This was put together as smoke and mirrors to keep the rank and file excited and busy. Nevermind the child abuse, financial issues and layoffs. Look, look! It's a new weekday meeting! Get excited and talk about this instead.
thedepressedsoul
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Theocratic Ministry School . . . is still there AND longer?
by warehouse inso i made a timeline based on the leaked letter, it is as follows:.
edit: updated chart with color, because the html version was crap.
so i know i might be crazy, but is the theocratic school still there, just called apply yourself to field ministry?
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It must be a concern of all the information that is now been leaked
by joe134cd ini have put up previous posts about this in the past, but i just thought that it was worth mentioning again.
it has to be of concern to them with how quickly information is getting leaked.
hell it even surprises at just how slowly information spreads by offical means.
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thedepressedsoul
Guys, it's definitely happening. They are not going to pull it.
I know people in the video that they will be showing after the meeting and have also talked to someone that has had the actual new study "KM" digitally.
This is not a set up or anything of that nature. It's all very real and will be happening.
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are there really 8 million jw's?
by wannaexit inlast circuit assembly there was 700+ present and 1 baptized.. recently there was a foreign language assemble of over 500 and 1 baptized.. in the last 5-10 years i haven't been to one assembly where there has been more than a handful baptized.
at the memorial all i see are the same old faces that have been coming since the flood.. the hall complex i attend has 6 congregation and several groups-there is negative growth.
when you factor in the demographically aging folk and the many who have already passed away, i don't know where they get the 8 million.. i know that most of the growth is from the developing countries, but still i think they are fudging their numbers.
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thedepressedsoul
I would think the number of those who, according to the washtowel theology, would stand a passing chance of making it into the new Dark Ages at closer to 2 million. Maybe even as low as 800,000.
I agree. Their core, diehard members are probably under a million. 90% of my hall shows up now and then, goes out in service for social reasons. Anymore, most are in for the social reason. You took away service, I bet most would love that change.
Heck, you took away Thursday meetings, most would gasp in relief. You look around a Thursday meeting and you see a lot of tired, worn down people that look like they'd rather be a 100 other places.
I have never heard someone complain wishing they brought back the book study or lowered the pioneer hours. If anything, it's the exact opposite.
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It must be a concern of all the information that is now been leaked
by joe134cd ini have put up previous posts about this in the past, but i just thought that it was worth mentioning again.
it has to be of concern to them with how quickly information is getting leaked.
hell it even surprises at just how slowly information spreads by offical means.
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thedepressedsoul
I don't think many see the BOE letters before they go out. That would indicate that someone high up on the food chain is an apostate leaking the information. If there is one, there is most likely others. Maybe even trapped because they have nothing if they left.
Maybe this will spur more to leak information.
From what I hear, the child abuse is quietly being whispered around Bethel. A lot more than at a congregation level.
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are there really 8 million jw's?
by wannaexit inlast circuit assembly there was 700+ present and 1 baptized.. recently there was a foreign language assemble of over 500 and 1 baptized.. in the last 5-10 years i haven't been to one assembly where there has been more than a handful baptized.
at the memorial all i see are the same old faces that have been coming since the flood.. the hall complex i attend has 6 congregation and several groups-there is negative growth.
when you factor in the demographically aging folk and the many who have already passed away, i don't know where they get the 8 million.. i know that most of the growth is from the developing countries, but still i think they are fudging their numbers.
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thedepressedsoul
i fail to see the significance of the numbers that make up jehovahs one true religion.
JW's love to flash numbers. Watch one of their broadcasts and see how many times they throw numbers at you to wow you.
When the numbers don't look good, "Only 8 survived the flood, Jah isn't a god of numbers!" Makes my head want to explode.
Biggest cherry picking organization I've ever seen. Use the old testament whenever possibly to justify harsh rules and then throw Jesus in there every now and then to promote love.
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are there really 8 million jw's?
by wannaexit inlast circuit assembly there was 700+ present and 1 baptized.. recently there was a foreign language assemble of over 500 and 1 baptized.. in the last 5-10 years i haven't been to one assembly where there has been more than a handful baptized.
at the memorial all i see are the same old faces that have been coming since the flood.. the hall complex i attend has 6 congregation and several groups-there is negative growth.
when you factor in the demographically aging folk and the many who have already passed away, i don't know where they get the 8 million.. i know that most of the growth is from the developing countries, but still i think they are fudging their numbers.
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thedepressedsoul
I have honestly been wondering the last 2+ years how they are still claiming there is "huge growth". I think the numbers are actually flat, if not on a steady decline. Everything I see shows the opposite.
I remember as a kid clapping forever as the individuals getting baptized walked out the door. There were a lot. Now, maybe a handful at best get up.
Old people dying alone has to be hurting the numbers. Our hall has had negative growth with you just figure in the deaths that have happened! Factor in those that left, are DF, don't turn in time and you have a way lower number each year.
It is boggling my mind how they are claiming huge growth.
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Printing Company to Video Production Company - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul inmany people think that wt is a publishing company and at one time that was true.
however, they are slowly fading that out into more digital publications.
we all have come to the conclusion that printed material from the wt is going way of the dinosaur.
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thedepressedsoul
Morning worship will cost the rank&field 12.99 to live stream it every morning.
Just idea if they want make any money.It's rumored they will be coming out with their own streaming service called, "JWFlix". Low cost of $29.99 per month. You can also add HD streaming for an extra $4.99.
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My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul infirst off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.
that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.
they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.
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thedepressedsoul
Yea I've witnessed a lot of RBC nightmares. Halls where the doors were slanted, the bathroom stalls were out a few inches, the ceiling tile went on a slant across the hall.
One hall in the US they had to re-dig half the foundation and re-pour it because one of the brothers "missed" something.
This is the exact reason they are hiring outside help and re-did the whole RBC into the LDC, a more controlled environment before the chaos that was going on before.
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Printing Company to Video Production Company - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul inmany people think that wt is a publishing company and at one time that was true.
however, they are slowly fading that out into more digital publications.
we all have come to the conclusion that printed material from the wt is going way of the dinosaur.
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thedepressedsoul
I know they're starting down that road at Brooklyn. You now have the option of watching Gilead Graduation (which was unofficially a requirement to attend) in your room. I saw pics on instagram of "viewing parties" at one of my friend's rooms in Brooklyn.
I can confirm this, the Gilead Graduation was streamed to all the rooms for those who wanted to stay in their rooms and have people over. Their new in house set top box gives a guide and multiple channels that allows them to do this. It even has a nice WT logo in the corner of the TV station and a WT logo on the guide =D.
I expect to see this kind of stuff opened to Kingdom Halls in the future and even on their Broadcasting site.
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Printing Company to Video Production Company - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul inmany people think that wt is a publishing company and at one time that was true.
however, they are slowly fading that out into more digital publications.
we all have come to the conclusion that printed material from the wt is going way of the dinosaur.
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thedepressedsoul
I have heard nothing of R&F getting Morning Worship. I HAVE heard that smaller branches are having the Bethelites eat Breakfast and watch Morning Worship in their rooms.
Correct me if I am wrong Wifi, but I believe every Bethelite already gets it in their room to use if they are sick or are unable to make it that morning. It's one of their Bethel channels that gets aired over their in house set top boxes they recently rolled out.