Posts by DisgruntledFool

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GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!

by WingCommander in

jw
friends

you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!

the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.

summary: .

DisgruntledFool

It's REAL! This information is now presented on JW.org in Governing Body update 2024 #2!!!

The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses past and present is made up of : FAKERS, FOOLS, FRAUDS and FUCK UPS! You will never convince me otherwise!!!!!

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They Came To The Door!

by NotFormer in

jw
friends

going door to door with their "memorial" invitation.

"so you can pass the emblems but nobody partakes?

them: "we can explain who is to partake".. me: "all jesus' followers".

DisgruntledFool

NotFormer...according to the 1973 Service Report there were 10,523 partakers.

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Forget 1914, the 1975 generation are now passing away!

by nowwhat? in

we still have quite a few elderly here that came in as young families in the late 1960's-early 70's because soon, yes very soon they would enter the new system and never grow old.

it's now one year away from 50 years since 1975. just in the last couple years i've seen them come down with alzheimer's, cancer, brain tumors, becoming invalid etc.

the children of them that are now around 60 are just so distraught at seeing their parents deteriorate.

I will be 69 this year. In the past 3 years I have faced Discitis (almost killed me), a Prostate cancer scare and just a few weeks ago I was found to have a rare and dangerous abdominal aneurysm. And to think, I was told (like many here) that I'd never graduate High School in this system! To the Governing Body members that are younger than me (Fleegle, Winder, Sanderson and Cook) I say, GO FUCK YOURSELVES and your 'exercise patience' mantra! Your time will come just like every other human...no one gets out alive.

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Internal Watchtower Statistics Re: Disfellowshipping and Shunning

by NotFormer in

does the wt have a person/department/section tasked with compiling data and analysing it statistically.

or have they started doing something like that now that they are hiring external consultancies?.

i ask the question because i'm wondering if such studies and statistical analysis would show any link between the harshness of the disfellowshipping policy as it is applied and the dropout rate of people within the organisation who have just had enough.. in previous threads it has been pointed out that the old approach isn't effective any more.

DisgruntledFool

Elmer, this scenario is not as far fetched as you might imagine. 50 years ago, the Governing Body was still a new arrangement as was the Elder arrangement. New procedures and rules were being considered and implemented and others discarded. In 1972 I was 17 and serving (I hate that word) where the need was great. I was told that if I stayed at this assignment I would be made a Ministerial Servant (pre-approved by the Service Department) and at age 19 I would be made an Elder (That appointment I was told needed to go before the Governing Body for approval but the Circuit Overseer did not see an issue). You can take SeaBreeze at their word.

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How will history treat Judge Rutherford?

by Vanderhoven7 in

mark jones writes:.

how will history treat joseph rutherford?.

like ben gorden has said, it would depend on who’s looking back.

DisgruntledFool

One correction, Van. Rutherford was not living alone in HIS mansion. There were two others with him:

Bonnie Boyd who was 31 years old, single and worked as a servant.

Donald Haslett who was 34 years old, married and worked as a servant.

(According to the 1930 Federal census)

(Interestingly enough, Hasletts' wife was back in Brooklyn Bethel)

Much has been written here about a possible relationship between Rutherford and Bonnie. I wouldn't put anything past him.

In the 1930 Federal census he is listed as owner of the house and as an interesting side note it was the most EXPENSIVE house in the neighborhood by far.

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Oh boy: 1,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses reach out to Super Bowl fans in Las Vegas

by Tahoe in

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/02/09/1000-jehovahs-witnesses-reach-out-super-bowl-fans-las-vegas/ .

1000 lit-up carts at 50 strategic locations near the stadium and on the strip.

.

DisgruntledFool

and now Jehovah's Witnesses, too!

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A talk about 1975 from 1972

by Nostromo in

everybody knows the famous "stay alive still 75" audio clip but here is a clip from 1972 with english subtitles.

harold mouritz was the branch committee member in finland when he gave this talk.

later he became the coordinator of the australian branch.

DisgruntledFool

I think you missed one, Harold:

"The year 1925 is a date definitely and clearly marked in Scripture, even more clearly than

that of 1914..." - Watchtower July 15, 1924 page 211

A+ for EFFORT.

F- for truthfulness of content and historical accuracy.

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Is a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses marries a disfellowshipped person, what is the outcome?

by EdenOne in

hello all.. i need a quick answer, and also a solid reference in the literature, please.. if a jw marries an unbeliever, there is reproof, it's frowned upon, it's disloyal, there will be loss of privileges, etc, but there's no other more serious consequences.

but, in a scenario where two people are free to marry, but one is a baptized jw and the other is disfellowshipped / disassociated, what are the consequences?.

thanks for your help.. r..

DisgruntledFool

stan livedeath...you certainly have a way with words. One might even call you a cunning linguist.

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Patterson New Visitor Centre & Museum Announced

by raymond frantz in

https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-patterson-visitor-center-and-first-century-museum.

january 1, 2024, marked the official opening of the patterson visitor center, located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, new york, u.s.a. the feature museum of the visitors’ center is entitled “first-century bible village.” brother isaiah miller, who works in the museum department at bethel, said: “the bible village was designed to provide everyone with a realistic and educational experience.

studies show that interactive learning has a powerful effect on people of all ages.” after her tour, one visitor exclaimed: “this museum made me feel like i had been transported back to the land of ancient israel.

DisgruntledFool

Soon there may be an entire wing dedicated to the Governing Body depicting members both past and present. The subtitle will read: Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body - A Collection of FAKERS, FOOLS, FRAUDS and FUCK-UPS.

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Patterson New Visitor Centre & Museum Announced

by raymond frantz in

https://www.jwupdates.com/post/new-patterson-visitor-center-and-first-century-museum.

january 1, 2024, marked the official opening of the patterson visitor center, located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, new york, u.s.a. the feature museum of the visitors’ center is entitled “first-century bible village.” brother isaiah miller, who works in the museum department at bethel, said: “the bible village was designed to provide everyone with a realistic and educational experience.

studies show that interactive learning has a powerful effect on people of all ages.” after her tour, one visitor exclaimed: “this museum made me feel like i had been transported back to the land of ancient israel.

DisgruntledFool

"My favorite part of the tour ", said DisgruntledFool, "was the adults only section. I especially enjoyed the scene depicting King David committing adultery with Bathsheba, plotting her husbands murder and then being forgiven by Jehovah while other men who committed lesser crimes were stoned to death. As an Elder, this gives me insight into how to handle modern day moral indiscretions; especially those committed by my fellow Elders."