Ray Franz wrote that much time at those meetings were taken up by disfellowshipping matters. Theses days there are no end of committees dealing with every aspect of JW affairs. In reality I'm sure the gov body do very little, just rubber stamping what has been decided by other capable witnesses.
Posts by alanv
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6The GB's weekly meetings
by Richard_I inevery wednesday the gb meet and discuss who the hell knows what.
but i was wondering, is it just them or are the committee helpers and the laywers invited as well?
that's gotta be around 20-25 people altogether.
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The Last BOE!
by Atlantis inthis is the last boe we will be able to provide.
our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.
we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.
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alanv
I will just add my voice to thank the guy as well. I guess he is in his 60s so not easy starting again at that age.
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JW's Never Closed the Door On A Russian King of the North
by scotoma inking of the north.
union, the "king of the south" can be none other than the rival non-communist bloc, under the .
so who is the king of the north now?
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alanv
The one thing I have learnt with the Watchtower over the years is that they always give themselves wriggle room.
They will post two completely opposite statements sometimes, so that they can always point to the correct statement when it comes true. They also have said that prophesy can best be understood when it is actually fulfiiled, which actually means they can select the best scriptures to prove something was said years ago that has now been fulfilled.
It has been said that you can make the bible say whatever you want, and the Watchtower society regularly does that.
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Confused?
by nomorepain13 ini have been going to meetings since i was a child, long story short only recently i've started taking the truth seriously, i am not baptized but just an unbaptized publisher.
truth is i am so lonely in the congregation.
the other young people in the cong don't like me because they dont think i am going to "stay" for long, i've even worked on the ministry with an older brother and asked her am i giving the wrong impression to people?
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alanv
Your main job I would say is to check yourselves if this really is the truth or not. Certainly if you get baptised you will be welcomed with open arms, but then in the future if you realize that actually this may not be the truth, they will avoid you like the plague. Even if you just question one doctrine you will be treated coldly by your fellow witnesses.
So do yourself a huge favour, check out the orgs history. Have they proved to be totally trustworthy or have they in fact been misleading people for decades? But you must check others views not just JWs as they will be totally biased.
I wish you well and hope you will come to the right decision and enjoy the rest of your life.
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The Revelation of Saint John the Divine
by Caupon inapparently there are anointed members of god's earthy organization, or the jehova's christian witness church.
my understanding of this is that those select few appointed by holy spirit directed by he who is above will rule over the other sheep with the jesus in heaven.
their biblical proof of this is supposedly in the acts of the apostles and the last book, the revelation.
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alanv
You can make Revelation say whatever you want it to. People have done that for centuries and JWs just joined the others. They have changed the meaning of Revelation as soon as it was obvious their last guess was wrong. People will probably carry on doing the same for centuries yet
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Where Is All The Money Going from Sales of WTB&TS `s Real Estate Properties.
by smiddy inwhat governmental requirements are their for full disclosure of the proceeds from sales of property made by a not for profit organization such as the wtb&ts.. how does the wtb&ts explain their charitable status when they do not provide any charitable benefits to anyone , when all their members , jehovahs witnesses are not employed by them , they are just volunteers.. does american law allow religous institutions to hide monetary transactions or is their full transparency regarding their use of their money.. how can a multi million $ publishing company , engaged in a multi million $ real estate organisation be considered as a not for profit organisation .. is their anything like an auditor general in the usa that needs to investigate these things ?.
just asking.. smiddy.
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alanv
Pretty nice problem to have though. Lets hope they spend it all quickly then find the cotributions are drying up.
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District Assemblies, Were they a Financial Burden to you? They Cost $1200 to $2000 in some lands!
by RottenRiley inwhy does the watchtower place a harsh burden on it's low-paid and low-skilled army of witnesses?
the district conventions don't really add much value, you have witnesses making minimum wage with both husband and wife working while the elite witnesses can afford to burn a ton of cash making the poor witnesses feel worse about themselves.
i remember, some of the really poor witnesses would bring their own "cooker" to the motel to make "top ramen" and mac&cheese" while the company men had the elites take them out for "surf and turf" and other great feasts, the poor witnesses get the shaft was they are told how lucky they are to financially struggle to afford to pay for their hotels.. .
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alanv
I was a single brother and only had to travel 20 miles by coach. I had to take 2 days holiday from work to get there. But it was no hardship at all. And I never put anything in the contribution boxes, although paid for any new releases.
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March 1st 2014 Days Text
by Conchappie inbecome imitators of god.?eph.
5:1.. one way to imitate jehovah is to adopt his viewpoint regarding matters.
jehovah hates sin, and so should we.
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alanv
I love the way they say dont try and refute the arguements of apostates. For the very simple reason they will never win an arguement because they cannot defend what the organnisation has done and is doing now.
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£517.00 per room for 3 nights.
by quellycatface inthe premier inn where my mum is staying for the twickenham assembly is the above price.this obviously doesn't include transport or food.she will be sharing with another sister, so the cost is half, but still, that's a lot of money.. poor sods..
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alanv
quelly, surely your mum new that was a rip off price, so why did she agree to go there?
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£517.00 per room for 3 nights.
by quellycatface inthe premier inn where my mum is staying for the twickenham assembly is the above price.this obviously doesn't include transport or food.she will be sharing with another sister, so the cost is half, but still, that's a lot of money.. poor sods..
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