Posts by westiebilly11

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Returning to the truth.

by Justmeok2 in

hi i am just starting to rebuild my relationship with jehovah.

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i would like to hear from people who may be or have been in similar situations and now want to dedicate their lives to him..

New Announcement At The 2017 - DF'd People To Sit At The Back Of The Hall

by pale.emperor in

has anyone else heard this?

a poster on another thread said it's a new rule brought in at this years convention.. last year they were told to shun even non df people and now this?

a religion cant force someone where to plonk their ass surely?.

After I was DF, ( bitter injustice which had I known then what I know now.etc.....) I continued to attend all meetings for 8 months. During that time a rather more perceptive elder always came up to me after and gently gripped my shoulder and smiled.... I always used to sit at the back because I felt I could be a distraction/talking point during meetings... I stopped going when the shunning seemed just incredibly plain rude to me, rather than any scriptural command....

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The Witneses reckon that they are the only ones going door-to-door!

by Bungi Bill in

i just had a visit from two guys who are engaged in a door-to-door campaign in the area, preaching "the gospel", and offering, to quote "the best news you are ever going to hear".

this was at 3:30 pm local time, an hour at by which all jws would have long called it a day.

while these two didn't identify themselves with any particular church group, it was quite obvious that they were neither jws or lds.

westiebilly11

Our postman goes from door to door...perhaps he has the True religion...!

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What does it take to qualify for cart/trolley work?

by Londo111 in

if memory serves me, when it was first introduced elders had to fill out a form to grade a jw, and only those who made the grade could do the carts.. i didn’t realize until sir82 said something on another discussion that the process had changed.. what is the process nowadays?

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westiebilly11

Quite a contrast with ministry work some years ago, pre cart era. In those days we were encourage to have enthusiasm and make opportunities to talk with public. We had cultivated enthusiasm and genuine belief in what we were doing as a life saving work. But these days, the cart patrols seem almost oblivious to members of the public and rather than engage in conversation with them, almost seem to be embarrassed and just waiting for them to move on so they can continue discussing the latest Range Rover or other material toy... So hollow. Just going through the motions....But counting time, no doubt.

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2017 Sunday RC Final Talk & Comments About 1975

by baldeagle in

many of us here have commented on the deceitful friday afternoon video shown at the 2017 rc that discussed 1975.. the video attempted to shift the blame onto congregation members for the fiasco saying, "some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things.".

this same video mentions how, “a few even went so far as selling their homes and quitting their jobs.”.

we all know that the wt leadership created this teaching and endorsed it right up to its abject failure.. now below is the concluding talk given on sunday at the rc.

westiebilly11

ref points made about kings of north/south, when we queried their identities, we were told by the PO that they could change identies and that the kings could refer to any opposing world powers.....a catch all, I guess!

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2017 Sunday RC Final Talk & Comments About 1975

by baldeagle in

many of us here have commented on the deceitful friday afternoon video shown at the 2017 rc that discussed 1975.. the video attempted to shift the blame onto congregation members for the fiasco saying, "some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things.".

this same video mentions how, “a few even went so far as selling their homes and quitting their jobs.”.

we all know that the wt leadership created this teaching and endorsed it right up to its abject failure.. now below is the concluding talk given on sunday at the rc.

westiebilly11

deceitful to rewrite history...the truth is ' not in them', they have become the fathers of the lie.

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the Great Cntraction continues

by never a jw in

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.

westiebilly11

as I've said before, locally congregations are in decline. few if any new members...older ones passing away...younger ones drifting. internet must have some affect on younger minds...Door to door work, or even trolley work, seems to have declined markedly....

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The great tribulation is now coming VERY soon!

by The Searcher in

watchtower october 2017, par 11, page 28 - "very soon the political powers of satan’s world will form a coalition that is bent on the destruction of god’s people.

's] have anything to fear?

not at all!........at that critical moment during the great tribulation, the angelic soldiers of jehovah of armies will come together to protect god’s people..."[j.w.'s].

westiebilly11

1986 international year of peace. 1996 year of peace also, wasn't it?.so wrong and cruel to use scare tactics to coerce flock to obey and panic into accepting more propaganda. So many have died and so many left without spousal support because they trusted the GB. Lonely widows and divided families. The true legacy of a pick and mix publishing corporation.

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The Satisfying Decline Of My Old Congregations Donations

by pale.emperor in

according to the uk charity commission, my old kingdom hall is hemorrhaging money and less is coming in.

long may it continue.. any ideas what a crappy, run down, shack of a kh spends £49,472.87 on in three years?

they were praying for a new hall for about 10 years until bethel basically stole it off them to build warwick.. .

westiebilly11

Locally my old congregation has been dissolved this year and amalgamated with the original congregation. The accounts don't look healthy either...Ominous. (Devon)

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The bizarreness of Genesis 6:2

by doubtfull1799 in

"the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.

so they began taking as wives all whom they chose.".

it may be feasible to some to accept the bible's assertion that the first humans were tempted to pursue independence from god, especially since they were created in his image and he is independent from any authority.

westiebilly11

This has often intrigued me. Why/How did spirit angelic creatures materialze human male bodies and have relations with females? Does this imply that they could create bodies too? If such angels did cross over to the human realm and indulge in the flesh, and create male bodies, then are there more Satans than just the one 'main' one?..How did Satan become the 'demon' boss?...questions......!