The structure of the Society is such that it is well insulated from pressure to modernise.
This has been seen over again over many years.
The biggest change of the past 10 years (and particularly the last 5 years) has been the expotential growth of the internet. This will continue to inform people to the point that the Society will be forced to change. - example totally incomprehensible changes to the blood stance (red blood fractions now allowed) - could this be anything to do with pressure from AJWRB.com
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DC in Ireland: Warning about groups of bros who want to modernise the WT
by truthseeker in.
i just heard this from someone who attended a district convention in ireland.. the brother told me that the speaker said that there were brothers forming groups to try and modernise the watchtower society.
has anyone heard anything like this in the usa?
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What if caffeine was banned for JWs?
by undercover ina post about caffeine and coffee in the "what if the wts banned alcohol" thread jogged my memory.... back in the 70s sometime (i can't remember if it was pre-75 or post-75) a rumor started circulating around our area that at the next convention the wts was going to add caffeine and caffeine products (coffee, coke, etc) to the list of banned substances (tobacco, blood).
of course, it never happened, but for a couple of months the rumors were hot and heavy.
the rumors were easily believed by a lot of the dubs because of the "up" effects caffeine can give you and besides, the mormons banned it, there had to be a reason.
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Wouldn't be a problem for most of here - we're not JWs. Coffee - I can take it or leave it. Much rather give that up than a good wine or beer.
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Update! The pressure is rising, Elders on my trail!
by drew sagan inhere is yet another update on what is going on in my world.
the elder i talked to a while back just couldn't let it be and now want's to have another discussion.
he now wants to meet with with another elder from the hall.
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I've thought of a few questions to ask when I have met with elders who may have been on my case but never had the bottle to ask.
When they ask "do you think that the organization is God's channel today?", you reply with something like, "May ask you a question, when did you last masterbate?" or "how often do you and your wife make love now a days?"
When you get the shocked response, "well that's a bit personally isn't", you reply "and so are my religious beliefs, they are between me and the Lord".
And there's another tip, use the expression "the Lord" alot - q: "do you believe that we are living in the last days" - a: "I believe we are living in the Lord's day and as Christians have to awake to that fact". It always throws elders, they are never quite sure who you are refering to. But then again, they are easily confused.
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Disassociate or "Fade"
by done4good ini know this has probably been discussed before, but i would like to take a poll of your thoughts as to what you personally would do, disassociate yourself or just fade over time.
i've been in the process of "fading" myself since november of last year, (last meeting in january, and never going back).
i have been considering making it official though by formal letter of da.
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Fade - it seems to be so much easier all round.
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Brooklyn Says they Need 40,000 qualified Brotheres
by drew sagan ini just mentioned this in another post but thought i would start a new thread about it.
my wife reminded me a few days ago that the bethel speaker at our convention stated that "the organization is in need of more than 40,000 qualified brothers to take the lead".
this basically means that brooklyn is saying that every congregation in the world is down 1 - 1.5 qualified brothers(?
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stillajwexelder - so true.
Often at elders meetings I would comment on certain sisters and say "if they were men, they would be elders". The old crones just never got the point. -
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The clue is in the question - cell.
Let's not get to thinking we are dealing with independant living creatures here who are sacrificed in the name of science. They are simply cells.
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Mickey Spillane - JW Mystery Writer has Died
by fjtoth inassociated press and fox news:.
the writer, who became a jehovah's witness in 1951 and helped build the group's kingdom hall in murrells inlet, spent his time boating and fishing when he wasn't writing.
in the 1950s, he also worked as a circus performer, allowing himself to be shot out of a cannon and appearing in the circus film "ring of fear.".
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JW or not - he sounds a bit of a strange guy in an organization that cannot handle individualism.
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CO Meeting w/Elders ("Lazy elders", Tattoos, Auto accidents)
by doinmypart ina few points from the 2006 biannual c.o.
meeting w/elders & ms. the theme was "take a personal interest in others"...phil 2:4,5. shepherding work.
we have lives in our hands.
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It's the same old rubbish again. My conclusion is that they care about no one but themselves.
One time sincere elder and person dedicated to God - not an organization
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Kerry Louderback-Wood on today's BBC 'Sunday Programme'
by AnnOMaly insomebody gave me the heads up on this.. if anyone can find a way of recording it before it disappears ...?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/sunday/ select 'listen to the current programme in full' option, and the excerpt begins approx 10.37 into the stream.. or.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/sunday/sundayauto.ram.
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AuldSoul - I loved how the WTS official spokespersons declined to comment - Yes, very interesting as to why they declined to comment. It always smacks they have something to hid.
I have just re-read the Aug 2006 Awake - far from clarifying the situation, it appears to me that this has only added more confusion.
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