Posts by XBEHERE

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New video release at district convention. Do Jws live like this?

by solomon in

i just got back from the district convention and watched the new video.

can't remember what it is called but the main family live in a million dollar home and there teenage daughter drives a red convertable sports car.

probably worth about 50000$.

XBEHERE

JW's are quite well off in the area of the U.S. that I live in, myself not included. Your comments are correct though, most of these people were not born-ins so they had an education before becoming witlesses. I am not sure what point that video is attempting to convey, interesting to watch it soon.

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Were you 100% in?

by pontoon in

i was baptized in 1968. last meeting 2010. i have to say i was never 100% in.

there were times i absolutely believed, but i never really gave it my all.

never liked service, assemblies, meetings.

XBEHERE

Yes I was. Pioneered, served at Bethel, MS at 19, Elder at 27. As an elder I served as PO, Sec, SO, WT Conductor, TMSO, etc. Served on local committees, appeal committees, special committees (the ones the CO's as you to be on for specific problems). SAD and CA talks. Am I proud of any of this...absolutely not! 2002 TTATT hit me like the proverbial ton of bricks. Currently in for family, do not believe most of their doctrines and I think that the GB aka F&DS is full of shit.

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80 Year old COBE Layoff Conspiracy

by XBEHERE in

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who else thinks something is afoot with this?

is the gb deciding to go back to pre-1971 times with perhaps the cobe as the man in charge and the rest just ministerial servants.

so for this reason they want younger men in those postitions?

XBEHERE

Oubliette that is true. However the JW.org always does things for a reason, the fact that there is not a scripure to support the statements in that letter is very telling. Perhaps this letter is a way to "test the waters" so to speak with a minor change, allbeit without scriptural backing, and see who if anyone notices or bothers to complain about it. if no complaints then they can slowly move on to other changes with no backing.

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80 Year old COBE Layoff Conspiracy

by XBEHERE in

jw
friends

who else thinks something is afoot with this?

is the gb deciding to go back to pre-1971 times with perhaps the cobe as the man in charge and the rest just ministerial servants.

so for this reason they want younger men in those postitions?

XBEHERE

So what about some of the current GB, they've got to be pushing 80 sooner than later. Will they "retire"?

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80 Year old COBE Layoff Conspiracy

by XBEHERE in

jw
friends

who else thinks something is afoot with this?

is the gb deciding to go back to pre-1971 times with perhaps the cobe as the man in charge and the rest just ministerial servants.

so for this reason they want younger men in those postitions?

XBEHERE

Who else thinks something is afoot with this? Is the GB deciding to go back to pre-1971 times with perhaps the COBE as the man in charge and the rest just ministerial servants. So for this reason they want younger men in those postitions? The COBE in my Cong. is in his late 30's and was placed there by the CO about 4 yrs ago. Anyone else been seeing this happen elsewhere? Any theories?

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Expect more Crazy as JW.ORG trims the fat and fills the coffers.

by donuthole in

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when rutherford assumed the presidency of the watchtower society he instituted series of sweeping changes to the teachings and practices of the bible students.

some of these changes were at complete odds with what had been taught previously.

a key example was the elevation of the watchtower society as "god's visible organization on earth".

XBEHERE

Alfredjones100

in line with the rebranding the society, when i've rung bethel, the girl at the other end has picked up the phone and said "hello watchtower".

is that the same these days?

or is it "hello wt.org"?

Here in the U.S they answer the telephone: "Jehovah's Witnesses" they stopped answering Watchtower a long time ago.

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OMG the Watchtower IS toast!

by kneehighmiah in

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the waters are drying up!

a congregation of 110+ publishers will be contributing only $200 a month to the society in the new kingdom hall construction arrangement.

that's less than $2 a publisher!

XBEHERE

and ten people come up to them afterwards and thank them for giving the talk

Wow where are these people. I barely get an elder walking me out the door when I leave after I give a public talk in another cong. Might be because I leave right after the talk so as to avoid the "botchtower" study.

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Is it possible to maintain personal beliefs as a member of the Watchtower Society

by I_love_Jeff in

is it possible to maintain personal beliefs as a member of the watchtower society when absolute unity is demanded?https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20140601160940aawap1s.

this question was deleted from yahoo!

answers due to it being "insulting/ ranting" against a group.

XBEHERE

Like Blondie stated, as long as you don't share your beliefs then yes. I do not believe most JW doctrines today but sit there and lie, comment, and pretend all for the sake of my family. I draw the line at volunteering for Judicial Committee's (not scriptural) and most other activities that would be too dificult for me to stomach. My wife knows some of my views and even agrees with some of them, but I dare not speak against the holy GB or she will turn off.

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Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?

by minimus in

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i am inactive for about 10 years now..

Oh, I say very little knowing she is a typical Witness who selectively moans about the elders but stubbornly continus to believe it's the" twuth".

Sounds exactly like my wife.. She will complain with me but if I start to say anything about the org "ok, ok I don't wanna hear that"