Yep, the format sounds familiar.
Additionally, when I was school overseer I used to instruct the brothers to; "tell them what you are going to say (the introduction), tell them (the body) and tell them again (the conclusion)".
I always put a lot of time into my public talks but if push came to shove I could get up a deliver a Public Talk from the outline. There's not a lot to them mostly.
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How to (a) write a public talk and (b) write an Awake! article
by JimmyPage inevery public talk ever given goes like this.... pick a subject, whether it's "god's government or man's?
" or whatever.... open by talking about how bad world conditions are,.
go on about how bad morals today are,.
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"They no longer attend meetings"
by truthseeker inword has got our that mr. and mrs. truthseeker no longer attend meetings.. we still live in the territory of our old congregation.
instead of taking the time to call us and see how we're doing, the "friends" prefer to talk about us behind our backs, one of whom passed information to my wife's mother (who is a loyal witness) that we do not attend meetings.. just waiting for the ball to drop.. .
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eyeslice
Know the feeling.
Since I left I have had surprisingly few visits at all. When I was a regular attender (and elder if that's a factor as well), everyone used to pop in if they were just passing for a coffee. Not any more. I can't remember the last time an elder visited my home.
The thing is is that I am not anti-Witness as such. I guess I will never go back but I do feel that they would at least get a listening ear and stand a chance with me compared to those that they meet in the door to door ministry.
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Jehovah's Witnesses a religion with nothing to celebrate
by eyeslice inthis is a re-hash of a post i made a few years back when i had only just 'left'.
but as time has gone by i have become even more convinced that the witnesses are, how can i put this, a fairly miserable lot.
it seems to me that what separates humans from other animals is our culture and traditions.
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eyeslice
Whatever you think of the Catholic church, I must admit they know how to perform ceremony.
I am certain that many of those who attended Christmas mass felt a sense of belonging and connection with both others celebrating today and the countless billions of Christians who have gone before, who celebrated the birth of Christ in the same way.
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Cancelled bookstudy- but do you remember 4 day Assemblies!!!
by Witness 007 inassemblies used to go for 5 days which caused problems for brothers with work so....it was changed to thursday to sunday......then half of thursday to sunday.....then 3 days only.
does anyone remember this....i remember 3 and a half days.
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I too remember 8 day assemblies when I was a kid.
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Jehovah's Witnesses a religion with nothing to celebrate
by eyeslice inthis is a re-hash of a post i made a few years back when i had only just 'left'.
but as time has gone by i have become even more convinced that the witnesses are, how can i put this, a fairly miserable lot.
it seems to me that what separates humans from other animals is our culture and traditions.
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eyeslice
This is a re-hash of a post I made a few years back when I had only just 'left'. But as time has gone by I have become even more convinced that the Witnesses are, how can I put this, a fairly miserable lot.
It seems to me that what separates humans from other animals is our culture and traditions.
But the Witnesses have nothing. No rite of passage celebrations – even baptisms of Witness youths are warned to be kept low key. No Xmas, birthdays, Hanukkah or Diwali. Even the memorial is termed for the majority as an 'observance'.
So to you who celebrate, a happy Xmas. To those who don't; peace on earth and good will to all men.
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How the "family study night" could backfire on the WTS
by sir82 insince the cbs in private homes has been cancelled, the wts is now strongly encouraging "family study nights".
but wait a minute...there's no printed schedule in the km!
"what are we supposed to study?".
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eyeslice
I think there is a general consensus developing here:
- Most won't bother
- The Society will soon start to dictate what should be studied on 'study' night
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Last bookstudy group this week I think there will be great sadness in the
by eyeslice intuesday sees the last group bookstudy for many.
i know the group that my wife attends will be having a bit of a party afterwards.
even my son ,who is 17 and has not attended the meetings for the past 6 months, says he wants to go on tuesday.
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From what I can read from the few JW's I still associate with, The end of the BS is a very sad thing
I think that is very true. If it came to a vote which meeting to get rid of, it would have been to ditch the TMS and Service Meeting. I know most find these repetitive and boring. And, I used have great difficulty cajoling people into to doing service meeting demonstrations, interviews, etc. -
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Last bookstudy group this week I think there will be great sadness in the
by eyeslice intuesday sees the last group bookstudy for many.
i know the group that my wife attends will be having a bit of a party afterwards.
even my son ,who is 17 and has not attended the meetings for the past 6 months, says he wants to go on tuesday.
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eyeslice
The original meetings of the true followers of Christ were in individual homes, not a synagogue, church or other public building.
I totally agree. I have attended the group study in the humblest of homes in India and was perhaps where I felt the most comfortable with the 'truth'. The cold, clinical surroundings of Kingdom Hall does not make for true spirituality.
By the way, I am out; I have not been to a meeting at either the KH or at a group for 5 years now but I still feel a little sad about the group disappearing. Not for myself but for those who did love it more than the other meetings. -
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Born again JW's?
by free2beme ini am sorry, but i just find it so hard to see a bunch of former witnesses doing the whole born again thing.
acting in a way that is just trading one line of thought, for another.
basically, one time you said you were waiting for the "new system" and now you pulled that thought out and replaced it with the "waiting for heaven" comment.
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Personally, I believe that life should be a spiritual journey of discovery and a search for a truth that perhaps we can never really find. I would find the dogmatic certainty of being 'born again' far too like the dogmatic approach of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
I have to admit though that I really do love the book A Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan as recommended 'quitelyleaving'. It is a book about facing up to religious uncertainty and weakness in what is sometime an overwhelming journey that we call life. -
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Last bookstudy group this week I think there will be great sadness in the
by eyeslice intuesday sees the last group bookstudy for many.
i know the group that my wife attends will be having a bit of a party afterwards.
even my son ,who is 17 and has not attended the meetings for the past 6 months, says he wants to go on tuesday.
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Also, I think this mover will lead to increasing control and centralization. The groups allowed, to certain degree, the brothers and sisters to expression personal opinions and raise genuine questions. The meeting now are so scripted that getting the audience to answer 'in their own words' is a farce - they may as well print the answers for the brothers and sisters to read out.
Also, as someone who conducted a group study continuously for over 30 years (I started at 19!) I know that many would answer up at the group and would read a scripture who would be far too shy and reserved to do so at the hall.So, I get back to my point - this is all about control.