the major topic of conversation was that almost all do not want to go back to the meetings and field service!
and we are talking very zealous and active witnesses!
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Some of the fringe drifters will have disappeared during Covid, but you know what?
The sheeplike obedient will have a private grumble about going back but they will fall in line and do it. Once into routine it will seem normal. They have too much to lose by not going.
"the campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition of the watchtower magazine containing the cover series “a better world is near.”".
"more than 36 million printed copies of the magazine will be distributed in some 230 languages to communities in 240 lands around the globe.
in addition, the digital publication is available on various platforms in nearly 400 languages.".
From the Midweek Meeting Workbook September...
“During November, we will make a special effort to share the good news that a better world is near. (Ps 37:10, 11; Re 21:3-5) Adjust your schedule to share fully in this campaign. If you sign up to serve as an auxiliary pioneer for the month, you may choose a 30- or 50-hour requirement.”
The Watchtower was No2 , 2021
Beats me how they do this with no public ministry? That is an awful lot of letters !
david splane says at 28:00 'our god loves us and he will never allow his people come to harm'.. .
https://youtu.be/il6re_v3twm?t=1680.
yet, in a confidential letter addressed to all special full-time servants at bethel and in the field, dated august 6, 2021, they stated that nearly 20,000 jehovah's witnesses have died.. .
Watched the full thing on the JW site.....
Now , I am a fully vaccinated, mask wearing , social distancing person and an advocate of these things BUT for him to say (in flowery terms) that to follow taking such measures is following the direction of God and Scripture is a missaplying of those Scriptures.
He says to listen to him and his seven companions is to listen to God.... disobey and be disobedient to God.!
I call that blasphemy.
david splane says at 28:00 'our god loves us and he will never allow his people come to harm'.. .
https://youtu.be/il6re_v3twm?t=1680.
yet, in a confidential letter addressed to all special full-time servants at bethel and in the field, dated august 6, 2021, they stated that nearly 20,000 jehovah's witnesses have died.. .
" God loves us and will never allow his people to come to harm"
That is a rallying slogan .... like a general firing up his troops by saying " For King and Country we stand and will always be victorious!"
Nobody takes that really literally. Everyone knows that casualties occur and the outcome is uncertain.
Its just words, padding and filling .
NB.. if you believe Splane, with his record of spewing bullshit , - you'ld believe anything.
every day someone somewhere is being disfellowshipped.
after the trauma of being cast out and shunned by relatives and friends, many exjw's start an investigation of the watchtower society.. they begin to collect every scrap of evidence they can get their hands on to prove they were lied to.. some of these archives may come in handy.
if you need something and it is not in an archive somewhere, send me a pm and i'll see if we can get it for you.
Well done Atlantis.... Your ☕️ Is well deserved.
i live in a country that has had reasonably low levels of covid.
bearing this in mind i’d like to discuss my thoughts on 2 jw funerals i attended during this time.. (funeral 1) even though there were no governmental restrictions at the time, the official stance of wt was the halls were shut down.
despite this the local congregation decided to open the hall up for the service and a reception at a private premises.
Funerals/ Memorial Services can vary enormously among the JW movement. Of course they all contain an element of “witnessing for the Kingdom “ but the better ones slip it in gently . I have been to some cringe-worthy services and some that were done respectfully.
I tackled the speaker after a relatives funeral for trying to be funny in it.. Jokes are not appreciated when you are grieving. Others have been better. The last one agreed to play conventional music rather than WT stuff, at the bereaved’s request.
honest letter accurately stating current jw beliefs and practices.
far different from the childish handprinted letters most jws are mailing out.
https://www.jwletter.com.
That letter is spot on . It tells the truthful and accurate state of Watchtower teaching but in a way that they would never do. It is what it is.
so i have not been to a kh for 26 years.
if i wanted to dissociate what would be the procedure and is there any gain in doing it so long after i left?.
When I was a Secretary ( UK) The instructions were to keep old cards for 8 years.
After 26 years , unless you are personally known at the Hall, there would be nothing to d/a from.
the watchtower—study edition | january 2022. during the great tribulation, gog of magog’s forces may try to assault us in our homes.
but we can take comfort in knowing that jesus and his angels are aware of what is happening and will defend us (see paragraph 13).
13. when gog of magog attacks, why will we appear to be vulnerable, but what reason for confidence will we have?
My dubs family would say,
"This is an extreme situation , Satan has whipped up the forces to a state of mad anger. What will the angels, and 144000 , do? Zap them with a thunderbolt! That will teach them !.... Where's your faith ?"
other churches give kids ice cream.
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I can see the irony of the situation.
I am sure this church use it as bait to talk to the kids and their mothers , but I guess it works....
