I am there!
i totally discovered ttat in 2004.. at first, i told my jw relatives each & every thing i found out.
they didn't appreaciate it.. then, i read coc and realized that that was the wrong approach.
so, from about 2007-2013, i rarely said anything to them abou the jws.. well, i just don't care any more to pussy foot around them, making nice, and smiling.
I am there!
i just compared the latest data provided by the german wt and data i found searching for the same page in archive.org.
congregations 2011: 2232. congregations 2014: 2210. kh 2011: 1075. kh 2014: 1034. source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/statistik.18.0.html - this is a oficial site for germany.
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it was a long time coming for me.....when i read about the extened generations, after being raised on1914 being the be all end all, and millions would never die....that was the end.
i was part of the 1975 fiasco, the 6 month only truth book studies, suffered through a disifellowshipping and their version of a rewind.
i finally am free and hope others can eventually look in instead of inside looking out!
When I realized it was a cult!
I realized that everything was controlled,
wt gave us all the answers .. but they also
gave us all the questions!!!!!!!!! ding ding ding!
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Just want to say it is great to see so many newbies
on here again ............huge welcome to you!
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sporece
mephis
gembean
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clarity
does anyone know if any of the current governing body members became a jw as an adult, or were all of them raised and bred a jw from childhood?.
i have a theory that the jws that are "born in" and stay in tend to be more extreme and less reasonable because that is all they have ever known, especially if they are sheltered and groomed to be a good little jw.. and i was just looking at what i could find about the newest and youngest member, mark sanderson.
he was born on february 4, 1965, and he was baptized on february 9, 1975 ... a few days shy of turning 10 years old!
Interesting question! I'd like to know that too,
as well as each member's education level!
i didn't go to the convention but have family who did, all are going on about the resurrection talk, how there wasn't a dry eye in the arena.
and apparently a video was shown too on it.
we lost a family member some years back and they are on fb talking about the resurrection and new world coming soon.
I've heard this crap since 1960 .......
How many people do you think have died
since then?
Horrible cult!
https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
we are splattering this petition all over the world.
please, even if you feel it will do no good, take a moment and sign.. .
i created the subtitles.. .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwcoq_3qyg.
we all know he's evading the question by talking about those who somehow avoid the baptizm, but it really does not matter.
yes.. peterborough city center u.k. ''what does the bible really teach'' displayed on it.. a family of 3 i know were sitting on the bench just behind it.
i'm not going to say anything derogatory about them as they are nice folks even if they have to shun me now i bear no malice.. as predicted not a single person was paying any attention as they walked by.
i noticed some other canvassers (non religious), were actively approaching people and handing out leaflets.. on the market i saw the jw charity stall and again not a single soul was interested or even near it.. i'm glad this 'urgent never to be repeated work(tm)' is being vigorously carried out by god's chosen people.
"not approach people until they approach the cart"
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Sort of like the theory of the mouse trap!
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
clarity
https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
we are splattering this petition all over the world.
please, even if you feel it will do no good, take a moment and sign.. .
Newly.........so proud of your involvement in
supporting these people! Imagine this mega
building going up right next to your house OMG!
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Even if ....... Jim was not injured ... the bloody
nerve of a huge organization building this monstrocity
this close to anybody's HOME is totally evil !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wish we could see a 'birds eye view' of this invasion!
So glad the world is seeing this. How self-centered and
greedy this so called religion is!
clarity
my spouse felt a need to tell to elders about me reading apostate websites and speaking against wt stuff , so they'll probably try to readjust my apostate thinking any time soon.
my spuse never see me reading anything but, during our arguments i did't keep my mouth shut and she knows that i had to read it somwhere and it wasn't jw.org.
could this get my in the trouble if my spose is the only witness and never spoke to another person about this stuff ?
Elders fib lie and call your bluff.
They say things hoping you panic & spill your
guts! Keep your 'trap' shut sweety.
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"Speak to your spouse to see what she said exactly"
all the best
clarity