Posts by NewYork44M

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Allergic to Kingdom Hall

by Cerise in

does anyone else know of a person who has such a sensitive nose or bad allergy that they are allergic to the paint or interior of the kingdom hall somehow and they can’t go inside?

and that person doesn’t even switch halls they “listen on the phone” all the time.

i know of a couple people like that.

NewYork44M

This is a quick build syndrome. In their rush to finish, wallpaper was pasted on wet drywall; A recipe for mold. An elder who was a drywaller explained this to me. I think this was a common problem.

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10 years ago I woke up and found this site

by cantleave in

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this was my first post on here...... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/177753/hi-hope-am-welcome .

there have been a lot of changes since then .. i am healthier, happier, wealthier.

i have put the jw's well and truly behind me.

When The Truth - is Not -The Truth

by Esau in

is 607bc being a made up, “plug in” date the only thing that invalidates 1914 from being christ’s time of kingly rein?.

i mean, screw the math & bs formulas.

can 1914 simply work as a starting date for “the last days” simply by the events that occurred??

Don't forget that before there was 607, the Wt used 606. Not only was this a plugin date, it assumed incorrectly that there was a zero year. I would like to see the research moving the date from 606 to 607.

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What new cuts might be coming

by pepperheart in

what new cuts might be coming for the watchtower ?.

NewYork44M

I agree with some of the comments. There will be a continued liquidation of property. Do they really need 3 locations in upstate NY? I suspect they are exploring liquidating both Patterson and Walkill.

I also like the idea of moving the cost and burden of printing to the congregations. Let these poor saps shoulder the cost.

Maybe the cart witnessing will simply be about showing a link to the JW.ORG website. No one takes the literature anyways. All cost savings and they can still keep the R&F busy.

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How Would You Help A JW. Recognize They Do Not Have The Truth?

by minimus in

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every witness says they are “ in the truth”.

that expression implies that what they say is the “truth “.

how could you help a witness understand that they clearly do not have “the truth “?.

NewYork44M

If you can't get past the jehovah=Watchtower then you have lost the battle.

I have attempted and lost that battle one too many time.

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Did you actually read the bible end to end?

by Ultimate Axiom in

in my ten years as a witness i never read the whole bible end to end, what with four magazines a month, the book study, meetings and talk preparations, there just wasn’t the time.

i knew all the important references to ‘prove’ the various jw doctrines, and the cherry picked chapters that help foster the idea that it’s a good book, but that’s not reading it.

well after nearly forty years out, i decided i would do it.

NewYork44M

I never did and never tried.

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November 2018 Watchtower study....attacking weak members, their personalities, and apostates

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower society always attempts to disprove or discredit valid arguments or statements by criticizing the ability of individuals to think, reason, ask tough questions and make their own decisions!

if they can't logically attack the message, they attack the messenger!!

the name calling of apostates or anyone who doesn't agree with all the wtbts flip-flops ( the light gets brighter) never stops!

NewYork44M

The great thing about the internet is that all this information is a click away. For someone to stay in the truth, they must actively avoid TTATT. Even search words like Jehovahs Witnesses will lead to a path of destruction.

It is getting harder and harder to avoid what is true. But make no mistake, there will always be die-hard witnesses.

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Happy Winter Solstice!

by jp1692 in

happy winter solstice to all!

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the solstice this year will be extra special because it will be followed the next day by a full moon known as the cold moon, and depending on your location, you might be able to see the ursid meteor shower to boot.. enjoy!

NewYork44M

Merry Christmas!

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A recent antiwitnessing experience

by john.prestor in

i shared one of these before in which my approach left something to be desired, and i got some flack for that, and rightly so.

so if this story doesn't go over well i won't share another... but given how it ended, i just had to share.... a few days ago i took a trip to a nearby city by bus.

in the about 20-30 minute window between my connecting buses i walked over to a mcdonald's and got a cup of coffee, and when i came back to the little bus station i saw a literature cart sitting unmanned near the doors.

NewYork44M

I appreciate the experience. However, what a waste of time.

You should have wished them a Merry Christmas and moved on with your life.

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Are the G.B.members really good business people ?

by smiddy3 in

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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 ..

NewYork44M

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.