Aren't we placing way too much emphasis on the GB requirement?
They have been setting JWs up for a powershift since the Given Ones doctrine. Now that the individual members of the GB are safely protected by a melange of corporate structures, they can delegate decision making power to whomever they please. Ex-bethelites know well of 'powerful' non-anointed heavies, like Larson, Couch, Peloyan,etc. They have just made it more official with these new corporations. They will always be able to find some anointed figure-head so that the R&F will believe that JC is communicating with some old guy in a holy white room @ bethel.
Apparently, true apostates believe are sure that changes will be driven by the non-anointed, new corporate leaders. Would you not agree? Of course you do, as true apostates in the final minutes of this organization!
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Rank and Baseless New Light speculation
by FreeWilly inwarning, conspiracy theory ahead!
in the past few years we've seen a few of the old-school anointed gb members pass away.
given the fact that major organizational issues are decided by a vote within the gb, i wonder if the balance of power is shifting.
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german branch news
by gerry inanyone know anything about this info i received.
short report received from german branch on april 2nd, 2006:.
we are pretty busy with all of the preparations for the special conventions in 5 cities in germany.
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This is definitely NOT an official WT report.
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Please explain: Faithful, Discreet & Slave
by Amnesty Vendor ini am not trying to vent here, however i have somewhat of an internal dilema.
having been a very faithful, committed jw for many years, .
i do not understand how the (current) gb justifies applying the title fds .
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Excellent point GD!
I remember discussing this topic in detail with AD Schroeder, several years ago.
He then, pointed me to an older WT article (I'll try to find it later) which basically explained it this way (this totally me paraphrasing from memory):
'In a farm family, the father plants, the mother maintains the house, the son harvests, etc. In the end, who provided the food? Well they all did, either directly or via support. In a similar way, the entire FDS provides food in various ways.'
That calmed me down for a while, until they came up with this 'given ones' doctrine. To me, this was manufactured to keep 'their buddies' in prominent positions. Why didn't JC just inspire his other anointed brothers to take on their responsibilities? -
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Please explain: Faithful, Discreet & Slave
by Amnesty Vendor ini am not trying to vent here, however i have somewhat of an internal dilema.
having been a very faithful, committed jw for many years, .
i do not understand how the (current) gb justifies applying the title fds .
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I am not trying to vent here, however I have somewhat of an internal dilema.
Having been a very faithful, committed JW for many years,
I do not understand how the (current) GB justifies applying the title FDS
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ANGRY WANGRY!!
by lowden inhow have you dealt, or how are you dealing with the anger, frustration and rightful indignation that you may feel towards the wts or even god for the way it so negatively impacted on your life?
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<div>The following site made for intersting reading along these lines:
http://www.coping.org
This information is similar, if not the same as other sources.
It was a quick and easy read that you may find helpful.
Any major life change (divorce, death, job change, moving, etc.) follows similar patterns.
Whatever negative feeling you have will not last forever.
When it passes you will definitely feel better!
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Vegas Trip!!!!!!(pics)
by whyamihere inwell i am back from the sin city.
however, to me i feel closer to god when i am in vegas.
anyway, i went with my good friend danielle for 5 days and 4 nights.
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What Happens in Vegas Stays on JWD!
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What will the next flash of New Light bring?
by Amnesty Vendor inwe all know that one is coming.
with the old time gb all dead or incapacitated, .
the new wave of jw leadership has to come up .
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We all know that one is coming.
It has to ...
with the old time GB all dead or incapacitated,
the new wave of JW leadership has to come up
with something to keep this ship afloat.
(... new Blood doctrine?
... 144,000 a figurative number?
... all JW's go to heaven?
... sorry we screwed up, now can't we just all get along?)
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Why all the fuss about 607 and 1914?
by rockhound in"so what's the big deal about the date 607 b.c.
being off by 20 years?
" "that was a long time ago, and i can't see where it really matters".
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What's in this week's WT?
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Watchtower exposed - video
by truth_about_the_truth in.
this looks kind of dated but it's really good..
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I have tears in my eyes. Thanks!
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USA Today Article: Young earners face intense financial challenge
by Amnesty Vendor in<div>by kelly barry, usa todaytue jan 24, 7:29 am et .
the picture for young adults is bleak.
college loan debt is at an all-time high.
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<div>By Kelly Barry, USA TODAYTue Jan 24, 7:29 AM ET
The picture for young adults is bleak.
College loan debt is at an all-time high.
Rental rates are through the roof. Wages are stagnant. (Excerpt: Strapped)
Credit cards are getting maxed out left and right.
In short, this group is getting hit from all sides, and they're strapped - for cash, that is.
In Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead, Tamara Draut takes aim at the root causes of the money troubles that young adults face today.
Draut, director of the Economic Opportunity Program at Demos, a New York-based think tank, writes about those born between 1971 and 1987 and their jobs: bouncers (going from job to job); jugglers (working full time while in college); pajamas (working at home); and tempsters (working temp jobs).
Draut peppers her first book with tales of struggle, as well as bits of her personal challenges, and draws heavily from analytical research that suggests the crisis is not letting up.
"They will be the first generation who won't match the prosperity of their parents."
In addition to social and economic reasons, she says, "Government policies have conspired to alter dramatically the process of becoming an adult."
A college education, the initial marker of easing into "young adulthood," is an indicator of future success - both professionally and personally - but in ways you might not have considered.
A college degree "will determine the size of their paycheck, the safety of their neighborhood, the reliability of their car and ... the opportunities they will be able to provide for their own children." However, it is that education, increasingly required for even low-paying jobs, that is hard to finance and can take more than a decade to pay off.
While still in college, nearly half of working students already put in more than 25 hours a week to help make ends meet, Draut says.
Yet, with diplomas in hand, most college graduates start out with years of debt in front of them and confront:
• Intermittent periods of unemployment.
• Limited chances for corporate upward mobility.
• Stunted wage growth.
Thus, bouncers are born.
This group moves between jobs in pursuit of the elusive trifecta: decent pay, ample benefits and the chance to scale the corporate ladder.
One young worker described in the book "bounced" through five jobs in six years. She then did the once-unimaginable and moved back in with her mom to save money.
At 30, she has yet to make more than $35,000 a year in any job. As she states, "When times are down, that's when your car needs tires."
Adding to the stress: the difficulty in finding affordable housing. Further down the line, there is the added heavy financial burden of providing for a child.
Reading the many discouraging passages makes one yearn for answers, which don't come until the final pages. Just one thin chapter sums up how to push the pendulum toward economically prosperous days.
Among the suggestions:
• Banding together to back reforms for a better U.S. society - families come first, hard work is rewarded with decent wages, college is more affordable, and first-time home buyers get a break.
• Kicking credit card companies off college campuses, where many cash-strapped students develop bad financial habits due to the ease of obtaining cards.
• Having businesses and the government create a joint trust to fund universal child care and education.
The potential long-term effects of inaction are hard to overstate.
Everyone has a stake in the healthy finances of this generation: "The clock is ticking. In 2011, the 76 million baby boomers will start retiring," Draut writes.
Paying for the national debt, Medicare and Social Security will "result in a tax burden on today's young adults double that of our parents."
It is in everyone's self-interest, Draut says, that society be financially sound. That's good for young and old alike.</div>