a couple of months ago, i reported on my congregation being disolved and merged with another.. on sept 1, cong b merged with cong a using the same hall, thereafter using cong a's meeting times.
also nearby cong c moved into the hall using cong b's meeting times and cong c's kh is being put up for sale.. i've since been to both sunday meetings and both midweek meetings.
at all, the parking lot is totally full, cars have to park around the corner and on the street.
Yeah, that's a good point: They've pretty clearly telegraphed that they expect next-to-nothing growth, if they have rejiggered the congregations such that every meeting is overcrowded.
This sends an unspoken but unmistakable message: why bother with the "lifesaving preaching work" if even the top guys are absolutely certain that nothing will come of it?
a couple of highlights from recent "congregation bible studies" (book studies):.
in one chapter of the jesus book, they spin the part that disproves the "earthly hope" into saying the exact opposite of what is obvious:.
“most truly i say to you, i am the door for the sheep.
They must be totally un-self-aware to write these paragraphs,
Oh it's far worse than that.
They are fully aware of the difference between what those verses clearly express, vs. their (the WTS's) explanation.
They are intentionally and cynically misleading their adherents because (1) it benefits themselves and (2) they know they can get away with it.
i’m in germany for work and guess what is next to the bowling alley in karlsruhe?
same thing as a cross.... .
I suspect, just based on my personal observations, that the percentage of [JWs who wear a jw.borg pin] and [Catholics who wear a crucifix] are roughly equal.
https://www.moshoodkarim.com/2019/07/jehovahs-witnesses-changes-doctrinal.html.
Pro tip:
People would be more likely to fall for your goofy made-up BS if you composed the content using proper grammar & spelling.
since when has it become cool to pray for the gb?
i noticed that at the begining of my fade back in 2015, it had already been there for a good while and was already getting on my nerves.
i means, i grew up in it, but can't remember much further than the 90s and i don't remember this being always in the payers.
I've noticed it more recently too.
It's really very creepy.
what is the gravest sin a jw can commit?
i’m not even going to consider the so called “unforgiveable sin” since no one knows what it is anyway!
is it lying, cheating, stealing, pride, envy, being gay?
What is the gravest sin a jw can commit?
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.
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.
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.
in one country they're david and sophie.
in another they're petra and olena.
i just chanced across this recently.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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!
