Posts by thedepressedsoul

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So much "growth"! JW Land double sided coin

by thedepressedsoul in

i'm finding it more and more funny how every wt article for the public or congregation, including jw broadcast talks about all this "growth" and how fast jehovha's organization is speeding up!

yet everything behind closed doors, insider information, elder letters and sales paint a very different picture.

i have news for you gb members!

thedepressedsoul

I think you guys give the WT too much credit and put them up higher and smarter then they are.

I think they were dumb with their money and operated using most of it.

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Kingdom Consolidation and Sales are coming – Reliable Source

by thedepressedsoul in

i heard form a reliable source that a kingdom hall consolidation is going to be happening in the us.

currently they are looking at every kingdom hall to see if they could and should sell it.

any kingdom hall that has not been updated and is in a bad location (long driveway, not in a visible location etc...) will be sold.

thedepressedsoul

bohm4 minutes agoMy god follow the prophet!
any other news from the chrystal Ball?

The end is coming in 1914, crap I mean 1975, shit I mean 2014 (100 years), wait wait 2025.... Very soon....

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Kingdom Consolidation and Sales are coming – Reliable Source

by thedepressedsoul in

i heard form a reliable source that a kingdom hall consolidation is going to be happening in the us.

currently they are looking at every kingdom hall to see if they could and should sell it.

any kingdom hall that has not been updated and is in a bad location (long driveway, not in a visible location etc...) will be sold.

thedepressedsoul

I never doubted you for a second Morpheus =D

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Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow

by minimus in

jw
friends

as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".

thedepressedsoul

If you don't get 10 hours a month (national average) you're considered weak.

JW talk about watching Lord of the Rings but then shun Harry Potter.

Jumanji is bad because there is a wigi board in it, yet Disney witch movies are OK.

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So much "growth"! JW Land double sided coin

by thedepressedsoul in

i'm finding it more and more funny how every wt article for the public or congregation, including jw broadcast talks about all this "growth" and how fast jehovha's organization is speeding up!

yet everything behind closed doors, insider information, elder letters and sales paint a very different picture.

i have news for you gb members!

I'm finding it more and more funny how every WT article for the public or congregation, including JW Broadcast talks about all this "growth" and how fast Jehovha's organization is speeding up! Yet everything behind closed doors, insider information, Elder letters and sales paint a very different picture.

I have news for you GB members! If you build 1 new building but then close down 4 old ones you can't classify that as "growth" and only mention the 1 new building on JW Broadcast!

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New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

by suavojr in

jw
friends

let the merging begin!!!.

to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

thedepressedsoul

I said this would happen 6 months ago! I had reliable inside knowledge. I mention the word "full" multiple times. That's exactly what the letter states.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/24020002/kingdom-consolidation-sales-coming-reliable-source?size=10&page=4

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Kingdom Consolidation and Sales are coming – Reliable Source

by thedepressedsoul in

i heard form a reliable source that a kingdom hall consolidation is going to be happening in the us.

currently they are looking at every kingdom hall to see if they could and should sell it.

any kingdom hall that has not been updated and is in a bad location (long driveway, not in a visible location etc...) will be sold.

thedepressedsoul

I posted this article 6 months ago. I would like to note that this is now in fact taking place like I had on good word it would. I mention a "full" look multiple times. That's exactly what the letter states.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/381890002/new-letter-re-fully-utilizing-kingdom-hall-auditoriums?size=10&page=1

Enjoy the longer drive "friends"!

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"Friends" are confused who and where they should be donating!

by thedepressedsoul in

as most of you are aware there is a money issue inside of jw land.

they could be running out of money or they're just wanting more.

either way, they are making it appear as a funds issue to motivate individuals to donate more.

thedepressedsoul

Whoa, so it has happened now? There is a donate button on the website to electronically donate?!

Yes, when you login you can either do a one time donation or set it up for a reoccurring donation with a credit card. Guess debt is ok now, as long is it's for the branch!

They just showed the feature on last months broadcast in a video.

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"Friends" are confused who and where they should be donating!

by thedepressedsoul in

as most of you are aware there is a money issue inside of jw land.

they could be running out of money or they're just wanting more.

either way, they are making it appear as a funds issue to motivate individuals to donate more.

thedepressedsoul

As most of you are aware there is a money issue inside of JW land. They could be running out of money or they're just wanting more. Either way, they are making it appear as a funds issue to motivate individuals to donate more.

Over the past few months, the GB have been asking for donations to further the work, they are showing people donating right on JW.org, and the elders in most halls are asking the friends to donate more because they are not meeting their quota that they agreed upon with the branch each month (The loan that they act like isn't a lone anymore, just a lifetime payout now).

I've been hearing from multiple elders and surrounding congregations that the friends are confused as to where they should be donating!

They have the elders asking for more funds to be made out as a "congregation" donation to meet the quota and you have the GB asking for more money for the "World Wide Work" donations. Yes, they are two different funds. Whatever is made out to "World Wide Work" has to go directly to the branch. The local congregation cannot use that for local expenses or to meet the amount they agreed to pay the branch. It is separate from the monthly quota and cannot be used to meet it! At the hall, JW's also have the option to donate to "Local" which is for all the congregation expenses. Out of this local, all the hall expenses are paid, the amount they have to send the branch each month for the loan, the set amount they send the branch for the CO assistance program and the amount they send the branch each month for "insurance if someone gets hurt". Which I have yet to ever hear of a case of that happening so they're probably just pocketing that money. Basically a hall is sending money to the branch in 4 different funds (3 of which come out of local congregation donations, not World Wide Work) but all going to the same place.

The friends do not know where they should be donating! On one end they have the elders asking them to donate to the congregation so they can meet their expenses and the amount they send the branch. They are confused as to why they are still donating to the "World Wide Work" if they are already donating to the congregation which is sending money to the branch each month. To make matters even more confusing they are seeing the donate feature on JW.org and their videos, should they be using that too? They basically have 3 different places and spots they are being asked to donate. From what I've heard it's stretching the friends thin and pressuring them to donate to all of these different areas.

It seems the GB are attempting to triple dip. They want everyone to donate enough to the local congregation to meet the amount the congregation said they'd send to the branch each month, including the separate CO and insurance amount they send every month. They also want and are begging in their videos for them to donate to the World Wide Work at the congregation. The 3rd is you then have them promoting the use of jw.org to donate directly to the branch!

All three donations are ending up at the same place, minus whatever little the congregation uses for electric and internet. They are asking, "Where am I to donate?". They want to help the congregation meet their bills and set amount they send to the branch but they also want to donate more for the World Wide Work since the GB is asking for more financial help in that area.

You know it's obvious if the uneducated JW's start asking questions and are noticing all these money requests from all different angles, yet they're all going to the same place. This new donation arrangement is causing a ton of issues. It made more sense in the mind of a JW when it was viewed as a "building loan".

I smell franchise!

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2015 Regional Convention Anthony Morris Governing Body encourages coerced baptism of unwilling children ...again

by Watchtower-Free in

this is from the last talk of the convention ......... clip 1:30 minutes longhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrej8tlyiso&feature=youtu.be.

thedepressedsoul

Can't remember exactly where but just recently I heard the comment that "humble elders will train younger men to fill their positions, and then modestly step aside.

I wonder how soon those old guys on the governing body will do what they told others to do?

You're a GB for life once you're in. You'd have to go off the deep end to be removed. Too much of a PR issue to have a GB step down, df or removed. They'd probably put you in a back corner, not let you give many talks to have a say in anything vs removing them and having the PR issue.

I'm also 99% sure that after Franz DF and book, all GB have to sign disclosure of what they can do, say, repeat etc.. or face legal actions.