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  Take My Silver and My Gold..

  by snugglebunny in

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  2. friends

  no, these are not new lyrics.

  they are the original lyrics as to be found in the 1950 songbook: "songs to jehovah's praise".

  the song is simply called "dedication".. the words may have been altered in recent years, but the "new" words are simply the old words being re-hashed.. we can't make a meal of this as some are doing.. just saying, that's all..

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  alanv

  So if the words were got rid of, why have they now brought them back?
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  Ridiculous ways you kept your "time going" in service?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.

  then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.

  i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.

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  alanv

  Makes you wander how the org can say they spent 2 billion hours in preaching, when they must know that so much of the time was just spent counting time with nothing at all productive. Not to mention most witnesses work in twos, so time spent is actually 1 billion hours
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  The status on the child abuse inquiry in ENGLAND

  by Sliced in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  looks like we lost ben emmerson for the england inquiries.

  does anyone have an update on what's happening in the uk?

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  alanv

  Jehovah has put into their minds not to have the enquiry lol
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  Did your congregation rehearse service meeting parts?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just thinking back to some parts i conducted.

  when other publishers were involved in the part, its success often depended on how well rehearsed the participants were.

  timing, proper interplay of dialogue, dramatic impact, etc.. as the one giving the part or as one drafted to do a demo, did your elders require rehearsals?.

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  alanv

  I found most people enjoyed giving the demos, and it was often what they had done before on the doors, so no real rehersel was necessary
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  Who REALLY appoints elders and MS??

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was 19 and being considered for ms. i went out of town to see my jw girlfriend during co visit and he was so butthurt he decided i wasn't ready!.

  i thought jehovah decided?.

  go figure.

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  alanv

  To be appointed by holy spirit simply means you satisfy the qualifications that the apostle Paul spoke about. All that happened is the C O decided you did not fully meet that standard yet. Nothing to do with God.

  And yes as Divergent said it is a blessing in disguise. Once you are appointed you will have little time for yourself and will have little chance of checking the bible to see if you really are a part of the true religion.
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  Will they change the Yearbook format?

  by freddo in

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  2. friends

  pure speculation here but i'm wondering if - with the numbers flat-lining - that the gb will stop giving country by country stats, or perhaps at least some of the statistics.. we used to get a monthly stat in the km - then that was "simplified" to "highlights".

  only the "good" stuff.

  then with the new clam workbook, no stats at all.. i wonder if the yearbook will soon only contain "positive" spun stats.

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  alanv

  When I was a JW years ago they used to have a report every month on how the local congregation was doing. Also as was mentioned the countries report was published in the Kingdom Ministry. Then just the highlights. All that has gone now because it made such depressing reading for JWs. So yes they will have to stop publishing any figures that are consistently bad year after year in the yearbook. They certainly must be well pissed off with the partakers figures going up every year when according to them they should be going down. So probably they will eventually say there is no point in publishing that figure as it is meaningless as many who partake are probably mentally challenged JWs lol
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  Who is attending the 2016 Annual Meeting this Saturday?

  by Londo111 in

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  2. friends

  i'm curious if we will have eyewitness reporters at the stanley theater like we do every year....

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  alanv

  Well I would say it is the first chance we get to hear of major changes in the orgs future plans and proposed changes. Many big changes have come from the annual meeting first in past years
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  Britain Branch Relocation - Chelmsford, Essex

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i97qudi-jwe.

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  alanv

  All this because they are too mean to use professionals that receive a salary. They will make a fortune from Mill Hill, but are unwilling to give that money away.

  Also can you believe they said ''let Jehovah decide'' This has nothing whatsoever to do with God, rather to do with an org that is downsizing and moving to a cheaper area.
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  Will the UN turn on Religion?

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as all witnesses know, the opening gambit of the great tribulation will occur when the united nations turns on organized religion to devastate them and leave them naked of people and resources.

  however, as jehovah's judgement day has been spoken of as being "imminent", the question that can be fairly asked ... 'is the united nations organization actually in a position to act as god's destroyer of false religion?

  while i have no doubt that most within that organization had in the past tried to make the lives of the desperate better, the united nations has unfortunately now become a weak and underfunded political eunuch.

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  alanv

  I was actually having the same thoughts myself. The U N is a long way from the a scarlet coloured wild beat that turns on religion. They have very little power now on the world scene, and there often are news reports stating that the UN seems unable to do anything about one conflict or another. Certainly no sign at all of it having any power or intention to turn on world religion.
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  Another Kingdom Hall sold

  by gerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  berkeley kingdom hall in wollongong south of sydney australia has just been sold.

  berkeley congregation are now sharing a neighbouring hall at dapto.. .

  the reason given was the governing body has taken over all the halls and the building was in need of repair.

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  alanv

  That sounds like a heck of a lot of money just for a hall