my spies seem a bit confused.
here, in this neck of the woods 3 congregations had 3 separate sittings.
the attendance seemed to be swelling.
With multiple sittings you often have some going to other congregations to get the early or later sitting etc so it skews the figures and in my neck of the woods there is a school vacation over this time so many have travelled to other locales.
I don't think we must fixate on memorial attendance numbers at all as being any indicator of anything lest we fall into a similar trap.
during the wt study yesterday i had a confused look on my face the whole meeting.
more of a, wtf, face.
one paragraph says, "therefore,the number of partakers does not accurately indicate the number of anointed ones left on earth.".
its a short anonymous survey - perhaps you would like to contribute 5 minutes- .
via: icsa (international cultic studies association).
""i'm passing on the message below from a duke university student who is conducting a research study that has gone through the duke institutional review board.
during the wt study yesterday i had a confused look on my face the whole meeting.
more of a, wtf, face.
one paragraph says, "therefore,the number of partakers does not accurately indicate the number of anointed ones left on earth.".
I am going to throw my hand in with the side speculating that the Stat is going to be dropped - its annual egg on their faces.
Even still-in's are quipping : " The little flock is becoming the Great Crowd" -
its a short anonymous survey - perhaps you would like to contribute 5 minutes- .
via: icsa (international cultic studies association).
""i'm passing on the message below from a duke university student who is conducting a research study that has gone through the duke institutional review board.
Its a short anonymous survey - perhaps you would like to contribute 5 minutes-
Via: ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association)
""I'm passing on the message below from a Duke University student who is conducting a research study that has gone through the Duke Institutional Review Board. If you are interested, a link to her survey is pasted below.
Regards,
Michael Langone, PhD
Executive Director - ICSA""
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"Hello everyone! I am currently a senior at Duke University studying global health and sociology. I was a member of a cultic group for many years, but I was able to disaffiliate about two years ago. It was a difficult process, but I am doing better now. After speaking with several individuals with similar painful experiences and reading many testimonies, I have been inspired to do something to help. This year, I have the opportunity of working on a research project (for my senior thesis) that is trying to better understand the different types of social experiences people have after leaving cults/new religious movements in order to find more practical ways to help support people during the readjustment process. I have created a survey to ask about these experiences, which has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Duke University. This electronic survey consists of yes/no, multiple choice, and scaled questions, and it is open to anyone who is a former member of a cult or new religious movement. The survey will be completely anonymous and does not collect any identifying information. It takes about 15 minutes to complete.
The link to the survey is: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0NAzdVBgknVpEfX
If you are someone who disaffiliated from a cult or New Religious Movement, you are more than welcome to take the survey. I would be truly grateful for your time and participation. I am excited to learn from the data I collect and use it to design research-based interventions in the future. Once again, this survey is open to anyone who is a former member of a cult or new religious movement, and there are no other requirements. Please feel free to share the link! Thank you so much. "
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Regards
Z-E
"Dont play in the Yellow snow where the Huskies go"
warning of a long boring post ahead.
i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.
i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.
And now she has seen the TTATT and is with you hand in hand ! Congrats to you both !
i wanted to write my experience on how my husband helped me see the ttatt (the truth about the truth).
first, let me mention that he wrote his own experience a couple months ago under the name sanchy.
for his story please click here….. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5148261828526080/walking-thin-line-resigning-elder
A ditto almost to the T of our own experience -
I truly feel for those here who are not yet joined by their spouses / partners.
Now go and enjoy a REAL life !
in his last couple of vlogs, john cedars is wearing a t-shirt saying shunned.
some people liked it and asked him if they could purchase one.. in his last vlog (#111) he is advertising it and mentioned the link www.apostee.com, based in the us.
comments attached to vlog # 110 mentioned the fact that this company will close in april and that the business will be continued by cedars itself, who has also a stock of anti-witness items.. besides that, he was not the owner of jwsurvey.org, but since january 16, 2016 he is.. it looks (as mentioned before by simon in an earlier thread), this guy is making a living from his activism, a paid career.. one should seriously question his true motives, demonstrated in his activism.
The impression I got from your posting this topic is some kind of bitterness ....as if as an apostate he is now expected to tow a certain party line - which puts you in danger of spawning the next cult - tall Poppy etc etc .However that is probably not what you really intended - its just the impression I got.
He has not sworn a vow of poverty and if he gets a $ for his efforts that's his trip -
We ARE ALL IMPERFECT - he carries the accountability for his own life - Lets move on man !
WT is a commercial organisation too and many are creaming it selling WT paraphernalia including dating sites Accommodation for Bethel pilgrimages and bus-tours etc - There is no evil in that either.
Don't be offended !
so since i have not been to any meetings in like 2 months because of health issues, i had to decide what to do about the memorial.
my health has improved quite a bit and i feel much better than i did 2 months ago.
i could still have used the "not feeling well" card and stay home.
