Posts by millie210

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Old Goat

by vienne in

some of you may remember old goat who used to post here.

he died last night in his sleep.

he was 92 years old.

millie210

I did not know him but I love reading about the relationship you shared.

Thank you, Vienne for honoring him with your words

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Accept flip flop beliefs....Jehovah is the one who is driving the Celestial chariot

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower bible and tract society uses its governing body to force jehovah's witnesses to accept their flip-flop beliefs and doctrines.

their history of conflicting false teachings and practices have left members in confusion.. in this video, david splane blames jehovah god for all the changing doctrines.

"jehovah is driving the chariot.".

Secret Dating

by pinkpizza in

so i moved out of my small town into the big city and staying with an older sister i’ve been having some fun in the big city wink wink.

but i have a good standing with the congregation in the city they are nice but don’t really pay a lot of attention to me.

i have been dating a “worldly guy” who is amazing love him but the older sister said he wasn’t allowed in the house.

millie210

Good question Stan. I assumed Pink was female because of the statement about living with an older sister. I thought that meant older sister as defined by a "congregation older sister" not a sibling.

Fortunately, the advice above applies whether Pink is male or female. Be cautious, dont burn your bridges, educate yourself as to the facts about JWs and so on.

Pink,

I love the advice you got from Pete ZaHut. Hope it helps you as a guide.

AND he is "pizza" just like you - so common ground!

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just saying i’m still alive and greeting everyone, veterans and newcomers to this forum.. 2018 was a year with a lot of turmoil in my life; me and my wife separated, then reunited months later, and spent the second half of the year healing the emotional wounds from that episode.

that, along with a record year in terms of my business meant that choices had to be made regarding my time, and i decided to focus on my marriage instead of other endeavours.

it seemed to have paid off.

millie210

What a year you have had!

Really glad to see you back.

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Is is true one of the new residence buildings at Warwick was never used and lays empty?

by nowwhat? in

if true what a waste of dedicated funds that could have been used to build 1000's of k.h's in africa.

millie210

sir82
The WTS is either becoming astoundingly, inordinately greedy, or they are running out of money.

Or both.

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2018 Service Year Report - Released on jw.org

by Drearyweather in

2018 service year report of jehovah’s witnesses worldwide.

see details of the global preaching work of jehovah’s witnesses from september 2017 to august 2018.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2018-service-year-report/.

average publishers preaching each month: 8,360,594 (2017 - 8,248,982).

millie210

JW GoneBad4 hours ago
millie210: These figures belie what I see with my eyes.
You might add this one to your list:
Baptisms of adult outsiders at an all time low...next to zero!

Good one!

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2018 Service Year Report - Released on jw.org

by Drearyweather in

2018 service year report of jehovah’s witnesses worldwide.

see details of the global preaching work of jehovah’s witnesses from september 2017 to august 2018.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2018-service-year-report/.

average publishers preaching each month: 8,360,594 (2017 - 8,248,982).

millie210

No.

It has been a long slow extraction of myself from them. Mostly to keep the waters calm with all my family/friend connections.

I did go to Memorial last year, as a concession to elderly family members. That is the extent of my going in a Hall. It seems to not matter much to "in" JWs what I do as long as I dont rock the boat too hard in any one direction at any one time.

I do have several JWs who work for me so I get to see and hear a lot without the drudgery of having to actually go in to a Kingdom Hall

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2018 Service Year Report - Released on jw.org

by Drearyweather in

2018 service year report of jehovah’s witnesses worldwide.

see details of the global preaching work of jehovah’s witnesses from september 2017 to august 2018.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2018-service-year-report/.

average publishers preaching each month: 8,360,594 (2017 - 8,248,982).

millie210

These figures belie what I see with my eyes.

Congregations are closing.

Attendance at meetings is down.

Service is mostly perfunctory and token

Building projects have tanked and are just "not discussed"

On a positive note, conventions still appear mostly the same

Thats what I see.

Then there is what they "report"

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What JW Beliefs Did You Find Difficult To Explain?

by minimus in

jw
friends

there are a lot.

anything blood related was difficult to reasonably prove from a witness perspective.. 1914 was another one.

what can you add to the list?

millie210

Inviting people to a Kingdom Hall while steadfastly refusing to accept an invitation to their place of worship.

This applied to giving them literature while refusing theirs also.

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Abuse Survivor's $4M Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness Umbrella Organization Upheld by Court 12/10/18

by Not_Culty in

https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406.

millie210

Oh the irony of using a " a pool party is not a Watchtower sponsored event" argument.

They work the point hard at every meeting watch your association, to segregate their members from the "world". ESPECIALLY for association their children are allowed.