy amount.

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Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?

by umbertoecho in

did you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?

i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.

i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.

millie210

Thanks Saintbertholdt,

Im glad they got some (individuals)

did the Org get any I wonder?

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Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?

by umbertoecho in

did you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?

i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.

i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.

Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?

by umbertoecho in

did you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?

i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.

i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.

millie210

I think the last sentence of the document states their intent after saying if it can or cannot be distributed to heirs by saying

or if it can advance the work of education and remembrance, the money will have been well spent.

They probably wanted to use it to finance their purple triangles angle..............

maybe use it to maintain a kiosk in a lobby and pocket the rest?

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Canadian Convention 2015: English & French

by wifibandit in

elderinewton and wifibandit bring you the canadian rc 2015 in english (feat.

david splane) and french.. .

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plrw9u-n1z2m-moyayjy4g6fjrmsvidm1v.

millie210

wifibandit is helping me tremendously.

Thank you for using your time and skill on our behalf wifibandit!

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Demoted from elder to MS, anybody ever heard of this?

by Naoscillator in

so a friend in a nearby hall told me their co came through, and in a hellish week of long meetings and inquisition overhauled the boe.

only one remains as elder, three were re-appointed as ms, and one, the cobe was deleted entirely.. two new elders were brought in as new secretary and cobe / watchtower conductor, respectively, and introduced to the congregation from the platform on sunday immediately following his second talk.

he reminded everybody of the authority he has and then named the new appointees.

millie210

That would be amusing to see what the U.S. branch did about it.

Now that they let the flying monkeys (C.O.s) out of their bag to make these decisions how will they control the fallout?

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Demoted from elder to MS, anybody ever heard of this?

by Naoscillator in

so a friend in a nearby hall told me their co came through, and in a hellish week of long meetings and inquisition overhauled the boe.

only one remains as elder, three were re-appointed as ms, and one, the cobe was deleted entirely.. two new elders were brought in as new secretary and cobe / watchtower conductor, respectively, and introduced to the congregation from the platform on sunday immediately following his second talk.

he reminded everybody of the authority he has and then named the new appointees.

millie210

Morpheus called it.

This wasnt in the U.S.?

I thought what Morpheus stated is the gold standard for this world wide united brotherhood.

Could it be a new standard born of a lack of men to serve in any capacity?

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I Was Told That The Elders Have Not Gone After Me Because They Hope I Will Return!

by minimus in

the elders told my mom they obviously could have come after me but are holding hope that i will return to jehovah and be reunited to the congregation.. isnt that nice?.

millie210

minimus
I have always kept a low public profile. I understand the mentality.

Words of wisdom. I am trying to do this myself.

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New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

by suavojr in

jw
friends

let the merging begin!!!.

to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

millie210

For the past while it seemed like the Org wanted to keep dividing the Halls. We were told locally that the criteria was 100-140 pubs/10 elders = divide.

This was the C.O.s advice. They split our Hall but there was a lot of input by certain elders and their families and wanting to be with their friends so even though the numbers looked even the weight bearing members were not.

Both Halls started out with 70 pubs, 5 elders, 7 pioneers.

Now, one Hall is down to about 40 pubs and they have removed some elders and others have left supposedly to do other things where the need is "greater" rather than stick with that dead horse.

The other Hall is dwindling more slowly but dwindling...it has the nit picky elders who are slowly driving folks away. There are probably less half the pioneers that there were before the split, 3 in one Hall and 4 in another.