Posts by AFRIKANMAN

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1000 studies

by sporece in

today i was playing racquetball with a pioneer ( i have not attended the kh in seven years but i'm not df ) he's pretty cool and has no problem in .

associating with me at the gym and told me about the jw.org website and how so far more than a 1000 studies have been started due to the people going to that website.. is it true...did anyone hear the same or is it bullshit that i got?.

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AFRIKANMAN

I have just had this thrown down my throat as a counter-blow to me sending the person the links regarding the Abuse Court cases:

It would seem that the stats are "all over the place" so until we see this on the JW.Borg it is all speculums !!

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New JW website format as of Aug 27, 2012. It took them nine months to prepare the site for launch, which according to the average computer programmer is phenomenal. Ps. 127:1- unless Jehovah builds it.

Original launch 2012. Now 2014
398 languages for download. 700 languages for download
139 website languages. 544 website languages
101 pages. 314 pages

Since the beginning

850 million visits
4 billion pages viewed
1 billion downloads
1.5 million videos played

Bible study requests

2013. 42,000 more than 100 a day
2014. 60,000 more than 165 a day Results for August
9,845 Bible study requests 318 per day
1.5 million new visitors to the website
QR code scanned on magazines 350,000
QR code on the back of JW tract scanned 940,000

If you ever wonder how powerful the website is this experience may help. A couple who had lived a rough life now married and with two children decided they wanted to become spiritual. The wife came across the website and really enjoyed what she found, she shared it with her husband and they both agreed to contact the witnesses. They phoned the local Kingdom Hall several times but never called at a time someone was there. So they decided to learn on their own based on the website. They started to make changes in their lives. Changed their clothing, got rid of unwholesome music ect... They put in a request in the website to have someone contact her. A sister received the follow up slip feeling a little nervous she promptly followed through. When she knocked the couple answered and replied we have been waiting for you. They progresses rapidly due to the knowledge they had already gained from the website. They were contacted in December and were us baptized publishers by February.

We were reminded that everything Jehovah's organization produces is best used in the hands of those well trained. Ps 144:1 Recently Jehovah has been training us how to use the website effectively by means of many parts in our kingdom ministry, are we responding to the training?""""""

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JW's and depression

by FeelingFree in

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i was wondering how many of you suffered badly with depression when you were in "the truth" and if you feel your depression was related to being part of the organisation?

are you better now you have left or still have issue's?

whatever your experience's i would be very intrested to know (if you feel you can talk about it.).

AFRIKANMAN

Hi FF

I snapped completely in 2010 while still and elder and TMS Servant and DC speaker etc etc. However it would appear that i was well into the path of depression for some years prior to that [this came to the fore during therapies]

The constant stress of being on a body of very incompetent men involved in constant bickering and powerplays coupled with my kids leaving home [empty nest syndrome] and relocation to another city delivered a knock-out "for me.

The dissonance and dichotomy of the "Trfuth" was also a strong contributing factor.

I remained in a very dark dangerous space for 30 months and attempted suicide.

The support of my wife and kids was unmatched.

I was placed under Psychiatric care and put on Venlafaxine 225mg to start with - now on 75 mg.

I am in 'remission" or am I ?? As I am still on meds.

So to your question: it is a lifetime of living a contorted unnatural life that with unnatural view of the world that has definitely been the main contributor.

Current status quo: totally faded and my spouse [a former pioneer ] is with me [she worked out her own path without consulting / viewing any websites etc - just matched WTS teaching against the Bible.] My kids concluded this was not the way about 3 years back for themselves -

My sister [also a former pioneer ] is also out.

There is just no more angst! its a wonderful feeling.

PS since becoming inactive NOT ONE elder has contacted us in any form to "shepherd' or assist / we dont get invited to any social activity etc We were obviously just expendable Cult fodder pawns in their game. Fact that I was baptised for 40 years and wife for 46 years is of no consequence to them. Free at Last man !!

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JW GB MEMBER CAUGHT ON CAMERA!!!

by ADJUSTMENTS in

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gb member and so called "annointed" person geoffry jackson is caught red handed on video doing some worldly dancing and sexual gyrating (they have spoken against such manner of dancing on several occasions) with a woman who is not his wife!!!

i can only imagine what they do off camera now!!!.

i would not have even considerd doing such a thing on the dance floor with a woman, especially if it was not my wife, and i'm not even one of the so called "annointed" smh!!!

AFRIKANMAN

ADJUSTMENTS : Now you are doing exactly what the JW's do......youre tagging someone - just because he didnt totally agree with you 100% and side with your exaggerated observations. Come on now ......we're trying to escape this nonsense - the Judgmentalism.

I agree with the other folk - its not gyrating - just a person with awkward girth looking and feeling awkward/

Be true to yourself - live with logic and fact and the truth of a matter.

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Brett King (Jehovah's Witness) Releases Video of why he removed his ill son, Ashya, from a UK hospital

by jwleaks in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14etqn9zpwk .

jw leaks.

AFRIKANMAN

Damned it you do and if you dont !

Try to get the TRUE picture here ok !

There are alternatives available and surely he is entitled to attempt these!

And what if he is a "lurker" here ? You dont know him ..........so dont judge him with limited facts for god sakes.

"Oh i wonder if right now he is contemplating how the GB is dooing blah blah blah " No ....right now he is not wondering what the GB is doing about shit !

All current opinion shown on the news - mainly SKy has indicated a loving family and caring parents.

Screw your Firsty Worldy NHS and the obviously vindictive doctors. Give him space its a harrowing experience. He was using his intiative to dig himself and his son out of this...selling his property .......Shees some of you must have been difficult to deal with when you were still in ...Be True to yourself...get the FACTs first...

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Child with brain tumour taken from UK hospital by JW parents

by Fe2O3Girl in

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28978655.

a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour has been taken without consent from hospital by his parents, sparking a major police hunt for the family.. ashya king was taken from southampton general hospital and is now believed to be in france with his parents and six siblings.. police said he needs constant medical care and there are "serious concerns" for his life if he is not found today.. brett king, 51, and naghemeh king, 45 removed him from the ward on thursday.. ashya's father was pictured taking him from the hospital"everyone is sending their love now.

we love you so much and we want to see you very soon and i love you so much and can't wait to see you.".

AFRIKANMAN

Does a reasonable mind think in this way? Some here have hinted that the reason is to go away for a "final" holiday. Would a reasonable parent just remove a gravely ill child from very good care to go on a vacation without letting the Hospital Admin know? And is his condition "final" ?

Ok .....lets wait and see - what else can we do. But God help the Borg if this was driven by Da Dogtrine !

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Hello JWN family!

by crazyhorse in

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hello jwn!

im a 22 yr active jw and i recently realized the truth about the truth.

im from an african country where most people dont think critically and just accept things as they are without questioning.

AFRIKANMAN

Was in Gauteng but now in Stormers country - Cape Town - Hey shoo wow !

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Hello JWN family!

by crazyhorse in

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hello jwn!

im a 22 yr active jw and i recently realized the truth about the truth.

im from an african country where most people dont think critically and just accept things as they are without questioning.

AFRIKANMAN

I am from South Africa -

I am guessing that your are too !?

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Welcoming International Delegates for London 2014 IC

by Da.Furious in

i had the pleasure of joining jw's on the weekend to greet the international delegates who are attending the london 2014 international convention at twickenham.. nothing interesting, just waiting for someone with a badge to come through the doors and all will cheer!

the interesting part is how they are behaving:.

1- the overseer: looked really bored, trying to impress surroundings by talking loud and how he can talk to immigration and check on passengers.

AFRIKANMAN

konceptual-ize the scene ! 99 !

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pros and cons of anti depessants?

by Crazyguy in

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obviously i'm having ex cult issues, family still in and a wife that's all kokoo for cocopuffs as well as our marriage isn't good.

i would like to leave her, she has never been the kind of wife i wanted.

anyway the stress is getting to be to much, thinking about things all the time and its effecting my work as well as otherthings.

AFRIKANMAN

I have been in the big-D since 2010 - 30 + months of dark hell.

Was first put on a combination of paxil and Molipaxin?? which turned me into a Zombie and i tried suicide twice.

Then Ciprilex - no change

Now on Effexor [Venlafaxine] and it kicked in within 3 weeks and I am now in "remission" "

Please note : you gotta work out your own modality but it will have to be multi-leveled ie Psychology / Psychiatry / Exercise / CBT / family support etc etc

I was dead scared of going on with meds after the Paxil episode but the Effexor is working - However I believe it is a "bitch" to come off. I forgot to take it a few times and within 6 hours I was dipping and getting "brain-zaps"

And ......................not being involved in religion was one of the biggest +'s toward recovery !

Actually when I was truly in "the Vale of Deep Shadow" with the D NOT ONE of my fellow elders even came to visit me !

It got me heading for the door more rapidly.

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Song #29: "Walking in Integrity" plagiarizes a song that was inspired by demons!

by Oubliette in

[earlier today i posted this onanother thread about kingdom melodies.

i decided to repost in its own thread because i am sure most of us don't know the facts about this song and would be very suprised.

enjoy!].

AFRIKANMAN

Now this has got to be one of the finest and best presented topics in a long time !!!!

So happy to discover 2 at least and there are many more of you - who are Muso's too !!!

Oubliette your presentation is spot on - both Wifey and I [we are both University trained Muso's ] agree

And Compound Complex got a hint elsewhere on this Forum that you too are not only Linguistically sound but sound in music too [Puns intended!]

For years we have said that this song is just like Stella by Starlight but your detailed analysis confirms much more .......! Its a knock-off !

Sorry Neonmadman - while I strongly agree that it is possible for us to inadvertantly pen a piece of music because we just happen to carry thousands of tunes around in our heads I think the "evidence" so well presented here tends to favour a knock-off. Dont be offended. There is another song which sounds like the start of the Aussie National Anthem [Just cant put finger on the name and #]

CC and Apognophos well done on digging up the Mindy Carson / #72 one - Boy you guys are fast..........................this is what happens with a "Diseased Mind" you know !!!!!!

BTW who else here is a musician ?

Regards

Cape Town

South Africa