Posts by FedUpJW

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Phone witnessing and the Year Book

by Diogenesister in

when the “year book” is published online next year, and the number of new baptisms is roughly the same as it always is, how are they going to deny that their new “converts” are nothing more than born-in kids of witnesses or already “captive” family and friends?.

the “billions” of hours of service are at best pointless and ineffective and at worse often fabricated.. what say you?.

FedUpJW

They will have the same text for each letter, so all they have to do is print it, address the envelope, and post it. Takes no time at all.

Au contraire mon ami.

First they need to zoom in at 8:45 A.M. to visit, drink coffee and at 9:00 A.M. have their "meeting" for serve-us and get the days marching orders. Then they need to yak with each other for maybe twenty or thirty minutes about how many letters they have written, are writing, and going to write. Then go to the kitchen and get another cup of coffee. Then read the letter that they wrote months ago and have been running off on the copier, just to refresh their memory. Then make the first copy for the morning. Then re-read it and sign it. Then print the envelope. Then get a second cup of coffee. Then put the postal stamp on the letter. Then yak some more for "break" with their zoom group. Then repeat the entire process two or three more times. By then it is noon. Grab a sandwich and go to the post office to place it in the mail. Go home. 1:00 o'clock and an easy four hours serve-us time.

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The difference between the ministry examples and reality

by purrpurr in

jw
friends

it seems to me that there is a world of difference between the textbook 'skits,examples on the platform' ministry and the reality of the door to door work in real life.

surely for a bible study coming into the jw religion and having seen all these perfect examples, to be faced with the bitter truth when they do start knocking on the doors must be really jarring?.

surely they will either conclude that they are rubbish at the ministry or that they have been lied to?.

FedUpJW

Surely they will either conclude that they are rubbish at the ministry

That was my observation. When the reality at the door was opposite of what was presented at the KH I found that there was always some "loving", experienced eldurr or pious sneer that would happily tell you what you said or did wrong, and what you must say or do to be more successful. Of course the reality was that you could NEVER say or do the right thing to get the results they portrayed. You were a failure. You must do more. You must work harder!

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The violent "My book of bible stories" not for kids!

by Witness 007 in

i once left a copy with the kids of my return visit.

the next time i came she returned it to me saying it was discusting and not something kids should be reading.

i was shocked since i learnt to read using this book.

FedUpJW

@ Vidiot;

That, and some of this. . .

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2021...what do you foresee?

by minimus in

jw
friends

do you think the world will be a better place?

more civil?

kinder?

FedUpJW

Well I am sure that the Xi-JinBiden promised $15.00 per hour minimum wage, coupled with massive mandated lock-downs will certainly help the financial situation. After all if people cannot get out to spend that whopping $600.00 government check they got businesses will most likely be able to pay more wages with less income. That is how government financial genius's figuring works. When you are in a hole, and want to get out. . .KEEP DIGGING DEEPER!

2021, the year everything your built up in 2017-2019 is stolen from you and given to the professional lazy.

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What are the Society's rules when confronting a disfellowshipped person at a funeral service?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

what are the society's rules when confronting a disfellowshipped person at a funeral service?.

are there specific rules or watchtower articles that must be followed?.

i have been to three different wakes/funerals where a disfellowshipped person attended with different results.. 1. ten years ago my first cousin passed away.

FedUpJW

From what I personally have seen it is shun. . .Shun. . .SHUN. Oh did I mention SHUN?

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Covid lung damage worse than from heavy smoking

by FatFreek 2005 in

we've probably all heard it, "i wish i could get the covid and that way it would be behind me", as if it were some annoying rite of passage.

"sure, i'll lose my senses of smell and taste for awhile, i'll lose my strength for awhile", etc.. what else could be the reasoning for ignoring the social distancing to attend maskless parties and similar large group gatherings?.

however, looking at the following xray images of certain lungs may help impress some folks into thinking that there are more serious happenings in the attack progression of this virus.

FedUpJW

am sure

Well that's one conspiracy theory I've never heard ?

Perhaps Newsweek would be of some "conspiracy" enlightenment then:

"The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases led by Dr. Fauci, funded scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology for work on gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses. The National Institutes of Health committed $3.7 million over six years for research that included gain-of-function work. The program followed another $3.7 million, 5-year project bringing the total to $7.4 million. Gain of function involves manipulating viruses in the lab to explore their potential for infecting humans, it creates a risk of starting a pandemic from accidental release."

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Covid lung damage worse than from heavy smoking

by FatFreek 2005 in

we've probably all heard it, "i wish i could get the covid and that way it would be behind me", as if it were some annoying rite of passage.

"sure, i'll lose my senses of smell and taste for awhile, i'll lose my strength for awhile", etc.. what else could be the reasoning for ignoring the social distancing to attend maskless parties and similar large group gatherings?.

however, looking at the following xray images of certain lungs may help impress some folks into thinking that there are more serious happenings in the attack progression of this virus.

FedUpJW

Well one thing is sure, the planned outcome of COVID by the Chinese, Faux-ci, bill gates and the rest of the population reduction globalists is working.

Stay afraid. Kneel to your government masters, obey their every dictate, and all will be well.

Thumb down votes will not change the facts.

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Will JWs get DFed if they are caught with old JW publications?

by mickbobcat in

i was told that if a jw now gets caught reading or with old jw literature they can get dfed.

i doubt this is true but wanted to know for sure.

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FedUpJW

perhaps not too long before they're DF for possessing non JW Bibles...!..

Sounds far fetched? Not many months after the grey Bible was pushed out I got a good talking to for using the 1984 edition of the JW Bible, and I have heard of the same elders chastising members for not using only the newest update of the study Bible instead of their 2013 (?) edition.

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Covid lung damage worse than from heavy smoking

by FatFreek 2005 in

we've probably all heard it, "i wish i could get the covid and that way it would be behind me", as if it were some annoying rite of passage.

"sure, i'll lose my senses of smell and taste for awhile, i'll lose my strength for awhile", etc.. what else could be the reasoning for ignoring the social distancing to attend maskless parties and similar large group gatherings?.

however, looking at the following xray images of certain lungs may help impress some folks into thinking that there are more serious happenings in the attack progression of this virus.

FedUpJW

taking a vaccine would block that from happening doesn't make common sense ?

Where is your proof that the vaccine would block anyone from being reinfected? Studying the Bible with JW's and getting baptized as one will block you from being lovingly killed at Armageddon too I have heard!

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The governing body KNEW

by FedUpJW in

so i received an email from one of the used-to-be jw friends that now pretty much ignore me.

it was haranguing me about "getting right with gee-ho'-vuh", and how imperative it was to "return to the organization".

it continued on with the worn out argument that "the faithful and discreet slave know what we must do in order to be safe and to live, as gee-ho'-vuh brightens the light to them.

FedUpJW

So I received an email from one of the used-to-be JW friends that now pretty much ignore me. It was haranguing me about "getting right with Gee-HO'-Vuh", and how imperative it was to "return to the organization". It continued on with the worn out argument that "the faithful and discreet slave KNOW what we must do in order to be safe and to live, as Gee-HO'-Vuh brightens the light to them." Then they had the nerve to conclude saying they had attached a photo that proved "The governing body KNEW in advance what was going to happen. See the Awake cover shows the protest at the Capitol."

I wish a person could make this insanity up, but sadly they look for anything to bolster their worship of the governing body.