although no announcement has been made i think they are having 4 day conventions next summer.
look at this link and you'll see the dates already reserved for jw in rochester mn for thursday - sunday at different times next july and august.
it doesn't show thursday just as a day to clean because if you look at this year it just shows friday - sunday.. .
Last four-day convention, perhaps 1993.
Yes, we had a 4-day one in the UK in 1993, although the Thursday was
more like half a day, with the programme starting at around 12 noon,
I seem to recall.
I doubt many jws would welcome another 4-day convention, and I suspect
the first day, and probably the second as well, wouldn't be that well
attended.
does anyone know of any religions that are very similar to jehovahs witnesses?.
it tends to come up in discussions with them a lot, they like to think that they are the only ones that don't believe in hell, the trinity, that jesus died on a stake, that they won't go to heaven, or stuff like that.
i could probaby just prove them wrong, but that would take forever and it would be a lot easier to just say: "you're not as unique as you think...".
The Christadelphians have many similar beliefs to the watchtower.
Here are some examples
They pre-date the jws, having been founded in London in 1844. There
are some differernces between them and the jws, such as not having
a central organisation on the scale of the watchtower, and most of
their congregations being autonomous. Some, but by no means the
majority of Christadelphians discourage their members from associating
with believers from differrent churches. Their churches, called ecclesia,
coordinate with each other through their published literature such as
the Christadelphian Waymark magazine.
this is one of the sadest days in my life, my beloved husband marco passed away this morning at 5:15 am.. it has been a dreadful day.
but my dear friend was with most of the day while we went togerther to make funeral arrangements.. that was really hard on me.
i have done nothing but cry and cry all day, i finally fell asleep a few hours ago while my friend diane was here and she let me sleep.
((((((((((((((OFC)))))))))))))))
I am so sorry to hear of your loss
love
Trev
http://jehovah-has-become-king.com/podcasts/06-26-2007/hifias1.htm.
what is weird about this podcast is that the fellow taking phone calls and answering questions seems to be a jw.
yet, he comes out and says the fds invented their "artfully contrived false story" about themselves.. .
Robert King is an ex jw who was disfellowshipped some years ago.
According to a wiki article I read a few weeks ago, he was df'd for
expressing his views on the fds on his e-watchman forum.
Despite being df'd, he still largely supports watchtower teachings,
and anyone speaking against them on his forum tends to get deleted.
ok we all have stories of "window-cleaners" but some of us had other kinds of work - that you got payed for (slave labor excepted).
so what kinds of things have you done?
what did you enjoy?
I have worked for the same UK Telecommunications company since
1974, though not always the same job. I stayed in my well paid job
all through my 8+ years as a jw.
The ban is beneficial, believe me!
You are probably right there, Ian. I'm not against the ban myself,
but you may have a hard time convincing a pub owner who loses
his livelihood as a result of the ban of its' benefits.
Some pubs around here have been preparing for the ban in the
hope that they aren't too badly affected in the summer at least.
There are some odd looking structures at the back of some
licensed premises, none with more than two sides so as to comply
qith the law. Other rhat have no outside area to speak of are said
to be considering other ways to get around the ban. I heard that one
is considering allowing people to go upstairs to smoke in his spare
bedroom, though I don't know if that is true.
I can see the health benefits of the ban, but I still can't give my
complete support to a policy that may put people out of work. As
for banning smoking altogether, I feel that that would create a
situation similar to the years of prohibition of alcohol in the USA,
only with smoking rather than drinking, and a ban on the sale
of tobacco products would bring about a huge increase in
smuggling. I think the government have gone as far as they
are prepared to go as for as smoking laws are concerned for
now.
Trev
Although I'm personally not against this ban, I can't help but
wonder what effect it will have on the economy.
I heard a radio report last week where it said that, since the
ban came into effect in Scotland, more than 800 pubs have
closed, with a subsequent loss of over 3,500 jobs. No doubt
some of those people would have supported the ban, but I
wonder how they feel about it now? Would they rather work
in an environment where smoking is allowed, or be out of
work? I know which I'd prefer.
Maybe it won't happen here - only time will tell, but I know a
few pub landlords in Derby who are very concerned about the
possible effect this ban will have on trade, and judging by the
figures from Scotland they have every reason to be worried.
I can appreciate why most non-smokers are in favour of a law
that will give them the right to enjoy a meal or a drink in a smoke-
free environment, I'll probably quite enjoy that myself. I do find it
difficult, however, to give my total support to a law that has the
potential to force businesses to close and create more unemployment.
dedpoet
the observations on my week in review are solely based on my own warped view of the world, and my own warped sense of humor.
if i have missed anyone's thread or post, believe me......it's deliberate!.
actually, this week i was bouncing between jwd and another forum.
Warlock, you have introduced a spirit of competition to the
board. I have already seen one thread which the author feels
might be a candidate for your weekly review, and you know how
the org frowns on competitive games.
Happy 21st birthday Zico
Have a great day
the olin r. moyle court transcript pdf (128-mb--2,004 pages, computer page counter will not match transcript page numbers) (credit for these quotes go to barbara anderson and free minds)http://www.freeminds.org/women/barbdiscovery.htm according to the trial transcript, moyles problems began after he wrote a personal letter to rutherford in which he expressed his aversion to rutherfords excessive drinking and extremely abusive behavior to others, behavior which he personally observed and heard complaints about.
and arthur worsley, a long-time bethel staff member well-known to kelly and reusch, was one of the people who complained to moyle about the indignities heaped upon him by rutherford.
rutherford was so incensed by moyles criticisms he dismissed moyle and his wife from bethel and placed their personal effects out on the sidewalk.
Thanks Atlantis.
This case again highlights the kind of power the watchtower is able
to exert over its' members - men would rather perjure themselves in
court than tell the truth and be kicked out of the society. I guess
the modern-day examples of this behaviour could be the elders
who defy state reporting laws and cover up reports of child abuse
in their congregations.
