Posts by Darkknight757

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WELL BEARDS ARE STILL A NO NO!!!!!!

by DwainBowman in

well beards are still a no no!!!!!!.

in a new letter from the branch/gb nut's, beards are not acceptable in the us branch area!!!!!!.

my eldub brother in law, shared this today.

Darkknight757

If the Bros across the board grow a pair and all grow beards the problem would go away quickly. They need the bros to teach. Would they disqualify ALL of them? I think not!!

My beard was what started our walk from watchtard a few months back. Mind you we had not been to meetings of any kind in 6 months prior, but the beard started a rumor mill that culminated in the wife and I walking. Such a stupid rule. They need to stop having pics of ancient bible folk with beards. Even in the December broadcast they shows some fictional bible dude WITH a beard. They should stop doing that if they aren't going to allow beards worn by men.

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cleveland ohio CA results

by nowwhat? in

1350 in attendance 5 kids baptised.

an astonishing growth of 0.3 percent.

the org charged $13,000 for the wonderful program!.

Darkknight757

Yup $10 bucks a head. I guess that's a bargain for an all day program but considering it a boring Watchtower brain-drain session, not worth it.

Seems like $10 a head is the standard rate now. That's insane.

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The Faithful and Discrete Slave?

by compound complex in

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no, the faithful and discreet slave.. discreet: wise, cautious.

discrete: separate, distinct.

noun forms for the above:.

Darkknight757

Why do the GB keep referring to themselves as the faithful and discreet slave? The July 15th 2013 Watchtower pg 8, paragraph 19 plainly stated that the F&DS wouldn't be appointed till the GT begins.

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Meeting Attendance levels

by freddo in

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i attended a sunday meeting today after missing a couple due to a bout of chronic apathy.

out of 74 publishers we had a grand total of 33. wonderful.

for those that attend, how are you finding the numbers?.

Darkknight757

Before the wife and I walked, attendance was sinking like a lead ship. We used to be a constant 140 on sundays but when the new COBE was appointed attendance dropped fast. I'm not sure where it stands now but months ago attendance was in the 70-80 range at best. Even the CO visit didn't help but maybe another 5-10.

With few elders and being busy at that, many might have taken advantage of the situation or they just didn't like the new COBE and left.

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...Technically the congregation owns it...

by Esse quam videri in

i was talking to one of my customers about the newly replaced kingdom hall on westminster highway in richmond, b.c.

she does not know i used to be a witness.

she was telling me how the labour is all donated and they only pay for the materials.

Darkknight757

I think the Society owns all the kingdumb halls. In most cases, the build is funded through a loan from the society.

How could they (the society) sell it behind their backs when money is tight if they DON'T own it?

If I remember right they tell the congregants that they do not have a loan but they have to pay for that hall forever under the new arrangement.

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Showing Kindness To Strangers

by FedUpJW in

i feel pretty foolish after reading the drivel in today's wt.

here i was operating under the impression that showing kindness to strangers was something that one did unselfishly.

boy was i wrong!

Darkknight757

They use terms like "unbelievers" and "worldly" to ostracize others who are not of the same faith. J-dumbs are not encouraged to actively show love to these people unless they are giving them magazines in the Failed Misery or having them at the Kingdumb Hell.

They severely limit associating with people who could add spice and variety to their lives. That is why they are all the same, brain dead robots who blindly serve the Borg.

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Odd choice of words

by Nevuela in

why is it that when a jw gives someone a magazine, they use the word "place" instead of "give"?

as in "i placed a magazine with him".

and why do regular door-to-door jws of no special rank refer to themselves as publishers?

Darkknight757

"One of" because there are many. Kinda funny since most people didn't even like identifying themselves as J-dumbs.

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Odd choice of words

by Nevuela in

why is it that when a jw gives someone a magazine, they use the word "place" instead of "give"?

as in "i placed a magazine with him".

and why do regular door-to-door jws of no special rank refer to themselves as publishers?

Darkknight757

As Baker said, it's all cult-speak.

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Jehovah's Limp Witnesses Pointed Me to JW.org When I Was Willing to Talk

by steve2 in

several months ago i approached a nice young couple who were standing by a jw literature stand in my local community.

they were pleasant and polite but incredibly stilted when it came to answering my "innocent" questions about their beliefs.

this was the occasion of jws featuring the article headlined "is religion dying?".

Darkknight757

This "staring into the distance, glazed over look", is it taught in their school? All my personal experiences engaging Witnesses is that they all do the same thing when faced with undeniable fact. It must be a condition of Cognitive Dissonance. Their brain cannot compute so it shuts down as a means to protect itself.

Honestly it seems a waste of time to discuss anything with these people. They just don't know how to listen and think for themselves. The GB has done a number on the Witnesses that's for sure.

I talk to elders and show them stuff and they all do the same thing. They cannot address a single question. They just sit there, eyes glazed over like a jelly donut unable to do anything. Then they tell you you're satanic or something stupid.

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When 2 JWs have the same call...

by schnell in

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as i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.

it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.

hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.

Darkknight757

Working in a multi congregation in the city had its fair amounts of trouble. People would work the other congregations territory because it was close and the bros would get all up in arms about it. It was all about starting their time. I'd like to think that if they took the time factor out, people would be more sincere about the work. It would be much more about the people and less about how much time they can waste at a door or how quickly they can start their time.