there is no chatter at our KH. People are just living there lives. I think that most jdubs think the end is close. They have always thought that though.
Ignoranceisbliss
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How much meaning are the rank and file putting on October 2014?
by JimmyPage init's definitely on their minds.
i attended a funeral recently and a jw told me that the person who died almost made it to the 100 year anniversary of the birth of the kingdom.. curious what comments like this you've heard in your area?.
(and can't wait for november!).
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Watchtower Real Estate Holdings
by JeffT ini'm restarting my blog.
my article on watchtower real estate is here.
http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/.
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Ignoranceisbliss
Interesting read. Thanks for posting. It's pretty clear that the Borg is changing from a printing company to a building one. I'm curious how the new rbc arrangement works out. I was talking to a witness relative and he is sure that starting next summer there are going to be tons of new builds in there area. He works on the rbc and says there has been a delay on a lot of projects due to money, and now that there are no more loans things will move quicker. I have a suspision it may not work out that way.
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FYI all... Mike and Kim You Tube
by ducatijoe inwell if any did not know, mike and kim were shut down on you tube.. they are back on under kim mikey.. .
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Ignoranceisbliss
I enjoy mike and Kim. Recently they made a vid on the KH property in Hawaii. Without that vid I would have had no idea about that. They also threw a shoutout to the youtube channel "my little plastic microphone". I looked it up and loved it. The stuff they do on subliminal messages isn't for me . But that dosent really matter. Others are really into that stuff. I think that there vids help people who are a little bit awake to learn TTATT. If someone is totally indoctrinated then it really doesn't matter what they watch or read.
Keep up the good work mike and Kim.
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Finding a new family? First post!
by SpeedRacer ini have been lurking and reading for a couple weeks now.
i love the topics and it has inspired me to say hello to all my fellow apostates.
i was awakened to how my family feels about me and my wife shortly after the international assembly.
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Speedracer
thanks for sharing your story. I am another from a large witness family. Its hard to imagine my family shunning me also. But I know that they would just like yours has. I hope that you can make the best of your situation.
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Formal Introduction - Hi!!!
by Gustv Cintrn inbeen lurking here for yyyyyeeeeears, but was too busy with school, jw life and other interests.
now that i'm done with education for the time being anyway, plus the jw life is under pretty good control, i can spend some time and throw my views here and there in some attractive topics.. born-in, and deeply indoctrinated, but with life experience came better comprehension of my lot in life and have come to accept that, just like the family one is born into, jws are my family, friends, my ultimate and overall identity.
a jw is what i am; like the song 'hotel california', and like so many on this board, check out anytime you'd like but one could never leave.. remember like it was yesterday the failed 'the wolf is coming' calls of 1975, mid-80s, late 90's, y2k, 2004 or so, and same will be with the latest effort to get people overly excited about 'the end'.
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Ignoranceisbliss
It seems that the Borg can be ok if everything goes smoothly. Can be good friends and social network. If someone in your family needs blood or gets dfed then it's awful. That's a big risk to take for anyone with kids. I agree with Paul. I think that they are going to have to become more main stream in the future.
Of course it's not the "truth". But neither is any other religion either.
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The Real Reason For No More Bookstudies.
by ctrwtf inso i was just thinking about my days at wtf and driving out for book study when it dawned on me.. bethelites are given a stipend for travel based on nyc public transportation.
depending on how you pay let's just call it a $5.00 round trip.. if you drive your care you're also reimbursed for mileage at the standard irs rate.
let's round that down to .50 per mile.. if four bethelites get in a car and drive an average of 30 miles to the (former) bookstudy the society is spending 4x$5.00 for the stipend plus and additional $30.00 for mileage.
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Ignoranceisbliss
That could def be part of it. I always assumed it was more of a liability issue. If an elder has book study at his house and ends up molesting some kids there the org could def get blamed for it.
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"Campaign after campaign!"
by stuckinarut2 inhere we go again!.
just to keep the flock busy, yet another pointless tract campaign starts in our part of the world..... invite people to a convention 2,500 kms away!.
seriously stoopid...... .
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Ignoranceisbliss
we already had that one here. Do you know if there are any other campaigns scheduled for this year?
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NEWS UPDATE: Stats from Bethel
by Da.Furious ini received some statistics from a friend in bethel in brooklyn.. here are the numbers:.
jw.org:840 million visits1 billion publication files downloaded150 million videos watched/downloadedwebsite available now in 540 languagespublication available in 700 language for downloadover 100,000 online bible study requests availablenew caleb/sofia video will be available from 1 september (topic: caleb & sofia's visit to bethel) .
pioneers: 167,000 vs 2010 no of pioneers: 132,000 - increase of 6.1%p.a.
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Da.furious
your Caleb video info was dead on. Please keep us posted if you have any other snipits from your bethel friend.
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"So, how many tracts did you place last month during the campaign???"
by stuckinarut2 inas we all know, the org now wants everyone to count the number of flimsy, one page tracts on every monthly report from now on.... so, what is the general buzz around the traps about how many the average witness is reported to have placed?.
(yes, it is a seriously stupid thing designed to keep the flock busy and also designed to measure their 'spirituality').
i need to fudge my report, and i havent got the foggiest clue what sort of numbers each witness has on average 'placed'......
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Ignoranceisbliss
If u were pioneering then I would say 45-60 is adequate.
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Should some people actually be Witnesses?
by Apognophos init seems to me like certain people actually benefit from joining the religion.
primarily i'm thinking of ones with drug problems who are only able to quit because they are working towards baptism.
another example would be those who are always getting in fights or who have a big ego, and who learn to be pacifistic and humble as a witness.
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Ignoranceisbliss
I agree with the OP. I wish that I didn't. But I do. For some people there life is better as a witness than it would be otherwise.
I.E. I know a young deaf man who became a dub. He now has tons of friends and is getting married to a girl from a really good witness family. They fully accept him as part of theIr family.
Its still a cult. But for some, life in might be better than life out.