Topics Started by Virgochik

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Half hearted JWs compared to past generations
by JohnR1975 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is it just me or has there been a massive change in jws of late?.

when i grew up in the cult they had a real sense of urgency and would do an hour minimum, these days it’s not even ten mins before coffee break.. same goes for everything else, it’s half hearted .
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2023-10-17 and 2023-10-20 Letters!
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
2023-10-17-legal seminar.

page 1. https://imgbox.com/cm4qip9v .

page 2. https://imgbox.com/rvnapwrq .
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Real reasons behind this change?
by Gorb in
1. jw
2. friends
just a good conversation at home about the hour report change.. we think the change was not impmemented because the gb are such a lovely bunch of old grandpa's having the best in mind for us individuals.. there will be only, and we say only, an organizational reason for it.

a legal reason, to protect jw.org and it's officials and wealth.. next step?

maybe selling more kh and when jw hollywood studio's in rampoo are ready a change to tv subscription.. what do you think?
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Two biggest issues for Watchtower right now
by Teddnzo in
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2. beliefs
selena accused tony morris of being involved in child abuse and the pimo bethelite who just got kicked out.

let’s see how this rolls out.
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Advice to reduce hours earn less and spend more time on the ministry
by ExBethelitenowPIMA in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the advice to reduce work and earn less to spend more time preaching has not aged well.. the cost of living crisis means many have more going out on necessities than they have coming in.. so many asked their employer to reduce their hours and refused promotion only to see their colleagues go up the ladder when they stayed lowly position with rubbish jobs thinking the end will be here soon.

next week midweek meeting is all about preparing for an economic crisis.. they say have a go bag and new advice for all jws to store food and water at home and grow a vegetable garden, i kid you not.

this is the new direction..
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GB Update - Meet the new GB members
by eyeslice in
1. jw
2. friends
i overheard my wife listening to '2023 governing body update #2, presented by kenneth cook jnr.

a few points i got from it.. new hour requirements.

quote "with the new hour requirements for pioneers, many us us can share in the pioneer work.
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No more public WT & Awake?
by mikeflood in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have you guys noticed, this year 2023 no more public edition magazines...i wonder how they are gonna spin that fact.
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Keep telling yourself that!
by Lost in the fog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the latest copy of the elders textbook someone kindly made available to us on this website, i see that "independently organized meetings for spiritual feeding" are still not allowed.

no wonder because independent research would let the scales fall from the eyes.. the gb still insisting that they are guided by the (always lower case) holy spirit and the bible!!

not that the rank and file members need the bible or holy spirit themselves because they are fed through meetings, conventions, assemblies, jw broadcasting and the publications.
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TO SELECTED BODIES OF ELDERS ASSIGNED TO THE COVID-19
by pixel in
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2. beliefs
december 25, 2020. to selected bodies of elders assigned to the covid-19.

re: adjustments to arrangements for meeting family food needs during the covid-19 pandemic.

dear brothers:.
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How do you personally deal with your still in family JWS ?
by Finkelstein in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for myself i just try to avoid them intentionally maybe see them once every couple of years on average.

they used to be easy going but over the last 10 years or so they got more cult like and distant and i'm really not bothered by that, maybe a bit.

they stick to their own or other members like they are their family so, its makes it unattractive for myself to connect and reach out to them anymore.