The WT would die if it wasn't for born in kids.
It's the born ins that are keeping the numbers up.
are jws trying to make dysfunctional kids that wont "fit" in normal society so they will "return to jehovah"?
because there have been many stories about young people who have been out in the world only to find how bad it was and how correct the org was.. a good jw kid with "good" jw parents will have many big issues, some examples:.
fear of demons (fear, misfit).
The WT would die if it wasn't for born in kids.
It's the born ins that are keeping the numbers up.
was talking to an ex-bethelite who is still very well-connected to those in the ivory tower.. he says that there will soon be a(nother) large number of us bethelites who will be "reassigned to the field" as pioneers and special pioneers.. he did not give his source, but he is pretty reliable.
incidentally, he was "reassigned to the field" in the last big purge about 7 years ago.. i imagine those so reassigned would be pretty teed off.
let go just before the golden lakeshore palace was completed..
I wonder if there will be a higher up dissenter because of this?
It will piss people off.
Also, the JWs in bethel are more media/technology savvy than they were 7 years ago.
Just thoughts.
well it is only natural to assume that a modest number of cos&wives, bethelites, and other people are becoming enlightened shall we say as to the real sinister nature of these sociopaths called the faithful and discreet governing body slave bull shit artist.. so what besides making secret documents public can these do to get some type of satisfactional revenge for being used by them in such a cruel way or like a smuck who they don't even give one shit about.
what can these ladies and men do?
how can they get some form of pay back for all the years they wasted slaving for these no good greedy bastards called the governing fucking body?
Yeah, he would feel welcomed, because we aren't like JWs. He's a GB member, he shouldn't expect any less than us slagging him off in the past.
I'm sure it would far surpass any good that ray franz books did.
On this subject, if TOMO3 keeps spewing the sh*t he does, with all the negative press that comes with it, it might be him in the firing line. The men behind the curtain won't put up with that shit forever.
I wouldn't make him feel welcome, because he is a c*nt of a human being.
close to 400 got baptized at the regional convention in stockholm attended by more than 50,000 witnesses from norway, sweden, denmark, iceland as well as greenland and faroe islands..
0.8%?...
How many of those in attendance will leave, get dfd or/and die in the next year?..
I can guarantee more than 1%
well it is only natural to assume that a modest number of cos&wives, bethelites, and other people are becoming enlightened shall we say as to the real sinister nature of these sociopaths called the faithful and discreet governing body slave bull shit artist.. so what besides making secret documents public can these do to get some type of satisfactional revenge for being used by them in such a cruel way or like a smuck who they don't even give one shit about.
what can these ladies and men do?
how can they get some form of pay back for all the years they wasted slaving for these no good greedy bastards called the governing fucking body?
If a GB member dissented now, it would have A LOT bigger impact than ray franz ever did.
The GB are playing with fire. Unlike ray franz era most JWs know the name of the current crop of the GB.
A dissented GB member could make big bucks from a sold story or 2, or from a book deal. They would not be left out on the street that's for sure.
special assembly was attended by 30,000 and 173 was baptized.. see video-footage given by english language belgian web site.. (interestingly, the press spokesman was a sister).. http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english.
0.6% for a "special" convention??...
Pathetic.
I bet 90% of those were born ins.
6 weeks ago some jws came to my door.
i've been inactive for 8 years.
after they gave their presentation i told them i was inactive.
People are people.
JWs can be nice and kind. JWs can also be twats.
Non JWs can be nice and kind. Non JWs can also be twats.
JWs are usually better at hiding their own idiotic behavior because it doesn't look good for the religion and their status.
The world is generally a lot less sh*t than it was 50 years ago. Yes their are wars, but there has always been wars. Social media just makes it easier to report on these wars in greater detail, it doesn't mean these things weren't happening before.
The JWs are just a nice warm hug that can ruin your life.
You are basing your view on "immorality" on the Jehovah's witness worldview. (and the bible).
Remember, people are people. If you were in a burning building, the majority of non JW people would risk their life to save you. Don't let the WTBTS tell you any different.
sometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
Once i finally get out of the mess that is JWism, i'll probably ditch religion altogether.
If there is a god(s) ,i'm sure he (they) will understand.
as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.
here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.
jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".
The watchtower underline thing.
Stupid rule. Who needs to underline something to study it?
greetings, folks: so, it's been 40 years since 1975. and, if you were actively involved with the witnesses back then, the mindset of many was, that by early autumn of 1975, it would mark the anniversary of 6000 years of human existence.
and, the hope was then, that it would mark the start of the 1000-year of christ, from the heavenly realm.
but, looking back now, 40 years ago, in june of 1975, only 3 more months remained until early autumn.
1975 was very effective in getting people very busy.
The question remains, will there be another "1975". I'm guessing once they are done with their expansions and the like, they will throw out another date. Millions will leave the religion, and they will have billions worth of property assets at their dispoale.
Well, that's what i would do if i were a cult leader.