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  Is Watchtower imploding? 10 reasons why the end could be nigh

  by WildeLover in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/is-watchtower-imploding-10-reasons-why-the-end-could-be-nigh.

  i dont know how to hyperlink the link above,.

  it's a link to an article by cedars on the possibility of the wt imploding?.

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  tim3l0rd

  We had a special pioneer in my congregation growing up that had long since stopped meeting the hour requirements for special pioneers, but was allowed to keep the title of special pioneer due to her age. This allowed her to continue to receive a stipend. They also allow long time elderly Bethel workers to stay on at Bethel. In both cases, while not calling it "retirement", it is essentially the same thing and it is an ongoing expense.

  I would imagine that elderly COs are given a similar stipend once they hit the max age.
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  Need best info on why Jesus could never have chosen org in 1918?

  by GodZoo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi folks... i was playing a tiny online ipad multiplayer war game last night and one started a dialogue with a another player i was attacking.

  in it he quoted a scripture.. and it turns out he he is a 25 year serving jw.

  possibly an elder... well.. i spent 6 hours tapping away with one finger in the chat box until 8am this morning with him about all the issues on sex abuse, the money grab and most importantly the subject of jesus turning his attention to the earth and selecting the then bibles students as his one and only people based on what they were teaching (spiritual food) back then.. he knows nothing about any of the current and historic child sex abuse cases (never heard of candice conti etc) and even less about the insane early teachings or russell etc.. i completely blew his mind in our 6 hour text chat not to mention my index finger nearly falling off!.

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  @Fink,

  In that same article they state:

  • “Appointed over his domestics”: In 1919, Jesus selected capable anointed brothers to be his faithful and discreet slave

  Unfortunately your argument won't fly. They claim that they are appointed over the domestics (JWs) but not over his belongings (heavenly authority).
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  Need best info on why Jesus could never have chosen org in 1918?

  by GodZoo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi folks... i was playing a tiny online ipad multiplayer war game last night and one started a dialogue with a another player i was attacking.

  in it he quoted a scripture.. and it turns out he he is a 25 year serving jw.

  possibly an elder... well.. i spent 6 hours tapping away with one finger in the chat box until 8am this morning with him about all the issues on sex abuse, the money grab and most importantly the subject of jesus turning his attention to the earth and selecting the then bibles students as his one and only people based on what they were teaching (spiritual food) back then.. he knows nothing about any of the current and historic child sex abuse cases (never heard of candice conti etc) and even less about the insane early teachings or russell etc.. i completely blew his mind in our 6 hour text chat not to mention my index finger nearly falling off!.

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  Current teaching is that they were selected in 1919, not 1918. See the QFR in the 11/15/14 WT. One thing to point out in that QFR is that the "42 months" is taken as a literal length of time yet the 3.5 days is figurative. Both time-frames are part of the same prophecy. Makes no sense.

  As others have mentioned, you can use JWFacts to find a lot of info. For the 1918/1919 debate, you can point to 607 not being the year that Jerusalem was destroyed. That messes up their entire timeline. See this article to prove it from WT literature.
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  Question and answers for fisherperson regardingy time at bethel

  by _Morpheus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.

  rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.

  q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?

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  tim3l0rd

  Anyone from UK bethel like to chime in? I'm curious what the differences are.
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  Abusing the power of tears. Yet another sign of desperation

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i was seating at the meeting this past sunday.

  the latest wt article to be studied speaks of "using our imagination" to think about the blessings of the kingdom.

  the whole study was centered around how we can, and should, spent time visualizing ourselves in the new world, working along with our brothers.

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  It seems to have ramped up since the introduction of videos. I think they saw how everyone was moved and decided to run with it. It disgusts me now.
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  Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across US

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across u.s.. .

  did you hear that, honey?

  i dont have time for tv!

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  tim3l0rd

  Marked for reading later.
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  If you could do anything publicly to get JWs out

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and money wasn't an issue, what would it be?

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  Pay for ads on FB that link to JWFacts or another site and target JWs.
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  Judicial committee letter to elders

  by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  warning: this is rather lengthy.

  i thought i would post this information that i took with me to my judicial committee.

  the elders promised that we would talk about everything that was bothering me, yet, we ended up talking about less than 10% of it.

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  tim3l0rd

  Thank you for sharing. Marking for reference later.
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  Use of first names at the KH

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have you ever noticed that know one uses first names at the kh?

  it is how are you brother jones?

  how are you sister smith?

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  tim3l0rd

  Exact opposite in ASL congregations. We only use first names. I have a hard time remembering anyone's last name.
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  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

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  tim3l0rd

  That's the baby boomers retiring in larger numbers to Florida...but the elder population is getting older and dying off. We attended congregations where people were 50 and over and only 3 children under 18.
  I call this musical congregations
  A family of 6 moves out of one congregation and goes to another
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  64+6

  It's the retirees plus the large cuban and other foreign language population down there. We already know that the only increases in recent years are coming from those segments.

  I'm in agreement that it's a shell game. As I said in an earlier post, many of the JWs are spinning this as an equalization - those who have more are sharing with those who have less. It's a shame that small congregations that paid off their kingdom halls will be moved to a kingdom hall that's less convenient and may even be expected to contribute more.