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  A question regarding RC/DC changes

  by no-zombie in

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  with the rumored changes or deletion of the regional/district conventions ... does anyone know if the organization will cancel them all together or just reduce their duration from 3 to 2 days, so they can be slotted into local assembly halls easier?.

  no-zombie.

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  Doubting Bro

  No changes from any reputable sources. More wishful thinking than anything else. THey make a ton of cash off those. When they get to the

  point he RCs stop being profitable they will cut but not before.
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  This year’s convention

  by lastmanstanding in

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  two things i noted at this year’s rc.

  1) the new teaching with respect to matthew 25:45 which was applied equally to the rank & file jw.

  this teaching is also found in the watchtower study for last sunday.. then he will answer them, saying: ‘truly i say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of these least ones, you did not do it to me.. 2) the new armageddon video which was a big shift.

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  Doubting Bro

  Agree that's a shift. And although I recall the talk I totally missed that. But I was likely browsing and just trying to make it through.

  Guess the real question is why? As you point out, it's not because they give a crap about anyone. It's something that will be used to benefit Mother
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  This year’s convention

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
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  two things i noted at this year’s rc.

  1) the new teaching with respect to matthew 25:45 which was applied equally to the rank & file jw.

  this teaching is also found in the watchtower study for last sunday.. then he will answer them, saying: ‘truly i say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of these least ones, you did not do it to me.. 2) the new armageddon video which was a big shift.

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  Doubting Bro

  LMS,

  Which talk at the RC? I'm suffering through one right now!
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  Do You Ever Wish That Hillary Was President?

  by minimus in

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  hillary is very supportive of doing whatever it takes to undermine trump.

  would you be happy if she were your president?.

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  Doubting Bro

  Choosing between two horrible people isn't a choice.
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  Doubting Bro

  So happy for you and your family!!!!!!!
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  This year’s convention

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  two things i noted at this year’s rc.

  1) the new teaching with respect to matthew 25:45 which was applied equally to the rank & file jw.

  this teaching is also found in the watchtower study for last sunday.. then he will answer them, saying: ‘truly i say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of these least ones, you did not do it to me.. 2) the new armageddon video which was a big shift.

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  Doubting Bro

  lastmanstanding,

  Interesting, I totally missed that although honestly I'm browsing this site and others when I'm unfortunate enough to be at the WT study!

  I always thought they used that verse to reinforce the need to obey the GB.
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  New brother to have a bible study with

  by Akid48 in

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  well i moved to a new congregation, and i have no one to study with and i didnt have a bible study in weeks and i was loving but one meeting my aunt said ''im going to set up a bible study with brother bob (dont his name)''.well come to find out brother bob is a man that puts a lot of pressure on you to join the school etc.. well right now im like fuck,because i dont know how to deal with brother bob so i just wanted to know if any could help me..

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  Doubting Bro

  Wasanelderonce has great advice. Remember, you don't need to be disrespectful, but you certainly don't have to act interested. Honestly, your aunt should be the one studying with you if she's your guardian. I seem to remember the WTS discouraging family "heads" (assuming your aunt is a JW and your uncle if around is not?) from having outsiders study with their kids since it's their "spiritual" responsibility.

  Definitely use anxiety to avoid joining the school and becoming a publisher. If they force you on the school, try to find the positive in getting used to public speaking. Pretty sure you can avoid being a publisher since they actually have 2 elders meet with you to see if you are qualified. You can definitely answer questions incorrectly and kill that even if you are forced to go through the process.

  Keep us posted!
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  "Colour inside the lines!"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  just some random musings here.... picking up on the thoughts expressed in other posts (such as @wake me's post excellent earlier this week), about how "infantilized" jws are, it made me think of this post topic.. just like little children, jws need to be given constant praise and reassurance that they are doing well and doing the right thing.

  also, they feel so bad if they stray or deviate from the ideal prescribed course, behaviors or activity that is approved by the society.. if they are told that they have "coloured outside the lines" so to speak, they feel dejected - or worse - defensive, depending on who points it out to them.

  (eg a witness vs a non witness).

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  Sir82, I've actually done that before! I would say something like: "Glad you enjoyed it. Was there something that stood out to you? I'd really like to improve the talk and highlight areas that people really found interesting". Usually, the response back was along the line of they liked the general delivery of the talk. I had one person actually mention a specific point to me.

  Even though I was all in at the time, I knew that most people weren't really listening!
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  Special Seating at the Convention

  by mann377 in

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  has anyone noticed at the convention that there is special reserved seating?

  the convention that i attended (to keep peace in the family) had seating in the suites of the arena.

  all arenas, stadiums etc.

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  Doubting Bro

  Right it's for the higher ups in convention oversight. I was offered special parking but not the special seating. I usually turned down the parking pass because it always felt wrong to me.
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  How to spot awake JW at a convention

  by Akid48 in

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  i cant spot one to save my life, so i wanted to now if any one could me figure out how..

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  Doubting Bro

  It's almost impossible without outing yourself. I've had meet-ups with people from this board at conventions which was awesome. But, we had already been communicating here so its not like we were meeting for the first time.

  The programs are so long and boring, lots of good JWs end up doing other things, wandering around, leaving early, sleeping, that you really can't read into those behaviors.

  I wish there was a secret sign that a PIMO could use but most people are PIMO for a reason (too much to lose at the moment) so even if a sign was worked out, I'd be paranoid to actually use it.