Ya wanna put pressure on Borg?
Don't turn up to king dumb hall and stop giving them your money.
Easy.
why dont everyone just start taking publications, asking for more and just say you don't have any money.
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if everyone does this, can't we put some significant financial pressure on the borg?.
Ya wanna put pressure on Borg?
Don't turn up to king dumb hall and stop giving them your money.
Easy.
i don't have a great reference point on my observation other than my local area but i was wondering if this was a widespread thing.
... in the last two years in my former congregation there have been 6 people to disassociate for "apostasy," 6 disfellowshipped for various reasons, and numerous ones reproved.
these are just the ones i have heard about.
jovie world gives all new jovies two buckets.
In the first, they pour hope.
In the other, they pour shit.
When the bucket containing the shit outweighs the bucket containing the hope, people leave jovie world.
add to the list and let's see the weekend out on a positive note!
1. sunday mornings.
alarm not set, cuddles with the mrs, tunes in the bedroom, coffee, bacon, another lazy coffee in the garden .
Not having to encounter people like me who will mentally rip jovies and their oh so precious god to shreds with relative ease and comfort.
Yes, it's true, the jovies I met did have the IQ of a fence post.
the latest pew study shows continued decline in church memberships, including catholics, protestants and even evangelical protestants.
the overall "christian population" feel from 78.4% to 70%, from to 2007 to 2014. according to a short christian post article on the pew findings, "the only christian groups to register minimal growth at 0.1 percent were jehovah's witness, at 0.8 percent of the population, and those in the "other christian" category, at 0.4 percent.
" i wonder if the increase for the jws is higher, since the number of jw participants in the pew study was very small compared to their population in the us.
a few weeks ago, these two jovies turned up on my doorstep.
being in a good mood that particular day, i told them that if they could prove that god existed, i'd become a jovie - and i meant every word.. they gave me two documents which they asked me read and told me that they'd be back in a week.
the first was called "was life created?
Telemetry11
Also, before you quote your big numbers to impress people who don't know any better, I suggest you read this:
http://www.science20.com/stars_planets_life/calculating_odds_life_could_begin_chance
The fact is, god doesn't exist. However, we do. Therefore, whatever the mechanism is that created life, it must have a statistical probability of creating life which is considerably greater than 10 ^ 113, otherwise, we wouldn't be here, would we?
a few weeks ago, these two jovies turned up on my doorstep.
being in a good mood that particular day, i told them that if they could prove that god existed, i'd become a jovie - and i meant every word.. they gave me two documents which they asked me read and told me that they'd be back in a week.
the first was called "was life created?
Telemetry11
A little perspective on “the number 10^113 is larger than the estimated total number of all the atoms in the visible universe.” 10^113 is, actually, representative of the estimated number of all the atoms in 10000000000000000000000000000000000 typical universes— give or take.
I am not a religtard. Please do not treat me as such. I don't have one degree, I have several - and all in science. I am well aware of the meaning of 10 ^ 13.
I didn't assume you had a mechanism - I asked you what yours was.
What is your point?
for those who still pray, and go to the kingdom hall, when was the last article on prayer?
whats the view now?.
king solomon asked that jehovah hear only foreigners who prayed toward gods temple in jerusalem.
Donny/Nicolaou
The sky wizard doesn't exist so how/why did you expect it to answer your prayers?
i guess the branch isn't happy with the amount being sent each month since we are way lower than our loan amount.
we now have to another financial survey to see the max amount that can be given.
it is "encouraged" for all to be in attendance and give much forethought and consideration to the amount you can donate each month.
Oh.btw, jovie world is just like any other entity. jovie world can only do what you allow it to do. If you don't want something to happen, you don't need to vote on it. All you need do is not do it.
It ain't rocket science, folks.
i guess the branch isn't happy with the amount being sent each month since we are way lower than our loan amount.
we now have to another financial survey to see the max amount that can be given.
it is "encouraged" for all to be in attendance and give much forethought and consideration to the amount you can donate each month.
Why don't jovies just tell jovie world to stick their financial surveys and demands for money sideways where the sun doesn't shine?
FFS, people, grow a pair.
Religtardism isn't about money, at least, it shouldn't be.
What am I missing here?
for those who still pray, and go to the kingdom hall, when was the last article on prayer?
whats the view now?.
king solomon asked that jehovah hear only foreigners who prayed toward gods temple in jerusalem.
Sowhatnow:
I always wondered, what was the original purpose for man to bow and pray to invisible things.
The act of bowing one's head is subservient one. The act of praying is an acknowledgement that there is a sky wizard.
Those in control in jovie land are then able to see who can be manipulated and then, presumably, manipulate them.
Those who don't bow their heads low enough become the subject of further brainwashing by jovie landers.
The question shouldn't be: "are you worthy enough?", it should be "are you stupid enough?"