"Simplify your life by reducing the amount of secular work you do". Heard this wonderful advice so many times, usually during the local needs part, from brothers who are well off financially and about to go on another overseas family holiday.
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37Reddit thread re Oct 2024 WT with picture of window washer - Theme knocking people who Planned
by LongHairGal inthis thread currently has over 300 comments.. it shows a picture of an older man washing a window looking wistfully… then it talks all about how some may have doubts about not having planned and the situation they are in now that they are older, etc.
it refers to others who did plan and who supposedly have ‘apparent’ financial security.
in my opinion, the whole gist of this article is to make older witnesses feel better who did not pursue a career or plan well for retirement.. it tries to imply that those others who planned only have ‘apparent’ financial security - which is to say they don’t (?).
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It's been ten years since congregations surrendered their finances to HQ
by truthseeker inanyone have any anecdotal reports of individual congregation finances since the stealth takeover by the wt of their checking accounts?.
are donations up?
can they pay their bills?.
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skin
Our congregation has a very detailed accounts document (accounts sheet S-26) pinned to the notice board on the back wall each month. Expenditures always seem high for a hall with only two meetings a week? This includes how much $$ is given to WT, power, internet, local rates (this one always seems unusually high), any KH maintenance is also included. Contributions average about $20 per publisher per month with about the same $$ going out. And then there is always those resolutions to give a one-off extra $$ to WT where you feel guilty if you don't raise you hand to agree with it.
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JE-sus making a comeback at the 2024 Convention
by dropoffyourkeylee inattended the friday sesson of the 2024 summer convention.. july 5, 2024 summer convention crowd photo; they invited quite a lot of empty chairs.. .
the facility usually has 5500-6500. they spun it saying that fewer congregations were assigned.
there were 6 of the smaller, more distant sections blocked off with tarps to lessen cleaning, which i understand.
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skin
You gotta wonder what’s going through the heads of loyalists when they see that firsthand.
They will be thinking, "lots of empty seats here, at least we know that all the other conventions that I'm not at will be full".
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How Did You Do It?
by KerryKing inhave any of you here successfully woken up pimi family members or friends and got them out?.
if so, how did you manage to do that, what was the information that made them jolt up out of their hypnotism?.
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skin
Remember, we are regularly reminded not to listen to the voice of strangers. In this situation, anything you say to try to wake them up, would be considered the voice of a stranger. Then they would heed this warning, go into WT mode, get as far away from you as possible to keep themselves spiritually safe.
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Children dumped at ministry group
by Mikejw init’s not right for children to be forced to come to ministry groups on their own without their parents.
the parents just expect others to look after them.. we have this happening at our group all the time.
early teens and even younger.. the parents just want them out of the house for a bit and put the burden on others to look after them and get them home safely.. there should be an announcement or something that youths need to be accompanied by a responsible adult and not just dumped at the group on their own.. who is supposed to look after them?.
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skin
I remember this happeningbto me, I would have been in my mid to late 20's at the time, had no witnessing partner available that day, so this family sent their 4 or 5 old of control kid with me, I was not happy being given this kid to look after for the morning, but couldn't say no has it wouldn,t look nice in front of the field service group. So off we go knocking on doors, then this kid wanted a turn to knock. Well, we got this door where the householder just let rip into me for taking and using children to spread religion, I already wasn't happy taking this kid, and then to have to deal with that too.
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Super Duper Awkward
by Slidin Fast indid anyone else find the teen section on the meeting tonight massively cringeworthy?
i saw two kids who will be laughing stocks for life after their world wide exposure.
complete exploitation in my opinion, unforgivable..
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skin
There were parts in this WT video bordering porn. The part where the young brother had his worldly peers grab his arms and force him to touch a girl. Although not showing that, he spoke those words in great detail. Listening to this made me roll my eyes...I mean, what schools are out there where sex is that normal during class.
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How many different "rules" do Jehovah's Witnesses have to obey? Can you count them?
by Balaamsass2 inall the big changes for jws since this last fall brought me back to this site, and got me and the wife talking.
just how many things were we not allowed to do growing up as jehovah's witnesses?
we were so used to all the rules, customs, and traditions, that we became used to them.. one site i found claims there are 141 unique rules!!
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skin
Yeah, number 97 can now be dropped .
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Update changes well received
by Gorb ina few weeks later, the witness that i speak, family and friends are very happy with the recent changes .. no one mentions the df aproach change, fieldservice report and free entrance to the paradise for non jw.. only the clothing style and beard are mentioned.. the sisters are all in a halaluja happy modes.
they are feeling being respected and heard by the lovely leadership.. one brother told me he will never grow a beard because he lost his elder status in the early 90's because of his beard.
now it's allowed i will not grow a beard he sweared.. it seems jw.org has down a great change job.
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skin
The DF change is regularly mentioned in the congregation here, it now means those DFed can sit with their friends during the meetings. "How loving these changes are toward those DF", I keep overhearing.
I guess if the congregation has DFed ones attending, then this updated change will be talked about more.
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What can be worn at meeting and ministry now?
by Mikejw inso what is appropriate now we don’t have to wear a suit and tie?.
i imagine just a smart shirt and smart casual trousers.
what about shoes?
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skin
Well, that's the end of us being judgimental toward the clothes that we saw church goers wearing into their meeting places, on a Sunday morning on our way to the KH.
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GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!
by WingCommander inyou heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!
the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.
summary: .
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skin
Lost for words...surely all these changes will make some witnesses think what are we involved in here? Wait a minute, I forgot, independent thinking is still banned.