Posts by jookbeard

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Jehovah's Witnesses new world HQ nearly complete. From The Chronicle.

by ToesUp in

warwick article.

jookbeard

I posted a comment, ARC, UN membership , child abuse coverups, it all helps

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For those who are still in... What do you do about field service?

by Wait For It in

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for those of you who are still in because of family circumstances, what do you do about field service?

do you still go regularly, sporadically or not at all?.

if you do still go, how do you manage?

astonishing reply's and they talk about unity in this so called life saving global message which only they do! the apathy carts sum up the lazy wasteful way that the R&F plod along not even seaming to care anymore.

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Why are some that post here JW apologists?

by ctrwtf in

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my rant tonight is against the quasi religious apologists that post on this board.

those who at once rail against the jw's then later talk about how "orderly" and "neat" the witnesses are at their conventions.

those who site the benefits of bloodless surgery to some who have the luxury and time to actually make an educated choice, while ignoring the tens of thousands who've died because they happen to be in an accident or succumb to a disease for which there is no other treatment.. i understand the power of cognitive dissonance.

jookbeard

these carefully selected PR sound bites that the WTS used to use especially at the time of DC's dont cover over the reality of what really happens at them especially when they used to be held in vast stadiums, firstly the traffic comes to a complete standstill for a least 5 hours per day in those baking hot summer days pollution levels far exceed the daily maximum, no amount of their volunteer car park attendants/marshals can do anything about the traffic levels,since the food service was taken away from them because of the blatant disregard for health and safety we no longer hear these ridiculous stories how the army etc want to experience first hand how they cater for so many thousands, nor do we hear the experiences from local residents who live near the the local pub where they congregate after the final Sunday, I was there one particular night when they drank the pub "dry" or seeing the countless amounts of young Dubs completely drunk, vast amounts of hotels around RC centres are only too pleased to see the back of the thousands of jw's frequenting them, the local authorities/police/army etc dont seem to be so forthright these days in giving these glowing reports.

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Mill Hill - Chelmsford, reduced capacity, any news on Chelmsford plan revision

by Lostandfound in

chelmsford looks to have much less work than in mill hill complex, if gb spirit guided why did they allow massive plans for new site when such significant changes must have been in discussion, planning , or contemplation.

knee jerk reaction to things looks to indicate someone or more on gb has instituted changes almost overnight.

my dog plans his day better, get up, walk, sleep, eat, walk some more, eat some more, and sleep again.

jookbeard

you can just see it digital media and internet coverage when the end comes is sparse or non existent and the WT will be transporting thousands of tonnage of huge paper reams delivered by articulated trucks to Chelmsford so the masses can have their WT/Awakes/books in printed form again,all the while doing this in subterfuge and secrecy so as to not alert the authorities! seems logical.

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There's One In Every Congregation

by pale.emperor in

im talking about crazies.

and i mean, way out there mentally ill nutters that think they're perfectly sane.

every congregation seems to have at least one.

jookbeard

we used to have a study turn up called Steve, an old hippy clearly taken far too much LSD over the years, didn't have a close relationship with soap and water either, apparently he turned up to the book study in the KH and took his shoes and socks off.

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13 year anniversary

by gerry in

today marks 13 years since my wife and i have stepped inside a kingdom hall.

after 29 years full on being a jw and a number of years serving as an elder then as the presiding overseer we pulled the plug.

yes 13 years ago coming home from the first day of a circuit assembly i said to my wife “that’s it i am not going back”.

jookbeard

great feeling isnt it 23 years for me and counting it was the memorial, I attended the 1996 DC for about an hour.

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Witness Carts - A Vehicle for Significant Decline

by slimboyfat in

i was stalking to a jw today about her recent experience on the carts and with being a jw generally.

until this conversation i considered the carts as just an ineffective preaching method and a harmless waste of time.

but now i wonder if the effect of the carts might be to produce noticeable decline in jw numbers.

jookbeard

my recent monitoring of their cart activity definitely seems to show some slowing down in their cart presence in the areas that I frequent, in these last couple of weeks the cart has been out far less in my local town, I'd see it every day from about 9 onwards and it seemed that way for as long as I can remember, I've not seen it much at all in recent weeks, I've just popped out and its not there today, in the adjoining town with a far bigger shopping area and high street I've not seen it at all in recent months, the last time I saw it about a year ago I was able to speak to the young guy manning it, I mentioned the ARC, he told me his group are from a local Portuguese congregation, on my way to work I pass two very busy Tube stations and would regularly see the carts on a weekly occurrence, nothing there at all now for some months, maybe the apathy is really hitting the R&F.

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Update on My Journey: 8 Years After the End of Watchtower Control

by passwordprotected in

i last updated you guys almost 2 years ago here.. i thought i'd post an update.. the peace i discovered having decided to let the angst, worry and fear over what to believe is as strong as ever, although i am keeping more abreast of what jw.org (formerly known as wtbts) is up to, and i never cease to be shocked and surprised.. as my last post mentioned, i split from the jw girl i married in 1993 and both of us have moved on with new partners that better fit who we are as grown adults, rather than the children we were 23 years ago.. my partner has no religious background whatsoever, although her children are being raised as catholics by their father.

hearing her kids openly doubt, question and even ridicule the religion is heartwarming and exactly the way it should be.. as for my children, they continue to be a never-ending stream of joy and pride.. my oldest son is now 16, having been only 8 years old when we left the watchtower.

he had big anxiety problems for a while afterwards, worrying about armageddon etc.

jookbeard

always remember you from back in the day, good that your life is on track and doing well

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In the paradise JWs will have a standard uniform

by RodrigoGuerreiro in

anyone else notice this on the last video of the regional convention 2016?.

frame stills:.

conclusion: it seems that the paradise will not be only the end of wickedness but also the end of the jws typical cheap polyester suits :-p.

jookbeard

at first I thought they were endorsed by GAP, then the collarless look definitely makes it look on the weird side, shades of The Time Machine, only things that is missing are the pudding basin hairstyles, its weird,mad and macabre, clearly a religion in the process of "losing it" next I see a WACO style siege.

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After 15-17 years JW daughter coming by for a visit today.

by James Mixon in

is something going on in jw land i don't know about.

she and her new husband and my two.

grand daughters, one i have never seen.

jookbeard

sounded like it went great, she clearly is waking up, like so many are.