i find it interesting that the 7/15 watchtower will be studied from september 2-29th and then the annual meeting will be exactly one week after.
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it strikes me as an effort to emphasize the fds and their role before a big announcement.. siam .
Bringing back a charge for the publications could happen. That way the sheeple have to pay for anything they take. Plus they could make a fortune of the new bible since everyone would have to buy it.
That would mean taxation requirement for sale of literature. That would open up auditing issues by the IRS. I don't think the WTS will open itself up to that.
i find it interesting that the 7/15 watchtower will be studied from september 2-29th and then the annual meeting will be exactly one week after.
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it strikes me as an effort to emphasize the fds and their role before a big announcement.. siam .
thx, siam,,good heads-up note,, I hope Barbara Anderson gets info from her source like last year, or any other source asap then.
Or, is any other source here invited to go? Just 7 weeks away.
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im going back to school tomorrow.
Great plan!! You can do it. Sets a good example for your children too.
i figured he was going to arrange the committee and try to get me kicked out after the whole "big pile of books" labelled "take this shit".. well his call made me realize that more and more people ... elders included no longer take this religion seriously.
after he told me he heard what happened he actually laughed and said i would never expect that.
he then told me that it is apparent that i no longer want to be connected to the organization.
Does he hope you will 'foot' the deepsea fishing trip? Maybe he is 'unraveling.' He probably doesn't want to 'cut' you off personally. But he is in a tough spot as an elder. Time will tell.
this is the exchange of text messages i had with my super spiritual brother.
it is sad... it is pathetic... it has helped me realize that i have no connection to these people anymore.
i feel free today.
It is wise to never give an addicted person cash. So, no cash!!! (They might would give some of that to the WTS) They are addicted to the WTS and sounds like they have just given to your brother too.
At best, if you help your 'ill' (addicted) parents, ask them to send any certain specific bills for you to pay straight yourself, and/or you could send local grocery store gift cards for food.
They will only despise you because of your stance, no matter.
i was sitting at meeting the other night and happen to notice an elder with a sheet of paper with the title of the above post.
it appears to have been composed on a computer, not a form printed by the org.
on it were all the names of the people in this particular elders group and there were columns for the days of the week when we have our meetings.
Nov 15 WT: The elders must stand ready to help any who may now be wavering in their faith.
I expect, the elders will be on extra watchfulness and 'tracking.' Seems like the WTS expects the 'Great Wavering of 2014!'
how can we maintain.
a waiting attitude?
article,,just to wait and wait and wait.
How Can We Maintain
“a Waiting Attitude”? article,,just to wait and wait and wait
in the meantime their typical article to put cash in box at hall, and give everything to the organization. Always around November this type of article, end of year, before Christmas, and no doubt for any needing taxation credits for the IRS.
FLDS are horrible. The many wives, and often has been required to marry underage girls. They throw out the young boys (lost boys), so the old farts can get the young girls. Etc.
trieste, italy - icsa conference - july 6, 2013. both roberto di stefano and steve hassan were speakers at the conference.
you can see the hassan interview on his website.
here's the link:http://freedomofmind.com/media/video.php?id=59.
Thank you, Barbara for letting us/JWN know about this. And thanks so much for your work always!!
i have gotten a thought about how to wake active witnesses up.
since the book does not mention jws specifically, if you could get a active jw to read ccmc, what do you think their reaction would be?
could they clearly see how jws fit in as a cult?, or would the average jw be blinded to the obvious and just see how other groups like mormons, moonies, scientology, etc fit the mold?
Worth a try, since he is a "reader." Hopefully, something clicks.
