Posts by joe134cd

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The Craziness of an Average Bible Study

by Number 6 in

last week i posted a thread asking about who knew any "real anointed" and got some cracking replies.. that got me to thinking, as someone brought up in the 70's and 80's in the watchtower religion, my experience of bible studeis in their homes and those who made it to the hall were mostly batshit crazy or at least people with some serious quirks.. i'll relate a few, none of whose names i remember with any clarity.. in our cong we had an older couple who were from london, but who had been in the 1950's in the circuit work in the mid west usa.

they brought along some woman one night they had started a study with who told everyone cheerfully she was a recovering alcoholic and this was her cure (coming to the meetings).

this went on for a few weeks until one night they brought her to the memorial and she was royally pissed, and i mean barely able to stand; and went up to the platform table and necked some wine.

joe134cd

This highlights what's been stated here. There were a couple who started attending meetings after been contacted in the door to door ministry. In their 30s, upper middle class. He owned his own construction business, while the wife was a team leader in a government department. These were a lovely couple that any organisation would of been proud to had. Needless say, looking back, I wonder what attracted them to the JWs. Anyway, after a couple of months they told me one night that they were going to visit a cousin and tell him what they were learning in the hall, of which I never saw them again after that. After I left the JWs I happened to see this couple in the street, so I asked them as to what stopped them attending meetings. Turns out they did visit their cousin who google searched the JWs, and the rest is history. Game over. In my experience anyone with any brains never stays, and for good reason.

21

local, strange jw thinking

by lancelink in

i was reading today that the last star wars movie will be playing next week.

doing a little searching, i found that there have been 12 movies in the saga total, ( box office, total (12 films): $9.323 billion.)..

it got me thinking about when the empire strikes back came out, it was the second movie ( 1980).

joe134cd

I remember as a young kid discussing, with another young kid at the KH, about the return of the Jedi film I had just seen at the cinema. His pompous, pious, prat of an elder dad told me off in front of the others. Saying that they weren’t going to see it because it had the word “war” in it, and jehovah hated violence. What a total wanker.

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Divorce/Terms of Agreement

by SFSDGUY in

i'm a first time poster and i apologize if this topic has been discussed before.

when i met my wife she was disfellowshiped and were happy, got married, and had a kid.

after we had our daughter she got reinstated so her family and her jw "friends" could spend time with our daughter.

joe134cd

From the numerous people who have turned up here seeking advise on a similar situation, it almost never ends well.

However, you can take comfort that only 1/3 children born into the religion will remain in it as adults. So those are odds in your favour.

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Email from JW relative/elder

by Lynnie in

as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .

joe134cd

You should show her that lawyer they got in Canada who under oath said that close family ties are not affected when one leaves the JWs.

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Mormon Church accused of stockpiling billions, avoiding paying taxes

by iwantoutnow in

wonder if the wt is doing the same!!!!.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/us/latter-day-saints-charity-funds-complaint/index.html.

just part of the article.. (cnn)the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, commonly referred to as the mormon church, responded tuesday to a recently-filed whistleblower complaint that accuses the church of stockpiling $100 billion in accounts intended for charitable works, misleading members and avoiding paying taxes.. .

joe134cd

The ex-mo community will be going to town on this one. Tithing and the appropriation of money is a real bone of contention with them,

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Need to vent. I am thinking of leaving my wife.

by goingthruthemotions in

i am so sick of this cult, this religion has such a grip on her.

since i left in 2014, things just are getting progressively worse.

and she it's just getting deeper and deeper.

joe134cd

Just as a side point. It’s encouraging to see ,that despite our differing opinions, apostates still advising to keep a relationship together. You would think it would be the other way around, with people who hate the religion, encouraging quite the opposite.

You could imagine how much more heart breaking and confusing this situation would be for someone, with limited knowledge and experience on this religion, finding that their partner is a POMI JW. In fact these individuals usually turn up here seeking answers.

Anyway, a pat on the back to everyone here for their good advise and loving support.

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Why are the Jehovah's Witness Tennis players allowed to "serve two master"?

by I_love_Jeff in

jw broadcasting sept 2019 issue commentary.

according to the jw in the sept 2019 episode, the ukrainian soccer player andriy nesmachniy (go to 1:04:14 in the video) "abandoned" his career for jehovah????

he retired at 32 years old, the normal retirement age among soccer players.

joe134cd

There was a case of a witness, here in the local area, that was killed in a car accident, that was alcohol related. Because of this they didn’t allow the funeral service to be given in the KH. I had to fight the urge to tell the parents of the deceased that Bro Rodgers ( AKA Prince) had his memorial service in the KH with the full entourage of celeb mates. Oh, I really had to bite my lip.

21

Everybody's getting old

by neat blue dog in

at an assembly in texas is it me or are there not too many young folk about 😉.

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joe134cd

I know just before I walked. I had the assignment of attendant, and had to take the head count. I used to take the opportunity to observe the demographics as well. At any given time, for a cong of 120 pubs had an attendance of 85. Three quarters would be past middle age. The pic you posted really dosnt surprise me.

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Melbourne Convention Protest

by jonahstourguide in

hi all.. i didn't want to post this in private because i want all to see what i saw.. the protest at the melbourne convention went superbly in my opinion.

the protesters and their banners were more than eloquent and succinct.

you could feel the emotion they all conveyed.

joe134cd

I'm in 2 minds about the effectiveness of this, as to weather you are waking them up, or giving them reinforcement to their beliefs. That been said, however, I remember a few years back with a similar protest in Poland. The protestors were advertising a ex-JW website in the polish language. They published the stats, which showed a sharp increase in first time visitors to the site, both during and shortly after the convention. It would be interesting to see if there was any anomaly in visits to jwfacts during this convention period, and just where they were coming from.

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They are Still preaching against careers!

by LongHairGal in

i saw on another forum a post somebody made about the melbourne assembly.

it seems the religion is still knocking full time jobs/careers and saving for retirement.. you would think at this point in time - after thousands of bethelites were sent home; many thousands of rank & file jws are at or near retirement age with no preparation - that the religion would change its tune, but no.

they are still stubbornly sticking to their guns on this issue.. i’m sorry for any young jws who listen to this.. i’m just glad i never followed their advice and certainly would not want to be in any congregation surrounded by these desperate people!.

joe134cd

Yeah I’m glad too I never followed their advice. I got into rental property investment. I now own 3 rental property investments, with one to follow.