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  Challenges Facing the Watchtower Org

  by eric356 in

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  2. beliefs

  ive been thinking about the future of the watchtower organization and the challenges it faces in coming decades.

  its difficult to address the issue without allowing personal feelings affect the analysis.

  many people seem to think that the society will collapse fairly soon, based mostly on the fact that the person dislikes the leadership or cant understand how others can believe the doctrine.

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  baltar447

  To add to Eric's comment, anyone notice that the shelf life of the digital downloads is like 6 months tops?
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  Latest apostate warning in Feb 15 2011 Watchtower

  by dozy in

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  andre, who had served jehovah for years, had the bitter experience of being led astray.

  by apostate thinking.

  he felt that having a quick look at an apostate web site would not be dangerous.he recalls: initially, i was attracted to the so-called truths that the.

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  I could see someone going to six screens site and this happening. It's over the top and extremely sensationalized. Now if they went to jw facts, there is alot of info there that is hard to refute. (This coming from a still in doubter who still goes. Hey! maybe I can have my name changed and have my experience misquoted!)
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  Latest apostate warning in Feb 15 2011 Watchtower

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  andre, who had served jehovah for years, had the bitter experience of being led astray.

  by apostate thinking.

  he felt that having a quick look at an apostate web site would not be dangerous.he recalls: initially, i was attracted to the so-called truths that the.

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  baltar447

  Wow, why not just put some URLs in there while they are at it. I am shocked that they mentioned this it must be a HUGE problem.
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  I feel so sad and disgusted….

  by deep-blue-sea in

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  2. beliefs

  after the swiss tv program on jehovahs witnesses,.

  http://www.tsr.ch/emissions/temps-present/2482487-grandir-avec-jehovah.html.

  where my children and husband (all dissociated or disassociated) were characters, a forum followed the program on which everybody could give his comments.. .

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  baltar447

  Is there a version of this video with subtitles?
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  Generation Teaching - Everyone is speechless?

  by Red Piller in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  maybe the effect of this change is bigger than realized?

  in 1995, it was discussed (positively) by everybody, during the week we studied the wt.

  one elder stepped down and was looked down upon.

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  baltar447

  wow, is eggnog really a team of writers that crank out all that?
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  Anybody know about NEW LIGHT concerning Noah's Son's - Shem, Ham?

  by Momma-Tossed-Me in

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  any neeewww newwwws on this?.

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  baltar447

  Ham=Bacon. Shem=No Bacon.

  You decide.
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  Here in the UK - a £3 fee charged for going to JW assembly hall

  by James_Slash in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i cannot speak for other countries, but it has become evident of late that more and more talks are being done by presiding overseers at kh's (especially in the west midlands) and they are making it quite clear that they are expecting 3 from every publisher (per day) who visit the dudley assembly hall, west midlands to contribute towards the upkeep of it.. the quote from the po's who have done this talk have said that "it is expected that each publisher will put 3 into the box on each day".. what do you think of that then?

  as the world hits an economic breakdown the jw's seem to maximising their income from struggling families.. dudley assembly hall holds about 600-700 people.

  i'm sure people are capable of doing the maths.. so much for voluntary contributions !!

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  There are many that think $20 for a family of 4 for the whole DC is more than adequate.
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  Here in the UK - a £3 fee charged for going to JW assembly hall

  by James_Slash in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i cannot speak for other countries, but it has become evident of late that more and more talks are being done by presiding overseers at kh's (especially in the west midlands) and they are making it quite clear that they are expecting 3 from every publisher (per day) who visit the dudley assembly hall, west midlands to contribute towards the upkeep of it.. the quote from the po's who have done this talk have said that "it is expected that each publisher will put 3 into the box on each day".. what do you think of that then?

  as the world hits an economic breakdown the jw's seem to maximising their income from struggling families.. dudley assembly hall holds about 600-700 people.

  i'm sure people are capable of doing the maths.. so much for voluntary contributions !!

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  Wow, that would mean a family of five it would cost US $50 for a two day assembly! If they start this over here, it will be ignored trust me.
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  Here in the UK - a £3 fee charged for going to JW assembly hall

  by James_Slash in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i cannot speak for other countries, but it has become evident of late that more and more talks are being done by presiding overseers at kh's (especially in the west midlands) and they are making it quite clear that they are expecting 3 from every publisher (per day) who visit the dudley assembly hall, west midlands to contribute towards the upkeep of it.. the quote from the po's who have done this talk have said that "it is expected that each publisher will put 3 into the box on each day".. what do you think of that then?

  as the world hits an economic breakdown the jw's seem to maximising their income from struggling families.. dudley assembly hall holds about 600-700 people.

  i'm sure people are capable of doing the maths.. so much for voluntary contributions !!

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  baltar447

  Wow, that would mean a family of five it would cost US $50 for a two day assembly! If they start this over here, it will be ignored trust me.
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  Challenges Facing the Watchtower Org

  by eric356 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive been thinking about the future of the watchtower organization and the challenges it faces in coming decades.

  its difficult to address the issue without allowing personal feelings affect the analysis.

  many people seem to think that the society will collapse fairly soon, based mostly on the fact that the person dislikes the leadership or cant understand how others can believe the doctrine.

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  baltar447

  Potleg, interesting scenario you lay out there, but I totally disagree. There's no way the GB would let go of their authority to someone else. Plus, JWs have always prided themselves on the fact that they don't follow a "leader" only God (I know, the GB is taking that role as we speak). I think gone are the days when a charismatic leader COULD seize power.