Posts by UnshackleTheChains

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Oh The Irony

by FedUpJW in

so i sat and suffered through the clam tonight.. everything was pretty much as dull, repetitious, and simple-minded as i have come to expect, but i was really struck by the mind-numbing idiotic comments made during the part about shunning family.. then came the book study (no real bible use) loaded with self-congratulatory b.s about how wt never has, and never will beg, solicit, or ask for money.

i could feel myself beginning to channel the old tasmanian devil cartoon character as i listened to that garbage while remembering the jdubya tv shows about how more money was going out than coming in and give more.

but finally came the most ironic (to me) part of the entire meeting and i could not help bursting out in a loud belly laugh that got me many dirty looks and heavy frowns.

UnshackleTheChains

In our congregation a letter was read out from the Britain branch saying how each congregations contribution was helping out with the work etc. They didn't specifically ask members to donate, but they did thank everyone for their contributions.

So it's a bit like a child (who takes, but never gives) staring at another childs sweets saying she appreciated the sweets she was given in the past, but not directly asking for sweets. Yet the child with the sweets feels an obligation to give some to the child determined to get them..

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How do the foreign language Congregations find people to call on?

by UnshackleTheChains in

ok. i had a fascinating conversation with one of my polish colleagues at work.

she knows i'm a jdub and an activist as have filled her in warts and all about watchtower.. she came up to me today explaining how a couple of polish witnesses came to her door.

she was curious as to how they knew to call on her door knowing she was polish.

UnshackleTheChains

I was in the Polish group here in Liverpool

Pale emporer

I guess the point my colleague was trying to make was how the polish witnesses knew she was polish And specifically went to her door.

But from what I'm gathering is that it's either as you say going to a polish community area or they fill in a slip and give the details to the Cong secretary if they come across someone who speaks another language. All legit and above board I guess.

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Be loyal when a relative is disfellowshipped

by UnshackleTheChains in

well.....they showed that shunning video again.

you know...the one where goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.. i was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions.

everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video.

UnshackleTheChains

An elder's wife in my former congregation goes on vacation every year to Spain with her DFd daughter & grandchildren - she tries to keep hush hush about it but most of the congregation know ( and gossip about it behind her back. ) Situations like that are pretty common in the Org and the Org knows it.

I know of a cobe in another Cong who regularly associates with his disfellowshipped daughter and family. She was disfellowshipped about 20 years ago. My Mrs knows all the gossip and fills me in on everything.

Yet on the opposite end of the scale an ex elder (older generation) in my Cong has not spoken to his granddaughter for about 15 years since she was disfellowshipped. From what my good lady told me, she is now married with children.

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How do the foreign language Congregations find people to call on?

by UnshackleTheChains in

ok. i had a fascinating conversation with one of my polish colleagues at work.

she knows i'm a jdub and an activist as have filled her in warts and all about watchtower.. she came up to me today explaining how a couple of polish witnesses came to her door.

she was curious as to how they knew to call on her door knowing she was polish.

UnshackleTheChains

All very creepy and stalkerish

Thanks folks. Yeah its obviously legal and above board, but clearly does cause individuals like my colleague to feel a little unnerved by such experiences.

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How do the foreign language Congregations find people to call on?

by UnshackleTheChains in

ok. i had a fascinating conversation with one of my polish colleagues at work.

she knows i'm a jdub and an activist as have filled her in warts and all about watchtower.. she came up to me today explaining how a couple of polish witnesses came to her door.

she was curious as to how they knew to call on her door knowing she was polish.

UnshackleTheChains

Ok. I had a fascinating conversation with one of my polish colleagues at work. She knows I'm a jdub and an activist as have filled her in warts and all about Watchtower.

She came up to me today explaining how a couple of polish witnesses came to her door. She was curious as to how they knew to call on her door knowing she was polish. It also creeped her out a little as they skipped other doors and seemed to come only to her home.

I wasn't actually too sure and said that in my experience if we come across householders who speak another language, we could arrange for someone to come back that speaks their language and provide literature in their language etc

I really wasn't sure how the foreign language field works.

So my question is. How do the foreign language Congregations find people to call on? Hopefully I can give my polish colleague a definitive answer.

17

Oh The Irony

by FedUpJW in

so i sat and suffered through the clam tonight.. everything was pretty much as dull, repetitious, and simple-minded as i have come to expect, but i was really struck by the mind-numbing idiotic comments made during the part about shunning family.. then came the book study (no real bible use) loaded with self-congratulatory b.s about how wt never has, and never will beg, solicit, or ask for money.

i could feel myself beginning to channel the old tasmanian devil cartoon character as i listened to that garbage while remembering the jdubya tv shows about how more money was going out than coming in and give more.

but finally came the most ironic (to me) part of the entire meeting and i could not help bursting out in a loud belly laugh that got me many dirty looks and heavy frowns.

UnshackleTheChains

17

Oh The Irony

by FedUpJW in

so i sat and suffered through the clam tonight.. everything was pretty much as dull, repetitious, and simple-minded as i have come to expect, but i was really struck by the mind-numbing idiotic comments made during the part about shunning family.. then came the book study (no real bible use) loaded with self-congratulatory b.s about how wt never has, and never will beg, solicit, or ask for money.

i could feel myself beginning to channel the old tasmanian devil cartoon character as i listened to that garbage while remembering the jdubya tv shows about how more money was going out than coming in and give more.

but finally came the most ironic (to me) part of the entire meeting and i could not help bursting out in a loud belly laugh that got me many dirty looks and heavy frowns.

UnshackleTheChains

Yeah. I thought the same. The BS emanating from the book study and then the letters read out asking for more money. This is a classical example of fickle Watchtower mind set.

It's no wonder their teachings change so often, particularly when it suits eg the generation change.

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Folly of claiming “only we have the truth”

by venus in

one’s mindset and its conditioning pursue what one believes to be the “truth” which it says ‘i can perceive with my senses.

this makes possible for the life to be perceived in many different ways.

imagine all were born blind.

UnshackleTheChains

Folly of claiming “only we have the truth”

I think your title alone speaks volumes. Out of the thousands of Christian groups. Jehovahs witnesses with all their history of false prophesies,, erroneous teachings and controversial policies are the only ones who have the truth . So say the Governing Body (apart from Geoffrey Jackson of course - as that would be presumptuous!)

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Be loyal when a relative is disfellowshipped

by UnshackleTheChains in

well.....they showed that shunning video again.

you know...the one where goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.. i was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions.

everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video.

UnshackleTheChains

Is this a recent video ? can anybody show it ? and not the one 4 years or so ago.?

https://youtu.be/qxDAY5lVwuI

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Be loyal when a relative is disfellowshipped

by UnshackleTheChains in

well.....they showed that shunning video again.

you know...the one where goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.. i was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions.

everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video.

UnshackleTheChains

Well.....they showed that shunning video again. You know...the one where Goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.

I was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions. Everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video. A mixed bag of individuals answered up, though with not much conviction. One die hard answered up as to why the parents were loyally shunning there daughter for years. As she was speaking the cobe was profusely nodding with approval.

Yep...Just another reminder I'm part of a high control group masquerading as a Christian religion!