this is literally hot off the press as in from about half an hour ago.. we have a friend from nz (who is wavering and knows our situation) and he is on holiday in japan at the moment.
today there was a zone overseer talk that he went to in nagoya (southern japan) and it has just finished up.
straight after the song and still in the stadium he emailed us the info below.
Interesting. Thx, Winston, and for any further updates.
How much will the WTS be expecting money-wise from the Japanese for that?. Is it possible this is 'printed' in Japan now? Can the JWs ask for a specific amount there in Japan? I know they don't in U.S. because of taxation regulation; but in Japan, do they have taxation laws the same on that?
i am suppose to become an unbaptized publisher in a few days.
however ive changed my mind.
i finished my bible study and progressing in the org.
So wonderful that you have your critical thinking ability working. You don't owe them anything. You've given 3 yrs. and they counted 'time' for their records report. Give nothing more. They are "conditional' friends. They will get over you quickly anyway.
who is willing to figure it out for us?
thanks!.
from jwfacts.com
this is pure speculation.
just one of those things that make you go, " hmmmmm??!!
8th member of the gb is appointed just in time for the nu-light?!.
I wonder if it could have anything with their 2/3 majority rule to 'change' anything.
Some GB are getting much older,, if one should die, abstain or fall asleep (as Ray Franz stated was an issue long ago), the "majority" requirement would change?
hahahaha!!!
i predicted this 4 years ago!.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzyjca1-q60.
Thx, Awakened,,I enjoyed the video and the noted past quotes from WT literature that the FDS in the past was explained as the GB and 'all' other anointed as well.
What perplexes me, I've talked with a few former JWs about this 'new light' about the new WT July 15 explaining now that the FDS is 'only' the GB now, no longer including the rest of so-called anointed partakers. They thought that it was 'always' just the GB. How did they ever get it that way?
"the rick simons case is truly exceptionaland for that, rick received the honor of the 2013 trial lawyer of the year award.
this case, involving the jehovahs witnesses, was originally referred to rick by my good friend and pretty much the first client of cogent legal ever, ed casey.
ed referred the case since rick had done a number of church molestation cases in the past, and there are issues with those cases that make them difficult.
"The Rick Simons case is truly exceptional—and for that, Rick received the honor of the 2013 Trial Lawyer of the Year award. This case, involving the Jehovah’s Witnesses, was originally referred to Rick by my good friend and pretty much the first client of Cogent Legal ever, Ed Casey. Ed referred the case since Rick had done a number of church molestation cases in the past, and there are issues with those cases that make them difficult. Number one among them is how to handle the huge anger that a jury will feel against the actual perpetrator of the crime, and how to focus that anger on the actions of an organization that was in the best position to stop such crimes. It may sound easy, but it’s not. Rick received the highest verdict ever, $28,000,001, for a single plaintiff, thanks to his hard work, empathy and ability to tell the story of his client and the defendant."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myw8jRnLlM0 ( Rick comments start at 17:20 into video) http://cogentlegal.com/blog/2013/04/sftla-trial-lawyer-of-the-year-2013/
so i have some interesting news about the special assembly day.
normally at the assembly, my parents pay close attention and take turns taking notes.
then after the program, they enjoy socializing for some time.
Wow, may more JW parents start standing up for the kids!!
"happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony".
m gandi.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fljsdqxnzb0.
I think this is just about the first or main question, we have to ask ourselves 'honestly' before we can move on away of JWism. The Org always told us we were 'happy' because of Jehovah,,the WTS,,the Meetings, Field service,,new world,,blah,,blah,,blah,,finally something happens & we can honestly admit,,no, I m not happy &&& and after questioning ourselves and re-analyzing,,we finally realize it's not 'our fault' afterall either....
i'm about 4 months into my fade- things were going ok at first.
if i didn't get ready to go to the meeting or fs, neither did my family.
recently, hubby has become more sensitive and now will take the family whether i go or not.
The kids (sorry, don't know ages) will soon be jealous of you not having to go. If you can be mentally stimulating and fun with them, they will get drawn to the positive attitude and interest you show in life. If they come home repeating something said about you by a JW or husband, like you don't love Jehovah and will be destroyed at "A" (like what happened to me one time), I just smiled and said "No, God isn't going to do that to me because I love God and "you," forever with all my heart, so there!" And gave a tickle. Keep up your good-heartedness, love and joy of this life and they will follow. It would be 'very' rare for a child to be drawn to JW life if they truly have a choice.
our congregation is rationing regular bibles like they're gold bars.
i was told that bethel is out of stock!
anyone else hear about this?
People don't 'need' a Bible anyway. The WTS quote the parts of the Bible they want within their own books to prove their point/lie. Reading the Bible on their own without the WT would be a waste of people's time and money and in itself not enough to learn WT 'truth' anyway.
