Posts by sir82

For a JW, the unforgivable sin is asserting the belief, by words or actions, that the governing body is not an immediate and direct representative of Almighty God.

Anything else - murder, child abuse, atheism, etc. - can be forgiven. But speaking or acting against the GB? There is no punishment strong enough, in their view.

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District convention to be held in assembly hall instead of stadium

by NikL in

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last night they announced that this summers district convention will be held at an assembly hall.. this is the first time i've seen this happen.

there are a couple of congregations in the same hall here and they aren't going to the same ones.

they are having multiple dates.. the hall they are going to use can only hold 1500 people max.. just wondering if maybe they just couldnt get anything bigger this year or if the falling numbers are playing a part in this decision.

sir82

Saves them money - assembly halls are paid for, no rental fees.

And/or the folks where they typically go for the summer convention stopped "playing nice" regarding rental fees, hotels, etc.

I would not be surprised to see most if not all summer conventions held in assembly halls in the near future.

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Caleb and Sophia with different names

by neat blue dog in

in one country they're david and sophie.

in another they're petra and olena.

i just chanced across this recently.

sir82

Yeah I've heard of it.

IIRC, I think I heard it had something to do with the name ("Caleb" or "Sophia") meaning something weird or inappropriate in the local language.

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Motivations for Watchtower leadership

by GetMeOutofHere in

i’ve struggled for some time with this question.

why would the elders, cos, branch committee, helpers to gb and the gb themselves devote their lives to progressing in the organization, if the whole thing is one big sham?

i have 3 ideas so far.. 1) money.

sir82

D.S, would like to have another radical go at it if allowed by the powers to be in the Corporation.

My impression is that he indeed is full of himself.

But your post makes it sound like your information is more than just an "impression".

Do you have a source for Splane's demi-Messianic complex?

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Motivations for Watchtower leadership

by GetMeOutofHere in

i’ve struggled for some time with this question.

why would the elders, cos, branch committee, helpers to gb and the gb themselves devote their lives to progressing in the organization, if the whole thing is one big sham?

i have 3 ideas so far.. 1) money.

sir82

No offense intended.

Let me rephrase:

..."they wouldn't qualify to run a lemonade stand at the end of a suburban driveway."

Please don't tell me your father ran a lemonade stand also!

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Thoughts on Sundays wt about persecution

by nowwhat? in

so let me get this straight.

even though law enforcement has their hands full with illegal drugs and guns on the street, child traffickers, dangerous gangs and such.

they are going to now pool all their resources to confiscate bibles and religious literature?!

sir82

Oh, and don't forget the "photo" (from a recent WT article) of future world leaders clustered in a small conference room, with a TV monitor image of Sam Herd in the background.

Yeah, let's ignore the 800 million Muslims who are rioting because "we banned their religion"! Let's concentrate all our efforts on finding this doddering old man!

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Motivations for Watchtower leadership

by GetMeOutofHere in

i’ve struggled for some time with this question.

why would the elders, cos, branch committee, helpers to gb and the gb themselves devote their lives to progressing in the organization, if the whole thing is one big sham?

i have 3 ideas so far.. 1) money.

sir82

It's the power.

I think they probably hope it's true, but even if it's not, power is more addictive and intoxicating than heroin.

These guys think their immediate superior, the only person they have to answer to, is Jesus Christ, for...er...Christ's sake.

They have 8 million+ people revering their every word, no matter how ineptly spoken or nonsensical the thoughts.

Remove these bozos from the insular WT / Bethel lifestyle and they wouldn't qualify to be a Walmart greeter. The least moronic of them realize that, and so on and on they go.

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DECEMBER 2019 Study Watchtower

by The Fall Guy in

page 13, par.

18 - "yes, we have good reason to rejoice over the good work and spiritual activity that we can expect when believing mankind enjoys life during christ’s millennial reign.".

hey "faithful slave," aren't you forgetting something?

sir82

Their clothes are 1960s style. Stepping into their future is like stepping into the past.

And why not? The 60s were pretty much their high point.

Double-digit growth year over year. A fixed date for Armageddon, in the not-distant future, to ramp up enthusiasm. No pesky facts available on the internet, no child abuse lawsuits, plenty of income from books & magazines. Apostates were shadowy figures who ranted & raved outside conventions & clearly looked mentally ill.

They'd love to go back in time 50 years.

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Trump explains this generation

by eyeslice2 in

glad to see the president making good use of visual aids again after his hurricane debacle.. .

sir82

He's still tweeting about weather maps & Alabama, this morning.

This marks 5 days in a row.

He also got a Coast Guard rear admiral to write a letter defending his statements.

I look forward to his comments about the hurricane & Alabama at his next rally, September 9 in North Carolina.

I also definitely think he should keep tweeting about it, every day, for the next 14 months.