60,000 elders in the US branch. At 300 per week for 50 weeks that is 15,000 a year. It'll take 6 years at that rate for the US alone.
Posts by zack
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43Week long Elders school announced
by JWFreak inat the agm it was announced that all elders in the us will attend a weeks 5 days kingdom ministry school next year.
there will be a different class held at patterson each week until all us elders have attended.
not sure about other countries.
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Week long Elders school announced
by JWFreak inat the agm it was announced that all elders in the us will attend a weeks 5 days kingdom ministry school next year.
there will be a different class held at patterson each week until all us elders have attended.
not sure about other countries.
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zack
They all get a chance to see the Wizard in the fabled palace of OZ! For this they will brave any obstacle. This is damage control and employee retention.. Something is afoot and
they went their enforcers to remain.
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Annual Bethel Meeting
by indahsempurna inmy parents just came back from the annual bethel meeting in brooklyn.
they said only 3 of the gb were there.
they felt the need to inform me of everything even though i was in a blur watching tv.
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zack
Someone very close to me attended this meeting and I have not heard a peep from them. Making they think the cleansing is starting with me? Or maybe they woke up Sunday morning after all the BS on Saturday and decided to get the hell out.
It does sound like there is something afoot that will shake up the ranks. Good. They need shaking up.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Look Forward To People Dying!
by minimus inwhat a terrible thing to say!
but it's the truth.
witnesses are known to go into wealthy neighborhoods and while riding around in service or actually going to someone's house, they declare that "these people already have their own paradise but as soon as armageddon comes, i'm gonna take this house and when they die, it's gonna be my mansion!.
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zack
Death today means a resurrection later. I've heard it said many times that "at least now they'll get a resurrection" when referring to worldlies who die
prior to the Big A.
Can you feel the love?
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Does Gilead have any accreditation?
by journey-on inwhen a witness talks about someone who has "graduated" from gilead, they always make it sound like such an accomplishment as if they graduated from harvard or somethin...lol.
i know it's called the watchtower bible school of gilead and is located at the watchtower educational center in patterson, ny (sounds impressive, uh?)..
it used to be known as the watchtower bible college of gilead in south lansing, ny.. does this school have any accreditation that you know of or is it just glorified classroom training for jw "missionaries"?
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zack
I thought there was a "graduate" from Gilead on this board?
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Does a person's true personality come out when they're drunk?
by lfcviking ini've heard this been said before that when you have had loads to drink and when your inhibitions are temporarily removed then the real you is exposed.
i.e:.
some people when they've got a skinfull they might start talking about money & bragg about personal financial achievements and how much more money they're going to earn.. some people after a few beers suddenly think they're rocky balboa and think they can take the world on.. others after sinking some g & t's might turn into a crazed sexual tyrannosaurus!!.
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zack
I THINK EVERYONE AROUND ME IS MUCH NICER AFTER I'VE HAD A FEW--- MORE ATTRACTIVE TOO!
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Week long Elders school announced
by JWFreak inat the agm it was announced that all elders in the us will attend a weeks 5 days kingdom ministry school next year.
there will be a different class held at patterson each week until all us elders have attended.
not sure about other countries.
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zack
CAN YOU SAY: DAMAGE CONTROL?
I'M GLAD I'M NOT AN ELDER ANYMORE.
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Don't Overthink The Watchtower Society
by metatron ini often read various attempts at explanations of whatever changes the watchtower society comes up.
with that suggest a collective intelligence greater than anything i've actually observed.
when i left bethel, many years ago, i believed that jehovah was guiding this organization because i. didn't see much depth of intelligence in the governing body.
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zack
In the land of the pig, the butcher is king
------ Meatloaf
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An email from my Dad on Bible Chronology - Armegeddon's arrival
by eclipse ini cannot provide any background info on my dad except to say that he is not an attender anymore, but is not apostate.. years ago, my dad showed me why he thought 1975 was wrong, and he gave me a date like 2011, 2012...back in 2004.. it actually made sense to me back then, and obve's posts reminded me of my dad's calculations..... only my dad's calculations were not based on addition or multiplying of random crazy numbers, .
but actually were logical assumptions based on the scriptures as he understood them.. here is his email to me...it might be lengthy, but it is easy to follow and understand.
(sorry for the large font, it was the font he used in the email.
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zack
Ditto what Para said.
The WTS carrot is NOT DIEING.
The REQUIREMENT of Jesus gospel is DEATH.
The WTS DO NOT beleive nor preach the gospel of Christ.
And even as a child I could remember thinking to myself that if ANYONE could figure out the date of Jesus return, it would be Jesus himself. Geez! I should have written all that down when i was eight and mailed it to myself for delivery at thirteen.
Thanks for sharing your Dad's thoughts.
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zack
I guess, so far, the answer would be "no."