Those who became JW's as adults have a different mentality than those who were raised in it. I'm guessing that since TM wasn't raised as a JW and was in the military, he didn't have all of the take charge and cut throat drive systematically bred out of him. Quite the opposite...he was likely encouraged to plow right over everyone to get what he wanted in life and likely found it quite easy to employ the skills he learned in the "world" to plow ahead of all the sheeplike born in's, once he got a foot in the door. I'm sure S. Lett and the others are quite impressed by him and like the good JW boys they were raised to be, defer to him in every way.
Pete Zahut
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How the hell did Tony Morris get to be a GB member.
by JimmyYoung inthis guy was not a born in and did not really work his way up from the very bottom.
he kind of got some kind of fast track.
its a bit strange.
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FOLLOW THE MONEY !!
by Phizzy inthis from j.w survey :.
https://jwsurvey.org/we knew they did this to a degree, but this is a blatant way of siphoning money to where the leaders want it, with no control, no transparency, and no way for anyone to be able to see where it has gone.
jehovah’s witness uk headquarters dissolves kingdom hall charities, seizes full control of property and finances.
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Pete Zahut
I' m guessing that this change WILL make life for the Elders easier in terms of government forms and accounting but it will also make it easier for the"society" to sell individual Halls as they see fit, as well. They can do so more directly now without the formality of having to make it seem as if the local congregations have any real say in the matter and it will eliminate the risk of having another Menlo Park situation.
I'm not sure this will have a big impact on JW's in terms of seeing red flags. It seems to me that most of them are proud to be followers and take pride in being easily led. They view the money they donate and the time they spend working on Kingdom Halls as being for the overall "advancement of Jehovah's Kingdom" rather than being for their own benefit. They don't have a problem when they work on a building and then it's later sold for profit, they view this as a good thing since the profit can be used to "advance the kingdom interests and they were glad to do their part.
We know this new plan is "all of a piece" however they'll only see these changes individually rather than as part of an overall scheme that's being set in motion, so they won't have a problem with it. It's only when they start having to drive long distances because their Hall was sold, that they'll begin to wonder what's going on. Even then, they won't question out loud, as that wouldn't be sheeplike. They aren't suspicious of the GB the way we are suspicious of the Government. They aren't concerned about anyone profiting individually.
The problem I have with this new plan is that JW's aren't given enough information so as to see the big picture. It seems to me that the Governing Body doesn't view the average JW as being capable of understanding such matters and or they simply don't want the plain folk getting in their way with their annoying amateurish questions and petty local concerns. They don't want the individual JW getting involved with the details. Just give us your money and we'll handle the rest. I think most JW's are happy to be able to sit back and not be concerned with such matters and have a safe feeling that they are being looked after and by doing so, they are that much closer to everlasting life.
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Ever notice this about X JWs
by JimmyYoung inits not just x jws but religious people in general.
they feel free to post this crap on the internet about jesus is lord share this post, or some drivel but then if you post any thing that questions it you get jumped on like someone saying the earth is a globe at a flat earth convention.
they can say what ever they want but don't dare question it.
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Pete Zahut
During all the last U.S. election craziness , a JW relative made a Facebook post about how stupid the government is and how much we need Jehovah to step in and put and end to them.
I made a comment agreeing that the election nonsense was getting tiresome . I also commented that although there are a lot of problems that need to be resolved, I'm glad there are those who take charge and keep trying because although things aren't perfect, things do go reasonably well for most people, most of the time. We have schools, paved roads, police and fire protection, grocery stores filled with foods from around the world, hot and cold fresh running water 24/7 etc. If it were up to most of us, we'd have none of those things and there'd be utter chaos.
Even though I said nothing religious or untrue, they immediately unfriended us from both Facebook and Instagram because I dared to contradicted their "everything is a disaster and must be eliminated " JW narrative.
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The end is so close now....
by punkofnice inaren't they tiring out from saying this now?.
a jobo pimi-lite i know has a terminal illness (no names, no pack drill), was told, 'hold on, the end is so close.
the pimi-lite said they will need to hold on to their 'go bags(tm), then!.
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Pete Zahut
Throw in the recent Corona Virus and a couple of earthquakes and the old end of day mental programing, kicks in.
It reminds me of when you're thinking of buying a red Ford truck (for example), or a friend of yours gets a yellow Volkswagen and suddenly you start seeing them everywhere. It's not that suddenly there are more red Fords or yellow Volkswagens on the road, it's just that for survival reason your subconscious is wired to see patterns and it gathers information that supports pre-existing fear based beliefs or views.
In other words..."Confirmation Bias".
For JW's (and former JW's) , years of systematic programing turns otherwise isolated weather, geological and societal occurrences, into omens linked to a global catastrophe, even though it never arrives.
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Will God resurrect our beloved pets? What do you think?
by Pallbearer inthe watchtower doesn't hold out any hope for us ever seeing our beloved animals again.
i find it very difficult to believe that god -- a god of love -- would refuse to resurrect an animal that we had become so attached to.
over the years i have bonded with no less than four (4) dogs, all of which were/are like family to me.
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Pete Zahut
And he proceeded to open his Bible and read the verse in Psalms about God opening his hand and supplying everyone's heart's desire.
You should have asked him what would happen if your hearts desire was to have 70 virgins.
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Jehovah Banned in Singapore
by EverApostate insingapore is a tiny, beautiful and economically powerful country in se asia.
all religions are allowed there except the jehaovah's witnesses and another christian denomination.
jws are banned because they don’t serve the military and all singapore citizens are required to serve in the military for a while.. the jws are banned in singapore since 1972. .
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Pete Zahut
They do that public caning thing where you bend over and some martial arts guy takes a large bamboo thing and beats you butt until it bleeds, and then beats it some more, depending on how many strokes the judge charged you to get.Just a bit scary but I would still like to see the country.
We could do with more people in our society who are scared of the consequences their actions bring. What we are doing right now obviously isn't working and it costs society a lot of money in terns of housing criminals and undoing the damage they do.
In terms of the ban on JW's in Singapore...it sounds like Jehovah needs to make with the frogs, locusts and bloody rivers like he did in Egypt when Pharaoh wouldn't let his people go.
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Watchtower is Messing With That "Dracula" Dude Again!
by Atlantis inwell, here we go with "dracula" again!
( massimo introvigne).. .
breaking: jehovah's witnesses have hired known cult apologist massimo introvigne to write a 21-page "expert opinion" defending the witnesses for their child abuse mishandling.
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Congregations That May Dissolve Soon!!
by Atlantis infrom a member of the board asking for this to be posted.. hi.
i'm pimo.
could you please let people know about this?
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Pete Zahut
These closures will be touted as a "loving provision" that will streamline the organization and make it more effective at doing Jehovah's work.
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Watch Tower's Popularity
by dydeonwl inwatchtower has been named as world's most published and circulated magazine in us.
amazing.
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Pete Zahut
Watchtower has been named as world's most published and circulated magazine in US. Amazing
Unlike most magazines, the Watchtower has 8 million built in subscribers but JW's will claim that this means they are being backed by the "True God" . What about the publication that came in second place the Awake? Does coming in second place mean that they have a little less of God's backing than the Watchtower does or does it simply mean that they're second best at getting that magazine distributed and need to do a better job?
What it means is that more Watchtowers are distributed because 8 million JW's use the Watchtower at the Sunday meetings.
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Will God resurrect our beloved pets? What do you think?
by Pallbearer inthe watchtower doesn't hold out any hope for us ever seeing our beloved animals again.
i find it very difficult to believe that god -- a god of love -- would refuse to resurrect an animal that we had become so attached to.
over the years i have bonded with no less than four (4) dogs, all of which were/are like family to me.
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Pete Zahut
In terms of the Bible, even what it says regarding humans living forever isn't exactly clear and is the subject of much heated debate so imagine how unclear it would be to use the Bible to find out about the eternal fate of animals. I'm sure if there was anything in there about that, people would be all over it.
As kids, the JW's used to entice us to be good so we'd live in the new system and have our very own pet Lion or Panda or Dolphin. I remember I was pretty upset when I found out that the animals in the new system wouldn't live forever. I couldn't imagine losing beloved pets for all eternity.
I wondered how God could allow the animals to grow old, get sick and and die. What did they ever do? Then I learned that the kids at school would be destroyed at armageddon if their parents didn't become JW's and even us JW children would be destroyed if our parents weren't good enough JW's. I figured that if god would kill kids just because their Mother or Father did something wrong then he surely wouldn't mind letting their pets and other animals die as well.
It was a messed up way to grow up and it left it's mark on me and it's no wonder I was plagued with anxiety until I left the JW's when I reached middle age. It was a blessing to leave all those silly man made notions about God behind.
Having had many pets over the years, I've learned (the hard way) not to project my worries and sentimental feelings onto them. Animals aren't comfortable when they are doted on too much and it makes them weird and spoiled. Unlike us, animals live in the present moment. They are hard wired to preserve themselves alive but they aren't aware that they will die one day. They are blissfully unaware of their own mortality. They do not think about the past or worry about the future. They are not sentimental about things the way we are. As long as they are warm and fed and have a place that feels safe, they are satisfied. How lucky is that??
I think you should enjoy and care for the animals that come into your life and rest assured that they are at peace and were lucky to have known you and they weren't troubled one bit about their own eternal fate and neither should you be about theirs or your own. If there is a God and he does have good things in store for mankind, there's no reason you shouldn't be part of it as well (especially if you love animals). You should do the best you can for his creation within your own scope and leave the rest in his hands. That's all you can do and that's good enough.