Posts by hotspur

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little cantleave wants to say hi

by nugget in

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my son wants to say hi to everyone on the forum.

as one of the main drivers to us exiting the cult he is very excited about never going to a meeting again.. if i knew how to load pictures i would let you see his plan for christmas lights next year.

apparently we are having a sleigh with reigndeers.

hotspur

Hello little Cantleave (or are you a Nugglet too?)

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The Wealth of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society In The UK !!

by Hairyhegoat in

just found these figures for the uk circut assembly halls and my jaw dropped when i saw how much money they all have in the bank!!.

here are some stats from the uk, well start off with some of the uk assembly halls.. .

the surrey assembly hall of jehovahs witnesses is sitting with just under a cool 4 million in the bank.

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Good to see Yorkshire folk still understand the meaning of Brass!

What about Bowes Road .... is there any detail of that?

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Funny Picture Of Dudley Assembley Hall In The UK!!

by Hairyhegoat in

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well here we have the borg trying to scare more people to come to the meeting at the circut assembley hall dudley west midlands uk..with the new film out at the time when this pic was taken.

i hope you all like this.

hhg is a bit crazy as you can tell what i dig up on this excuse for a christian organisation.

hotspur

Ooh - that place! Made me shudder...... the times I've been there - yeuk.

Nice capture, well spotted - well, you couldn't it miss really :)

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before i tell you my story i just want to say thank you to everyone on this forum for their sometimes funny,and sometimes sad, and sometimes very thought provoking posts, it has helped me a lot.. my family, which consists of a younger brother and a younger sister and my parents.

we began studying with the jw's as a family (mother's insistence) in the mid 1980's.. i was then 13, my sister 12, my brother 7, my mother thought she found the answer to all life's problems and became fully brainwashed, and hence if we wanted to be a happy family we had to all become jw's, and so because we were young and mainly to keep our mother happy we all became jw's.. all i can say is my parents life might have been, happier but mine was far from happy.

i left home as soon as i could i was 16.. my sister at 18 got married to a jw, and they bought a house and settled in to married life, when my sister had her first child at 19 her son was 6 weeks old when my parents moved into their home for a few weeks, while their new home was ready to move into.. during their stay in my sisters home they all got on really well despite a small house and no room to move.

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I found it all rather incongruous.....

How come she admits to being raped and he (the rapist) gets off scot free? Even if repentance is the theocratic™ situation there is still a criminal case to answer.

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ex-jw-uk

by bigmac in

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i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..

hotspur

North Cambridgeshire

BM - We may be coming to the IoW in November

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Reinstatement-Curent elders please reply

by truthlover in

while being reinstated several months ago -- no restriction were given other than no commenting - service was allowed - getting over the average for the cong, not missing meetings - its been months now and the brother met recently with someof the jc members - they praised his hours and meeting attendance but because his lessons are not completely underlined, and he does make notes during the meeting, he has not been allowed to still make comments and become a fully active member of the congregation as they say this note taking is causing a problem with other members of the congregation.. have you even heard of anything so off the wall?

is this the way its done in most cong??

he thought if someone was interested enough to listen and make notes of a good point in their mags, it would be something to be referred to in the future... i know i have seen folks doing this while the lesson is being read.... .

hotspur

Alternatively the person is expected to show a bit of public humility

So - attending the meetings for at least 6 months, sat at the back, nobody talking to you or even acknowledging you is NOT an act of humility? It certainly seems like a humiliation! Not that I ever have done it nor ever will.

Cloud cuckoo land is where they reside.

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To DF'd people: have you gotten your yearly visit? Ever?

by daringhart13 in

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i'm really curious how many of those df'd have ever received a yearly visit........ .

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5 years - still waiting!

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How Shunning Defeats The Watchtower

by metatron in

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i know my remarks in this regard are small solace for those affected but i think they can offer a little hope.

it is shunning in particular that is leading to ultimate defeat of the watchtower cult.. how so?

well, any policy followed to an extreme results in the opposite consequences.

hotspur

Good thread Metatron

Boyzone

I didn't have to say much, its what my JW parents had worked out for themselves

Any chance you could get them to pop in and see my Mum?

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Restrictions on sanitation supplies at a$$emblies

by WTWizard in

now that the grand boasting sessions are well under way, now is a good time to discuss what they are restricting on supplies there.

the "one towel" rule is quite famous by now.

however, i have heard scattered reports that they are rationing things like toilet paper as well.

hotspur

and I don't know if the person was given those instructions or if it was her own idea

An attendant with an idea? Don't be daft!

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Questions for BANE, SCHOLAR, and All Jehovah's Witnesses!

by UnDisfellowshipped in

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you don't have to answer all of them at once.

i would be happy to see your answers to any of these questions.. remember, the inspired apostle peter gave this direction in the holy scriptures: "always [be] ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of you a reason for the hope in you, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect.

" (1st peter 3:15).

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Bane's prognostications are 100% correct?

I don't think so - not seen Mrs. Jones resort to cussing (and I have read nearly all of it)!

More BANE lies.