Posts by IWant2Leave

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Merry Christmas Everyone

by jhine in

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friends

i don't think that it's too early to start this thread so .

merry christmas everyone.

maybe people could share christmas music or clips to get us all in the mood.

29% of Americans are "Nones"

by IWant2Leave in

according to a recent pew report, ones who are not affiliated with any religion are the fastest growing group.

if they were a religion they would be the largest.

's who are leaving religion, but cuts across a wide spectrum.

According to a recent Pew Report, ones who are not affiliated with any religion are the fastest growing group. If they were a religion they would be the largest. It's not only J.W.'s who are leaving religion, but cuts across a wide spectrum. I've got to figure out where I fit.

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/religion-us-common-reply-now-81745266

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The New Files Are Back There By The Cinnamon Rolls!

by Atlantis in

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friends

elder manuals in english and spanish--addendum--and--announcement.. they are sitting back there by the cinnamon rolls and coffee pot.. here:.

https://www.filemail.com/d/grkasnjvjsedchw.

https://we.tl/t-anqq8an2t2.

IWant2Leave

Thanks again. Just add a 1/2 shot of bourbon to your flavored coffee and your stomach should be ok, or cognac.

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The New Files Are Back There By The Cinnamon Rolls!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

elder manuals in english and spanish--addendum--and--announcement.. they are sitting back there by the cinnamon rolls and coffee pot.. here:.

https://www.filemail.com/d/grkasnjvjsedchw.

https://we.tl/t-anqq8an2t2.

IWant2Leave

Thank you Atlantis!! Appreciate your hard work. It's bourbon time here in the southern U.S., I'll try a cinnamon roll with it.

Have you seen the letter with the new understanding on unscriptural divorce and remarriage and how the congregation should view both marriages? It was posted on Reddit and will be a Question from Readers, April 2022.

Is it legit?

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Portrait of a Girl and Her Dog

by Terry in

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friends

portrait of a girl and her dog.

her name was cheryl ann draper and she was about 11 years old the day she begged her daddy to let her go with him to work at the gas station.

he had never let her come along before; no matter how many times she pleaded.

IWant2Leave

Terry you have a gift! I enjoy reading your stories.

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What changes are on the way?

by insearchoftruth in

i was listening to the co talk to my wife’s congregation on sunday and pretty much the complete talk was justifying doctrinal and organizational changes and pretty much preparing the ‘rank and file’ for upcoming changes.

anyone on hear have any insight of what ‘new light’ is coming in the future?.

IWant2Leave

Has there been some foreshadowing of consolidation of halls since they seem to be ramping up their multimedia capabilities?

Yes there has. Just a few years back, here in the U. S., there were meetings with elders all around the country, concerning the consolidation of K.H.'s and asking if we would agree to sign over the Hall to W.T. Some congregations balked at the idea. Some congregations were merged, some K.H.'s were sold. Kim & Mike were doing a running total of Halls sold on their channel. There is a name for this branch of Watchtower, it's basically the real estate arm of the corp.

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Sad thing about JW funerals

by joe134cd in

i live in a country that has had reasonably low levels of covid.

bearing this in mind i’d like to discuss my thoughts on 2 jw funerals i attended during this time.. (funeral 1) even though there were no governmental restrictions at the time, the official stance of wt was the halls were shut down.

despite this the local congregation decided to open the hall up for the service and a reception at a private premises.

IWant2Leave

There is a new funeral talk outline that's been out about 5 years now that allows for a bit of personalization. The speaker can have 2 persons come to the platform and say something nice and positive about the deceased, kind of a semi eulogy. This has to be done in advance so that there are no surprise comments or statements. I listened to a Zoom memorial for a sister recently and the brother giving the talk did an excellent job. He talked more about the deceased sister and was really skillful in his use of scriptures. Didn't seem like it was a J.W. outline! The brother could have been P.I.M.O.

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"The Bunker" episode

by neat blue dog in

if you like criminal minds check out season 13 episode 6, the bunker.

of course it borrows from cults in general but some jw similarities as well, such as emotional propaganda videos, us vs them, telling new converts that they're going to be persecuted and told lies about the organization, end of the world fear etc.. here's an idea: if you're pimo, watch it with a jw relative and watch the discomfort ensue 😏.

IWant2Leave

As Get Smart would say, "It's the old 1914 knock."

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Three children families stop step decline in Mormon membership

by joe134cd in

i just posted this on a seperate thread, but i think it deserves its own thread.

this is with regard to the pew survey that states “2 out of three 3 born into the jehovah’s witness faith.

will not remain in the faith as adults.”.

IWant2Leave

I don't identify as a J.W. now unless there is a P.I.M.I. around. If someone asks, I say I'm Christian.

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False members numbers

by asp59 in

is watchtower faking there member numbers?

i live in europe.

for the last 15 year's probably 25 person i knew or more were df, pimo, left by own will, inactive.

IWant2Leave

There are probably 2-3 million P.I.M.O.'s like me who are reporting Field Service time, but not preaching the J.W. doctrine anymore. To keep family relationships and to keep the elders off of our backs, this is what P.I.M.O.'s are doing. Throw in about 1 million teenagers who are biding their time to leave and the number of J.W.'s drop drastically! I haven't made any type contribution now for about 2 years.

I realized years ago that headquarters was trying to prop up the numbers when older and infirmed could report as little as 15 minutes and be counted as a publisher. Now the C.O.'s are driving home the point that building work and L.D.C. duties are counted as sacred service.