one thing i notice from sitting through a number of broadcasts is just how much these guys love their titles.
it's always brother such-and-such, member of the gb, helper to the teaching committee, etc.
it's never simply brother such-and-such, a local elder with such-and-such congregation.. it seems to me the witnesses are pretty quick to pick up on catholics who call their priests father, which at the end of the day is in much the same vein simply a title.. i suspect these titles point to a huge amount of narcissism of the part of those who revel in such titles, certainly it doesn't seem to fall in line with christ's advocation that the greatest amongst you should be be the least.
Jesus sits in illumination in heaven. Angels are pictured under Jesus in heaven. Where are the Governing Body? The Governing Body are situated in the highest spot on earth. Notice where the individual publishers are? Lowest spot on earth. This illustration was not drawn by mistake!
https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.
published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .
we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.
Thank you, Earnest!
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/#newsAlerts
BREAKING NEWS | Norwegian Court Suspends Attempt to Deregister Jehovah’s Witnesses
We are pleased to inform you that on December 30, 2022, the Oslo District Court granted a temporary injunction to stop the government from taking away our registration as a religious community. Please continue to keep this matter in your prayers.
it would appear that circuit overseers (no dos these days i guess) are taken off at 70 years old.
even older ones in bethels are disposed (sorry 're-assigned to the field) of before they get too past it.. how come though the old boys on the gb aren't shown the door at 70 and replaced by younger men - obviously of the recently anointed type?
they don't look a particularly fit bunch so they can't claim special mightiness because of doing 'the lord's work'.
'' Brothers, we're all getting old, gaining loads of weight and have many health problems...Anthony, we notice you loose your sense of direction, and have a hard time breathing while dispensing ''spiritual food.'' If we don't watch out for each other, who will? We need to stay on this gravy train as long as possible. I have a proposal that we can all agree on. Let us throw everyone out the door at 70 years old. They became useless a long time ago. Let's re-assign dead weight. Since, we the ''Governing Body'' make all the rules, we stay on these Warwick grounds until our last breath. I'm sure we don't need a vote on my proposal!''
i was looking at the (mostly) wrong answers to a riddle that's making the rounds on social media and thought it was a good example of how something simple (in this case, grade school math) can be distorted with words.
the riddle goes like this:.
i bought a cow for $800.. i sold it for $1000.
I bought a cow For $800.
I sold it for $1000.
I bought it again for $1100.
I sold it again for $1300
uses own money = $800
sells for $1000 = profit $200
buys at $1100...uses $200 profit plus adds another $100 of his own money
has $900 invested in own money
sells for $1300, minus $900 of invested money
profit $400
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11573103/active-shooter-throws-molotov-cocktail-jehovahs-witness-center-colorado.html?ito=amp_twitter_share-top.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11573103/active-shooter-throws-molotov-cocktail-jehovahs-witness-center-colorado.html?ito=amp_twitter_share-top.
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https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.
published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .
we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.
But, as far as people leaving I am well aware of that! Many older JWs are passing away (Boomers and ones older). Many Witnesses have walked away in the last two+ decades, myself included..
https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.
published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .
we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.
It must be a mighty ton of money they're losing, to create such a furor. Going to court to fight for the "right" to feed at the public tax trough, while simultaneously claiming God approves of abandoning children who don't want to be forced into the religion.
https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.
published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .
we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.
Lying Anthony Morris stating religious grants were withheld due to, ''religious persecution.'' Actually, Norway was withholding $$$$ due to ''violating children's rights.''
Here is the truth on why Jehovah's Witnesses lost their grant money:
Earlier this year, Jehovah's Witnesses were denied state grants for 2021 because of violations of the religious community law. In our opinion, the religious community violates the members' right to free cancellation. We believe this violates the members' right to religious freedom. We also believe that they violate children's rights by opening up to exclude baptized minors, and by encouraging members to socially isolate children who do not follow the rules of religious community.
Under the Religious Society Act, a society can have its registration withdrawn if they violate the provisions of the law. We have come to believe that Jehovah's Witnesses violate the members' right to free enrollment of religious communities and that they violate children's rights. Against this background, we have come to the conclusion that society cannot be registered under the religious community law. We believe this is in line with the provisions of the religious community law.
https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.
published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .
we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.
Published December 22, 2022
The state manager in Oslo and Viken has decided to withdraw Jehovah's Witnesses registration as a religious community under the Religious Society Act.
We sent a notice to Jehovah's Witnesses about possible loss of registration on October 25 this year. In the notice, we asked for feedback on whether they wanted to correct the conditions that led to the denial of state grants. The community has not wanted to correct the conditions that led to the denial of state grants in 2021, and they express that they still disagree with the decision to refuse grants.
Earlier this year, Jehovah's Witnesses were denied state grants for 2021 because of violations of the religious community law. In our opinion, the religious community violates the members' right to free cancellation. We believe this violates the members' right to religious freedom. We also believe that they violate children's rights by opening up to exclude baptized minors, and by encouraging members to socially isolate children who do not follow the rules of religious community.
Under the Religious Society Act, a society can have its registration withdrawn if they violate the provisions of the law. We have come to believe that Jehovah's Witnesses violate the members' right to free enrollment of religious communities and that they violate children's rights. Against this background, we have come to the conclusion that society cannot be registered under the religious community law. We believe this is in line with the provisions of the religious community law.
Loss of registration means that society no longer has the right to promote state grant requirements. This also means that society loses its marriage authority. However, they are free to practice their religion and activities independently of a public register, since the religious community law is essentially a subsidy law.
The decision can be found in right-wing margins on this page.
