Posts by gitasatsangha

after no contact with anyone in my former congregation (aside from being shunning) for the last eight years, i walk into work this morning and check my voice mail to find i have a message from one of the elders.

gitasatsangha

If he only left one message, that's probably the end of it. Trying to help him with UN documents, and other stuff is like trying to give a milk bottle to a viper. He won't like it, he won't digest it, and he'll bite you for your trouble.

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How does it keep going?

by onintwo in

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ok, we know that field service, for the most part is unproductive.

that is, very few newly baptised jw's are from converts.

that means that most dubs make babies, indoctrinate them, and they become dubs.

gitasatsangha

The WTS may be salivating over the possibilites that are offered by China, but before the WTS gets a good grip on China, the internet will get an even stronger grip, and WTS exposes will be made available in the original English and translated into other tongues.

There is a lot of internet usage in China, though from what I understand it may be somewhat censored. Still I don't think the Witnesses will find a very receptive welcome fromt he government, when one considers just how hard the government has cracked down on Falun Dafa as a "Dangerous Cult". There may be a big language gap there with China. Mandarin has such a large speaking base in its own right, the impetus to learn English is not necessarily as great as it may be in other countries, plus English is a hard language to learn. Likewise not many English speaking people can speak Mandarin well, not to mention reading it.

South Korea is a different matter, because there Christanity is already the largest religion in the country, if I am not mistaken, having more adherants then the Buddhist sects there (or it will soon, at the rate it's growing). So Korea has a lot of "real Christians" who can already discredit JWism pretty well in their own right.

Japen interests me, as I wonder just what sort of xjw network, or dissident jw groups may already exist in Asian countries, specifically there. Japan had a major increase for years which then suddenly levelled off. Who are our comrades in the struggle in Japan, so to speak?

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How does it keep going?

by onintwo in

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ok, we know that field service, for the most part is unproductive.

that is, very few newly baptised jw's are from converts.

that means that most dubs make babies, indoctrinate them, and they become dubs.

gitasatsangha

If one in three children become witnesses, then witnesses couples must produce an average of six children to keep the numbers steady. But that's really not the whole picture. There's always a quick turnaround of many who come in, and leave quickly. Then there are the third-world and old warsaw pact countries where they still pull in the new numbers. I imagine Bethel salivates at the thought of open operations inside China.

Personally I think they probably alter their records. None of the Halls I was ever in showed much or growth over a two decade period. That's not a real wide analysis by any stretch, but others have noticed the same thing (at least in English speaking congos).

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I Got A Job

by Yizuman in

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started last week sunday, sorry for the delay in posting.. the downside is that it's only 3 days a week.

but i'm still continuing to look for a better job.. my landlord moved me to a studio apt which is 300 dollars a month with still all utilties paid.

it's an ok apt, not too shabby.

gitasatsangha

I;m glad to hear you are doing ok Yizu

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Where's your favourite place to be ?

by reboot in

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where do you feel most 'at home' within yourself?

do you have a special affinity with a particular place?

if i feel stressed or low i always head for the beach.i've got a very special beach near me thats empty.

gitasatsangha

A certain mountain top in east tennessee. I still go there once in awhile, when I'm down.

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Jehovah Will Get His Ass Kicked Really Good By Thor God of Thunder!!!!

by frankiespeakin in

i mean they are both imaginary, so do you think this wank-hovah god, who is so jealous, so pouting, so insecure that he needs our worship to be made whole.

could this loser in ever win a fight with thor???

he's pathetic,,i really mean it,,, what a loser!!

gitasatsangha

Mr. Kim, you keep posting things like.. to paraphraise "woe to you", "Be careful what you say, if you aren't certain", etc, hinting a tad at divine retrobution.

Yet you also talk about free choice. Any choice made under threat of duress is not a free choice. Even when the threat is quite empty.

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Ozzie's had an accident!

by ozziepost in

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ozzie had a small accident today - been in hospital - unable to join today.

mrs ozzie

gitasatsangha

I hope Ozzie get's better and home soon.

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Embarassing

by Yerusalyim in

i'm not sure what made me think of this...but thought i'd share it anyhow...why?

just cuz.. in our earlier years of marriage the wife and i did a few polaroid pictures of us engaged in various "marital" activities.

we kept these in an old cookie tin.

gitasatsangha

well I told Paris Hilton we didn't need the camcorder on, but she's so insistant..