Posts by Gorb

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Lack of Joy

by Gorb in

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because of some respect for family members, we visited the memorial today.. a moment i always think, could i go back into this religion?

we entered the hall and some said a short hello.

and with short i say short.

Lack of Joy

by Gorb in

jw
friends

because of some respect for family members, we visited the memorial today.. a moment i always think, could i go back into this religion?

we entered the hall and some said a short hello.

and with short i say short.

Gorb

Thanks all for the reactions. We came into the hall with a friendly smile and left with questions and some disapointment. Was this the religion of our youth?!?

We, a PoMo family, have peace of mind, joy and hapiness. Our children are happy, friendly, logical and such a great open mind characters. My wife and I have the friendly smile and peace in mind. We don't have the rules and regulations. And the changes about field service, beards, clothing style and DF had no impact on us. Jo Publisher and his family seems realy depressed. The Caleb and Sophie's seems not happy anymore. Remember the saying that people outside the organization live in "a mist". I think the mist clouds are in the hall now.

G.

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Lack of Joy

by Gorb in

jw
friends

because of some respect for family members, we visited the memorial today.. a moment i always think, could i go back into this religion?

we entered the hall and some said a short hello.

and with short i say short.

Gorb

It's not about 1, 2 or 3 meetings today. The flock lost the joy, and a beard and pants will not change it.

G.

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Lack of Joy

by Gorb in

jw
friends

because of some respect for family members, we visited the memorial today.. a moment i always think, could i go back into this religion?

we entered the hall and some said a short hello.

and with short i say short.

Gorb

Because of some respect for family members, we visited the memorial today.

A moment I always think, could I go back into this religion?

We entered the hall and some said a short hello. And with short I say short. Most of them said nothing. A few beards and no sisters in business fashion.

This year our conclusion was the lack of joy of the local witnesses. They are old, or looked old, sad and have no smile anymore. If it was the funeral of a near relative. The children in the hall looked so sad.

We are so proud of our own children, no jw upbringing but always a smile and happy. Logical thinking and never complains.

Never saw such a lack of joy in the hall, what would be a sign of christianity. if this is the weekly reality there are serious problems for the organization.

G.

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Blue Ocean

by Freeorange in

there’s a term in the corporate / business world known as blue ocean strategy.

the basic gist of it is to stop wasting time in your small, dwindling pool of current customers when there’s a wide open ocean of untapped customers out there.

to achieve this leap is to adapt or transition to a more appealing package of your current business model to attract the masses.

Gorb

Some interesting thoughts.

Nothing is what is seems, and yes there is a side of jw.org we don't know and see.

The blue ocean is new for me, thanks.

G.

17

What I Remember From The Past...

by titch in

folks: regarding all the recent changes about dis-fellowshipping and time for re-instatement.

(and, even speaking to persons who are dis-fellowshpped.

) back in 1972, a new book was released at the summer district convention, that replaced the yellow-colored "lamp": book.

Gorb

It's not the religion of my youth years (70's / 80's), anymore.

The 70's, I remember the joy my parents had within the congregation. Party's, holidays and social events all together.

I remember the early 80's, the gray cloudy doctrinal years following 1975.

Then the stirring up with the You can live for ever book. We would never die in this system.

Then the early 90's when the world changed, east and west came together and the watchtower society became more liberal with a doctrinal mess, changes made by the new governing body with Henschel and Jaracs.

The 1995 generation change was the end of my believe. I saw the bigger picture with some good higher educated friends. Became PiMo without knowing it.

The 00's became the years of my strugle. Became PoMo in 2008. Since then better then ever.

At the end of this term, the governing body became hosts of jw broadcasting. And it became clear they are full of nonsense.

Now, in the 20's, seeing jw.org strugling with some odd changes. It's all about their long term survival and the legal and financial position.

Things will never change.

So, I think the early 70's were the best years. And the light variant of jw.org now, is not bad for the more liberal witness.

Looking back I have some sad moments about it, it could have be nice, but it became all a hugh disapointment.

G.

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If the org. Is being advised by consultants, is a name change in the works?

by nowwhat? in

let's be honest, there's a stigma to the name jehovah's witness.

if they are going more mainstream.

i imagine the first recommendation was a name change.

Gorb

Biblestudents was not bad at all.

Rutherford made a sect of it.

G.

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A Positive Approach to discussing the changes - Gov Body Update Aftermath

by Jehalapeno in

so, just got off a very emotional, but positive call with my father.. this past weekend, he wanted to give me a call, but i was out of town at a wedding, so he said he'd call me later in the week.. he texted me the governing body update video with the recent changes and said, "i thought you might be interested in some of the changes that were just announced.".

i'm tired of self-censorship, so i decided to reply as truthfully and respectfully as i could.. my reply to him:.

it's interesting.