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  Have you ever been on a congregation picnic?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  were you ever on a congregation picnic?

  i was on several occasions.. the arrangements were often announced from the platform after the closing song and prayer by the last elder up on the platform.. sometimes it was included in the service meeting announcements as "on saturday we're meeting at 10.00am at the kingdom hall for field service, and after field service for anyone who wishes, especially for the younger ones, we will be having a congregation picnic meeting at the beach carpark on seaview road.".

  well, according to the new elders manual you won't be hearing those words again.

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  BluesBrother

  Killjoys!
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  2023-01-S-147-Announcements And Reminders!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  2023-01-s-147-announcements and reminders.. click image to enlarge.. .

  page 1. https://postimg.cc/mfwxd5rv.

  page 2. https://postimg.cc/5hbxtvfv .

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  BluesBrother

  Thanks from me too Atlantis and Petra . Happy New Year to you both.
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  Is it Logical To Beleive In A Creator - GOD ? In This Scientific Age ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don`t think so .

  hasn`t science ,astronomy ,time , .....proven it an illogical beleif ?.

  with the information about this solar system and it`s planets ,other stars and their planets that we have information about ,and the fact that no god has ever revealed him/her self in any shape or form 'there is no evidence that a creator / god has ever existed.. except in the minds of humans who want to control a section of humanity .. the fact that religions rely on "you have to have faith" to beleive in a god ,surely is a cop out.. i look forward to your comments .. and a happy new year to you all..

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  BluesBrother

  What is a logical conclusion? We can disagree as to the most logical conclusion to reach, since it is the product of human reasoning. Our thinking is affected by our life experiences.

  When I look at the natural world in all its wonder , I find it entirely logical to conclude that it was formed by an intelligent creator. I know that many others also look at the same things and conclude differently.

  I don’t think it can be proven to everyone’s satisfaction, but that is my logical conclusion.
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  A though on the shooting tragedy

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am thinking about how i read in the reports that the shooter had contacted another person expressing desire to go back .....and was told to contact an elder.

  the man seemed to me to be reaching out for help and got put off...and since he had called this person, he was put off by someone he felt could make a difference.

  i would hate to be in the shoes of the person the shooter called...for i would feel so guilty, thinking i could have said something else and none the tragedy would have happened.

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  BluesBrother

  If a non appointed JW is approached by a D/F person the correct response, indeed the only thing to say , is to come to a meeting and speak to the elders.

  I recall doing that once when a woman I met in D to D ministry said the same thing. It is not a fob off but the only path back .
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  New poll shows public knows Jehovah's Witnesses and dislike them....almost as much as the Church of Satan

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wow.

  while not a pew survey, i found these to be surprising results.

  " a recent yougov poll explores americans' attitudes toward 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems.

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  BluesBrother

  I’m sure any JW would be pleased with the results of that poll. They would see it as evidence that they were right since Jesus said that his followers would be hated and persecuted. If they were popular something would be wrong.
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  How come the old boys on the GB don't get kicked out at 70?

  by eyeslice in

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  2. friends

  it would appear that circuit overseers (no dos these days i guess) are taken off at 70 years old.

  even older ones in bethels are disposed (sorry 're-assigned to the field) of before they get too past it.. how come though the old boys on the gb aren't shown the door at 70 and replaced by younger men - obviously of the recently anointed type?

  they don't look a particularly fit bunch so they can't claim special mightiness because of doing 'the lord's work'.

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  No one to kick them out , Is there?
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  Ted Jaracz a molester?

  by Confession in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've seen little bites about this for over a year.

  i understand that somewhere there is a video in which a woman named pat garza publicly accuses wts governing body member ted jaracz of having molested her as a child.

  does anyone have this video?

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  BluesBrother

  What is the point of raking over old unsubstantiated accusations when all the parties are long dead and nothing more is going to come out now?
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  Just courius, some questions about the past

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  curious.

  time goes by so fast.

  who remembers 1975, the ray franz incident, the generation change in 1995, the blood fractions, alternative service, participation in ochr, aid afrique, the historical research by james pellechia, jolene chu and johannes stephan wrobel?

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  BluesBrother

  Waton: I bow to your experience.....

  I can remember the adult Witnesses being excited about a new explanation of Rom. 13. It was at a Twickenham Convention. The talk went over my head , I hadn’t known about the former explanation, being a youngster.
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  Japan issues guidelines on abuse of children of religious group followers

  by Bartolomeo in

  1. social
  2. current

  japan's welfare ministry has issued a set of guidelines to municipalities on how to deal with cases of abuse involving the offspring of religious group followers, including those of the group widely known as the unification church.. the ministry has already called on schools and child consultation centers not to hesitate to help children because of reasons connected with religion.

  in the latest notice, the ministry listed specific examples.. forcing children to take part in religious activities by saying they would otherwise go to hell is considered psychological abuse.

  forbidding for religious reasons all forms of leisure, such as reading manga or playing video games, is another example.. forcing children to attend religious activities late at night is considered physical abuse.

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  There has to be a balance . How far would you like the State to interfere in your family life ?

  Of course real chid abuse should be rooted out , but matters of reasonable discipline , avoiding unpleasant video games etc are rightly the prerogative of the parents.
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  New School for overseers.

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  saw new video watchtower put out.

  they gonna open new school for overseers.

  they gonna train this men too be "loving, wise and accept they don't know everything".

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  BluesBrother

  I could not find this on the website, only a Lloyd Evans rebuttal of it. So I guess it was made for internal showing. However, taking comments at face value….

  In a short course you cannot train a person to be loving if he does not think that way. Neither can you inject wisdom into someone who wants only to follow rules . Wisdom is the application of knowledge to any given circumstance and that takes a good heart , experience and being willing to read between the lines.

  They have precious few men like that.