Posts by Oubliette

sir82: In less than 10 years, the Awake magazine has gone from 768 pages of content per year (24 issues x 32 pages each) to 96 pages of content per year (6 issues x 16 pages each). That's a 87.5% reduction in content.

THAT is a very astute observation!!!

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Latest Leaked BOE letter to Elders Oct. 4th

by Watchtower-Free in

october 4, 2015. to all congregations.

re: new provisions announced atannual meeting.

dear brothers:.

Oubliette

Wow, those are a lot of changes!

Mostly they seem like change for change sake. A lot of rearranging the deck furniture on the Titanic.

It must drive the GB guys crazy that this stuff is getting leaked before the Annual Meeting!

"a new 224-page publication entitled What Can the Bible Teach Us? [that] will be useful when studying with individuals who need to have the truth presented in a simpler manner"

A 224 page book for simpletons.

Clearly, the WT leadership has no clue about good teaching, even after all these years.

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"Standing Firm" But For Whom?

by DNCall in

a musician friend of mine had listened to the score i wrote for one of the organizations videos.

i actually split the assignment with another composer who is now in residence in patterson.

i had mentioned to my friend that i was really conflicted while working on this project and she asked me to provide the back-story for my work on jehovahs witnesses stand firm against nazi assault.

Oubliette

DNCall: Rutherford knew well the value of persecution in galvanizing his followers and winning support from outsiders. ... To that end, Rutherford tested the German Witnesses' obedience to his directives, under the pretense of obedience and exclusive devotion to God. In reality, he was sacrificing them to gain recognition and publicity for the Witness organization as a whole.

It seems clear that Rutherford was only interested in one thing: Rutherford.

Since his time, this organization clearly became a legalistic machine designed to promote and achieve the desires of whoever was at the helm, no matter the human cost.

A friend of mine once said, what the WTBTS has done to its own is a crime against humanity.

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Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick

by sir82 in

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heard 4th-hand, but from a full-on believer, so not likely to be an "apostate lie":.

apparently, at bethel's morning worship this morning, it was announced that all worldwide wts construction is "suspended" for an indefinite time, except for the new world headquarters at warwick.. also, the "relocation" of remote translating teams is also suspended.. finally, there will be a "worldwide" reduction in bethel personnel.. all this came to me in a non-english language, and,as noted, 4th-hand.

so it is possible something may have been lost in translation and/or in the multiple steps between bethel morning worship & me.. but if true, it would be quite stunning.

Oubliette

K99: as far as he was concerned there is loads of LDC work underway and coming up.

Where?

Where exactly is all of this work "underway and coming up"?

A survey of sources on this forum from all over the world reveals these alleged "building projects" are always happening "somewhere else."

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

by John Aquila in

its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

Oubliette

Talesin, nice find from the July 2015 WT. That confirms my assessment on page 2 of this thread!

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Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

by John Aquila in

its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

Oubliette

xjwsrock: They are also handing out titles like "remote bethelite" to people that are doing remote programming and drafting work for these construction projects.

You forgot: "Commuter Bethelite"

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Ages, Generations... Different island same Sh_t

by Marvin Shilmer in

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today i added a new article to my blog.

it includes a not-yogi berra quote in memory of a beloved man.

oh, and it includes a two image depiction of how watchtower has but hasn't changed.

Oubliette

Marvin, great posts!

It really shows how silly and ridiculous WT/JW beliefs are.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

by John Aquila in

its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

Oubliette

A. Are thousands of people really asking for Bible studies?

I seriously doubt it. Why would a website (that people have to seek out on their own initiative) be more effective than the personal approach? There is no good reason.

I'm calling bullshit on this one.

B. Are The JW Carts more effective?

Puh-leeze! Of course this is anecdotal, but I've seen those carts a half dozen times in various locations throughout SoCal. In a couple of places I was able to observe their activity for an hour or so because I was nearby for an appointment (once at the DMV) and only one time did anyone approach the cart.

The one time, a woman who was obviously bored waiting for her turn at the DMV walked over, picked up a book, looked at if for 10 - 15 seconds and immediately put it back. The JW manning the cart made no attempt to talk to her, nor did the woman talk to the JW.

Another time, I saw a cart at a busy train station in Santa Barbara. Hundreds of people were walking by the cart and the table the "brothers" had set up. All of the people walking by avoided the Witnesses by a very wide berth.

I'm calling bullshit on this one too!

C. Is construction and sale of Real Estate and Donations going to supersede the door to door work?

I actually think this one is very likely true.

The WTBTS has a winning model:

Buy a dilapidated property (using donated funds ostensibly for the World Wide Work),
Improve it with free, volunteer labor and largely donated materials,
Wait until the time is right,
Flip it.
Lather, rinse and repeat

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Continue to beat the friends to donate more with "stealth tithing," and constant guilt-tripping.

Let's review: It's a cult!