so perhaps we all heard the jw story about jesus talking to gehenna and he was referring to a place outside the city where there was a dump burning refuse and everyone knew what it meant.. according to jw.org: tradition relates that the valley of hinnom thereafter became a place for the disposal of garbage.
and the bible provides confirmation for this.
at jeremiah 31:40, for example, the valley of hinnom is evidently called the “low plain of the carcasses and of the fatty ashes.” there was also the “gate of the ash-heaps,” a gate that seems to have opened out onto the eastern extremity of the valley of hinnom at its juncture with the kidron valley.—nehemiah 3:13, 14.. i think i heard that in the study of the greatest teacher book first.
Some interesting links show that there is no real evidence for the commonly heard claims in WTS literature:
https://pulpitandpen.org/2014/06/05/the-burning-garbage-dump-of-gehenna-myths-thatll-preach/
https://www.bibleplaces.com/blog/2011/04/myth-of-burning-garbage-dump-of-gehenna/
new cases:.
diaz case, filed on 10/21/2020 by zalkin law firm - two plaintiffs abused (here and hereinafter - allegedly) by two ministerial servants in 1970s.. iglesias case, filed on 10/19/2020 by eisenberg & baum, llp against various nyc and wt entities - abused by an "elder john doe" and "[travelling] overseer john" in 1970s and 1980s.. aldridge case, filed 10/06/2020 by zalkin law firm - abused by a congregation elder in 1970s.. older cases:.
tarry case (no 1 and no 2), filed on 09/17/2019 and 07/23/2020 by parker waichman llp - abused by a publisher in 1984. very weak case.
Thanks to Corney & DS for this info.
2022-12-19--vaccination requirement.. .
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Okay, I've been out for so long that I don't keep up on all the latest. What's the difference between the Kingdom Ministry School and the School for Congregation Elders?
https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/jehovas-vitner-nektes-statsstoette.5z-pnao3e?utm_source=share-btn.
08:20 27.1.kristoffer solberg.
jehovah's witnesses denied state aid.
Thanks R&R for the link. Nowhere does he mention Rolf Furuli who is behind the move in Norway—what a shock!
The vid is mostly devoted to getting the R&F back to the meetings, especially the younger cong members. They must be having a real problem with that.
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https://youtu.be/guzbxzdpflo.
Thanks to Earnest and peacefulpete for the critical remarks.
Already back in April some problems were delineated:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/mt_ebal_inscription/
Evangelicals have been suckers before for such sensationalist claims, like the supposed first-century manuscript of Mark's gospel, later shown to be a hoax.
for elders.
announcements and reminders.
september 2022.
Thanks, Smiles, for the info. When did this auxiliary counselor position begin?
there is so much silence about the jw's in the ukraine conflict.
are the jw men arrested because they don't want to fight?
how is that going in the hyper nationalist fase the country is in?
One thing has changed re: org policy in recent years, and that may be having an effect in the brothers-in-the-Ukraine matter. Remember that some years ago the GB decided that alternative service was OK in lieu of actual militarily service. So how is that playing out here? Does anyone know? Can Witness men do some ancillary service that "indirectly" supports the Ukrainian military machine?
for elders.
announcements and reminders.
september 2022.
Thanks Mike for the post.
Excuse my ignorance, but what role is the elder now designated as the "auxiliary counselor"? That didn't exist when I was in. If there is an auxiliary counselor, then is there just a "counselor" who the auxiliary counselor is some sort of assistant to? Or is It just another illogical label he org has come up with?
Also, what are "S-147-22.09-E Bi experienced publishers"?
watchtower basketball guidelines.
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Thanks Atlantis for the fascinating post! Another look into the inner world the R&F know little about.
TBK,
It also sounds rather organized
Of course it's highly organized. Can you picture them doing anything at HQ that is not? After all, it's "God's organization, brother!"
Yeah, the request for contributions from ordinary Bethelites just shows how asking for money at every turn has become normal.
why has the watchtower failed spectacularly to evangelize to the muslims?
considering the recent influx of muslim people in european countries you would think that some attempt from the religion that touts the are preaching the good news of the kingdom in all the inhabited earth would have been made.instead the only meaningful attempt dates back to 1953 ,almost 70 years ago!!!!
book " man's search for god.what do you think?
BB:
They were respectful and listened. Never found any interest in our message though.
and RF:
they seem to be all over the place and avoid critical thinking, like jws they are brainwashed by a more ancient cult
Spot on! I had many dealings with young Muslim men in the 1980s-2000s and found they do not really grasp any sort of theology. It was a foreign concept to them. Although Islam has a theology, it is out of the reach of their R&F. On the normal grassroots level their religion is exclusively ritual. You have to find an Islamic scholar to dialogue about theology, and that's quite rare.
