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  In my country the preaching work is over

  by cookiemaster in

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  the jws in my country can't preach to anyone these days and they're going crazy.

  i live in romania and initially during the covid-19 lockdown they were very enthusiastic about preaching.

  they've since held daily "field service meetings" on zoom.

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  How to avoid getting disfellowshipped for having a wordly girlfriend?

  by cookiemaster in

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  hey guys, i've been pimo going on full inactive for a very long time, 5+ years.

  pretty happy with the current situation.

  over the years, i've gotten lots of grief from the local elders and cos for my inactivity, attending wordly public events and social media posts.

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  The Memorial was Useless

  by cookiemaster in

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  so i just went to the kh here in romania yesterday, with my parents.

  haven't been since the memorial.

  during the weeks preceding the memorial, they went crazy with the invitations and 'preaching' work, to the point that they'd invite anyone and their grandmother.

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  Plagiarized song?

  by cookiemaster in

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  hey guys, so, i went to the hall today with my parents (they needed a ride) and there was this song that i wasn't familiar with.

  must be a new song or i might be simply ignorant of jw songs (i hate them).

  to my surprise i actually liked this song.

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  Are they clones?

  by cookiemaster in

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  anyone else notice this about jw public speakers.

  they all seem like clones.

  they have the same mannerisms, try to use the same style of speaking, similar jokes, etc.

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  They are increasingly appealing to emotion

  by cookiemaster in

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  they always have but lately, they've taken it to a whole new level.

  the new convention video about the end, the many videos at conventions and meetings, the new songs, all highly emotionally manipulative.

  and they're working.

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  What Should I Say?

  by cookiemaster in

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  i need a bit of advice.

  i've been pimo for a long time and fading more and more.

  i occasionally attend for family but never give any answers or actively participate in any way.

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  "Deficit" at JW Assembly

  by cookiemaster in

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  i've recently been at an assembly here in romania and there was an announced they were running a 10,000 euro deficit and urging all attendees to donate more money besides the already 5k has was donated during that day.

  i really don't understand these things.

  it's their own assembly hall.

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  Are JWs the most corporate religion?

  by cookiemaster in

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  i find it pretty shocking how corporate the jw religion is.

  i never saw it this way when i was in but now that i look at it from a different perspective, it seems quite clear.

  much of the terminology used by jws is corporate inspired.

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  Thoughts from the International Summer Convention in Romania

  by cookiemaster in

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  we just had a huge international convention here in romania.

  at least huge by local standards.

  22,000 in attendance in one location and around 44,000 throughout the country.

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