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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

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  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  JimmyPage

  I do have a certain amount of respect for the Worldwide Church of God for admitting they were wrong. My opinion of the GB would go up a notch if they did likewise. That would put them at notch one. Interesting discussion here: http://www.jwstruggle.com/2011/09/jws-and-the-worldwide-church-of-god/
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  JimmyPage

  They've painted themselves into a corner. So we see them ramp up the control on the inside while outwardly trying to appeal to the modern public.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  JimmyPage

  Exactly! While it badly needs to reform... it would crumble. But as it is it's stagnant. It smells of death, as aging congregations lose elderly members to the inevitable.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  JimmyPage

  And please forgive me for neglecting the real areas where the WT needs to be reformed: like the two witness rule that protects pedophiles and the cruel disfellowshipping policy. All of this jw.org rebranding has me thinking more of the mainstreaming that is being done on the surface.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  JimmyPage

  I used to think how great it would be if the WT finally made long overdue changes. Higher education would no longer be frowned upon. Men could have beards. Celebrating holidays and accepting blood transfusions would be conscience matters. Neckties would be optional for brothers, and sisters wouldn't have to only wear skirts. The songs could even have a peppy backbeat. Wouldn't that be great?

  Yes it would. Except that all of these things are already being done in other religions- and being done better. What would stop JWs from leaving the WT completely and going to the church of their choice?

  Really the only thing that could keep everyone from straying off would be familiarity with each other. People who grew up together and spent a lot of time together out in service. But I think we all know that most would realize how shallow a love they actually have for the mentally unbalanced people they often only tolerated because they had to.

  And of course, many of us after examining the WT went on to examine religion in general... and found it all to be nonsense. So you tell me- could the WT ever successfully be reformed?
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  What is the "new" date JWs are "hinting" at for Armaggeddon?

  by booker-t in

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  after the 1975 "we did not say point blank armaggeddon was coming we only suggested it might come" fiasco what is the new date jws are "hinting" at for armaggeddon?

  i know now they do not point to any specific date but hint that maybe it might occur such as before 2000 the preaching work will be finished.

  this is a suggestion not a prediction so they can wiggle out of this one.

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  The feeling I get is that most JWs believe (even if they won't say it) that Armageddon will come in October of this year. And when that doesn't happen they will look to 2034.
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  Short Video of Mark Sanderson giving the talk in Russia.

  by Iamallcool in

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  what did he say?

  some of you already know that i am deaf.

  http://www.jw-archive.org/post/86148425918/mark-sanderson-visiting-st-petersburg-brother#sthash.bfxa8kcb.dpbs .

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  JimmyPage

  Here's a video of one of Stephen Lett's regional assembly talks:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1Rwo
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  How Many Prayed Out Loud whilst they were at a restaurant?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  not loudly, but just so your table could hear?.

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  I have a couple of inlaws who are the superpioneer type and pull this crap. That scripture about the Pharisees praying to be seen nails it for me. Gag alert!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses "New Donation" Arrangement Update!

  by Littleleslie in

  1. watchtower
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  please check out this you tube video on the "new donation" arrangement update.

  its pretty interesting.. see link below.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsodgtx6d58.

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  JimmyPage

  Sure a shortened video is a good idea. But let's not be too harsh here. I enjoyed watching this myself and felt like some good points were made.
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  How many have stopped attending at YOUR Kingdumb Hell?

  by hamsterbait in

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  on a recent thread about the fleecing of the sheeples, one poster said their congo was down to 85 publishers from 102.. the last hall i attended had 80-odd publishers 20 years ago, now only 30.. how much of a decline at your kh?.

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  JimmyPage

  In the small town where I grew up the numbers are ridiculously low. In the larger city I live in now I've never seen so many JWs die. The congregations are made up of very old people and the young ones who are there are born-ins who often leave the first chance they get.