Posts by Magwitch

i think i have a similar story to others who were brought up in the so called "truth" but after reading so many stories i thought i'd finally get around to writing mine:.

like i said, i was raised into it and almost my entire immediate family where (and for the most part still are) serious members.

Magwitch

Thank you for sharing

Welcome to the forum

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The Decline of Elders and Ministerial Servants

by Londo111 in

i seem to remember somebody saying that since the 90's the number of elders has declined from 90000 to 60000. does anybody have any hard figures regarding this?.

the organization is desperate for "qualified" men.

but their standards are much too high, especially the monthly field service hour requirements tagged on to endless meetings and congregational busywork.

About 10 years back my father stepped down from being an elder because he felt he was getting too old and tired. What do they do a couple of years ago? Reappoint him. I was so angry! They told him how much they needed him and he agreed to the position. My father is well into his 80's, he shakes like a leaf, is skin and bones, has such a soft voice one can hardly hear him. They assigned him a public talk a few months ago, I did not go, but my other siblings did. My sister said he sounded like a retard. He was misquoting, getting lost, mumbling and of course shaking tremendously.

I love my father with all my heart. He belongs on a sofa with good movie and a martini, not this crap.

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Why Is My Sister Accusing Me Of Apostasy? (new guy here)

by HelpMeBelieve in

hello, maybe i am gambling by posting a thread here at your website.

i don't know what an apostate really is and why someone is removed from the watchtower for this sin.. .

i have a sister in visalia california who is telling all my brothers and sisters "he is an apostate, our schizophrenic brother said so!".

Magwitch

Welcome Helpmebeieve...So sorry you are going through this. Family fighting is way too painful. Unfortunately there are a lot of people out there that are feeling guilty about themselves, and so they start pointing the finger at others. She is probably very insecure and unhappy. Best to take pity on her and ignore her.

You have come to a good place. A lot of people here have been called apostates.

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ABOUT TERRY

by Quentin in

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friends

terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

his face and neck are very swollen.

Magwitch

So sorry Terry is going through this. I hope he is well soon.

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Jehovah's Witness DC in Buckingham, Pa and the societies user friendly Hotel Arrangement

by DaCheech in

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this past sunday, i was browsing in the kingdom hall bulletin board.. i noticed that the list of "approved" hotels for the dc was up there.. noticed that in the assembly to take place in pennsylvania, only 2 hotels were in pennsylvania................ #3 on --> were in nj.

so, i get on my smart phone and gps a route from hotel #3 in princeton, nj to buckingham, pa.. my little gadget tells me that there is 27.9 miles of driving and 46 minutes of traffic.................... do these sheeples have the stupidity of driving this far to an "approved" hotel?.

are they blinded enough to not look for the 300 or more hotels in the county?.

Magwitch

My parent's take on this...

Nancy: Neil, we are in our 80's this is too far for us to drive. I think we should look into other options

Neil: Nancy it is imperative that we do things Jehovah's way

Nancy: You are right.

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Feel the Goddamned Love

by AK - Jeff in

my mil of 38 years - who has not spoken to me for the 9 years since i left her cult - died on sunday.. today, as a favor to my sil who has spoken to me very rarely, for the same reasons, over the same period of time, i was moving some personal items to her home from the nursing home.

in this instance i guess it is ok to speak with me - if i have a strong back and a conveyance that aids her needs at the moment.. anyway, in the parking lot of the apartment complex where she lives, while we are moving in those items, guess who shows up?

five or six of my old 'best friends'.

Magwitch

You just can't make this stuff up, it's just too far out there.

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New JW.org site is up

by vinnie-xj in

check it out:.

http://www.jw.org/en.

Magwitch

Thanks Sir82

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New JW.org site is up

by vinnie-xj in

check it out:.

http://www.jw.org/en.

Magwitch

They need to improve their KH search to zip codes instead of states. I typed in Colorado to see what halls are in Boulder and 100's of names came up in alphabetical order of the name of the hall instead of the name of the town.

Black Forest - Colorado Springs, CO

Bookcliff Heights - Grand Junction, CO

Brentwood - Denver, CO

Buckingham - Aurora, CO

So in other words, I have to search through hundreds of these names to find one that may be in Boulder. Way too much work.