Posts by Thisismein1972

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Meeting Attendance levels

by freddo in

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i attended a sunday meeting today after missing a couple due to a bout of chronic apathy.

out of 74 publishers we had a grand total of 33. wonderful.

for those that attend, how are you finding the numbers?.

Thisismein1972

When I was attending my local KH, they had no second school due to the low numbers. The elders were also having to constantly cover parts for the ministry school, as it was called then.

I could never get my head round the low turnout, especially when they merged the two congregations together...Now I know why, most active JW's probably think it is a crock of shit!

The last memorial I went to was actually pretty shocking in the way of numbers. They always needed to use the second school and back room. The last one I attended never even got this close!

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"We Had No Idea How Manipulative He Can Be!"

by pale.emperor in

very stressfull and upsetting evening was had last night.

i dropped my 2yo daughter off to my ex-wifes home.

all seemed good until i got home.

Also, be prepared if this does got to court. You can bet your bottom dollar that there will be corrector witnesses called, and the elders will coax the rank and file to lie about you too. ALWAYS REMEMBER to mention this to your solicitor, with the written evidence from the watchtower that pertains to the lying they will do, even under oath.

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792 baptized this weekend at one convention

by dropoffyourkeylee in

at a 3-day convention in nairobi, kenya this week 12-2-16 through 12-4-16, they had 70,000+ attendance, and there were 792 baptized (i presume the baptism was yesterday).

i was amazed to hear this; i guess now we know where the wt's growth is coming from..

Thisismein1972

Toes up. I disagree, the western world will provide the money, whilst developing countries will provide those all important figures.

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They Offered Their Son Willingly—To Bethelite Brothers

by betterdaze in

they offered themselves willingly—in new yorkricky, a construction project manager in hawaii, was invited to serve as a commuter bethelite to assist with the warwick project.

his wife, kendra, wanted him to accept the invitation.

however, they had a legitimate concern: the welfare of their 11-year-old son, jacob.

Thisismein1972

I have one thing to say to you shadow...I laugh at your intellect...WAHAHAHA.

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Has there ever been a time when someone has been outed as a JW mole on this forum?

by Tenacious in

having been a jw for decades i'm used to watching what i do, say, or watch, in fear of being snitched on.. therefore, i the question begs.. there have been instances, i won't say how, where i've felt some members are being deliberate in their attempt to feign support for the anti-jw rhetoric on this forum.. any input is greatly appreciated..

Thisismein1972

I have no idea if you could classify this person as a mole. But takeofthecrown could have been one.

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How do you feel about the expression "The Truth"?

by stuckinarut2 in

it's amazing how the expression "the truth" has become such an ingrained term used by witnesses.. "we have 'the truth'".

"is he 'in the truth'?".

most here have found out so many facts about the organisation, and felt the effects of being "gut-punched" as we realised these facts.. so how do you feel about the expression "the truth" now?.

Thisismein1972

^^^^Actually that gives me an idea...We should rename it "the turd," a lot more fitting in my opinion^^^^

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Is everything a sign to the jw's?

by karter in

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of publisher numbers go up its a sign jehovah must be blessing the work if they go down it a sign the end must be near .

if there's an earthquake it a sign.if there's a war it's a sign ..i'm sure donald trump is sign.

karter.

Thisismein1972

Reptilians are real...honestly...I've just seen one scuttle past me...DAMN THOSE BEARDED DRAGONS...DAMN THEM ALL TO HELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

----EDIT---- If I believed in hell then I would damn them to hell!

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Putin cronies caught again placing banned lit at the KH

by Sanchy in

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can these guys not see that there are surveillance cams all over the kh??

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https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodourorganization/docid-802016753_1_video.

Thisismein1972

I laughed so much a little bit of pee came out!

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Crisis of Conscience: December 12, 2015 - 50 weeks later

by Jehalapeno in

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i am presently considering three different routes to publishing crisis of conscience.

i hope to make a decision within days and plan to publish within weeks.. it has now been 50 weeks since that statement.. has the book been published yet?

Thisismein1972

Personally, I don't care who publishes this. However, there is the awkward elephant in the room that would be copyright law. And of course, adding pages onto the book that don't belong there, and then proceeding to sell this book for profit.

Did you see how much a certain person got for a crowdfund appeal? Over $17000, I think it worked out at 1000% funded for a book that still has not been released!

So whilst we all rail against others here, remember this indiegogo appeal for a book that has not even been published yet.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-reluctant-apostate-religion#/

Personally, I have not seen anyone else beg for money in the JW community to publish their book. And this book has been in production for over 2 years now! Surely it doesn't take that long to write a book? Even being the busiest person alive!

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Is everything a sign to the jw's?

by karter in

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of publisher numbers go up its a sign jehovah must be blessing the work if they go down it a sign the end must be near .

if there's an earthquake it a sign.if there's a war it's a sign ..i'm sure donald trump is sign.

karter.

Thisismein1972

http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/28800-young-jw-girl-murdered-in-argentina/

This is also a sign, never mind the fact that this could have been a JW that killed her...It's still a sign!