https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y201qzddzbg&app=desktop.
He has a great way of splainin stuff that guy doesn't he.
Dear Young People, once you turn 18 yrs old you have the privilege of being responsible for your own decisions about what is truth and what is a ridiculous claim, regardless of what your parents believe or taught you to believe. Don't let any religion tell you otherwise.
you read that right.
there is a whole talk on the topic.. .
outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .
Whatever WT says on this subject it always has the wiff of victim blaming or in this case potential victim blaming and shaming.
what does everyone think of the new executive order on religious liberty?
this would include a weakening of the johnson amendment so churches will be freer to either contribute to political campaigns and/or promote a candidate from the pulpit.
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Just what churches need more unaccountable power to influence the sheeple.
you read that right.
there is a whole talk on the topic.. .
outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .
Anything in there about that evil person could be a member of the congregation including an elder or ministerial servant so never allow your child to be alone in a car or FS with anyone ???
WT could use this as market research and material for future propoganda.
i heard this on the youtube channel - bad jw round table discussions and i normally don't give much thought to rumours, i did find this one interesting.one of the guys on the channel said that there are plans that 'the other sheep' will be told not to attend any future memorials.he was asked how credible was this and he said that it is talk going around by those in the know, just like there had been those that knew about the fairly recent new edition of the bible being in production.even if this is probably just a rumour, the idea has a lot of merit.
the benefits for the organization outweigh the negatives and would fit in with their current direction.here are some of the benefits, for the org.
that could come from it- the biggest benefit would come from not having to accommodate so many attendants, which are more than double a normal meeting.
I have wondered whether in the furture there would be one official memorial that would be broadcast with GB members and select bethelites. I don't think GB give a rat's about any non-bethelite annointed and will find some way to disqualify any undesirable partakers and one official televised memorial would solve a lot of problems for them re controlling the number of extra partakers etc. I think this problem of rogue annointed will have to be addressed by the org at some point, it's too embarrassing for them. And yes adjusting the requirement for observers to be there would work, no one these days converts to JWism from going to a memorial the only visitors are lapsed JWs and the r&f will just do whatever the God of nu-lite tells them to.
watchtower ever “simplifies” its “arrangements”.
no more food.
one-day circuit assemblies…no more “special assembly day”--it was a sad occasion anyways.
New instructions for virtual bapstisms :
1. Walk onto platform and face audience
2. Hold your nose
3. Shimmy down towards the ground like a 1967 dancecraze.
4. Jump up in the air with a goofy grin on your face.
we are so overjoyed with what is happening in the exjw community!
it is places like this forum where many can have a place to interact anonymously and be felt like they are understood.
you guys are awesome!
Stan - " ...speaker...empty rows..." indeed, something to look forward to.
But somehow, I reckon they'll have morphed into a fully fledged internet religion by then.
pimo (physically in, mentally out)?
no.. pomi (physically out, mentally in)?
no.. pamo (physically & mentally out)?
POMOSP = physically out, mentally out, seriously pissed.
the congregation i attend had it's watchtower study on thursday night because of l.d.c work this week-end, and another congregation i have some not very spiritual friends in had their watchtower study on wednesday.
from what i have delicately prised out of people, the congregations loved the watchtower study this week, saying it was so encouraging and all the usual stuff, with no-one seeming to realise the g.b.
said they're not inspired, so the spirit int he past has moved them to teach wrong things, and all the other ideas excellently summed up on reddit.. today's watchtower will wash over the heads of most j.w's like it never even happened, the all remaining as loyal as ever, and it makes me so, so sad..
Even if they thought the WT didn't pass the sniff test they would never admit it outloud. The only question ever asked after meetings that I went to were "how did you enjoy the meeting?" Or "wasn't it a great WT?"
