You're probably right there.
I supposed I was thinking more of the older ones who don't get out much. For them, the book study was the only place to have some social life.
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Do you think not having the book study in private homes has had much effect?
by truthseeker init's been a few years since the organization ended the book study arrangement in private homes.. gone was the last opportunity to have tea and biscuits and a natter with the friends afterwards.. do you think people regret losing the book study?
for some, it may have been the only time they were able to get some "associaton".
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Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.
by kneehighmiah inhad a conversation with an aspiring elder.
he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.
this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.
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Magnum,
I enjoyed reading your post. You've hit the nail on the head.
The organization is quite a different place to be when you compare it with that even in the mid 90s.
The quality of meetings has gone down and there is nothing to look forward to but more of the same.
I see grown men and women constantly being asked every year about how to prepare for the district convention, what size lunch cooler to bring, what hotels to stay in, where to eat, what to wear.
People are being dumbed down. They don't care what they're taught as long as they sit through it and make the odd comment here and there.
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Has a critical mass of exJWs been reached?
by truthseeker init took the better part of 15 years but i believe we have finally arrived at that point where there is now a critical mass of former witnesses.. thousands of exjws come together on forums like this one and discuss findings, ideas and research.
there have been documentaries and even a movie made about life in the jehovah's witnesses.. ex jw websites, online forums, and discussion boards that set the wheels in motion in the early to late 90s have matured into powerful tools of social change within the organization.. the lies and false doctines taught by the watchtower bible & tract society are plainly accessible with just a cursory google search.. active elders leak boe letters, often weeks before they hit the notice board in a kingdom hall.. social media has allowed exjws to connect with those still in as well as those who have left.. the society have no game plan because information is power and they have lost the information war.
all they can do is cry wolf and warn the rank and file not to listen to apostates.. i don't know what future the society will face in the next ten years, but changing world events, social trends, and reactionary change from headquarters based on their own faulty biblical chronology has got them cornered like a raging animal.. it doesn't look good..
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It took the better part of 15 years but I believe we have finally arrived at that point where there is now a critical mass of former witnesses.
Thousands of exJWs come together on forums like this one and discuss findings, ideas and research. There have been documentaries and even a movie made about life in the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Ex JW websites, online forums, and discussion boards that set the wheels in motion in the early to late 90s have matured into powerful tools of social change within the organization.
The lies and false doctines taught by the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society are plainly accessible with just a cursory Google search.
Active elders leak BOE letters, often weeks before they hit the notice board in a Kingdom Hall.
Social media has allowed exJWs to connect with those still in as well as those who have left.
The Society have no game plan because information is power and they have lost the information war. All they can do is cry wolf and warn the rank and file not to listen to apostates.
I don't know what future the Society will face in the next ten years, but changing world events, social trends, and reactionary change from headquarters based on their own faulty Biblical chronology has got them cornered like a raging animal.
It doesn't look good.
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Do you think not having the book study in private homes has had much effect?
by truthseeker init's been a few years since the organization ended the book study arrangement in private homes.. gone was the last opportunity to have tea and biscuits and a natter with the friends afterwards.. do you think people regret losing the book study?
for some, it may have been the only time they were able to get some "associaton".
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It's been a few years since the organization ended the book study arrangement in private homes.
Gone was the last opportunity to have tea and biscuits and a natter with the friends afterwards.
Do you think people regret losing the book study? For some, it may have been the only time they were able to get some "associaton"
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Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.
by kneehighmiah inhad a conversation with an aspiring elder.
he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.
this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.
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I'm not so sure the WT will go on for hundreds of years before a split and the reason is that so much is demanded of the rank and file that they barely have time to themselves once work, meetings, and ministry is taken into account.
The organization demands so much and there is nothing about what they do that creates friendships between people at the Hall.
Most churches have some form of community gatherings, even if it's just a meal.
The Watchtower has NOTHING sponsored in the way of community meals, day trips for the elderly, youth groups etc. They have nothing.
People need to feel wanted and part of something. We are, for the most part, social creatures. The Watchtower does not fill the void in people's social lives. That, coupled with "expectation postponed is making the heart sick" is enough to dampen their zeal.
Will they be around in 10 years? Sure, but the quality of witnessing and the meetings is very dumbed down.
They have nothing to look forward to.
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BOE Letter: New Adjustments
by pixel in**this was predicted from some members here**.
to all congregations .
re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .
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Wow - changes just keep on coming.
Guess this won't be the "Last ever Memorial" yet
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The Bible's Buried Secrets, new findings on how the ancient Israelites became supposedly monotheistic
by Finkelstein ini viewed this tv series recently and found the information interesting to say the least.. here is part 2 which got my attention the most.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyd0lzmile8.
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Have as anyone heard of Jordan Maxwell?
His seminars are quite good. This one is on astrotheology, he looks at the symbols that different religions have in common.
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Anthony Morris and Disneyland "the Magic Kingdom"
by trujw inin his talk the turd said disneland is ok cause he took his kids there.
isn't disneyland known as "the magic kingdom" why in the world is it ok to go to a magic kingdom of fantasy and make believe with wizards but a kid playing with a stupid wizard toy makes jehovah sad.
how can the turd be ok with thousands of magical toys and rides but at the exact same time tell them to throw those same toys in the trash.
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lol @ Outlaw
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Anthony Morris and Disneyland "the Magic Kingdom"
by trujw inin his talk the turd said disneland is ok cause he took his kids there.
isn't disneyland known as "the magic kingdom" why in the world is it ok to go to a magic kingdom of fantasy and make believe with wizards but a kid playing with a stupid wizard toy makes jehovah sad.
how can the turd be ok with thousands of magical toys and rides but at the exact same time tell them to throw those same toys in the trash.
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I remember once a bro at Hays Bridge telling us that "some brothers prefer the Magic Kingdom over the Millenial Kingdom"
what a prat
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Elder and CO just dropped by....
by El_Guapo ini haven't been to a meeting in over a year, and as you know as soon as you stop attending meetings/fieldservice the "conditional" love becomes more apperant.
the coordinating elder starts off by saying how much he loves and misses me, etc.
i ask him, when was the last time you called or texted me?
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Great response!
I met a sister in a bank a few months ago and she told me, "I know I haven't called on you guys but I have thought about you" and I said to her, well, how are we supposed to know you are only thinking about us.
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