i just learned that my wife's congregations will soon be disbanded.
her congregation will disappear (cahuenga spanish in north hollywood in southern california).
all the members will be added to other neighboring congregations.
That's it: Wondrous expansion/contraction!
Not Great contraction. In JW lingo the word "Great" is used next to tribulation. Sorry I misapply the JW lingo. You have to excuse me. I attended many meetings and conventions with my wife over the years, but they went over my head because I would sleep through the whole thing.
i just learned that my wife's congregations will soon be disbanded.
her congregation will disappear (cahuenga spanish in north hollywood in southern california).
all the members will be added to other neighboring congregations.
OC
"I think you are crediting the wrong person for the invention of the internet"
It's one of the many ways Republicans in the U.S. mock Al Gore. I don't even know if there's any basis for it, but many people find it amusing. Al Gore was never my guy, so I don't mind making repeating the joke.
EDT to add:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFJ8cHAlco
Not exactly inventing the internet, but certainly giving himself credit for the creation of the internet
i just learned that my wife's congregations will soon be disbanded.
her congregation will disappear (cahuenga spanish in north hollywood in southern california).
all the members will be added to other neighboring congregations.
zeb,
No. There's still four other congregations (2 Spanish, one English and one Filipino...I believe) in that hall. My relatives say that the vacant slot (Monday evening and Saturday at 3:00) will be used for weddings, funerals or just administrative purposes. The Spanish congregations maybe shrinking, but still strong. I just don't see any halls being sold, not yet. Give it five more years and we will start seeing sales in this heavily immigrant part of the world.
i just learned that my wife's congregations will soon be disbanded.
her congregation will disappear (cahuenga spanish in north hollywood in southern california).
all the members will be added to other neighboring congregations.
Mailman,
Don't know about poor attendance. I haven't been to a kingdom hall in 5 years. All I can tell you is that there will be one congregation less in this part of the world. The most logical conclusion is that there is a contraction in the works You could also choose to reject the idea and posit instead that the leaders are trying to run the cult more efficiently.... maybe. But this move doesn't look good if you are trying to make the argument that God is supporting the preaching work.
i just learned that my wife's congregations will soon be disbanded.
her congregation will disappear (cahuenga spanish in north hollywood in southern california).
all the members will be added to other neighboring congregations.
I just learned that my wife's congregations will soon be disbanded. Her congregation will disappear (Cahuenga Spanish in North Hollywood in Southern California). All the members will be added to other neighboring congregations. I actually witnessed with my own eyes the great expansion of Spanish congregations in the 90's. This very congregation was used to contribute half of the members of a new congregation in the late 90's at the same time many other congregation were splitting to create new congregations because they were recruiting many new members. 20 years later the expansion process is being reversed, even in the immigrant, poor, insular communities of California..
Thank you Al Gore for inventing the internet!!
watchtower october 2017, page 11, par.
17 - confess and abandon secret sins.
some christians who have committed a serious sin try to cover it over in order to avoid embarrassing themselves or disappointing others.
"It can hinder the flow of God’s spirit and threaten the peace of the entire congregation."
Damn right!
Proof this organization doesn't have one iota of God's spirit. The leaders have been lying and hiding their sins for over 100 years. Hypocrites!!
Reminds of the biggest truth ever spoken by the judge : " Religion is a snare and a racket"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b-sccw9wai0qrkdwuhdgcwetcfe/view.
re: race.
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"his race" What the hell was that? A blunder, mischief from an undercover apostate, stupidity or racism?
my little brother on the left exited the cult after 29 years.. me in the middle.. my older brother on the right stopped his bible study after discovering ttatton youtube videos.. never lose hope guys!.
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Wonderful!
Little by little, one publisher at a time, the watchtower will go into the heap of popular cults of the past
absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.
i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.
i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.
Absolutely the best news in a while. So happy for you two!
hello community!
quick background - baptized 1971, 46 years in the borg, former elder.
wife - baptized 1973, pioneer...... we became disgusted with the oranization 10 years ago but still believed it was the truth.
Great post tight pants. Good writing too. If you live near los Angeles I will buy a drink. Don't worry about my being a spy or a snitch. I could have gotten my "Evil Apostate" certification with flying colors a long time ago, but a minor technicality makes it impossible; I was never a JW.
