At the start of the pandemic, I was still PIMO, and the food/supplies that the congregation distributed were given to the congregation by the government (not the Governing Body) with instructions that it be distributed to any needy persons; assuming that tax-exempt churches are charities that offer aid to the community at large. But the Branch instructions were to distribute it only to Witness families in need *and in good standing with the congregation*. Even though it was not provided by any part of the Watchtower organization. At this point, I was already wide awake to the reality of the religion, but this really reinforced my determination to step away.
Yeah….Watchtower spent $12Million “fixing their own bleep”. I remember when my family came to the US from Communist Cuba, running away from political and anti religious persecution. I remember when we first got to this country and basically had just the clothes on our backs….no money and no jobs waiting for my parents to get me our family moving forward and….surviving…we got no financial help at all from Watchtower. Yes, members of our extended family who were already “established” in this country did help us, a lot. And yes, some of them were JWs. But the Organization, the local congregation where we ended up in NYC, did not really help us. However, I remember that a local Catholic organization offered to help us financially to “get started” in the US. When my mother told the Church rep that we couldn’t accept their help because we were not Catholic, that we were JWs, the Catholic Church rep said that their help did not depend on our religious orientation, that we could be atheist even and that this Catholic organization would still help us. And they did help us financially. I don’t think my parents ever told that story to the elders in the congregation we ended up attending. Can you imagine Watchtower helping anyone who is not a JW in good standing and….even so….can you imagine Watchtower helping anyone who is not a JW in good standing if, they are not getting something out of it like, more loyal followers and some sort of free publicity!? Good video….thanks Wally. You are loved my brother. Take care. 🤔🇨🇺🇺🇸
Yes I totally agree worldly people are more giving than JWs any day of the week .A bunch of self righteous hypercritical pos people.And I hope vusmonsterverision gets what he deserves
If you see my comment above, asked the elders for help but it was the catholic church charity that helped me after hurricane Ian. Ann a catholic lady I hardly knew opened her home to me . I will never forget the kindness and the chance she took . We are friends to this day. JWs were nowhere to be found
@@vusimngomezulu2500 Hello Vusi, those sent by Jesus Christ have a wonderful testimony of how they have been brought back to life by the baptism of God's Holy Spirit by believing in the only name that has been revealed to mankind from heaven. (Acts 4:12; Titus 3:4-7) Followers of Christ acknowledge their sinful reality and fully accept God's perfect sacrifice made through Lord Jesus. They are freed from sin through the Son of God, dying to sin and becoming alive to God's righteousness. (Romans 3:1-31; Romans 6:5-7,12-14,22-23) And justification is not by our works, lest we boast in ourselves, but only by believing in the works of Christ, His death, which testifies to us being in sin, and His resurrection that reveals His Power and Authority over all things and can justify and reconcile us to God the Father. (John 6:28,29; Romans 4:25) There is only one true gospel by which man can be saved. If you receive or preach a different gospel, it is not something to be proud of, but something to be ashamed of. Apostle Paul said that he who preaches another gospel is cursed. (Galatians 1:6-10) Therefore let me remind you of the Gospel by which you can be saved, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! For the wages of sin is death, therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 Corinthians 15:3-6,14,17; Romans 6:23; John 8:24,31-32,34-36; 1John 3:8,9; Romans 6:22; 1 John 1:7,9) Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38) I ask you to bow before God and allow him to reveal his perfect Will to you. Read the scriptures with an open mind and do not be carried away by the ideas of man, but let the Word of God speak to you through his Spirit, ask and it will be given. Do you remember what Jesus said? He said that he who is of God hears the words of God, and He spoke the words of God because He is the Word of God. Therefore, after the ascension of Christ, He promises the spirit of truth to those who believe in Him, and said He will take what is Mine and declare it to you. To hear the voice of the Good Shepherd, we must open our ears to the Holy Spirit to receive the Word of Christ. If you accept the Son, you also accept the Father.
Never JW here, not a Christian either. But when I was young, despite not being a Christian, I could rely on Catholic Charities to help pay my hospital bill when I had no insurance. A friend of mine was homeless and (not Christian), but the local church let him stay in their basement and gave him odd jobs. Another friend (again not Christian) brought her mentally ill sister to a Christian run rehab and they took her in for free. Our local church holds food drives and free meals and they don't check your religious credentials at the door. Our local kingdom hall, however, does nothing... NOTHING, for our community, including refusing to open their hall when we had massive flooding and displaced people. They should have their charity status revoked. They are no charity.
Since I've been a EX-JW, no more shutting feelings or dredging realities, no more not being the best version of myself, no more of time wasted where I can now do my hobbies and interest, and start my own business, and live the rest of my life in peace without unnecessary disturbances. Other religions don't cause you to miss out on blood transfusions, losing family, etc. I may have lost my family but I have gained even more of a honest family. We love you Wally, say hello to Zeezy😸😺🌺❤️😏
I agree. We left and the first thing I told my son was “go ahead and get that Bob Marley shirt you wanted .” He was so happy. I feel so bad that he was deprived of certain things for no reason. Nobody is going to tell us what to do or micromanage our lives again. We’re happier than ever and we’re still believers and feel closer to God now than ever before.
I heard a story from a witness in Asia, when the big tsunami hit there in 2011, some jw who lost their home asked the Branch if they can stay in their building in any open rooms. But the Branch told them they can’t and just gave them advice to find a place where the worldly authorities are providing😮
Wow... This is so beyond messed up. It just goes to show that the Watchtower doesn't really care about the safety and well-being of their members... 😬😬😬
Isn’t it the organizations own fault that the members have such low paying jobs? They act surprised that their people were effected. They didn’t help their members and it’s disgusting.
It’s a “privilege” to donate to this organization! Right! 😮 😊 they are clowns. When my dad was dying my oldest JW sister asked him to donate everything to the Watchtower cause she didn’t need anything. My mom and dad had 12 children together. I detest this organization.
And I think the biggest accomplishment needs to be, just like in Norway, Watchtower needs to be a unregistration religion of Jehovah's witness and headquarters here in the US. That would really get things going, take down the mothership👍😎😏
I was 100% PIMI at the start of the pandemic. Even I noticed that the GB/WT were doing the opposite not of "human understanding" but of *God's command* on them. They literally didn't help any widows or orphans during their hardest time!
My Elderly JW mom told me the Elders were going to the Government food distribution center they’d bring a Gallon of Milk and bread later she found out the Elders kept the Eggs and Butter for themselves !!! ☹️
When I was a child it was an important part of my understanding that there was no forced contribution. The boxes were there and people put in when and if they could and no one said a thing. It wasn't something you heard often in talks. It was something I would actually "brag" about as a child when talking to kids at school that we didn't pass around a plate at the end of the service to pay for the preacher. Then sometime when I was either a pre-teen, or early teen we had a new Circuit Overseer, and nearly every one of his talks that week were about the need to contribute. It was as if he was increasing pressure on everyone to put more in the contribution box. Although I was still young, I remember that distinctly as my first inkling that something was wrong. It didn't seem right as this was not what we were taught before. Even now in my 50's I remember this feeling distinctly. I can't say this was what started me on the path that eventually led me out of the congregation, but it certainly added to it. I later learned from through my wife, that while the Catholic church (at least here in Germany) does have a tithing and does pass around a plate that these things go for ensuring that there are kindergarten spaces for the children (Kindergarten here is not the same as it is in the US), and they announce what charity will receive what was collected after the services.
In the US you were constantly reminded that, unlike the chuches of "false religion", JW's did not pass the plate or expect a tithe, BUT every month they gave an accounts report that was timed to make it appear the congregation didn't have enough money to pay their bills. Which, of course, was a back-handed way of pressuring members to donate more money. Now, they don't even bother with subtle coercion, they just come right out and pressure everyone in the religion to donate more and more.
I am your age too, and I remember something similar happening. And now I go to a church that does pass a collection plate. They absolutely DO provide absolute clarity on where the money goes. Plus they give to the poor in our area, without ever requiring them to go to our church. No one ever makes me feel bad when I can’t give much. It’s not at all like how we were raised to believe “Christendom” is.
They make every congregation pass a resolution that they are going to donate a certain amount to the society each month. Considering there are around 8 million JWs (according to Watchtower) that is a nice chunk of change to be receiving monthly. Just like slumlords 😜
They are talking about those food boxes that were provided from the government. There are a few videos up regarding that. I also think that they lead jws to believe they were provided by the society.
During the pandemic, well actually as soon as we went back to the hall they insisted we all took some stuff from the supplies that we had stored up as a congregation before the stuff expired. They insisted we took some too even though we didn't need or want it or we were considered to be prideful.
In 2020, my jw husband and his jw family members received food boxes from their congregation. They kept praising the WT and Jehovah UNTIL I heard on the news that the government had distributed them to all Americans. I also found a letter from Trump in the box. My husband was shocked. I could see the cognitive dissonance on his face. Crazy!!
I’ve been out now since 2012 and just faded no one offered me or our family of 5 children anything! I really hope this didn’t happen in Newfoundland Canada 🇨🇦. If anyone knows the case please let me know cause I will rip a new whole in the congregation
I don't know how the food distribution was handled in other areas, but in the Greater Houston, Texas area, the GOVERNMENT provided food boxes that the JW's "distributed to communities" were ONLY distributed to those "in good standing" within the JW congregations regardless of need. Oh, and the flyer crediting the US government and US farmers for these boxes of food were removed in the vast majority of cases! In contrast, I know that area churches in the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area, distributed those boxes, WITH the flyers, to ANYONE who needed them! In some cases they delivered them to people's doorsteps. So, in summary, WT took credit for the food boxes they did distribute, gave them ONLY to JW families, and then ONLY to those judged to be "in good standing" whether they needed them or not! On the other hand, OTHER churches did NOT take credit for the boxes and distributed them to people in their communities who actually needed them regardless of their religious affiliation!
Hilarious skit Wally!🤣😂 And I think the majority of us that have left the WT cult are undiagnosed with mental illness......so you're not alone. 👏👏👏👏👏✌💜
They make it so convenient and enjoyable to sacrifice our hard-earned money. That old brother is probably on social security. That is awful to say God has everything and also wants what you have 🙄😒
WT does not spend money without a hidden agenda. There has to be the prospect of ultimate gain. In the case of Africa it knows that here is its best chance of making converts and converts mean gain. An unquestioning environment,through lack of independent verification is indeed a paradise and chance to exploit. What they are doing here is acknowledging ignorance works in their favour
"We are not like the false religions, whose leaders are always asking for money. True Christian make free contributions, and their zeal leads them to make them right in time !..." (The Watchtower Society, or the subtle art of implying things)
Thank you for bringing their lying declivous ways to light, even amidst a pandemic they fleece the neediest of people. Your skit was hilarious but made the point!
Great Job Walley!! I like how you pointed out that the organization may take advantage of himanitarian hand-outs from goverments, but then get eleders to hand out and claim they handed out, which is true, but only part of the truth....in usa they send out letters to tell people to go to the food banks when in need....unless I'm wrong. I loved your satire. the timing was impecable.
When a german " brother" with little round glasses tells you to pay up on time , you'd better pay or else ...it really is a matter of life or death isnt it 😮
I don't know who plays more word games: Watchtower itself or the rank and file playing Wordscape on their phones bored af during the meeting. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣
By stifling the educational and training of young people, not better. By shielding Scriptural and legal wrongdoing, not better. By how regular members are treated, not better. $12M works out to $1.50 per publisher.
The Society is Lucy Van Pelt with the football and the rank-and-file are Charlie Brown running to kick it only for the Society to pull it away at the last second. We've seen it with the date-setting for Armageddon and we're seeing it with regard to the contributions. There is a tendency to laugh when Sophia puts her ice cream money in the contribution box, but that laughter is tempered by the knowledge that this is exactly the type of thing the Society demands of Jehovah's witnesses. That last sound bite with the Bethelite is proof conclusive thereof. Yes, even those in Bethel service, who technically receive only a small monthly allowance, are required to make economic contributions to the Society. Just like Charlie Brown with the football, Jehovah's witnesses land on their backs for the Society. The only difference is that this is real life, not a comic strip. When Jehovah's witnesses land on their backs for the Society, the pain and the hurt are genuine and do not disappear in the next panel.
In the lowest point of my miserable existence when I attempted suicide when death was no longer scary I ceased to care whether I would die or not so I started reading books and watch videos strictly prohibited by watchtower and I realized that my depression PTSDs originates in Borg. I became POMO in a matter of 3 months going into greater depression realizing that I dedicated my life, life choices and life to something that is absolutely bunch of baloney.
I hope you are in a better place now. Time does help, and realising you now have freedom and many different doors of your own choosing available to you
I hope you're in a better place now friend. Don't lose your life to this organization, your life is precious. You can recover from the org, but not from suicide. Recovery is attainable and makes you stronger, strive for that, and be thankful to have escaped with your life. Blessings to you on your road to healing.
Are not the elderly widows or single parent all of good standing? Oh excuse me no they are not related to an elder or cong overseer so you could be a lying toe rag of an elder but because of your relatives higher up all things are squashed. They do not distribute food or supplies to the wider community. Ordinary publishers are passed over even if they are starving and struggling to walk to the meetings they are not offered a lift. Associated with at meetings etc. So it is only the elders family who get and the rest can starve etc., 😡😡 For example during these troubled times of Uktaine they stood at airports and had a sign that indicated JWs this way. But if you did not have an elder for a husband you were not offered a house etc. etc. You were probably refered to the social services. Although they advertised All JWs they asked their status in their Ukraine KH before segregating you. 😡 There is a footage showing exactly this happening.
It's outrageous with these claim about not asking for money & giving to the needy by this organization. They stipulates how much to give on a monthly basis& coerce their members to give.l enjoy watching you play characters in your skits. Think freely&live well.
According to Klaus's figures regarding the food relief, each recipient recieved 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of food over 4 months. This works out to 3.75kg (8.26 pounds) of food per month per person. If this was in a staple such as rice or flour, it would be enough to fill some's stomach each day. If it contained liquids (in the form of canned goods) or fresh produce such as vegetables and fruit, then it would be signifigantly less
My parents are JW. They are 78 & 80yo. Every visit to them usually results in a conversation in which they try to get me to join. I have recently asked if they had a will or any legal direction for their end of life plans. The only thing I got was my father wants most if not all his money to go to the WT organization. I don’t argue it with him, it’s his money he worked for it it’s his to choose what he does with it. My only issue is, I look at him and wonder how such a smart man was manipulated into this mind controlling organization. He claims he researched it deeply before joining back around 1969 ish. Can’t change his mind now. 😢
Same here, but it's my mother who still clings to being a JW. The sad part is that she's 81 now, in great health, still pioneering, and her standing is high. She wouldn't dare leave now, she gets all the attention, food, gift cards, cash cuz she cries poverty. I don't know who is more manipulative, the GB or my mother!!!
Humanitarian aid my foot. I’m in the UK and not once have I passed a KH and seeing them setting up a food bank. In this economic climate and as I go about my daily business, I constantly pass churches and other charities setting up food banks. The only thing I see the JWs doing is standing by their carts trying to recruit people in their cult.
In Africa, not withstanding the State of living of their Brothers and Sisters, the JW still called the poor People in their Kingdom Halls for Donations. I saw this during my Visit from Germany to my family Members. They dont want to know how poor u are, your Donation is important like the Widow in the Bible. I am happy that I left the Organisation with my family members here in Germany after 37years in Dec 2019 and today at the Age of 79, I am seeing more Happiness in the Family than the Time we associated with JW
First off we recognize 2 Congos. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) then the Congo. Over 200,000 publishers in DRC, less than 10,000 in Congo. I doubt 12milliom was spent on less than 10,000 publishers in Congo, as it is not a place you want to be distributing food boxes! One would not live to complete the distributing! But in the DRC conditions are better, unless you find yourself in the Northern part of the DRC. There are a number of Christian Organisations backed by developed countries like the US, UK, EU, who have been distributing more than just food boxes, such as education, clean water, bridges and roads, schools, women's health which includes help for rape victims, abuse against women, since the 70's! Of which Jehovah's Witnesses are not a part of. Mostly Jehovah's Witnesses just help if your a baptised Jehovah's Witness. So the 12million was Mostly distributed in the DRC, not the Congo. You certainly will not see Governing Body Members visiting the Congo to encourage Congregations there anytime soon.
@@Mimi-uv2nh I live in West Africa. Born and raised in Brookings Harbor Oregon. We have many refugees from Central Africa, Congo, DRC. When my wife and I were preaching door to door I would buy Plantains for their children to eat. Mostly most JW'S do not do that, but I could never just walk away knowing they are hungry. My wife and I still hire them to help on our farm or whatever we need done. We are kicked to the garbage can according to one Elder as he raised his foot and shook it at us saying I kick you to the dust bin! When we were disfellowshipped.
This speaker brags on behalf of Watchtower for all the humanitarian aid…and yet Jesus said when giving gifts to help those in need not to brag about helping others
Thats sick they will always show the older ones or children giving contributions especially in countries where they have little means. The exploitation is sick
Funny how jw's say god would make even the rocks cry out in exultation. Meanwhile the governing body and bethel need millions of dollars to spread gods important message. 🤔
Let's hope that the RUclips operators will never accept any submissions from the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, to shut down ex-JW channels such as this one. These channels are in the best interests for all humanity.
As someone who was a ministerial servant giving away these goods during that time I can assure you that if we really wanted to make friends with Jehovah we would have helped as many communities as Jesus would have. This organization is selfish
Authorised to provide and they distributed could also mean they got food or money from governments or other agencies and just distributed it. I seem to recall hearing about this being true somewhere during the last few years so it may have been there or the same is true for there.
If stopped block members going to college to raise income might not be so bad now. Also getting sued by covering up sex abuse does not help. But they got the $26,000 per Bethel members since had business during COVID.
At the start of the pandemic, I was still PIMO, and the food/supplies that the congregation distributed were given to the congregation by the government (not the Governing Body) with instructions that it be distributed to any needy persons; assuming that tax-exempt churches are charities that offer aid to the community at large. But the Branch instructions were to distribute it only to Witness families in need *and in good standing with the congregation*. Even though it was not provided by any part of the Watchtower organization. At this point, I was already wide awake to the reality of the religion, but this really reinforced my determination to step away.
WTF
Jesus sent all of you to preach about the JW's?????????
@@GaleGummolaJesus sent all of you to preach about the JW's?????????
@@vusimngomezulu2500 What do you mean? Nobody sent me(except wife occasionally to get stuff from store)
@@GaleGummola Jesus sent all of you to preach about the JW's or satan sent all of you??????????
Yeah….Watchtower spent $12Million “fixing their own bleep”. I remember when my family came to the US from Communist Cuba, running away from political and anti religious persecution. I remember when we first got to this country and basically had just the clothes on our backs….no money and no jobs waiting for my parents to get me our family moving forward and….surviving…we got no financial help at all from Watchtower. Yes, members of our extended family who were already “established” in this country did help us, a lot. And yes, some of them were JWs. But the Organization, the local congregation where we ended up in NYC, did not really help us. However, I remember that a local Catholic organization offered to help us financially to “get started” in the US. When my mother told the Church rep that we couldn’t accept their help because we were not Catholic, that we were JWs, the Catholic Church rep said that their help did not depend on our religious orientation, that we could be atheist even and that this Catholic organization would still help us. And they did help us financially. I don’t think my parents ever told that story to the elders in the congregation we ended up attending. Can you imagine Watchtower helping anyone who is not a JW in good standing and….even so….can you imagine Watchtower helping anyone who is not a JW in good standing if, they are not getting something out of it like, more loyal followers and some sort of free publicity!?
Good video….thanks Wally. You are loved my brother. Take care.
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Jesus sent all of you to preach about the JW's???????????
Yes I totally agree worldly people are more giving than JWs any day of the week .A bunch of self righteous hypercritical pos people.And I hope vusmonsterverision gets what he deserves
@@vusimngomezulu2500 Please 🙏🏼 stop your nonsense. It is pathetic. You do it all the time and all different RUclips videos.
If you see my comment above, asked the elders for help but it was the catholic church charity that helped me after hurricane Ian. Ann a catholic lady I hardly knew opened her home to me . I will never forget the kindness and the chance she took . We are friends to this day. JWs were nowhere to be found
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Hello Vusi, those sent by Jesus Christ have a wonderful testimony of how they have been brought back to life by the baptism of God's Holy Spirit by believing in the only name that has been revealed to mankind from heaven. (Acts 4:12; Titus 3:4-7) Followers of Christ acknowledge their sinful reality and fully accept God's perfect sacrifice made through Lord Jesus. They are freed from sin through the Son of God, dying to sin and becoming alive to God's righteousness. (Romans 3:1-31; Romans 6:5-7,12-14,22-23) And justification is not by our works, lest we boast in ourselves, but only by believing in the works of Christ, His death, which testifies to us being in sin, and His resurrection that reveals His Power and Authority over all things and can justify and reconcile us to God the Father. (John 6:28,29; Romans 4:25) There is only one true gospel by which man can be saved. If you receive or preach a different gospel, it is not something to be proud of, but something to be ashamed of. Apostle Paul said that he who preaches another gospel is cursed. (Galatians 1:6-10)
Therefore let me remind you of the Gospel by which you can be saved, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! For the wages of sin is death, therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 Corinthians 15:3-6,14,17; Romans 6:23; John 8:24,31-32,34-36; 1John 3:8,9; Romans 6:22; 1 John 1:7,9)
Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38)
I ask you to bow before God and allow him to reveal his perfect Will to you. Read the scriptures with an open mind and do not be carried away by the ideas of man, but let the Word of God speak to you through his Spirit, ask and it will be given.
Do you remember what Jesus said? He said that he who is of God hears the words of God, and He spoke the words of God because He is the Word of God. Therefore, after the ascension of Christ, He promises the spirit of truth to those who believe in Him, and said He will take what is Mine and declare it to you. To hear the voice of the Good Shepherd, we must open our ears to the Holy Spirit to receive the Word of Christ. If you accept the Son, you also accept the Father.
Donating using a credit card is what spiraled me into debt
Can you charge back any of it
Love 💕 your name🤝
@@ricklee5802official.1Rope_fan Sadly no, it was a few years ago. I faded out about 1 year ago.
Never JW here, not a Christian either. But when I was young, despite not being a Christian, I could rely on Catholic Charities to help pay my hospital bill when I had no insurance. A friend of mine was homeless and (not Christian), but the local church let him stay in their basement and gave him odd jobs. Another friend (again not Christian) brought her mentally ill sister to a Christian run rehab and they took her in for free. Our local church holds food drives and free meals and they don't check your religious credentials at the door. Our local kingdom hall, however, does nothing... NOTHING, for our community, including refusing to open their hall when we had massive flooding and displaced people. They should have their charity status revoked. They are no charity.
7ennifer I agree with you!
You are d…. right!
Since I've been a EX-JW, no more shutting feelings or dredging realities, no more not being the best version of myself, no more of time wasted where I can now do my hobbies and interest, and start my own business, and live the rest of my life in peace without unnecessary disturbances.
Other religions don't cause you to miss out on blood transfusions, losing family, etc. I may have lost my family but I have gained even more of a honest family.
We love you Wally, say hello to Zeezy😸😺🌺❤️😏
I agree. We left and the first thing I told my son was “go ahead and get that Bob Marley shirt you wanted .” He was so happy. I feel so bad that he was deprived of certain things for no reason. Nobody is going to tell us what to do or micromanage our lives again. We’re happier than ever and we’re still believers and feel closer to God now than ever before.
@@Dottiesmith1958 Right on all of us feel happy now those who don't have to have their life micromanaged so happy things work🙃🙂😏😏🥰
He ate a raw onion for the sake of making a point. That's some real dedication. Well done Wally!
I heard a story from a witness in Asia, when the big tsunami hit there in 2011, some jw who lost their home asked the Branch if they can stay in their building in any open rooms. But the Branch told them they can’t and just gave them advice to find a place where the worldly authorities are providing😮
Wow...
This is so beyond messed up. It just goes to show that the Watchtower doesn't really care about the safety and well-being of their members... 😬😬😬
Remember Tight Pants Tony said even if you’re poor you gotta donate.
Meanwhile getting his own 250k house and six figure pension.
Isn’t it the organizations own fault that the members have such low paying jobs? They act surprised that their people were effected. They didn’t help their members and it’s disgusting.
so modest and humble, they don't let the left hand know what the right hand is doing!
It’s a “privilege” to donate to this organization! Right! 😮 😊 they are clowns. When my dad was dying my oldest JW sister asked him to donate everything to the Watchtower cause she didn’t need anything. My mom and dad had 12 children together. I detest this organization.
And I think the biggest accomplishment needs to be, just like in Norway, Watchtower needs to be a unregistration religion of Jehovah's witness and headquarters here in the US.
That would really get things going, take down the mothership👍😎😏
I was 100% PIMI at the start of the pandemic. Even I noticed that the GB/WT were doing the opposite not of "human understanding" but of *God's command* on them. They literally didn't help any widows or orphans during their hardest time!
My Elderly JW mom told me the Elders were going to the Government food distribution center they’d bring a Gallon of Milk and bread later she found out the Elders kept the Eggs and Butter for themselves !!! ☹️
Not surprised at all.
That’s awful
Internet is unstable. So are the Governing Body.
They don't have the Right WiFi 😂😂
That onion. Now that was real sacrifice. I don't think I could have managed filming that scene.
You are killing it exposing this cult! Keep up the great work my friend!
When I was a child it was an important part of my understanding that there was no forced contribution. The boxes were there and people put in when and if they could and no one said a thing. It wasn't something you heard often in talks. It was something I would actually "brag" about as a child when talking to kids at school that we didn't pass around a plate at the end of the service to pay for the preacher. Then sometime when I was either a pre-teen, or early teen we had a new Circuit Overseer, and nearly every one of his talks that week were about the need to contribute. It was as if he was increasing pressure on everyone to put more in the contribution box. Although I was still young, I remember that distinctly as my first inkling that something was wrong. It didn't seem right as this was not what we were taught before. Even now in my 50's I remember this feeling distinctly. I can't say this was what started me on the path that eventually led me out of the congregation, but it certainly added to it.
I later learned from through my wife, that while the Catholic church (at least here in Germany) does have a tithing and does pass around a plate that these things go for ensuring that there are kindergarten spaces for the children (Kindergarten here is not the same as it is in the US), and they announce what charity will receive what was collected after the services.
In the US you were constantly reminded that, unlike the chuches of "false religion", JW's did not pass the plate or expect a tithe, BUT every month they gave an accounts report that was timed to make it appear the congregation didn't have enough money to pay their bills. Which, of course, was a back-handed way of pressuring members to donate more money. Now, they don't even bother with subtle coercion, they just come right out and pressure everyone in the religion to donate more and more.
I agree, it was the same when I was growing up. But I still won’t give one penny to any organization that has/is paying out $ for CSA.
I am your age too, and I remember something similar happening. And now I go to a church that does pass a collection plate. They absolutely DO provide absolute clarity on where the money goes. Plus they give to the poor in our area, without ever requiring them to go to our church. No one ever makes me feel bad when I can’t give much. It’s not at all like how we were raised to believe “Christendom” is.
They make every congregation pass a resolution that they are going to donate a certain amount to the society each month. Considering there are around 8 million JWs (according to Watchtower) that is a nice chunk of change to be receiving monthly. Just like slumlords 😜
They are talking about those food boxes that were provided from the government. There are a few videos up regarding that. I also think that they lead jws to believe they were provided by the society.
Yes that’s what those food boxes were. A provision from the government and the watchtower tries to take the credit for it. How deceptive and selfish.
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During the pandemic, well actually as soon as we went back to the hall they insisted we all took some stuff from the supplies that we had stored up as a congregation before the stuff expired. They insisted we took some too even though we didn't need or want it or we were considered to be prideful.
In 2020, my jw husband and his jw family members received food boxes from their congregation. They kept praising the WT and Jehovah UNTIL I heard on the news that the government had distributed them to all Americans. I also found a letter from Trump in the box. My husband was shocked. I could see the cognitive dissonance on his face. Crazy!!
I’ve been out now since 2012 and just faded no one offered me or our family of 5 children anything! I really hope this didn’t happen in Newfoundland Canada 🇨🇦. If anyone knows the case please let me know cause I will rip a new whole in the congregation
I swear the next time I return INVISIBLY I'm picking a new squad, I've friggin had it with these clowns.
@@Mimi-uv2nh thank you
$12,000,000.?! Any independent proof of such an expenditure and how it was spent?! I’m sure that there isn’t ANY such documentation 😂!
That organization are such liars.
Your mean all different churches including exjws apostate are true Christians according to the Bible????????
I don't know how the food distribution was handled in other areas, but in the Greater Houston, Texas area, the GOVERNMENT provided food boxes that the JW's "distributed to communities" were ONLY distributed to those "in good standing" within the JW congregations regardless of need. Oh, and the flyer crediting the US government and US farmers for these boxes of food were removed in the vast majority of cases! In contrast, I know that area churches in the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area, distributed those boxes, WITH the flyers, to ANYONE who needed them! In some cases they delivered them to people's doorsteps. So, in summary, WT took credit for the food boxes they did distribute, gave them ONLY to JW families, and then ONLY to those judged to be "in good standing" whether they needed them or not! On the other hand, OTHER churches did NOT take credit for the boxes and distributed them to people in their communities who actually needed them regardless of their religious affiliation!
Hilarious skit Wally!🤣😂 And I think the majority of us that have left the WT cult are undiagnosed with mental illness......so you're not alone. 👏👏👏👏👏✌💜
Yes we are all now mentally diseased according to the Cult Leaders! Eating sweet onions thinking their 🍎 apples!
When my dad needed help with meals , not financially but in the preparation, he was told to go to catholic charities.
How do you suppose that would work? Did your father wake up at that point?
They make it so convenient and enjoyable to sacrifice our hard-earned money. That old brother is probably on social security. That is awful to say God has everything and also wants what you have 🙄😒
Yeah, no. The old brother wouldnt have social security coming to him if he worked for WT his whole life.
WT does not spend money without a hidden agenda. There has to be the prospect of ultimate gain. In the case of Africa it knows that here is its best chance of making converts and converts mean gain. An unquestioning environment,through lack of independent verification is indeed a paradise and chance to exploit. What they are doing here is acknowledging ignorance works in their favour
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"We are not like the false religions, whose leaders are always asking for money. True Christian make free contributions, and their zeal leads them to make them right in time !..." (The Watchtower Society, or the subtle art of implying things)
Jesus sent all of you to preach about the JW's??????????
Subtlety isn’t what it used to be 😂…
@@vusimngomezulu2500STOP 🖐️ AND MOVE ON!
@@KitKatSukiKat But you ignored my simple question 🤣
Narcissistic abuse
Thanks for making fun of them!! They bring it on themselves 🤣
Thank you for bringing their lying declivous ways to light, even amidst a pandemic they fleece the neediest of people. Your skit was hilarious but made the point!
In their own words during the pandemic Governing Body says no matter how poor you are show them the 💰
Yup. There’s a broadcast that says exactly that. It doesn’t matter if you’re poor, you can still give something.
Very entertaining and truthful at the same time.😁👍🏼❤
Life lesson: Use money to make imaginary friends
That's funny. They don't give food out here when i was needy, even knew a couple who could give me a job but no.
Yesterday they ask 10.75 a month for publisher a month just for a particular thing, So that it extra of the other donations
Higher production value than what watchtowers putting out
Great Job Walley!! I like how you pointed out that the organization may take advantage of himanitarian hand-outs from goverments, but then get eleders to hand out and claim they handed out, which is true, but only part of the truth....in usa they send out letters to tell people to go to the food banks when in need....unless I'm wrong. I loved your satire. the timing was impecable.
When a german " brother" with little round glasses tells you to pay up on time , you'd better pay or else ...it really is a matter of life or death isnt it 😮
Feeling a bit more like a threat than a suggestion with the accent and the glasses 😂😂
You vill pay und you vill like eet, or we vill deal mit you, bwahaha…
@@greyberet1 und ser schnell 😂
They only distributed Government food packs to JWs only. They also got paid by the Government to do so.
Gaslighting to the 100th degree!
I don't know who plays more word games: Watchtower itself or the rank and file playing Wordscape on their phones bored af during the meeting. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣
Love your sence of humor. 😂😂😂 It's not that hard to listen that awfull WT videos with you. Thanks. 💕
By stifling the educational and training of young people, not better. By shielding Scriptural and legal wrongdoing, not better. By how regular members are treated, not better. $12M works out to $1.50 per publisher.
Ug! Good Grief Charlie Brown!
The Society is Lucy Van Pelt with the football and the rank-and-file are Charlie Brown running to kick it only for the Society to pull it away at the last second. We've seen it with the date-setting for Armageddon and we're seeing it with regard to the contributions.
There is a tendency to laugh when Sophia puts her ice cream money in the contribution box, but that laughter is tempered by the knowledge that this is exactly the type of thing the Society demands of Jehovah's witnesses. That last sound bite with the Bethelite is proof conclusive thereof. Yes, even those in Bethel service, who technically receive only a small monthly allowance, are required to make economic contributions to the Society.
Just like Charlie Brown with the football, Jehovah's witnesses land on their backs for the Society. The only difference is that this is real life, not a comic strip. When Jehovah's witnesses land on their backs for the Society, the pain and the hurt are genuine and do not disappear in the next panel.
👏🏼😂👏🏼😂👏🏼😂 that tennis/onion skit was hilarious, another classic 😆
I was watching Seinfeld right before your video...amazing.
Angelic direction
In the lowest point of my miserable existence when I attempted suicide when death was no longer scary I ceased to care whether I would die or not so I started reading books and watch videos strictly prohibited by watchtower and I realized that my depression PTSDs originates in Borg. I became POMO in a matter of 3 months going into greater depression realizing that I dedicated my life, life choices and life to something that is absolutely bunch of baloney.
I hope you are in a better place now. Time does help, and realising you now have freedom and many different doors of your own choosing available to you
I hope you're in a better place now friend.
Don't lose your life to this organization, your life is precious.
You can recover from the org, but not from suicide.
Recovery is attainable and makes you stronger, strive for that, and be thankful to have escaped with your life.
Blessings to you on your road to healing.
Are not the elderly widows or single parent all of good standing? Oh excuse me no they are not related to an elder or cong overseer so you could be a lying toe rag of an elder but because of your relatives higher up all things are squashed. They do not distribute food or supplies to the wider community. Ordinary publishers are passed over even if they are starving and struggling to walk to the meetings they are not offered a lift. Associated with at meetings etc. So it is only the elders family who get and the rest can starve etc., 😡😡
For example during these troubled times of Uktaine they stood at airports and had a sign that indicated JWs this way. But if you did not have an elder for a husband you were not offered a house etc. etc. You were probably refered to the social services. Although they advertised All JWs they asked their status in their Ukraine KH before segregating you. 😡 There is a footage showing exactly this happening.
Can't even speak up...because you will be separated from everything and everyone you've ever known and loved!!
It's outrageous with these claim about not asking for money & giving to the needy by this organization. They stipulates how much to give on a monthly basis& coerce their members to give.l enjoy watching you play characters in your skits. Think freely&live well.
According to Klaus's figures regarding the food relief, each recipient recieved 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of food over 4 months. This works out to 3.75kg (8.26 pounds) of food per month per person. If this was in a staple such as rice or flour, it would be enough to fill some's stomach each day. If it contained liquids (in the form of canned goods) or fresh produce such as vegetables and fruit, then it would be signifigantly less
Wally eating an onion just for our entertainment is my new favorite thing... haha
My parents are JW. They are 78 & 80yo. Every visit to them usually results in a conversation in which they try to get me to join. I have recently asked if they had a will or any legal direction for their end of life plans. The only thing I got was my father wants most if not all his money to go to the WT organization. I don’t argue it with him, it’s his money he worked for it it’s his to choose what he does with it. My only issue is, I look at him and wonder how such a smart man was manipulated into this mind controlling organization. He claims he researched it deeply before joining back around 1969 ish. Can’t change his mind now. 😢
Same here, but it's my mother who still clings to being a JW. The sad part is that she's 81 now, in great health, still pioneering, and her standing is high. She wouldn't dare leave now, she gets all the attention, food, gift cards, cash cuz she cries poverty. I don't know who is more manipulative, the GB or my mother!!!
Great Job Wally
Humanitarian aid my foot. I’m in the UK and not once have I passed a KH and seeing them setting up a food bank. In this economic climate and as I go about my daily business, I constantly pass churches and other charities setting up food banks.
The only thing I see the JWs doing is standing by their carts trying to recruit people in their cult.
Shocked they didn’t have their own credit union
In Africa, not withstanding the State of living of their Brothers and Sisters, the JW still called the poor People in their Kingdom Halls for Donations. I saw this during my Visit from Germany to my family Members. They dont want to know how poor u are, your Donation is important like the Widow in the Bible. I am happy that I left the Organisation with my family members here in Germany after 37years in Dec 2019 and today at the Age of 79, I am seeing more Happiness in the Family than the Time we associated with JW
First off we recognize 2 Congos. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) then the Congo. Over 200,000 publishers in DRC, less than 10,000 in Congo. I doubt 12milliom was spent on less than 10,000 publishers in Congo, as it is not a place you want to be distributing food boxes! One would not live to complete the distributing! But in the DRC conditions are better, unless you find yourself in the Northern part of the DRC. There are a number of Christian Organisations backed by developed countries like the US, UK, EU, who have been distributing more than just food boxes, such as education, clean water, bridges and roads, schools, women's health which includes help for rape victims, abuse against women, since the 70's! Of which Jehovah's Witnesses are not a part of. Mostly Jehovah's Witnesses just help if your a baptised Jehovah's Witness. So the 12million was Mostly distributed in the DRC, not the Congo. You certainly will not see Governing Body Members visiting the Congo to encourage Congregations there anytime soon.
Jesus sent all of you to preach about the JW's??????????
@@Mimi-uv2nh I live in West Africa. Born and raised in Brookings Harbor Oregon. We have many refugees from Central Africa, Congo, DRC. When my wife and I were preaching door to door I would buy Plantains for their children to eat. Mostly most JW'S do not do that, but I could never just walk away knowing they are hungry. My wife and I still hire them to help on our farm or whatever we need done. We are kicked to the garbage can according to one Elder as he raised his foot and shook it at us saying I kick you to the dust bin!
When we were disfellowshipped.
💰💵JW\CULT💵💰
This speaker brags on behalf of Watchtower for all the humanitarian aid…and yet Jesus said when giving gifts to help those in need not to brag about helping others
Hi Wally and Zeezy 🐈⬛ That looked like Fred at the beginning, unless I'm mistaken 🐕💛 nice skit and hat 😂
Is that brother putting Monopoly money in the charity box???
He be crying because it's such a good apple, a good apple can bring a tear to your eye.
9:25 holySh1t Wally, this statement is my current life in a nutshell!!!
9:55 didn't they actually take credit for government programs as well?
No shame, I have no other words.
Oh! Somebody!
Thats sick they will always show the older ones or children giving contributions especially in countries where they have little means. The exploitation is sick
Wally, I enjoyed your creativity 😂😂. You should be part of ramapo studio! 🤣😂
Aw man you totally ate that onion 🤣🤣you crack me up!
Funny how jw's say god would make even the rocks cry out in exultation. Meanwhile the governing body and bethel need millions of dollars to spread gods important message. 🤔
So ridiculous and funny! The music 🤣🤣
From my understanding they have a huge trust? Henrietta M Riley trust which gives them millions a yr. Yet they still ask continually for money.
By the way, was that a
"Walla Walla Sweet 😋 Onion"
From Walla Walla County, Washington State? 😋🥰😊
Way to go buddy!
Where do they get this information from that Pastors and Priests were asking for money
I do remember though seen a JW video of them begging for money
And only supplied to Jehovah’s Witnesses. Not to anyone outside the organisation.
Let's hope that the RUclips operators will never accept any submissions from the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, to shut down ex-JW channels such as this one. These channels are in the best interests for all humanity.
As someone who was a ministerial servant giving away these goods during that time I can assure you that if we really wanted to make friends with Jehovah we would have helped as many communities as Jesus would have. This organization is selfish
lol OMG the onion :P
PATHOLOGICAL LIARS!!! =WT GOVERNING BODY
Preaching paradise 🤑
Mom got a box with 3 heads of cabbage n an onion
5:36 - how jehovahs organization is from others- yes they are different in that jehovahs organization only help their own.
7:59 if you plug your nose, close your eyes and bite into an onion...it is indistinguishable from an apple... until your nostrils open again...
What happened to ' Have a good ass day!'
Authorised to provide and they distributed could also mean they got food or money from governments or other agencies and just distributed it.
I seem to recall hearing about this being true somewhere during the last few years so it may have been there or the same is true for there.
Do you think there’s a way to actually check where the funds were distributed ?
haha, he is actually eating an onion
Like refugees have money to donate to WT! 😂
Surely These Watch Tower are very biblical They fulfill Mt. 23 and Lk. 20 to the letter: HYPOCRITS!!!
I like the digital cloning
If stopped block members going to college to raise income might not be so bad now. Also getting sued by covering up sex abuse does not help. But they got the $26,000 per Bethel members since had business during COVID.
OK but can we talk about how pretty your dining room is lol
Beautiful ❤