I have noticed in the last few years, especially since my mother passed away that certain family members ave not being overly friendly toward me. There have being little things like, wanting to come over to visit or help a family member move but have being politely told that they don't need any help. If this is the case that their minds have being poisoned against me, so be it. I now live a full life and have my own friends, without the WT BS thank you very much.
William Penwell
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Shunning of Inactive ones- JW Broadcast
by Theburstbubble ini've heard the new take on shunning inactive ones.
i've seen the videos from the assemblies, but a few have mentioned that it was in a broadcast.
does anyone know which broadcast it was, or a link to that section...i really don't want to have to watch the whole thing!.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Propaganda & Hypocrisy Video
by Brokeback Watchtower ini didn't make this video it just showed up in my utube web page, god i love utube.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyv5lg1uh0o.
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William Penwell
Just typical WT hypocrisy. Do as I say not as I do. Like the tennis Williams sisters, this dude probably is a big contributor to the organization, thus they don't say anything to him. Makes me sick to think of the time I wasted as as teen, not allowed to explore my natural talents but listen to a bunch of old men. I recall how we were all told not to pursue higher education, like a doctor or lawyer but to put Kingdum interests first. Then when the WT needed legal representative, they put some young men through university to get their law degree. I seen the hypocrisy and said something about it in front of my mom and ex wife, which they didn't like what I had to say.
Anyway I have learned over the last 40 years to live my own life and not live someone else life. There is nothing more empty then at the end of your life and looking back that you should have done this, or should have done that and not live someone else dream.
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JWs Demonstrating against the Demonstrators
by Listener inthe organization never ceases to amaze.you've got to see this video for yourself so i won't say much about it.
i wonder if this practice has been endorsed and sanctioned by the governing body and if we will see more of it in the future.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbuxbx1ktci.
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William Penwell
At the very beginning they say Jesus is Jehovah, every JW will dismiss every sound out of their mouth after that. FAIL. This is at the Nutter Center in Dayton Ohio.
Regardless the protest signs are also a warning sign to good dubs. As soon as any talk against the organization most dubs well trained dub "spidey" senses goes off and their minds are then closed.
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JWs Demonstrating against the Demonstrators
by Listener inthe organization never ceases to amaze.you've got to see this video for yourself so i won't say much about it.
i wonder if this practice has been endorsed and sanctioned by the governing body and if we will see more of it in the future.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbuxbx1ktci.
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William Penwell
Even when I was a dub I could never see the benefit of these nuts protesting as it just shows them as being crazier then the cult they are protesting. One bunch of nuts protesting another bunch of nuts.
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Bethel downsizing is still coming
by dropoffyourkeylee ini spoke with a bethelite (non-us) last week who says that a 20-25% downsize is coming at their bethel in the fall of 2016. this is in addition to the cutbacks of 2015. more will be sent out 'to the field'..
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William Penwell
Not pumping out the same amount of literature and books they once published has really put a dint in the over all scale of the world wide operations.
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How long can this cult remain with only kids becoming members?
by Crazyguy init's become clear that very few from outside the religion are joining anymore.
if only the kids of the people that are already in are the one replacing the members as they die off and 50% let's say of the kids leave then how long can they realistically last before the downturn becomes obvious?.
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William Penwell
I think that a lot of JWs go along with the broad focus of the organization (because they are not inclined toward or do not know other worldviews), but they don't go near the detail of what's expected. So, it's not exactly intentional or passive-aggressive but more allowing themselves to not be as "strict" as they are required to be. I used to notice this tendency at social functions even with fellow JWs where you'd swear you were at a "worldly" get-together because people were having a good time and no one was talking about "spiritual" things. There's quite a disconnect among JWs - they don't even realize they're doing it but it reflects a dwindling "zeal" for following the organization to the letter.
I haven't being to a JW social function in some time but things I have seen on here in some ways they have lightened up on practices that used to be labelled as "worldly" are now acceptable. For instance old Freddy Franz would be rolling in his grave to think they allow "worldly" music in a KH, like a video I watched on here some time ago.
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Jehovah's Witnesses new world HQ nearly complete. From The Chronicle.
by ToesUp inwarwick article.
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William Penwell
I remember growing up my brother and myself were wanting to join the Boy Scouts as a "worldly" friend of ours was one. That was a big fat NO by my mother as per borg detective.
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Jehovah's Witnesses new world HQ nearly complete. From The Chronicle.
by ToesUp inwarwick article.
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William Penwell
Is this going to replace all of the Brooklyn facilities? It does not look big enough. I thought they were winding everything down for the last days, why start all this new building work?
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Supreme Court Of Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses as an 'extremist organization'
by EdenOne inread the news here.
the jehovah's witnesses lost their appeal to the supreme court of russia.
bethel to be liquidated.. i bet the gb saw this coming ... here comes the persecution complex paranoia.
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William Penwell
I have always said once a suppressive society always a suppressive society. It has nothing to do with their political affiliation.
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Is shunning unscriptual?
by MrTheocratic ininternational version 1 cor 5:11. but now i am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler.
do not even eat with such people.. if shunning is wrong.
.how does one explain this scripture?.
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William Penwell
There is a bit of conflict here as Jesus taught that we must love our neighbour as ourselves but then the WT practices shunning which is based on conditional love.