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  What if they are about to "close the ark door"?

  by Mickey mouse in

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  we know the book study is about to be cut.

  i am reading talk here of the preaching work being declared "over" and possible changes in disfellowshipping policy.. we know the wbts is running low on funds.

  they don't make money from the literature and the new recruits are going straight back out of the revolving door.

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  Mickey mouse

  We know the book study is about to be cut. I am reading talk here of the preaching work being declared "over" and possible changes in disfellowshipping policy.

  We know the WBTS is running low on funds. They don't make money from the literature and the new recruits are going straight back out of the revolving door. What if the plan is to say "the work is done, Armageddon any day now" in a hope to retain current membership and improve the retention rate of young ones raised "in"? Perhaps the reduced time spent at meetings and in the ministry would induce some to stay?
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  Dreams yet to be realized.....

  by wings in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic was inspired by oompa and his sail boat.

  on the other hand i am stuck in this room with my mother, and have a long night ahead of me and need some entertainment.

  for you younger posters, i would love to hear from you because you have time to make your dreams real.. for the older ones, i would like to know how you reconciled dreams lost, dreams still out there, and what you are left with.. wings (of the middle aged posters).

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  I want to travel. Really want to see Rome, Ephesus, The Grand Canyon, Pompei, Egypt....I have so much to do!
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  When You Were a JWD Newbie - Were You Shown a Warm Welcome ?

  by flipper in

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  one thing we all have in common - everybody who started posting on jwd , were all " new " posters in the beginning on this board.

  so take yourself back in time for a minute - how were you received here ?

  did people welcome you warmly ?

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  Yes. Although others who arrived around the same time as me seem to attract more attention, that doesn't bother me. Those who shout "me me me!" tend to receive more attention, positive and negative.
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  Bottom Line: What Does This New Meeting Arrangement Really Mean?

  by minimus in

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  Mickey mouse

  The society make changes to doctrine and practice for 3 reasons only:

  1) The fact Armageddon still isn't here. All the major doctrinal changes in the past 20+ years are down to this.

  2) Legal implications. The possibility of being liable and having to pay out large settlements and/or facing criminal proceedings.

  3) Money. This would include loss through changes in tax law, a downturn in the economy (such as now), loss of membership and therefore loss of contributions and legal settlements (see #2). I think there is no doubt the WBTS is running low on funds. The sale of it's property in Brooklyn, reducing the frequency of publication of magazines, transferring to softback and not using full colour on the members only WT to name a few.

  I have thought of another major contributing factor in their reduced revenue. If there are thousands of people like me trapped in the organization but no longer believing what is the only action they can take without visibly withdrawing support? Stop contributing. I think the fact that they are suffering financially is a testament to the possibility that there are potentially hundreds of thousands of lurkers on this site and others like it. Mentally and financially they have checked out the borg.
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  Bottom Line: What Does This New Meeting Arrangement Really Mean?

  by minimus in

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  Mickey mouse

  Taking that thought further, this change means the organisation is unmistakeably in 'decline', particularly with the youth, despite the 3% increase in publishers last service year (mostly poor, illegal immigrants pouring into the US).

  External pressures (economic, demographic, media, legal) are forcing the Society to rationalise legally, financially, congregationally (meeting-wise), and before too long, creed-wise.

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  I predicted a big change to the book study arrangement just over a year ago

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  here's the thread:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/129345/1.ashx.

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  Mickey mouse

  And yes there will be some fairly major tweakings to the disfellowshipping rule in the years ahead.

  Let me guess....faders are disfellowshipped after a certain period of time of non-meeting attendance?
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  Is the WT banning vasectomies?

  by B_Deserter in

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  2. beliefs

  i talked to a dub friend of mine who said they had a new "it's a personal choice, but jehovah will kill you if you do it" article about vasectomies.

  basically, the reasoning is supposedly that since jehovah gave us our reproductive organs, tampering with them is wrong if not medically necessary.

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  Hmmm, I know appointed men who've had a vasectomy.
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  A jw reaction to the BIG Announcement

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

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  hey kids, what's doing?.

  i sent off an email to a relative and asked if she heard anything about the big announcement this sunday.

  i told her what i heard about it and here is her response.

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  Mickey mouse

  Sounds about right. However, once they hear it from the platform they will all nod along and say "What a wonderful provision from the F&DS".
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  Book study most poorly attended meeting?!

  by Mickey mouse in

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  i keep seeing this stated in the many threads we now have about the demise of the book study meeting (sorry to start another thread

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  Mickey mouse

  Shameless BTTT!
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  For those still in...

  by Mickey mouse in

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  ...i hope you're practicing your best surprised face for sunday.

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  Mickey mouse

  LOL MissingLink! I can't believe loads of people here have been mentioning it to their families or telling the P.O they already know. Sounds like you may as well arrange your own JC at the same time.