millie210

Joined

• started 23 topics
• posted 4,135 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by millie210

• 
  6

  OMG! The JWs have hijacked the internet!

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  found this awesome website where you can type two things in and compare anything in a nice neat little chart.

  so, just for kicks, i typed in jehovah's witnesses vs. mormonism ... and look!

  who the hell gave them the information for jws???

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  They cling to all of that to give themselves a legitimacy they obviously feel needs some help.
• 
  23

  With up to 70% of young ones leaving what's the future of the jw's?

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they wlll always have new people coming in but the majority of the congro's are getting older particularly the inner city ones were it is expensive to live.

  they are struggling to get men to be elders and m.s's and this can only get worse as very few young ones stay around.

  karter..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  Island Man
  As bad as the defection rate among youth is, the success rate for creating JWs from the womb is still higher than that for creating them from the doorstep. So they'll just try to increase the JW reproduction rate and intensify the childhood indoctrination process.

  So, Mormonism style?
• 
  21

  My Story

  by SamTheGinge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i joined just yesterday after coming across this forum looking at beth sarim, and i though that i would share my story with you.

  it will no doubt be very similar to a lot of others, but it's a way of getting to know me at least.. i was brought up as witness from the age of 4 years old, my dad picked up the 'truth' from one of his friends in the pub and it seemed to go from there, he would quickly get baptised and progress to becoming a ministerial servant and then an elder.

  from a young age i wanted to be like my dad and become a pioneer, a ministerial servant and then an elder... perhaps even becoming a co. the world, spiritually speaking, was my oyster.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  Hi Sam, I love that you forged ahead until you created the life you have now. Good for you and welcome!
• 
  7

  Tyler McCumber wins PGA tour event in Peru

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tyler mccumber, no, you probably don't know of him.

  he may be one of jehovah's witnesses.

  his dad, mark, was a member the last i knew.. .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  I just got back to this thread FatFreak and I am loving your bucket list idea.

  I think it is awesome!

  A bucket list "potential" can still fuel our dreams and give lightness to our steps.

  Hugs to you FatFreak,
• 
  41

  What Comes After the Watchtower Collapse?

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was going to put this in my thread about pyramid schemes, but i thought it's discreet enough to warrant its own.

  1) there are many faithful jws.

  2) there are many men and women who could take control and fill the void if the watchtower collapses.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  I think they will morph, rebrand and stick around. I think we see the beginnings of that now actually.

  With all the older ones dying off there is no one left to fact check anything.

  It will be just another religion with its own little shtick.

  Neither growing (while claiming to) or diminishing entirely.

  Sort of like the 7th Day Adventists.
• 
  29

  If the GB changed a major teaching, would all witnesses just go along with it?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so if the gb changed its "bible based beliefs" on some teaching, would witnesses all of a sudden change their individual beliefs too?.

  witnesses like to claim that "their bible trained hearts and minds" make them believe as they do, but we know that the reality is that all witnesses hold their "deep seated beliefs" according to what they have been told to believe.. so what would cause the average witness to question those that dictate their "personal convictions"??.

  thoughts?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  stuckinarut2
  So I am wondering what it would REALLY take for a witness to wake up and question the authority?

  The thing I think is most effective is an act that is perceived as blatant injustice to the individual. Once they find that no one really cares about justice or theocratic reasoning, that is their best chance at eyes opening.

  If this should happen, they will naturally turn to the system in place (elders, C.O. writing a letter to Bethel) and IF that fails, it can be just enough of a crack in the facade to quickly become a gaping hole in their "faith".

  The good news is the caliber of elders is dropping and the rapidity with which a person can find themselves told to shush and "go along to get along" seems to be increasing.
• 
  8

  Moving and transferring publisher's card.

  by The Fugitive in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi folks.

  i have been a lurker here for quite some time but i have now decided to make my first post.

  i am originally from somewhere on the east coast, but recently, in part to aid in the fading process, i have moved to a city somewhere west of the mississippi.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  Hi The Fugitive and welcome to the forum!
• 
  44

  The Great October 2016 Invite to the Sunday Meeting campaign ...

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well how's it going round your way?

  massive increase of interested ones?

  did you even know it was supposed to be happening?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  Interesting that they only count the ones who listen live and dont want to count the ones who listen later.

  At first glance, that might look like they are trying to be more accurate.

  In reality, I think they are embarrassed about how low the numbers are (and the general lack of interest) and dont WANT those numbers being looked at.
• 
  14

  Lost and Sad, Then He Found Me...

  by Sorry in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  well, i got myself in a dilemma.

  i'm currently 18, being baptised for a year.

  i had my doubts, but due to a variety of reasons (getting subtle flack for not baptised, not having a support system even if i wanted to leave).

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  I agree with Pete also.

  He doesnt have any emotions involved and isnt that great when someone can give you advice when you know your own emotions could get in your way?

  (not saying they are - just saying they could)

  If you decide to go ahead with things, by ALL means fade dont disassociate. That keeps as many options on the table for you as possible.

  Later if you want to disassociate you always can.

  Im glad you are being careful and thinking your way through this. That is really good.

  All the best to you!
• 
  55

  Let's Be Honest - You or One of Your Ancestors Was an Idiot

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why were we ever a jw?

  were we mad?

  we must have been .... well, my excuse is that i knew nothing else.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  millie210

  Wow. Very intriguing to think about.

  I was a born in who stayed longer than I should have and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I wouldnt have been a convert if called on at my door.

  I am simply put, not a "joiner". So I might have been intrigued and studied even but wouldnt have "joined" without the familial pressure I felt as a teen.

  As to those in my past...I think it was a different religion way back then. Perhaps people were more ripe for the picking with the lure of a "new and better" Christian religion.