So much for all that growth, aye? And when asked about such changes, the GB can claim that, "The preaching work is done! We're just waiting out the Great Tribulation, which may have already started!", and the pigeons will just bob their heads in agreement. It's a far, far cry from the religion I was raised in in the 1980's. Wow!
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European Prospective 2017-2022
by sp74bb inthe new "business plan" for jw.org in europe has already received a name within the org: european prospective 2017-2022.. this plan is already on the table of the big guys in the us.
in the practice it has been already getting the approval of the majority.
so, no surprise at all to vote it.. essential features of the "business plan":- sale of all branches in the eu, except germany and uk (the latter benefits from brexit and certain privileged position)- all printing and digital material prepared and printed from germany- in each country, a local liaison office is left, certainly no more than 3-4 families.- free part-time worker is boosted from home, cheaper and hastle-free !- money to the new entity formed in belgium, as a non-profit organization (ibsa goodbye ...)- the most complicated ... who will care for the data of european jw ... confidential information and color envelopped with sensitive information.... enjoy the new european jw times !.
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Long Time Visitor New Member
by LogansRun injust wanted to say hello, i have been visiting this site for a very long time and i feel like i know so many of you already, now you can get to know me but for now i'm fading so i cant give my complete story.
i'm single but have "hardcore" siblings in the religion, thankfully i do have family who never expressed interest in the jws.
i really checked out years ago from to much mental abuse and no recognition for all that i gave to this organization.
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" you will never grow old..."
by mrquik in" you will never grow old..." a more grievous lie is hard to imagine.
i heard this one first in 1957. i was 6. my mother had just converted.
i heard it many times after that.
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I grew up in the 1980's, and heard the exact same thing. I'll never grow old. I'll never get thru high school, much less graduate from it. I'll never have to worry about a job, a mortgage, or kids in this "System of Things."
I did all of that. I am 37 next month. I have white hairs. It's been really hard for me coming to terms with the prospect of growing older. My grandparents and parents have all passed away. All of the "older ones" in the Congregations I grew up in passed away. So did one of the congregations!
The WT is like Satan in the Garden of Eden, claiming, "If you just peddle our crap and keep giving us your time, money, and life, you'll NEVER die!" Sick, twisted, liars.......all of them.
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Won't get fooled again .....
by The Rebel inhaving left the witnesses i hope i won't get " fooled again".
yet life outside the organisation seems one big advertistiment telling me how useless i am.
these advertisements tell me i am physically ugly, which can only be corrected by buying the advertisers " answer to my prayers" product.
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What JWs are saying about 2016 RC on social media
by Sanchy insince i'm only an "inactive", i still have plenty of jw friends on facebook and instagram.
here's a few samples of what they are posting regarding the remain loyal to jehovah conventions (note some of my friends are spanish speakers):.
what an amazing fulfilling day with these people .
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Oh my yes! It's Soooooooooooooo upbuilding and encouraging to be told and shown how to openly shun your non-JW or inactive family! Praise the Governing Body! **GAG***
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here i am
by notalone ini was a 4th gen born in.my adult children were the 5th.
my mother was one of the newly'anointed' we have all left.
i have been lurking since october.i was really too terrified someone would find out who i was and what would happen.well we are out now so here is a part of my story.
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Congrats on not only your freedom, but also the freedom of your entire family.
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Helped with fathers funeral, helped with arranging care for my mother - then SHUNNED again!!
by EssexBoy1 inwell i have not been on this site for ages - so long that i had forgotten my username etc and have had to start again!.
anyway briefly - bought up in 'the truth', baptised at 18, married at 21, had kids, got divorced, remarried, disfellowshipped 15 years ago.. parents and brother shun me.. early last year father very ill, calls me.
i arrange to visit him in hospital.
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I'm sure your brother and the "loving shepherds" won't mind paying for all of her health care, as well as wiping her behind as she become more infirm?
Can't you just feel the Christ-like Love oooozing from these creatures? *GAG*
I am sorry your family is entrenched in this cult, but happy that you and your children are free!
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Bethel Economy
by sp74bb inrevelation 6:6 kjv.
6 and i heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.. this prophecy starts to be true in south europe bethels..... according to our sources, bethel families have been asked to reduce their food allowance and even been informed that monthly contribution might not be paid.. meantime, one of these branches is sending millions of € every year as donation to other wt structures, not to mention the 7 digit number on their bank account.
bethel members are not blind ;).
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If it'd be a Bethelitte worker, I'd say, "lead by example. When Tony Morris da Turd takes less food and losses weight, so will I !!!!"
What a bunch of cheapskates!
However, this is a well-known cult tactic. Feed your captive slave-labour workers a slim diet with low protein, so that they are malleable and weak, with less energy to think for themselves or ask questions.
Wow....just.....wow. What's next, carts at the airport selling flowers? Oh......oh no.........
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Bethel Economy
by sp74bb inrevelation 6:6 kjv.
6 and i heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.. this prophecy starts to be true in south europe bethels..... according to our sources, bethel families have been asked to reduce their food allowance and even been informed that monthly contribution might not be paid.. meantime, one of these branches is sending millions of € every year as donation to other wt structures, not to mention the 7 digit number on their bank account.
bethel members are not blind ;).
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And Look! Behold! Another Robert King, Rick Fearon, or Cedars in the making. Sheesh.
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Strange doings at the Market
by ctrwtf inso i recently made a trip back to my home town to visit some extended family still in.
the whole trip was very awkward.
for a whole bunch of reasons i won't bore you with, we stayed in a hotel near where the family lives, maybe as kind of a barrier to being in constant contact with the cult mentality.. being a very early riser, i went to the grocery to pick up a few things.
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Maybe it's a testament as to how her family life TRULY was while she was growing up? So bad, that she has completely removed them from her life and denies their existence? Wouldn't be the first time I've heard of such.