dear friends,.
i need help finding when, how and where i might find that announcement..publication...where the new procedure was not to announce ones as being dfed..but now they were to be annnounced as "no longer one of jehovahs witnesses".
with that change, it made it so that those who were not active could technically be announced.
Lady Liberty
(2005) Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will Page 154
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISFELLOWSHIPPING
When it is necessary to disfellowship an unrepentant
wrongdoer from the congregation, a brief announcement is made,
simply stating: "[Name of person] is no longer one of Jehovah's
Witnesses." There is no need to elaborate. This will alert faithful
members of the congregation to stop associating with that person.
(1 Cor. 5:11) The presiding overseer should approve this
announcement.
fokyc
in this organization, how can any witness express their disapproval of anything?
the society has.
even stooped so low as to disfellowship people who disagree with the fact of other people being .
Deus Mauzzim
Very original!
fokyc
i had the dubious pleasure of explaining the 1914 generation change doctrine to a relative who has been a jw for all of his life the other day.
he didn't even know that there had been a generation change and that the wt was no longer claiming that those alive in 1914 would still be alive when armageddon struck.. however, he said he would only believe me if i could tell him the exact date of the watchtower that explained this change.. though i know it is 1995, i do not know the exact date/issue and he refused to research it claiming it would show lack of faith on his part if he questioned his beliefs....but he said he would look it up if i told him which issue it was.. so, please, could anyone direct me to the exact issue in which this world shattering event was revealed?.
i remember, many jws, especially elderly ones being shocked at this revelation, but obviously this particular relative was not concentrating at the time!!
Gill
I am pretty sure this is the one you are referring to:
w 1995 November 1p.17par.6ATimetoKeepAwake
Eager to see the end of this evil system, Jehovah’s people have at times speculated about the time when the "great tribulation" would break out, even tying this to calculations of what is the lifetime of a generation since 1914. However, we "bring a heart of wisdom in," not by speculating about how many years or days make up a generation, but by thinking about how we "count our days" in bringing joyful praise to Jehovah. (Psalm 90:12) Rather than provide a rule for measuring time, the term "generation" as used by Jesus refers principally to contemporary people of a certain historical period, with their identifying characteristics.
fokyc
being bereft of my wbts cd, can somebody who has the inclination (we'll call her blondie .
can somebody else pm me the location of an online version of the cd, so i can look this stuff up for myself?
much obliged.
Awake 1975
11/8 p.12 "How to Make Retirement Rewarding"Retirement marks a big change in one’s life and therefore one should plan and prepare for it, even as one planned and prepared for marriage and for one’s career in life. Says one authority on the subject: "You should condition yourself [for it] emotionally, financially, and even physically . . . If a good job of preplanning was done before retirement, a lot of these problems would go out the window."
NO "mention of saving for retirement"
PS
"And, above all, it requires giving unselfish service to God and your fellowman."
fokyc
as a rule, i believe jehovah's witnesses treat females as sub par to the menfolk.
i knew a lot of women in the hall that were smarter than their mates.
they begrudgingly got respect from most of the elders.
Elders have only one object in mind in dealing with sisters whether intelligent or not,
put them down, they are of no use whatsoever,
the intelligent sisters unfortunately realise what is happening and then suffer further humiliation,
the elders will stoop to lying about the situation if the intelligent sister appears to be gaining the upper hand.
This is from personal experience with Sister fokyc.
fokyc
I have been to quite a few JW weddings in and around Gloucestershire.
Despite all the warnings from the elders there have been many in a considerably inebriated state.
I then leave, so not quite sure just how bad it gets later on!!
Some have tried rationing booze and putting elders in charge of serving drinks, even that fails to work.
They have the same failings as any one else but just can't/won't see it.
fokyc
i didn't want to hijack the wanderer's new thread about weather the w.t.s.
should be held accountable for shunning, but, in reading it, a thought flashed across my little brain.
he pointed out that apostates that picket conventions are usually the worst kind of "apostates" they usually seem angry and uneducated.
I stayed alive to '75 and I am still doing it!
fokyc
i have to give a talk on "evidence that gods kingdom is a reality".
how the heck am i going to write and give this talk???
any suggestions????????????
Have a look at Mary's blogspot:
http://marye.blogspot.com/2004_03_01_archive.html
I have great sympathy for you, how about having a 'sicky' or 'Flu'?
fokyc (part time apostate)
ok maybe somebody else can validate this for me as it has been "officially" announced yet, or at least not in my kh.
apparently also starting in the new year along with public/private watchtowers the sunday public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes from the current 45 minutes while not lengthening the wt study.
i hear the reasoning is to give the "brothers" more time to associate after the meeting.
Still_in74
agh!! I should have know better . You apostates know everything first !!!!!!!!!!!
What makes you think I am an Apostate?
Just because my wifes PO thinks I am, doesn't mean a thing,
he thinks watchtower.org and jw-media.org are both apostate web sites!
fokyc
ok maybe somebody else can validate this for me as it has been "officially" announced yet, or at least not in my kh.
apparently also starting in the new year along with public/private watchtowers the sunday public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes from the current 45 minutes while not lengthening the wt study.
i hear the reasoning is to give the "brothers" more time to associate after the meeting.
It should have been already announced in ALL Kingdom Halls
here is a link to one of several threads about this:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138534/1.ashx
and
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138304/1.ashx
fokyc
