Posts by Fisherman

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Help Me Undertand...

by DarioKehl in

according to the 2014 annual report:.

"worldwide, there are 115,416 congregations of jehovahs witnesses and 8,201,545 publishers.".

i don't understand how the borg is facing financial difficulty.

Fisherman

They are in the top 40 riches companies in the world.

You are right. And the work, and a lot of materials are donated, and besides that, tax exempted, and the money from the sale of the Brooklyn properties alone, and besides that, investments to generate more money. WT has the money to complete its projects. These projects are done very cheap. Even locally, there are always individual JWs with $$ that will finance KH building if necessary.

Squibb building was built on quicksand and it was sinking into the Hudson but volunteer engineers and workers got that major problem solved very cheap.

But the bigger the machine, the more energy it needs to work. Book publishing ain't what is used to be, -but "it ain't over until the fat lady sings."

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Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

by John Aquila in

its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

Fisherman

The WT will never discontinue d-d preaching unless they are planning to discontinue preaching altogether.

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How did Matthew Use the Word "Generation"?

by BluesBrother in

another "generation" thread....i know!

when splane wanted a scripture that demonstrated the bible's use of the word he went all the way back to moses and used ex.

1.6. he could have stayed in the same book and used matthew chapter 1,written by the same hand.

Fisherman

New Overlapping Generational Light!

Vid, You should see me laughing. Thanks for making me laugh. I cannot stop laughing.

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The best surgery for men, Hernia surgery.

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

i had one two weeks ago, i'm fine.

but how nice it was not to lift anything over.

10 pounds.

Fisherman

Terry, great reviews on your book. Thanks for the links. In all fairness to you, I would have to read what you have to say to form an opinion about your position. I also saw that you authored another book that sounds mentally challenging.

Based on what was said in the reviews about what you wrote in your book, above mentioned, you were not compelled to go to the Army (Thank God ) because at the time, you were a JW; You automatically qualified for the exemption because you were JW , but you don't look at that, you only look at having to go to jail because you think that WT should have allowed you to choose alternate military service which was a provision offered at that time to those that qualified. But you do not have all of the facts that led WT to their position nor did you have the burden that JW leadership had at that time. Seems to you so clear to look back in 20/20 hindsight. Nevertheless, your courage and loyalty that you showed then still stands.

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For those of you that are disfellowshipped, How Far Would Your Faithfull JW Family Go To Stay Loyal to The WT?

by John Aquila in

ive seen jw parents shun their disfellowshipped children for 20-30 years.

ive seen parents remove disfellowshipped or fader children from wills and give the inheritance to the watchtower..

if your country got run over by some form of government like the nazi regime and started a process of eliminating any groups or individuals who it considered a threat.

Fisherman

There is a saying; "More papist than the pope." Present DF is softer than years ago, but some individuals still want to take it to the extreme, but such harshness is not required.

I cannot understand how some people can think that they can go around breaking the rules of society and still expect to be treated as a member. If you live in a house with a bunch of other people and you refuse to follow the rules that everybody else is following, you cannot live with everybody else, you can come back but you have to follow the rules. When you are not a member, you should not expect to be treated as one.

Albeit, you cannot shun your wife or your children. And it seems cruel to treat your family members with contempt because they are DF. It is also cruel not allowing parents or grandparents to see their loved ones. On the other hand, when DF JW relatives especially start sending easter bunnies and christmas cards, and calls on birthdays, and talk to children and grandchildren or JW relatives against JW, it gets to the point where JW does not want to deal with DF JW at all, but for those reasons and not because they are DF.

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Does anyone pray and if so to who?

by duc007az in

it's been years since i've prayed and the last one i prayed to was the god known as jehovah.

just wondering.

Fisherman

I also saw a cartoon showing the parted red sea, and Moses walking towards it having a solemn expression on his face as he moved forward, and a goofy, smiling, child's, inflatable life preserver around his neck, and a crowd of people following, but no one that was following him was wearing one. -Funny

People think that they know; They think that they will not have to pay; A thief will ride until he is stopped, then he prays.- And pays.

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Does anyone pray and if so to who?

by duc007az in

it's been years since i've prayed and the last one i prayed to was the god known as jehovah.

just wondering.

Fisherman

I do not pray to a wall. I pray to Jehovah, the God of the Bible. He answers my prayers, especially when I need Him as a deliverer or comforter. Many times though, He does not give me what I ask Him, but He always lets me know that He has heard my prayer.

Why He allows suffering of humans and animals, my mind and heart is not able to understand. However, I do understand, that I want relief from those that oppress me.

"And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness; Jehovah our God will cut them off". -Psalms 94:23 ASV

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How did Matthew Use the Word "Generation"?

by BluesBrother in

another "generation" thread....i know!

when splane wanted a scripture that demonstrated the bible's use of the word he went all the way back to moses and used ex.

1.6. he could have stayed in the same book and used matthew chapter 1,written by the same hand.

Fisherman

Generation-How long? Must conform to Bible in terms of length and definition. The WT projected that the 1914 generation would be the same in length as 70 CE, about 80 years or so, and 1975 fit just right with that definition- But no disgusting thing standing in a Holy place. Albeit, 1914 is written in stone. Whatever any meaning of generation is applied to 1914,100 years of invisible ruling and letting everybody know that there is a new sheriff in town is the limit. I think that Oct 2015 to Passover 2016 is the time frame that JW are privately in expectation for the GT. If expectations do not realize by then, then who knows what, when.

"New International Version
"For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth."-Luke 21:35

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