if i was an author of a book i think i would be over the moon if i was guaranteed a sale of around 5 million or more books for my work.. the jehovah`s witnesses have over 8 million members plus relatives that are fringe dwellers who come to the memorial once a year ,.
so what a gold mine they have been sitting on as a publishing house .. why didn`t they keep publishing books for the faithful ,they could have even upped the price , and the faithful would have paid especially in prosperous country`s in the west.. they could have milked this venture for years to come as the faithful would have bought anything they would have published .. and their prophets (profits) would have soared ,literally and figuratively for many more years to come ..
The GB has a winfall of $2 billion from the sale of the Brooklyn Heights property - which has nothing to do with their business expertise. How they manage this, time will tell.
Which reminds me of an old joke. How do you make a million dollars? Start with a billion.
from complications of diabetes.. "laverne & shirley" themesong.
let's not forget her work on my favorite show, the Odd Couple.
RIP
i was roaming youtube and found this song:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mvbdagacps.
the profile: this song is 100% true as i have been a disfellowshipped jehovah witness for almost 25 years now.
I was roaming Youtube and found this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mvbDAgACPs
The profile: This song is 100% true as I have been a disfellowshipped Jehovah Witness for almost 25 years now. My Mom has never met my wife or her grandkid as the entire religion is still shunning me for having a sexual experience with an unmarried woman more than two decades ago in my late teenage / early adult years!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2226652490738312&set=a.106546726082243&type=3&theater this was posted on fb by a witness who l am " friends " with .
she has since posted another jw propaganda piece .
these look like they are from the wt and are official evangelising tools .
Posting on Facebook is a great way to count time and return visits.
i can't say much out of fear of getting caught, but i overheard a jw i know on the phone with a friend talking about "how close we are to the end.
" yeah, yeah, i know.
we've been on the brink of armageddon for well over a century, but what struck me about this particular instance was what she said next.
Does anyone here recall attending talks of a similar nature in years or decades past, where the belief was that the Great Tribulation was finally imminent?
Growing up in the Wt cult from the 1960s, I recall every event supporting the belief that the end was imminent. It was quite exhausting.
i left wt, 18 years ago.
never thought that i would have witness such a massive doctrinal and structure changes as well.
i find it hard to recognize that religion.. what i can tell, like all of ex jw's is that wt going down.. their corporate directors know it.
It is all about definitions.
We may have a definition of a bible study and bible studies are down, simply change the definition:
So if a rank & file JW makes a 5 minute long front door step return visit...it now is worthy of being called a Bible Study
Losing pioneers, simply change the hour qualifications. What is it now?
Publishers are down, call anyone who puts in 15 minutes a publisher.
You may call it fraud, the Wt is simply redefining what they measure.
i hear that a hall was burned down in washington state.
was shot at numerous times.
is the wbts that desperate to merge congo's and collect insurance money and now the land has no building on it the land can be sold with no demo expense.
The Washington Post had an article today about this
for those who missed last weeks clam meeting, there was a video played that was amazing ... however not in good way.. we are all aware how thousands of full time bethelites world wide got the boot and put out onto the street.
some having giving most of their lives to the organization, but often with no real way to support themselves other than to depend on the generosity of others.
so when this video talked about how special it would be for those who could step up and become a commuter bethelite, it made me think how calculating the governing body must be.
So, this is CLAM format. UGG! I listened to about 20 minutes and found the meeting dreadful.
not to offend or impose my opinion.
but simply i would like to see just news and insights from the local congregation to the top organization level of: downsizing, closings, c.s.a.
personal experiences,unscriptural doctrines of the org.and direct commentary of the above.
I have gotten very selective about the threads I read. I ignore a lot of content. I excise my free will without imposing my preferences on others.
i came across this website when i was looking for some emotional/mental support lately as i was summoned by elders to explain someone’s report on me saying “i’m promoting homosexuality”.
i’m inactive, not attending meetings or associating with jw outside of my biological family for almost 2 years now.. yes i am gay (you can judge away) and yes it is in a direct contrast to the scriptures, no arguement about it.. i was brought up in a jw family.
my dad is a typical zealot, he literally talks or thinks about the bible 24/7.
Welcome to the forum. I doubt you will be judged by anyone on this board for your sexual orientation.
While the elders want to meet with you, I am what you have to gain. Unless you are ready to renounce your gayness, which you cant, there is no positive outcome in a meeting.
Best wishes for your future success.
