Posts by millie210

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When did district conventions become regional conventions and why?

by slimboyfat in

i think it was gary and heather bottings' book the orwellian world of jehovah's wifnesses that noted the function of the habit of the watchtower organisation of changing organisational terminology periodically.

congregations became companies and then back to congregations again.

circuit overseers became circuit servants and then back again.

millie210

Some of us are saying similar things in various ways.

I think they are having a hard time pumping up the "look" of a brimming full crowd.

Thus throwwing the net wider?

That is what is behind the "international delegates" too I suspect.

All the people dressing up in costumes, all the welcoming committees and skits inside KHs - that was some pretty amazing stuff last summer.

Watching them try to downplay nationalism and up play 'BROTHERHOOD while everyone dressed in native costumes = some even like cowboys (Texas) and that was the attendants, was worth seeing!

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CoBE Joins those Elders Deserting the Sinking Ship

by The Searcher in

from a reliable source:.

a young cobe - late thirties, maybe forty - has resigned in december 2015, both as the cobe and as an elder.

word is that he is a man with a young family who is stressed out and has had enough.

millie210

There are many good things about this.

One, if elders start stepping back it makes it ok for those other elders who are on the fence to do the same.

That momentum once it gets going will be devastating to the good ole boys running this Org.

They will try to react in such a way as to stem the tide but the rank and file pubs are getting a little uneasy with this new style of reactionary leadership already.

Once the herd grows uneasy it doesnt take much for them to bolt.

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Merry Christmas!

by lambsbottom in

jw
friends

wow, 4 years!

it has been a real journey.

going from a devout jw, to having a close call with a loved one possibly needing a transfusion, to researching the heck out of everything, to letting it rest and go back to sleep for a while, to moving states and almost going crazy knowing all the bs they were speaking from the platform.

millie210

Beautifully written. I am happy for you lambsbottom (Jake).

I especially liked what you wrote about things getting simpler. I can see that happening in my own life to. You are right.

Life is so much more now.

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Boredom at the Kingdom Hall meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

put aside all the stupid rules,beliefs,doctrines and practices of the jehovah's witnesses.this is one of the main reasons why i stopped attending all meetings!

boredom.

monotone speakers.

millie210

The picture in the original post is MORE exciting than my actual KH was...at least the one in the picture has windows~!

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American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

by slimboyfat in

i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

millie210

I always liked Ben Cartwright on the American TV series "Bonanza".

He sounded so "sure" of everything he said and his voice was deep, rich and dignified.

Funny thing, I think he was actually Canadian maybe?

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Hello

by Darryl in

just joining this site i'm not going to give you my personal history because you already know it, you lived it.

anyway been df'd for about 18 years just curious are there any people out there from the richmond va area.

millie210

Hi Daryl! Good to meet you.

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

" does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

millie210

Ruby456
viva - I'll put that on my list.
thedepressed soul - any book by Karen Armstrong is great - she has such a zest for humanity. I spent ages wondering how she could call herself an atheist and still be so open minded about religion.

I appreciate this suggestion Ruby. One of the things that makes exploring the idea of atheism more laborious is the dogmatism one encounters along the way.

The lack of easy conversation on the topic exceeds that of so called "religious" people in its zealous close minded-ness.

I really was surprised by that. I thought atheists would be easier to talk to than religious people but so far its like a new religion in how it affects many.

"If you dont accept MY view of things YOU are an idiot" is exactly like thte JWs and not an appealing approach to people who are raw and healing and wanting to just look at new ideas.

I will check out your suggested author. Open mindedness is refreshing.

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Hello

by Lost and adrift in

.just plucking up the courage to introduce myself....living in ireland but from the uk originally.

..drifted away due to depression (from all things truth related lol and bereavements and my m.s husband cheating on me and leaving !!

) few years ago but they recently hunted me down (they contacted me the day my other half was diagnosed with cancer!

millie210

Hi Lost and adrift,

You are having to face so much at one time. What is truly important now is your fiance and YOU.

This little religion whose global size is smaller than Istanbul (a city) is proving itself increasingly unable to monitor its own policies. Their own code book says not to bother disfellowshipping people in your position. Perhaps sensing no reprisals from the beleaguered headquarters, local elders pretty much do what they want to..

You have been caught up in that. I am so sorry that happened to you and for the pain it is causing.

Stay with us here and read when you have time. This place is a soothing balm to the soul and helps with getting a new and more accurate perspective than we have been taught by the Organization.

All the best to you and your fiance!

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November Study WT "Train You Child to Love Going Door 2 Door"

by JW_Rogue in

been catching up on some jw reading and found a gem in the november study wt in the first article, paragraph #11:.

yet, you might look beyond the obvious and ask yourself, does my child enjoy the ministry or only the breaks?

if you discern that the ministry could be more interesting or more rewarding for your children, set goals with them.

millie210

They wouldnt write that in a study article if it wasnt a problem already.

The fact that it is a problem getting young people interested?

Thats the good news!

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Can somebody explain the songs and songbook obsession?

by careful in

i've been out a while and have only put in a rare appearance at a memorial or brief visit at a convention/assembly to keep people off my back, so i haven't kept up on the songbook.

but one thing i've noticed that the org.

has been doing that they never did when i was in is all these "supplemental songs" that keep appearing.

millie210

Wasnt there some kind of scandal over the lewd pictures on the songbook?

I guess that would have been the art department and not the music department but it did seem to highlight a lot of things changing in a short amount of time.

When you stop to think that all these talented musicians are blindly following a "conductor" whose delusion is that he is annointed by God himself, it helps to explain why it is all so "off" in a musical sense.