Posts by joe134cd

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Annual Report

by St George of England in

the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.

george.

Vidiot2 hours ago

Take any number the Org puts out with a massive grain of salt.

I do believe this to be true. Because if anything, Wt underestimates its numbers. For example I live in what is considered a wealthy western country. For as long as I can remember the census figure for my country has always been twice that stated by Wt. There are 2 conclusions:

(1)PIMOs/ POMOs are choosing not to identify as such, when given the freedom to do so in the census.

(2) As far as my country is concerned the truer figure is twice that stated by watchtower.

Anecdotally I've heard similar accounts in other countries. Here is another example.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4801405261447168/comparison-between-jws-lds-sda-mexico

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New light on including people you have rejected for 27 yrs😳

by dinosarentreal in

can anyone point me in the direction of articles to read about the “new light” about hanging out with family members who are not believers?

i left when i was 20, i was disfellowshipped for five years, went back to it for family and left again shortly after.

i never got disfellowshipped again so that i could talk to my parents.

joe134cd

https://youtu.be/5DiFM845NtE?si=LVs2VwWxrM7MqXEz

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They are running out of people to do their stuff.

by liam in

this is the watchtower study article being studied today.

so it’s the current new light!.

what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.

joe134cd

Journeyman- yes I agree it's a little too late to the game. I see in these other churches they try to create a social scene, or an environment, for it youth. Watchtower had said not our responsibility, but step out of line and we'll shun you got it.

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Is there a lot of Circuit Overseers that have woken up? I say Yes!

by liam in

there have been a few exjw circuit overseers that have woken up, left the organization and have posted their experience on exjwreddit.

all of them deleted their accounts not long after for fear someone might figure out who they were.

it’s not easy waking up as a circuit overseer.

joe134cd

I knew of a CO, who was having an affair. Was eventually DFed. Left his wife and is now a police officer. Good for him.

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My story of becoming a circuit overseer after Kin Suen visited our congregation.

by ExCircuitOverseer in

jw
friends

here is my story of becoming a missionary after having kin suen (pronounced “shin”) as my circuit overseer.

my father wanted me to go to college, but since he wasn’t a witness, i knew he just didn’t understand how close we were to the end.

i had actually become a circuit overseer!

joe134cd

. I spent 39 years in the religion. The last 10 years were the worst of my life. 2/10 years were spent as a PIMO, before physically leaving. I too felt totally ripped off. I put off getting married because they either weren't Jw or good JW's, but reading your story gives me a different insight.

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They are running out of people to do their stuff.

by liam in

this is the watchtower study article being studied today.

so it’s the current new light!.

what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.

joe134cd

I think this will do a reverse turn on them and bite them in the arse.

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Convention attendance

by joe134cd in

just heard from a pimi cousin who recently attended a convention, and remarked about the low attendance.

peak was about 500. i remember that circuit, in years past, had attendances of 1000+.

it's been over a decade now since i last attended a jw convention.

joe134cd

Just heard from a PIMI cousin who recently attended a convention, and remarked about the low attendance. Peak was about 500. I remember that circuit, in years past, had attendances of 1000+. It's been over a decade now since I last attended a JW convention.

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JW BORG does not have clergy-laity like Christendom! 😄

by BoogerMan in

(because they told us so in a wt!.

w71 6/1 p. 330 par.

10 - "another reason why many feel there is no place for them in the service of god is due to the clergy-laity distinction that is fostered in the churches.

joe134cd

It was the Menlo park fiasco, that was one of the things that woke me up. I was quite flawed when I read what their argument in court.

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What would it like to see

by JohnR1975 in

what i would like to see and maybe will get there in about another ten years is being a jw is a rewarding thing that enriches your life.. just like other religions out there you may not know the entire truth and maybe not quite right many of the beliefs but to have to idea of a belief centres and stabilises you.. i would like jws to be able to celebrate birthdays and maybe even other holidays if they choose to and not be judged by those who choose not to.. i would like jws to be allowed to have different interpretations of scripture and everyone is happy to agree to disagree and be able to say to each other yes maybe that interpretation is nearer the truth.

we just don’t know.. i would like new members of the gb to issue an apology for previous members getting so many things wrong.. they need to come out and say they were wrong about 1914 this date has no scriptural significance and the same is true of 1919. jws were not chosen in 1919 as the one and only true religion.. we just don’t know about so many things and it takes humility to admit we were wrong.. i would like to see even more lightening up on stupid restrictions like young people being allowed to have a varied friends and activities that are not with jws only..

joe134cd

Omg if they implemented this it would send them down the gurgler quicker than they are now.

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Parliamentary question on paedophilia among JWs in Italy

by Achille in

(google translation).

question to the chamber by m5s mp stefania ascari to the ministry of the interior on paedophilia among jehovah's witnesses in italy, starting from the recent case in florence, with references to the various cases that have broken out around the world.. i sense a certain creaking at the italian bethel in rome at via della bufalotta 1281, the italian branch of the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

will this have future implications for the italian jehovah's witnesses exponential body, the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses and for its branch committee, which represents the interests of the governing body in our country?https://aic.camera.it/aic/scheda.html?numero=4/03795&ramo=camera&leg=19.

joe134cd

Sadly, similar to other investigations around the world. PIMIs are still totally oblivious to what's going on.