Posts by NewYork44M

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So, What Do They Dump Next?

by metatron in

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well, they dumped food service at assemblies, us subscriptions to the watchtower, reduced hard bound book.

distribution and downsized about a thousand bethelites ( over time).

supposedly, dumping subscriptions brought.

The society's decision to build the residency buildings in DUMBO suggests that they are going to "dump" some of the prime real estate in Brooklyn Heights. They own the Standish hotel on Columbia Heights, the Bossert on Montague, and the Towers Hotel on Clark Street. Each property is "PRIME" and could go for a Mint. The new building in DUMBO will be built for only the cost of materials.

BTW, does anyone remember the 8 -day assemblies and the Circuit Assemblies that began on Friday evening. From the historic perspective, there has been a significant trimming of assembly time.

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So What The Hell Are You?

by shamus in

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according to dubdom, what are you?

i am a lame weakass lamb who goes on apostate websites who faded.

in the real world i am free from mind control.

NewYork44M

I have decided to be a non-practicing agnostic. Not only do I not care if there is a higher power, I don't care that I don't care...if that makes any sense.

I gave at the office (i.e. 40 years to a publishing and real estate developer), But thank you very much for asking.

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Which books.......

by Lehaa in

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which books helped you when you first left the jw organisation?.

and if in australia, where can i get them?.

also what exactly does "the borg" mean?

NewYork44M

I read a book while taking a college research course that was probably the beginning of the end.

"Evaluating Information, A guide for users of Social Science Research,"

Authors Katzer, Cook & Crouch.

In very simple terms the book explained the many tricks writers use to manipulate the reader. After reading the book I was able to pick up on the many writing tricks used by the society...Things were never the same after that.

I also have to mention Any Rand's "We the Living." It was shocking to see how similar the Soviet Union's strategy was to the society in controlling the masses.

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How many raised in "the truth" have left??

by L_A_Big_Dawg in

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this subject has been gnawing at me for awhile now.. so many of you:.

1) were raised in "the truth?".

2) did you get baptized and at what age?.

NewYork44M

Yes - 3rd generation

Baptized at 15

Began fade 10 years ago when an elder. current status - I attend an average of one meeting per month.

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Ex-elders: did you ever confront anyone on FAKE HOURS

by Quotes in

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a few recent threads have been about faking hours in field service reports (for example, this one: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/72429/1.ashx).

a number of posters said they would never actually go in service, but still magically get in their hours each month.

my question to you ex-elders: did you ever confront someone on this?

NewYork44M

I remember when we were considering an individual as an elder candidate someone brought up his time in a positive light. The PO replied "well, you know he doesn't really get that much time." With that comment we decided not to appoint him. However, there was no mention about talking to him and adjusting the time.

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What's the craziest thing you ever heard at the Kingdom Hall or Assembly?

by Mr Ben in

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what's the craziest thing you ever heard at the kingdom hall or assembly hall?

there were lots of crazy ideas coming from elders, co's & do's in my neck of the woods, but one in particular sticks in my mind.

it was the very last circuit assembly at hellerby in yorkshire (hell!

NewYork44M

Here are a few additional comments I heard to add to the list

We will inhabit other planets after Armageddon. A substitute CO made this comment. This comment was repeated many times after that by speakers.

Lack of faith equals wickedness.

"We don?t think we have the truth?..We KNOW we have the truth." This was said last week by the CO. The funny thing is several people started clapping.

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FDS Sends Convention Delegates Packin'

by ezekiel3 in

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jehovah's witness across north america are being sternly counseled at this week's service meeting that they should pack lunches during the 2004 dictrict convention instead of leaving the site to eat elsewere or return with food.

in a letter read during the announcements, members are told this is a "serious problem".

reportedly jws have been banned from some convention locations because the venues want concession stand business if jws insist on bringing carry-out meals into the facility.

NewYork44M

Blondie:

They told us that there were so many JWs staying in unapproved hotels/motels ...

At the last assembly when we had to stay in a hotel most options from the congregation were fleabag hotels. The one exception was a Marriott. However, I was able to get a better rate off the internet than what was quoted to the congregation. So, guess what. I took the cheaper rate, and at the same time was able to add to my frequent stay Marriott points which I would not have gotten if I booked using the congregation rate.

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I'm I the only one here that..................

by reganashe in

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just hate religion all together.

i don't want to have anything to with it, it makes my skin crawl.

i don't want my daughter to be exposed to relgion in any form.

NewYork44M

I feel the same way. The one thing that the society got right was that "religion is a snare and a racket."

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Hope and Endurance in Brooklyn

by NewYork44M in

hope and endurance in brooklyn.

there may be a few that are aware that hope and endurance are the theme of the current two-day circuit assembly.

last weekend i attended the assembly at the brooklyn assembly hall.

NewYork44M

They provide NO SOLACE AT ALL, only more pain, misery, and demands for more work.

Actually, based upon the program if you are not in pain and miserable you are not doing enough. If it is solace that you want, you have come to the wrong place.

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Hope and Endurance in Brooklyn

by NewYork44M in

hope and endurance in brooklyn.

there may be a few that are aware that hope and endurance are the theme of the current two-day circuit assembly.

last weekend i attended the assembly at the brooklyn assembly hall.

NewYork44M

Hope and Endurance in Brooklyn

There may be a few that are aware that hope and endurance are the theme of the current two-day circuit assembly. Last weekend I attended the assembly at the Brooklyn assembly hall. While I slept through much of the program here are some of my highlights while awake:

Experiences: Using the theme of endurance several long time pioneers gave their experiences. A typical experience was a 20 plus year pioneer with many-many problems, including health, financial, family, and depression but despite it all they endure in the ministry. The stories were very depressing to listen to. I couldn't help but think that these are people who "bet the farm" that Armageddon was just around the corner then made no alternative preparations for life either financially or emotionally.

Education: They came down very hard on education. But this was the first time I remember that they gave a reason why. They stated that when a child goes to college the society loses the kid to the world. So the only logical solution is to do all we can to prevent these kids from going to college and getting a career.

Baptisms: Attendance at the assembly was almost 1,700 and only eight people were baptized. Most were children, and will probably fade away after high school.

Meeting attendance: The circuit average attendance is as follows: Sunday 95% of publishers, Thursday 90% of publishers, and Tuesday 85% of publishers. What they failed to mention is that the Brooklyn Heights congregation is included in these figures and this congregation usually averages an extra 100-200 people because of visitors.

Donations: The air-conditioning in the hall is going bad so we all need to donate. No mention of the fact that they just sold a property with a probable excess of 100Mil in profit.