Yes, that happened in my congregation too. The new amount was double the previous one, but they said it so fast I don't know if anybody noticed. Nobody asked questions and it passed. Interesting to know this is happening everywhere.
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World Wide Work Resolution Doubled Overnight
by JW_Rogue induring covid-19 crisis our hall decides to double the amount sent to hq from our local account.
the resolution is unanimously supported, no questions asked.
has anyone else had this happen?.
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Help locating an article
by Reazon22 ina while back i came across an article that provides an illustration of a student challenging his teacher.anyways article went on to say the teacher should allowed the student to prove its point.
any help would be appreciated..
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neat blue dog
It's also worth noting that the Bible Teach book has been officially replaced by the Teach Us book as the primary study aid . . . And this new version omits that illustration. Gee, I wonder why?
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Covid-19 and JWs and Sweden
by neat blue dog insweden didn't lock down and are doing well.
so with the unified pro-lockdown message the jws are promoting, how are they handling things in that country?
are they still having meetings but keeping it quiet?
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neat blue dog
Sweden didn't lock down and are doing well. So with the unified pro-lockdown message the JWs are promoting, how are they handling things in that country? Are they still having meetings but keeping it quiet? I realize they have a vested interest in the plandemic as it always helps with the last days thing.
PS: This is yet another example of JWs having more in common with liberals than conservatives. At a recent midweek meeting the congregation went beyond even what the GB said and were badmouthing those who don't wear masks.
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Only in Jehovah's organiz . . . scratch that
by neat blue dog inan experience from the latest magazine.
only in jehovah's organization!
oh wait.. jovica, quoted earlier in this series ofarticles, grew up hearing his countrymen,the news, and television programs givenegative reports about a minority group.“i became filled with prejudice—and evenhatred—for those people,” he says.
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neat blue dog
An experience from the latest magazine. Only in Jehovah's organization! . . . Oh wait.
Jovica, quoted earlier in this series of
articles, grew up hearing his countrymen,
the news, and television programs give
negative reports about a minority group.
“I became filled with prejudice—and even
hatred—for those people,” he says. “And
I thought I was completely justified in
feeling that way.
“However, while in the army, I had no
choice but to live and work with fellow
soldiers from that minority group. In time,
I learned more about them. I even started
to learn their language and to listen to
their folk songs. I began to have pleasant
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Hello Guys
by KW13 inwell its been a while since i posted and i wanted to ask what latest 'new light' has been revealed so i can keep up.
just also wanted to say rest in peace dansk and mouthy amongst others, long time members here and great people.. minimus if you see this good to see you're still active, gumby & uncle bruce also if you stumble on this i wish you both well.
gumby i know you made many sacrfices mate, i hope you're happy.
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neat blue dog
Not with so many qualifiers.
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Watchtower Sues to Keep Convention Videos Off Internet
by Sea Breeze inhttps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/07/20/mormonleaks-founders-pay/?fbclid=iwar31g8tcjkq3dtzxjx6mhinhqnk6fequaiwu_278zkhia6vmbyb6ha_jz28.
so i guess the wt holds free public gatherings, but will sue anyone who publishes a video of the free speeches?
what happened to advertise, advertise advertise the king and his kingdom?
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neat blue dog
I didn't know that the conventions were copyrighted
Everything made is inherently copyrighted from it's release, with or without registration or copyright labeling, that's how
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It's Shark Week on TV ... anybody watching the shows?
by RubaDub inwith the virus thing going on, there's more tv time here in the rub a dub household.. watching jaws for the 20th time still is fun.
then all the killer stingray, whales and other sea creatures is interesting.. we watched moby's dick last night.
it's an old classic like jaws.
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neat blue dog
I saw most of Jaws years ago but want to see it again all the way through. (As well as 2, 3D and 4)
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Farmers to Families: Approved Contractors
by neat blue dog inhttps://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box/approved-contractors.
at this link there are a couple pdfs with lists of farms that food is being bought from.
we all know how tricky wt can be, especially when it comes to money, so i'm just wondering if they may be one of the contractors at one of their still remaining farms going under another name, and getting paid millions to distribute all this food across the country.
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neat blue dog
https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box/approved-contractors
At this link there are a couple PDFs with lists of farms that food is being bought from. We all know how tricky WT can be, especially when it comes to money, so I'm just wondering if they may be one of the contractors at one of their still remaining farms going under another name, and getting paid millions to distribute all this food across the country. Just a thought.
(Local JWs are also being urged to contribute for the 'arrangement', so that would add even more to their profit.)
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2020 Convention Friday Highlights: Information Control and Hypocrisy
by neat blue dog inthere's yet another talk to add to the list of talks written specifically for damage control against "apostates".
the speaker says, "some who were once part of the christian congregation attempt to mislead us", that they tell "false accusations" & "lies".
to combat this, he says that you should "protect your ears from damaging noise by not listening to it", comparing it to wearing "noise canceling headphones".
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neat blue dog
Not sure what was in that stuff, crack??
I think it's just a psychological effect: the dullness of the day contrasted with a brief reprieve, similar to the excitement for airplane peanuts.
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False prophets, and proud of it
by neat blue dog inthe latest wt celebrates the 100th anniversary of 1920 with an article about what happened that year:.
on march 21, 1920, joseph f. ruther-ford .
spoke on the subject“millions now living will never die.” the bi-ble students left no stone unturned in theirquest to invite interested ones to this event.they rented one of the largest theaters innew york city and distributed some 320,-000 invitations.the public responded beyond all expecta-tions.
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neat blue dog
The latest WT celebrates the 100th anniversary of 1920 with an article about what happened that year:
On March 21, 1920, Joseph F. Ruther-
ford . . . spoke on the subject
“Millions Now Living Will Never Die.” The Bi-
ble Students left no stone unturned in their
quest to invite interested ones to this event.
They rented one of the largest theaters in
New York City and distributed some 320,-
000 invitations.
The public responded beyond all expecta-
tions. An audience of over 5,000 filled the
theater to capacity, and as many as 7,000
had to be turned away. The Watch Tower
called it “one of the most successful meet-
ings ever held by International Bible Stu-
dents.”
The Bible Students became well-known
for proclaiming that “millions now living will
never die.” At the time, they did not under-
stand that the Kingdom message had to be
proclaimed more extensively. Still, their zeal
was remarkable. Ida Olmstead, who began
attending meetings in 1902, recalled, “We
knew that for all mankind great blessings
were in store, and we never failed to tell this
good news to those we met in the ministry.”
. . .
As 1920 drew to a close, the Bible
Students had much to be happy about.As we know, the whole point of the Millions talk and booklet was to proclaim 1925.