Posts by JW GoneBad

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After the death of a spouse, how long did people wait to get remarried?

by RubaDub in

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i was on the phone with a long-time friend from my original congregation north of new york city and she told me that the 'shit hit the fan' when a brother (long-time elder i know well) got remarried about 6 weeks after his wife died.. he was about 60 and his new wife (a pioneer that i also know) was about 50 and had never been married.. it became a huge issue when the co came.

due to all the talk and chatter in the congregation, he even included in one of his talks without naming names, that marriage is something sacred and that when and how people get married is a personal matter as long as it conforms to bible standards.. anyway, it shut everybody up.

any similar experiences in your current/former congregations?.

JW GoneBad

I remember this horny Dude a few years back...he happens to be one of 8 leaders of a cult based out of New York. I think he's called a Governing Body member. He claims to have a real tight relationship with God and Jesus Christ. Anyway...this Dude's wife dies of cancer in her early 50s...around 2012. Not long after his wife's death this cult leader finds it difficult to keep his 'little friend' in his pants...soon he finds a young chick (cult member) in her late twenties...about 30 years younger than himself and marries her. He finds a new, healthier and younger love tunnel for his 'little friend'!

Can someone help me with this Dude's name?

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3-New Files For You!

by Atlantis in

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2019-11-s-77-e-notice of disfellowshipping or disassociation.

https://docdro.id/me8ocou.

2020-01-s-52-e-bi- assignment to view special talk.

JW GoneBad

This asinine statement in the 'Notification Of Disfellowshipping Or Disassociation' form caught my attention:

"Disassociation: Specify by what actions(s) the individual disassociated himself, such as by resignation, nonneutral activity, failure to abstain from blood, or joining another religion."

This asinine Cult has an asinine obsession with blood!

Thank you Petra for the links...especially liked the link to your 'Crowning Glory'! :)

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2019 service report is out

by slimboyfat in

the 2019 report is out:.

https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.

the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!

JW GoneBad

These past service year reports reveal the number of those being baptized over the past few years have really been low. Therefore, the ratio of baptized to total publishers is nothing for JWs to brag about. Recently, I was at a circuit assembly of about 1,400 in attendance (drumroll please) where only 1 (one) individual was baptized! It makes me wonder how many circuit assemblies within the U S branch territory there have been over these past few years where zero were baptized. It can be disappointing & embarrassing for proud JWs in attendance to witness this...obviously for me (PIMO) it was a happyfying experience. The point of my post is this...Mother cannot sustain herself for much longer with this non-baptismal trend. What will the organization do...what can it do? This very well can be the precursor we all have been looking for...the telltale sign of this cult's slow death!

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2019 service report is out

by slimboyfat in

the 2019 report is out:.

https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.

the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!

JW GoneBad

The 2019 numbers don't look good for the U.S. when compared to 2018 . For starters...there are nearly 400 less congregations. While nearly 28,600 were baptized in 2019...the peak publishers for 2019 only went up 2,157 from 2018. The U S reportedly had 182,882 Pioneers working the streets in 2019 and all the U S Branch could come up with was an increase of 2,157 publishers over 2018. Add insult to injury...this 2,157 increase is made up of teeny-poppin born-in JWs!

Mind you these low and negative figures come from the core & heart of this religion...the United States territory..sad!👎👎👎

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Major congregational quake in Southern California

by Hecce in

this notice is not official yet and it should be confidential until released thru the proper channels.

a friend of mine told me about a huge elders meeting in southern california.

the subject was the relocation and dissolution of some congregations; it seems that this is the result of some project that has been going on for some time and is going to be implemented right now.. please let me know if this is happening all over the country?.

JW GoneBad

What do you mean Hecce by...

'a lot of Church space for sale?'

Are you saying Kingdom Halls in Southern California will be up for sale? And what county are you talking about...Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Diego?

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Has Anything Really Changed For JWs In The Last 10 Years?

by minimus in

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2020 is days away.

has anything really changed for the witnesses or the religion?

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JW GoneBad

There's been a truckload of doctrinal & teachings related changes over the past decade:

1) Officially WT stated that type and anti-type rhetoric supposedly was going to end...although from time to time WT slips up & gets into speculation mode in its literature.

2) JWs are no longer the Locusts of Joel 2 after decades & decades of this teaching. Locusts supposedly are now JW's enemies.

3) The words 'mental regulating' at Ephesians 6:4 have been removed from WT's new silver bullet Bible. After decades, WT finally accepted the fact that parents shouldn't be regulating or programming a young mind like you do cruise control in your vehicle or the heater/AC thermostat in your home...dah! How many millions of damaged JW rank & file must there be who grew up with this 'mental regulating' cult-like indoctrination technique...sad!

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Page about JWs

by Lost in the fog in

i stumbled upon this jw material website and thought i would share it with you all.

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http://ed5015.tripod.com/jehovahswitnesses.htm.

JW GoneBad

Wow...there's a great deal of good reading material in the above link.

Interesting read about The Finished Mystery book...that it alone has an estimated 1,300 false interpretations of Bible scripture.

You might get away with using the New Light argument like a get-out-of-jail-free excuse every once in a while...but 1,300 New Light excuses in one WT publication alone...I don't think so!

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Email from JW relative/elder

by Lynnie in

as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .

JW GoneBad

A real gem of a rebuttal by snugglebunny to his JW parents:

"Just recalling some dialogue with my own JW parents some years ago.

Them: "You chose to leave Jehovah's witnesses!"

Me: "I didn't choose to be raised as one!""

...that's a keeper!

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Kingdom hall up for salw

by pepperheart in

there is a kingdom hall up for sale in longbridge birmingham uk and its on the rughtmove website.

JW GoneBad

My spin on what you said RubaDub:

"So, you can't work for Babylon the Great as a carpenter even if it is your trade, but they can use brothers and sisters to give their time and materials freely and then sell it to Babylon The Great!"

This practice of 'Mother' (WT) selling Kingdom Halls & Assembly Halls to her arch enemy who in turn will use X-Kingdom Hall/X-Assembly Hall to promote their own religion is the height of hypocrisy on Mother's part...to be sure!

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Can someone compare the midweek meeting now to what it was say in the 60`s - 80`s ?

by smiddy3 in

i can`t believe the tidbits i`m finding out about the changes ,dumbing down of the meetings i used to attend and participate in up until the late 1980`s ...

JW GoneBad

Back in the day (late 80's) when a JW attended a midweek meeting...especially a brother...he would walk in loaded down with a brief case filled with a boatload of literature for that evening...All Scripture Inspired Book, The Reasoning Book, The (monthly) Kingdom Ministry, The Year Book, The Theocratic Ministry School Guide Book, Insight On The Scriptures (both volumes), a thick notepad & last but not least a Bible...all toll about 10 lbs of books & magazines in his bag!

Today in 2019 that same brother (that's if he's still alive) has trashed his brief case along with that boatload of literature & strolls into midweek meetings with a smart phone a little bigger than a box of cigarettes tucked inside his coat...he's even trashed his hardbound Bible.

My...how times have changed!

Hope I didn't get too carried away smiddy 3!🤣