Posts by BluesBrother

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one picture too far ( fetched)

by waton in

july 2019 wt mag.

study article 27, to sept 8 (last weak) sic intended.

page 5. .

BluesBrother

I like D of C's cartoon .LOL

I dunno about singing while you drive , lots do (on an open straight road ) Do they really think driving a family to a meeting is a calm happy affair? In my experience it was rushed, late , tense , after getting washed & changed and ready.

However, my beef and that of the dub family members was " How can you remember the words of the scriptures or the songs when the keep changing it ?"

My Missus gets puzzled looks and patronizing corrections if she refers to Bible verse from memory......they have changed the words now in the revised NWT . The old songs too now have different words......That is counter productive to remembering it.

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New Armageddon date?

by neat blue dog in

looking at the most recent wt the study article focuses on the jubilees.

the made a separate box in the article to highlight the math behind jubilees, and i'm wondering if they're trying to get people thinking and stir up the pot without actually making a false prophecy.

for instance: jubilees happened every 7 times 7 years.

BluesBrother

Doug said:

"They only have to provide hints and some will run with it"

In my recent experience things have changed since we were active. Dubs these days just dont seem to be that bothered . I spend some time with the locals both at the Hall and in occasional social conversations ( Just as a dutiful husband determined to keep the marriage alive)

I have not heard anyone speculating about dates or even wanting to talk about their faith . It all seems to be social and just getting work done. None of the enthusiasm and expectations that we once had.

I guess if you are going to stay in, that's how it has to be. The thinkers like us have left by now.

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highlights from Circuit Overseer Guidelines

by neat blue dog in

i just finished looking through the circuit overseer manual, so here are some highlights.

first up, regarding circuit assemblies:.

if a brother is so extremely overweight that others would be distracted if he had a part on the program, good judgment would need to be used in deciding whether to give him an assignment.

BluesBrother

"if there are no baptismal candidates present when he asks for these to stand, there is no need to ask the two questions or to say the prayer"

Oh boy! .
I can just imagine the poor speaker asking the q, and nobody standing up. Do they have to be told not to proceed with baptism ritual?

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What to do when you're PIMO and dont want to date a jw?

by nowawake14 in

jw
friends

what are your thoughts on that?.

BluesBrother

If you are going to remain physically in you had better make up yoiur mind to either :-

1) lead a totally double life by seeking Outside associates and romance, looking over your shoulder all the time for informers, and knowing that you can never marry or live together openly.

2) Settle for a bachelor life.......

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7 New Files Arrived!

by Atlantis in

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friends

2019-09-01--local design construction update.

all the descriptions for the files disappeared after i clicked (save).

there is the september announcements and reminders, 2020 convention dates, ldc newsletter, congregation analysis report, 2019 publications approved for discard, and congregation-convention assignments... https://docdro.id/bw85yom.

BluesBrother

In the last letter were refs. To.......

Life and Ministry Meeting Overseer?.

Auxilliary counsellor ?

New titles to me, and whats with reviewing/rating speakers?

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Museums growing at the branches especially Warwick

by benny in

i am not sure if this has been discussed but last night mid week meeting about organisational accomplishments really got my goat as the example of the temple was used.

people contributed to the building of the jewish temple and now the museum and bethel in warwick.

this supposed .be evidence of god s guidance.

BluesBrother

Yuk! That exhibition was just a trumpet blowing demonstration

Did I not hear Mark Sanderson claim that this was a multicultural society? Really?

The Cambridge Dictionary defines that as , " including people of many different customs and beliefs" .. I leave you to decide if that is true of the WTS......

We went to thev " Show Love Gallery" more trumpet blowing . Why did that title remind me of the Ministry of Love in Orwell's 1984? That building was really an instrument of repression.

Many many years back I enjoyed Bethel tours. I think I would want to give this one a miss even if I were still in.

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How a rumor of assassination spooked the Watchtower

by Terry in

president kennedy's brother robert excited the world as a candidate for president 5 years after jfk's murder.rfk, in turn, was murdered.the assassin's name was sirhan sirhan, he was palestinian.it just so happened the assassin's father, bishara, was a member in good standing as one of jehovah’s witnesses.so what?

so this:this seemingly innocent fact would jolt jehovah's witnesses into a near panic.

i know because i was there.here are the facts as i remember them.______the jehovah's witness, bishara sirhan unfortunately had a reputation in his neighborhood and community for being excitable, even volatile at times.

BluesBrother

Sirhan......

I remember the events well, a shocking assassination. Word of a J W connection reached our cong. (U.K.) when our Cong.Servant ( pre elder times) mentioned it in a prayer . Later he explained that he had heard the news .

Did not the WT or Aw. Print a disclaimer ,under Watching the World , or something similar?

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Friends! (A pain in the ...?)

by Terry in

jw
friends

friends?

some friends are like a holiday a favorite pair of shoes the scratching post for kitten fingers to caress some friends can really wear you out with their whinging and their blues yet more or less - not worse than all the rest.

some friends are chatty cherubim and others?

BluesBrother

I have never been good at making friends , so I learned to carry on with lots of associates but no close friends .... That is ok.

I try to remember what Terry's poem said , that we are all just human and bound to differ

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What’s Your Favorite Breakfast??

by minimus in

jw
friends

to me, breakfast can be served at any time of the day.

a local bar in my area serves breakfast all day long.

for 5 bucks you get 2 eggs any way you like, bacon sausage or ham with home fries and toast!!

BluesBrother

every day it is simple cereal. A treat would be an "Eggs Royale" at our local pub/restaurant. That is an eggs benedict without the ham but smoked salmon instead

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Very happy young drum player

by Sour Grapes in

when i saw this young boy play the drums i was really impressed by his talent and the joy that he has.

for some strange reason, i thought of how his life would change if his parents studied with the jdubs and became witnesses.

i could see how the boy's life would change.

BluesBrother

Yea.... that boy can play!

I hope he goes on to make a success of a musical career. ....As the op suggests, if he were born into a dub family, or perhaps other restrictive religions/cultures he would have no chance of making a career out of what he obviously loves.

I have known one or two young witnesses who had musical ability. Who knows if it would have led to a career? but of course they were stopped once they got to a point that it started to interfere with the all important Ministry. One lass told me she was unable to enjoy an orchestra now , it made her sad to think that she might have been there