Posts by BluesBrother

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Letter from local Kingdom Hall

by jhine in

today l received a hand written letter from my local kingdom hall .

l say my local as the one nearest me , for those who don't know me l am not nor have ever been a jw .

as this letter was addressed " to the householder " l assume that everyone in the area ( tamworth , staffordshire ) has been sent one .

BluesBrother

They seem to be pushing the letter writing ministry in England these days, at the publishers own expense. At first they feared the data protection junk mail laws might prohibit it, but they had a re think. To me it seems a most boring way to count time. It is all about keeping the dubs involved in thinking about ministry and not going cold in lockdown.

What to say in reply? ....put it how you like but I would avoid contentious issues that show you to be “apostate “. The rank and file dubs don’t know about them anyway. I would ask seemingly interested questions that would make the writer look into some areas of faith that are thinly supported......if you want to.....

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Thoughts on JW funerals

by Syme in

i recently had the sad opportunity to attend 2 jw funerals.

the first was a few months ago and the second today.

the first was my grandfather's and the second of an old friend back from my jw days.

BluesBrother

A lot depends on the speaker.. If he is one to go by the book he will stick to the printed outline and say little about the deceased. Others include more personal things .

At my time of life I have seen many old friends go, and their memorial services varied enormously.

Make sure you get the right elder to take it.

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You have to admit if there were to be a 2nd coming of the Christ, now would be the time!

by nowwhat? in

i'm not talking about armageddon, but a chance for all mankind to "reset" and come together.

just sayin.

i know i'm going to get nailed, but that's ok. i still consider myself a christian..

BluesBrother

I am not “ nailing “ anybody but I also contest the viewpoint that America is the be-all-and-everything to the world today. That is the kind of thinking that led the Watchtower astray.

Covid is bad . No argument about that but it does not compare to Spanish Flu or Ebola and we have had worse pandemics in history.

The American disorder is actually local to the North American State. The rest of the world looks on and shrugs while getting on with our own lives.

I too believe that Christ will return some day but I don’t know when , he did not say.

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Are the Canadian and US Kingdom Ministries different?

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

i was cleaning out some old photos etc.

from my mother's stuff and landed on a small box containing 1980-2000 km.

my first thought was to toss it.

BluesBrother

Back when we used the “Kingdom ministry “ we always knew that the U.K. edition was different to the US one

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Omg! The latest Caleb and Sophie video!

by nowwhat? in

for those who think the organization is going more mainstream think again.

so eating a leftover birthday cupcake is as bad a sin as peter betraying jesus!

(see lloyd evans video) .

BluesBrother

We need to see the thing .

https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&prefer=content&applanguage=E&locale=en&item=pub-pk_40_VIDEO&docid=1011214

if I were a J W parent there is no way I would let the GB make rules for my kids or speak to them direct by video. That is a parent’s job. What to do with birthdays, how far do you go? That is a matter for conscience and in my experience the dubs can act differently.

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Will JWs get DFed if they are caught with old JW publications?

by mickbobcat in

i was told that if a jw now gets caught reading or with old jw literature they can get dfed.

i doubt this is true but wanted to know for sure.

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BluesBrother

Utter nonsense.. Wiser ones still have a library of old books. Once in a while the new articles refer to old issues....when it suits their purpose

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Please Watchtower Society : Not another '' LIVE FOREVER'' publication.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

there will be another new generation of watchtower society followers that will be introduced to ''the.

carrot and stick.

'' promise something that will never be attained!.

BluesBrother

Yes this study course is designed to rope in the young. Primarily it is to be electronic and interactive. Over 50s don’t like that . Geoff Jackson’s comments on the broadcast were disparaging the older ones.. it is a case of “keep up with the times or fall behind “

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JW Stream - Studio

by neat blue dog in

we are pleased to inform you that, where possible, the 2021 circuit assembly with the circuit overseer (ca-co) program and the 2021 special meeting with regular pioneers, special pioneers, and field missionaries program will be broadcast via a product called jw stream–studio.

this product will allow attendees to watch a live stream of their circuit’s programs from their homes.

if this provision will be used in your circuit, the circuit overseer will provide further information to the elders.

BluesBrother

My people received a normal e mail link That contained the programme of the Circuit Assembly

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Jehovah Will Protect You with Powerful Angels

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | march 2021. study article 13. jehovah will protect you—how?.

14 we also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

think of what just one angel can do!

BluesBrother

Divine protection.... even to the most believing dub it is patchy at best. E.g. We read of experiences in Soviet era where key overseers had their lives apparently spared “so the work could continue “ . Others went to the wall. In life today ,can a publisher expect an angel to stop the mouth of an aggressive dog? No.

The idea might give one courage to deal with a situation but practical help.. No it does not exist.

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Are Jehovah Witness willing to end studies?

by Maria Nieves in

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-october-2020/how-to-conduct-a-bible-study-that-leads-to-baptism-part-two/.

i recently came across the above watchtower article which spoke about conducting bible studies which lead to baptism.

it progressed to say that if the bible study instructor does not see growth within the student or the desire to work towards baptism, then the studies should end.

BluesBrother

Fat Freak has similar memories to mine. The Truth Book was supposed to be a chapter a week, six month study and if not at meetings by then.....cut them loose. In the Western world however most publishers never did that.

There was one Circuit Overseers wife who was notorious for ending the studies she was invited on, nobody wanted to take her

Since studies have always been like gold dust , why would you stop a good thing. Far better to be indoors chatting on the sofa with a cup of tea than out on the cold doorsteps.