"have you given up on organized religion?
in many countries the number of people who describe themselves as not religious is growinga trend that suggests an uncertain future for institutional religion.
some of those lands are shown here.
Pepperheart: if you looked at the annual meeting video in part one david splane asks the camera to pan out acroos the hall,most of the people i could see looked over 50 years of age, so in 15 or 20 years how many of those people still be alive
Sad but true, that too is reality.
samuel herd made a statement a few weeks ago about halting construction work, laying off bethel workers and reducing printing output: severe cutbacks all round.
he said, like the head of a household, the gb has to make sure the organisation is living within its means.
but he added a very careful phrase, something like: "be assured brothers these measures have not been taken as a result of any lack of financial support on your part.
Lisa: It's also ridiculous, they started projects they now cannot finish, wasting money on half built buildings. They are trying to put a good face on it, but that is not good financial management, they just screwed up, only a deluded cult member wouldn't know that. Unfortunately there are a lot of deluded cult members.
Reminds me of the fall of the Soviet Union.
the vast majority of deaths from the blood policy are undocumented because they are simply not newsworthy.
if you know of a death or serious injury/disability related to the blood policy, please help us document it.
send as many details as you can recall.
i remember at my teen years when i was studying with a brother that he said to me that there was no rain before the flood.
instead there was this mist that you have.
never before or after this have i heard something like this.
fultimestudent: When rain falls on mud, it lives small pit-marks. Usually they are worn away before more sediment covers them, but there are some that survived.
So true, just like when lies from the WTBS land on rational people they are worn away and some remain and survive.
people have varied and strong feelings about politics and wars, but you can't deny the courage a sacrifice of our veterans.
too often they do not get the honor they deserve.
in this country once they come home their sacrifice and heroism is too quickly forgotten.
Shadow you should remember we are all survivors here! Many of us have lost families and love ones not in death or war but by not staying in compliance with the religious teachings of WTB&TS.This happens in many religious groups.
It's called Remembrance or Veteran's Day not out of the lust for glory or self aggrandizing love of war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders_Fields
Like Forrest Gump said "that's all I have to say about that."
tuesday, midweek.
: imitation faith book "study".
noah's ark floating above mt.
This guy is a neighbor of mine he might know. LOL
And tonight at Queens ..... http://kingstonherald.com/news/snowden-queens-university-2010315259
I am sure what he has to say will make news before the night is out. Should be interesting.
I am sorry these links are not intended to derail your thread and I couldn't decide where else to post them.
guys .
a letter was just read in out kh stating that all printing of wt and awake is ceased for the coming year and we will just place tracts on fs, countries which were cared by our branch will be cared by other countries...along with this they read the new fs form and stuff about reporting links of videos wtf..lol.
i can't tell which country perhaps that will give away a lot, any one with a similar information.
Gayle:2014 Service Report shows 39,355 Avg. Pubs
Over a hundred years in the publishing business and they have that many publishers. Quite an achievement with the population of India! That must be a misprint isn't that supposed to be Indiana? LOL
hi, i'm a long-time lurker who is still in due to family.
i'm hoping someone here can help me.. is there anywhere online that i can find a critique of the new bible revision?
one of the things that really got me was when i researched about the new world translation and found how there was no basis for adding jehovah's name in the new testament, and then other areas where they translated to accommodate their interpretation.
I just finished praying this morning that Jesus is the Way and to please guide me, and you reminded me of your favourite passage, what a coincidence.
Connie, only the extremely stupid and the extremely wise never change their ways. Life is beautiful just live it!
draw close to jehovah.
chapter 22 - is the wisdom from above at work in your life?.
paragraph 18 - not making partial distinctions, not hypocritical"godly wisdom rises above racial prejudice and national pride.
Copernicus:Those youngsters who are graduates are also made to be negatively distinct from others. The leadership of the WTBTS has such a lot to answer for!
It's an "angle of incidence equals angle of reflectance" kind of thing eh. Copernicus.? LOL
the us elections suck up all the attention (and it's not even at the candidate selection stage!
) but canada actually has a national election today.. first results are starting to come in and so far it's all liberal party.. i think it's time harper and the conservatives got the boot.
last premiere from the bush era.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Cold-sun-rising-30272650.html
I listen to scientists because generally speaking, they learn from their mistakes.
