This is another good example of just how in the dark they are. When i was awakening I was talking to a dubbie about the Conti case. 1st reply I got was he wasn't interested in apostate material. I replied by saying I didn't realise the New York Times was apostate. The reply I got back was "don't read overseas news papers because this was going to confuse me". Clearly the issue with child abuse in the watchtower is due to overseas news papers confusing me. This comment come from someone who I would describe as an fair minded reasonable man - for other than been a dubbie. Just saddens me really.
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Poignant Statistics Summary for Comment at This Sunday WT Study! (Aug. 3, 2014)
by SAHS inthe watchtower study to be considered this sunday, august 3, 2014 (using the magazine dated may 15, 2014), titled are you moving ahead with jehovahs organization?, in paragraph seven (on pages 27-28), talks about the number of people baptized in recent years:.
7 where do those making up the great crowd come from?
they are being brought together because of what jesus foretold as part of the sign of his presence.
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Where to go from here...
by Patrickday ini'm new around here, but i've been browsing the site the last few days in hopes of finding the answer to the situation i've been going through, so hopefully you can help me.
i met this girl in highschool, but never really spoke with her until about a year after i graduated.
she's three years younger (however it's legal where i'm from, don't fret) and still a teenager.
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joe134cd
Not a chance of working. Her parents will hate you, and it will just isolate this young girl even more.
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JW.Org Blitz
by Theredeemer ini've noticed, partilcularly on instagram, a advertising blitz for jw.org by the dubs.
primarily its the younger ones 35 and under vs older ones.
i dont know if its just my friends or everyone but they are obsessed with jw.org.
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joe134cd
Doc house I had a photo of a famous football player on my bedroom door. I didn't worship or bow down to it either. In fact I had the pic because I liked the photo and also enjoyed the game. Needless to say I succumbed to pressure by my JW Elder, Uncle to remove the idolatrious symbol off my wall. I now wonder would this same JW Elder, Uncle be so quick to say the same thing if the poster was JW.org
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thinking of leaving
by justme67 ini am 46 and have been a jw for only 6 years.
i was doing ok until about a month ago.
we were having an international convention and i heard the brother that had to pick up 2 of the members of the governing body had to get a background check done on him and his wife.
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joe134cd
I think your lucky. Because you got involved in the cult later in life, and have no family ties to the organization, this puts you at a Hugh advantage. i guess it's up to you weather you decide to make a statement about leaving or not. But you certainly have the upper hand over many of us. All the best mate.
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Poignant Statistics Summary for Comment at This Sunday WT Study! (Aug. 3, 2014)
by SAHS inthe watchtower study to be considered this sunday, august 3, 2014 (using the magazine dated may 15, 2014), titled are you moving ahead with jehovahs organization?, in paragraph seven (on pages 27-28), talks about the number of people baptized in recent years:.
7 where do those making up the great crowd come from?
they are being brought together because of what jesus foretold as part of the sign of his presence.
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Oh man if you had the balls to say that. Please post it on YouTube so I can listen to it.
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for those still "in" what's the mood
by lastchance inin my area the general sense is bleak.
many are in survival mode.
even at the convention the appearance of the majority was unhappy and tired.
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joe134cd
Just to add further to my above post. Out of all those who either were pushed or jumped of their own free will. The majority were in the 18-25:year age bracket.
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for those still "in" what's the mood
by lastchance inin my area the general sense is bleak.
many are in survival mode.
even at the convention the appearance of the majority was unhappy and tired.
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joe134cd
These are the stats for the last 2 years.
3% disfellowshipped. They all come back. Basically kids who had no where else to go. Be interesting to see if they stay in.
6% just walked out the door under strained circumstances e.g marriage break up, and / or didn't like the way they were treated. I fit into this category.
Since walking out the door there has been a further 3% that i have heard of who are either inactive now or very sporadic meeting attenders.
They have had a publisher reshuffle in order to redistribute numbers to prevent a congregation from collapsing.
And to top it all off my family think there is wondrous growth and Jehovah is speeding it up in the time of the end. I just roll my eyes back and agree.
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HAS ANYONE SEEN.......
by DATA-DOG ina super bat-shit crazy invitation to pioneer in august??
i stumbled upon something the other day, but i have been hesitant to post it.
i am afraid that it could be a local thing and thereby traced back to me.
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joe134cd
Data Dog=don't be selfish please shear.
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BOE 2014-07-11 Use of ministerial servants where the number of elders is limited
by WatchTower87 into all bodies of elders.
the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.
he may also wish to update the congregation copy of the index to lettersfor bodies of elders (s-22) at this time as well.
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joe134cd
I think trying to find ministerial servants and elders are the least of their problems. If I was them I would be thankful if they could just retain their youth.
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GB member Anthony Morris mentions concerned JW letter at RC
by Acluetofindtheuser ingb member anthony morris mentioned a letter that was sent to bethel by a concerned jw fearing the gt.
he mentioned it on the last sunday talk.
i always wondered if any letter sent to bethel ever reached gb eyes.
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joe134cd
Yes they do read the letters. I remember in CoC, Ray mentioning how he took a letter from a publisher that got screwed over from the 1975 debacle.