this was the first memorial that i declined to do any work for the memorial.
i was assigned as a parking attendant after getting downgraded from doing the sound and had no intention of doing either task but i had to attend for my family and continuation of my fade.
i sat there last night listening to the talk and couldn't help but shake my head as my brain attempted to process the bs.
Here's my take on it: PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THE SAME NONSENSE FOR SOOOO FREAKING LONG!!!
People are just fed up and waking up in droves. This religious Org is becoming just like the Catholic Church... very present but irrelevant at the same time.
It was so very at the KH last night. People were just not impressed.
DY
like the question asks: if you could relive any one day of your life, any age, any place and remember everything about it afterwards, would you be willing to live one year shorter at the end of your life?
one day for one year?.
i realize that someone well on in years would think twice about it, but, what about you younger ones?
No. No regrets. I am doing just fine overall.
DY
it's been brought to my attention that there are xjw that say they support the witnesses and don't think russia should ban them.
i would just like to remind all of you that jws are guilty of murder, causing higher rates of suicide, covering up child molestation, and keeping members in prisoned because if they leave they loose family, financial support, possible employment etc.. sure their not strapping bombs to their chests but they easily get members to kill themselves with their blood policies.
they are an extremist group!
Freedom.
DY
they started out with a $3,500 carry-over but by the end of the day they were short $25,000.
the speaker eloquently beseeched the audience to go the atm machines and give their generous contribution or at least their widow's mite.
after the sessions were over, our friend who attended walked from one end of the assembly hall and then to the other end and noticed long lines up to both machines with people who couldn't wait to run up their credit cards.
People are waking up BIG TIME, though. This is why the theme title of this Regional Assembly is a sign of desperation on their part. The Internet has them hemorrhaging members!
DY
they started out with a $3,500 carry-over but by the end of the day they were short $25,000.
the speaker eloquently beseeched the audience to go the atm machines and give their generous contribution or at least their widow's mite.
after the sessions were over, our friend who attended walked from one end of the assembly hall and then to the other end and noticed long lines up to both machines with people who couldn't wait to run up their credit cards.
Hey, they need the money to cover all those lawsuit settlements.
I know my relatives contribute heavily. Me...?! No so much anymore.
No f'ing way am I financing the wrong doing of this Org and the lavish living of their upper echelon in Warwick and all over the world.
DY
jw special conventions.
who's going?.
are you "special" enough to be chosen?.
I HAVE to go. My immediate beloved relatives are heavy into it: Regular Pioneers, Elders very heavily involved in the WTBTS inner workings. I'm seriously trapped in this Org.
To keep my sanity, I accentuate the 'community', hanging out with the people I care about; also, it's nice once it's all over daily, the dinner hangouts and resting comfortably at this nice hotel.
Heck, look at all the nasty crap going on in other places around the world. Life could be so much worse, so... whatever.
DY
i have been following the jw chatter online about the letter writing that has been furiously undertaken by the jws around the world.
a global effort done on the command of the gb in ny.. several jws have mentioned the cost of mailing letters (and packages of letters, where allowed) to russia and the cost is substantial.
some jws have mailed dozens of letters.. the jw boast is that the russian postal system will be overwhelmed with letters.
0.00 from me!
I want to see the almighty violate the Russians' free will and thus protect His people there.
DY
msoneone of fb sent me this.
looks like they know they're being exposed as the frauds they are.
this plus the theme of the next convention "don't give up" just reeks of desperation.. stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/b21fe47ca2644a0ea2f6e28fe6401145.html
Hi,
And this month's broadcast urging young ones to get baptized also is a sign of fear; fear of not showing growth numbers, and they're forcing this growth on the backs of children that cannot at all know what kind of contract they're getting into.
Why would the leadership of this Org refuse to follow the example of Jesus on this regard has me so upset.
DY
"sorry, what's disgusting?
", i replied.
"that thing we've just called on", the sister said in response.
In the Spanish JW congs, only the older JWs have this ignorant attitude. The younger generation is different, more accepting of the fact that these are individuals like any other.
I'm glad the younger JW generation has progressed to understanding the LGBTQ community.
DY
anyone watching these interesting reports on several world religions?
on its third episode now.
places my particular situation as a skeptic jw in a much nicer shade in comparison to these others beliefs around the world.
Humans want to 'believe' in something; in the absence of religion, other causes receive the same attention and effort.
We are wired to worship... even if it is the 'self, such as some celebrities do. Amazing!
DY
