Posts by Landy

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Good news to report: Congregations merged because lack of attendance, publishers & field service

by Khaleesi in

so it's official, i am happy to report that we merged with another congregation having the same problem.

why is it good news???

because people are either waking up, fading or just not buying into this organization any longer or walking away.... i think many young ones are just not buying into it as much, i see many in the congregation i go to very depressed and some i know personally going thru major depression especially the young "sisters" in their early 20s.... .

Landy

Once merged the hall and land can be sold. What happens to the money, does it stay with the cong or go straight to the society's coffers?

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Evolution is a Fact #14 - Joey Goes to Oz

by cofty in

australia is home to 223 species of marsupial.. lacking a womb our mammalian cousins give birth to their young at a very early stage of development and then nurse them to maturity.

female marsupials also have 3 vaginas but that is another thread.. the earliest fossils of marsupials are not to be found in australia however but in north america 80 million years ago.

their journey can be followed south all the way to the tip of south america 40 million years ago and then they suddenly turn up in australia 30 million years ago.. so where were joey's ancestors during the missing 10 million years and how did they manage to get to australia?.

Landy

Two vaginas! I bet they're popular at parties. :)

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Daily Mirror article about JWs destroying evidence

by Tornintwo in

i can't see another thread but maybe i missed it:.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jehovahs-witnesses-paedophile-sex-abuse-7278824#comments-section.

Landy

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In UK around 15 or so years ago all BOEs were instructed to destroy all notes concerning any JC and only record the result on a form, relating to the UK Data Protection laws and rights of individual to have a copy of any Information held on file concerning them.
Elders instructed to have NO personal notes and to destroy any they held. Not a change then as a result of any child abuse issues but data protection.

You're pissing in the wind mate - most on here seem determined to see conspiracy at every turn.

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Evolution is a Fact #14 - Joey Goes to Oz

by cofty in

australia is home to 223 species of marsupial.. lacking a womb our mammalian cousins give birth to their young at a very early stage of development and then nurse them to maturity.

female marsupials also have 3 vaginas but that is another thread.. the earliest fossils of marsupials are not to be found in australia however but in north america 80 million years ago.

their journey can be followed south all the way to the tip of south america 40 million years ago and then they suddenly turn up in australia 30 million years ago.. so where were joey's ancestors during the missing 10 million years and how did they manage to get to australia?.

Landy

I remember reading this and thought it was a bit clever

Another interesting fact about the mother kangaroo is that she is able to suckle two joeys at different developmental stages at the same time with milk that has different nutritional content, the New York Times has reported.

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Is the Reachout Trust about to fold its tent for good?

by slimboyfat in

as for a few others here, i know the reachout trust in the uk played a part in my mental journey away from the jws.

i get the reachout newsletter by email and the last few mentioned that they are scaling back their operations because of financial shortfall and that doug is no longer taking a wage.

i also wonder whether mike and ann thomas are no longer associated with the reachout trust because i can't find mention of them anywhere of the website.

Landy

Dougs comment about " not being religious" really couldn't be further from the truth as I have first hand testimonies from friends who dared disagree with Doug on small doctrinal issues,

I have no experience of them at all and wasn't going to comment, but the latter part of point 1 and points 2 and 3 did seem to contradict the first part of point 1 ........

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Seeking advice doctor & staff presentation

by azor in

my son is nearing completion of his 3-1/2 year chemo journey.

i have an appointment with his primary oncologist at the end of next month as an end of treatment exit meeting.

she and her team are leads at this particular hospital.

Landy

Landy they already think that of me since I was an active jw with all its baggage when my son first went into the hospital. I have nowhere to go but up from here.

Well, now's your chance to show them that you're over it and in the land of the normal person. Launching in to lengthy discourses about blood management will make him think you're lurching from one crazy opinion to another.
If you decide to go ahead, don't be surprised if he just smiles sweetly and guides you toward the door.
Excellent news about your son - I wish him and you all the best.

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Seeking advice doctor & staff presentation

by azor in

my son is nearing completion of his 3-1/2 year chemo journey.

i have an appointment with his primary oncologist at the end of next month as an end of treatment exit meeting.

she and her team are leads at this particular hospital.

Landy

Don't start giving 'presentations' to a doctor - he'll just think you're a sandwich short of a picnic.

Just thank him and go and enjoy life with your son. I can absolutely guarantee that's all he expects of you.

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Hey ya'll! My first post. Please help. In need of advice/comfort.

by Stepford Wife in

jw
friends

hey ya'll!

i have been lurking for years on this site and others but never had the courage to post anything.

actually i was afraid of posting on an apostate site in the event i was wrong.

Landy

SW - I haven't read the rest of the thread so may be repeating others but just thank them very kindly for their offer of a meeting but you're ok at the moment. Tell them you know where they are if you need them.

Don't get drawn in to debate, express doubts, challenge doctrine or any of that shit. Just keep your head down and your mouth shut and they'll stop bothering you.

They need a reason to form a JC - don't give them one.

Good luck!

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Queued for Processing ....

by cofty in

if a new topic hangs for ages with spinning icon at "queued for processing " should you give up and post a new copy of the thread or will the eventually result in two threads?.

if it has cleared the first tick "uploading post" can you safely click away from the page?.

servers seem a bit slow recently?.

Landy

I think it only happens to users that simon's applied the miserable user hack to.

;)

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Thought control - sexual fantasizing is wrong - May 2016 Watchtower

by Listener in

>>the bible reveals that jehovah issaddened when people pursue a wick-ed course and ‘the inclination of theirthoughts is only bad all the time.’ (readgenesis 6:5, 6.

) from this we can per-ceive that sexual fantasizing is wrongbecause it can lead to serious sin that isforbidden in the scriptures and is out ofharmony with jehovah’s way of think-ing.the disciple james wrote: “the wis-dom from above is first of all pure, thenpeaceable, reasonable, ready to obey,full of mercy and good fruits, impar-tial, not hypocritical.” (jas.

3:17) beingaware of this, we should be moved toreject entertainment that fuels impurethoughts and inclinations.

Landy

I guarantee every elder ms and gb member has wanked at least once