Brokeback Watchtower

Joined

• started 309 topics
• posted 3,539 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Brokeback Watchtower

• 
  8

  What happens At The Edge Of The Universe?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awwifcdufre

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwwIFcdUFrE
• 
  19

  Lawrence Onoda, Ph.D., Jehovah's Witness Psychologist

  by Maryo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in about 1980 i came to know of and meet one time with lawrence onoda, ph.d., a jehovah's witness psychologist [also i think elder] in southern california.

  i was shocked to know there was such a thing in view of the wts traditional stance against jws consulting such a person!

  he had been one of jws for six years at that time, i recall.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  Does anyone know this brother Robert Campbell a psychotherapist, Mira Mesa congregation elder from Poway California. A lot of JW from all over used to come to him when I was there in the early 90s by the way when I was there as an elder for about a 1 year he wanted to recommend a JW pedofile for Ministerial servant which I opposed he said the guy was reformed and posed no danger of reoffending He was not recommended while I was there but not sure if he was latter?

  http://www.rcampbellphdmft.com/
• 
  46

  Bethel layoffs of oldies

  by I am a Bible Student in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is this true?

  has anyone heard of it?

  saw it on my facebook.. "jan. 6 bethel update 108 elderly bethelites getting the boot.. brooklyn, ny.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  While we lack any real confirmation of the opening post I'm inclined to think this has the real possibility of being true after all the GB are a bunch of heartless bastards who could give a rat ass about loyal members when push comes to shove. They have thrown member to the curb or under the bus before so what is to stop them now in a money crunch?
• 
  37

  Infighting at the top?

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we've all been trying to decipher what is going on at the top of the watchtower organization.

  clearly, the game's afoot, we just don't know what game we're playing.

  item: the constant harping about money and donations.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  I think the money talk and grabbing may be about controlling the assets, rather than some actual shortage of funds. It's possible that the money is ending up in different parts of the organization, under the control of different individuals.

  I really think the money shortage actually exist the reason being that these CEOs/GB are really uneducated and have been making bad business decisions for decades especially from the time they switched in the 1980s to a complete donation basis for their main product printed material. Being that they are delusional CEOs they have been slow in making the need changes to their corporation to make it profitable, but due to the lack of transparency we have no idea about how long they have been operating in the red or in negative cash flow which has been slowly eating away at the surplus from the heady years of profit and expansion.

  Also since they are in deep denial over any negative facts and steeped in wishful thinking I'm sure they have brought themselves to the nightmarish stage of wishful thinking in which everything goes to hell in a wicker basket.
• 
  76

  What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. physical

  here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

  another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

  already people are making cries of "nanny state!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  About 2 drinks a day beer mostly.
• 
  11

  Governing Body perks

  by Lostandfound in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had heard that gb members flew first class, does anyone know if this is so?.

  also, bethel living accommodation, do they have same standard as all bethelites or do they get luxury quarters.. same for cars, are they provided luxury cars as was once the case?.

  or are they all sharing in the downsizing, who cooks for them, cleans and does laundry.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  I can't hardly see the GB doing their own cooking.

  Maybe AM#3 can make them up some of those burnt hot dogs he was talking about when he was in Vietnam?

  I wonder how everybody at Bethel is enjoying their assignments now that they have to work more picking up after themselves and if the rooms are looking like a real mess. It sure don't have the makings of a spiritual paradise any more. Will they have the same arrangement at Warwick?
• 
  2

  Thinking

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdguruc99zc

  1. 
  2. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSqxONHhgw
• 
  61

  What are Strangest Grounds For Disfellowshiping You Have Heard Of?

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in 1961 my father was disfellowshipped for not doing to the kingdom hall he was assigned to.. if i'm lying...my dying!.

  it was the glendora california congeration.

  the committee was.. john smoley.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  Speaking against the Organization was my DF'n reason.
• 
  91

  Is the Watchtower organisation facing the biggest crisis of its history?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  recent developments make me think they might be.

  the problems they are facing are not just lack of funds but also draining authority, and the two could be a heady and explosive mix.

  one of the best analyses ever written of the watchtower was a book called "trumpet of prophecy" by sociologist james beckford in the 1970s.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  I think the situation is very grave for the corporation and the 15% increase in funds for the last 2 months a out right lie or produced by some creative book keeping.

  Also I wouldn't trust the organization figures about growth because they are in serious denial of anything negative happening to the corporation. Their tract record of lying and misinterpretation of situations needs to be brought to the table when analyzing anything they put in print or say. The fact that they are putting a halt to all these project should be a very real indicator that they are in serious trouble, which is no doubt exacerbated by their own denial to face the facts and a deep retreat into their delusional appointment by a supreme Deity(believing their own bullshit hype).
• 
  24

  General health after learning TTATT

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. social
  2. physical

  4 months ago i was conducting the watchtower study along with a long list of responsibilities that come with being an elder in a very goofy congregation.

  during this time my health was going down hill.

  i've always had a low blood pressure,(102/65 or abouts) but for the past year it had creeped up to 135/90 range.. so 2 months ago after learning ttatt, i'm still considered an elder because the brothers won't let me step down, but i haven't done anything in that time except comment once at a meeting a few weeks ago.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Brokeback Watchtower

  I'll have to say that the day-to-day stress of life has been much relieved since knowing what is really going on though.

  Could be that your cognitive dissonance has been lessened which creates discomfort. I'm sure it is a multiplication of things having a good effect once you learn TTAT . I'm sure results can vary depending on set and setting when one learns TTAT.