Will this scare or motivate rank & file to accept a new "decree" that 10% tithe necessary now , but only a short time. (To restore building work and to restore laundry service for bethelites )
Posts by Gayle
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43Rumor Confirmed!: Bethel Downsize First Hand
by freemindfade ini just texted a very good remote worker friend, said i heard that there is a reduction in force coming at bethel and i hoped he wouldn't be affected.
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he said its true, its not a rumor.
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Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects
by James Jack ina good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.
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Gayle
Cutting Laundry service? Bethel is going to be a really 'stinking' place now!
How many Bethelites in Brooklyn Bethel currently? How many JW Brooklyn properties are not sold yet?
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My thoughts re Pope Francis
by ctrwtf inso today i'm watching cbs news coverage of the popes visit to america.
first, let me say i'm not religious at all at this point in my life.
still a few things stood out to me about the news coverage of his visit.. first thing i wondered was if a gb member happened to garnish this much press (unlikely) what would his message be?
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Gayle
JW GB would get out of vehicle and preach "don't wear tight pants", " obey," don't get too much education," donate money" etc. -
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Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Blesses Obedience
by wifibandit inhttp://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
obey.
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Gayle
Island man,, could you start a new thread about the annual meeting in 11 days,,anyone hearing any news, new light, damnations, new "decrees?" -
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Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Blesses Obedience
by wifibandit inhttp://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
obey.
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Gayle
(With melody). You say toma'tos and I say tomatos, you call call it decrees and I call it dogma,,lets call the whole thing off!!! -
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Just had a former elder friend tell me, “This Overlapping generation is crap.
by John Aquila inlast night i ran into a former elder friend, he is in his late 70s.
he asked how i was doing and i asked how he was doing.
then out of the blue he tells me; .
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Gayle
Truly sad. This is the plight of their longtime members. Younger ones sense this and hopefully will open their mind and heart to do something different to vitalize themselves.
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Found this artist rendering,.. shows how Jesus had issues explaining the "overlapping generations"
by notjustyet in.
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Gayle
Hillarious!! The WT org. Is so absurd!! -
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Is this a subtle clue that the leaders really see the "great tribulation" of the WT coming soon?
by never a jw insimilarly, we cannotexpect that the future interruption inthe great tribulation will result in aninflux of new believers.
rather, it willbe an opportunity for all true believersto prove their love for jehovah andgive their support to christs brothers.. (par.
7, page 16, wt july 2015).
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Gayle
The WT 'pond' is in trouble. Sinking funds, sinking spawns and stinking fish. Floundering is happening.
Disunity or power struggle and 'blame game' at the top could happen. ( wonder if any GB are not happy with Jackson ((where is Jackson now anyway - in hiding?)), including the Australian Branch, just to put blame on someone)
Took years, but Worldwide Church of God broke up to 5 groups and now to about 13 groups and amazingly still exist (with smaller numbers), besides there were many individually just left it all.
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Royal Commission National Redress Scheme. Average of $65,000 per victim, not including psychological fees and admin costs.
by Lemonp inthe royal commission published it's redress report today.
it is a 668 page document, but it is very interesting.
all the recommendations they make are in harmony with what all other institutions will accept.
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Gayle
They have till 2017 when report is to be issued. They can do a lot more damage by then. Like sell KHs? -
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Washington Post in US: Jehovah's Witnesses Face Child Sex Abuse Investigation in Australia
by cultBgone init's finally hit mainstream media in the us!
let's hope some savvy investigative journalists see a pulitzer for opening up this story to cover the us and worldwide cases.. jehovahs-witnesses-face-child-sex-abuse-investigation-in-australia/2015/08/14/.
everyone who is able should hurry up and post comments on their website as the pro-jw forces have rallied and are trying to squash this as libel.
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Gayle
The commission doesn’t have the power to find guilt or issue punishment. But a spokesman said it has referred more than 700 matters to authorities and will make recommendations to the government in a final report in 2017.
So WT will not be moved to change much since "commission doesn't have the power to find guilt or issue punishment." What the government does in 2017 can only be guessed. The WT. has time to collect a lot of donations and sell Kingdom Halls by then. Wonder how many KHs there are in Australia? A few hundred?
In the meantime, it Wt business as usual.