hello to the vast apostate army!
i have exciting news to share.
my new romance novel debuts today on curiosity quills press as a serial novel.
Hello friends! A website hiccup delayed publication, but the second chapter of 'Happiness: How to Find It' is now up. This week: convention dresses, unexpected run-ins with the disfellowshipped, and Battletoads!
http://curiosityquills.com/happiness-how-to-find-it-chapter-two/
Thanks for reading!
i was doing some research and stumbled upon the following two wikipedia articles, both of which (at first glance) appear to be mostly pro-watchtower.. take a look for yourself.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/persecution_of_jehovah%27s_witnesses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jehovah%27s_witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse.
the persecution article seemingly attempts to portray jws as unfairly persecuted.
Cedars you have a pm
the end of the world (aka "this system of things") has been predicted to happen "soon" many times.
in my own lifetime, and not being a jw, i have been warned that the world would end like six times already.
harold camping predicted one end of the world twice only last year.
Virtually all ancient cultures were invested in the idea that at some point (or multiple points) in the past, the earth had been destroyed and remade. I think belief in "end times" is part of our societal makeup.
dear randall.
good morning!.
here is the daniel of brazil (former bethel).. this week at the forum of former jehovah's witnesses had an interesting news!
The route to go is to separate the congregations from the corporation, but how do you do that while still maintaining the control Rutherford fought to gain?
Perhaps a more interesting question would be, is control still necessary?
What did Rutheford's control of congregations accomplish? 1.) It legitimized himself as the heir to Russell's Society against rival claimants. 2.) It mandated the door-to-door ministry, which was a money-making activity that enriched the Society and Rutherford vis-a-vis.
The Watchtower leadership no longer has to fight a civil war. They won the battle and enjoy an honored and elavated status in the eyes of the JW's who view them as Jehovah. Apart from brand identity and direction setting, the field service no longer a viable money-making endeavor. We see evidence of this in Society scale-backs and cost-cutting. Anecdotally you see this in JW's that won't even ask for donations at the door.
I like the idea suggested that leasing Kingdom Halls might be a good alternative to the preaching work. The Society already profits from loans and insurance sales, why not toss rent in there. Make 'Kingdom Hall' a brand, sold and run by indepedent franchise operators.
Just thinking out loud ...
dear randall.
good morning!.
here is the daniel of brazil (former bethel).. this week at the forum of former jehovah's witnesses had an interesting news!
In the light of the Conti case the door-to-door ministry is a growing concern. The Watchtower argues that Kendrick was just a "rank-and-file member". Attorney Simmons claims Kendrickwas a minister engaged on behalf of the Watchtower as he went door-to-door. Other court rulings have indicated that "volunteer status" does not exempt organizations from liability.
I can see a challenge being the fact that what started as a normal way to peddle books at the turn of the century has evolved into a brand identity. The field service is a matter of pride for JW's who have the "we are the only ones doing this" mentality. Take away the field service and you lose a key component to the JW experience. Unless you replace it with something else it will leave them rather directionless. They no longer have a mission.
dear randall.
good morning!.
here is the daniel of brazil (former bethel).. this week at the forum of former jehovah's witnesses had an interesting news!
My Guesses for the Future
1. New understanding of Jesus' parable of the 'Faithful and Discreet Slave'. FDS exclusively the Governing Body. The domestics are the other anointed. The belongings are the other sheep.
2. Expansion of disassociation by actions to include inactive ones.
3. Gradual backing away of the blood doctrine, making it a "conscience matter"
4. Seperation of the Watchtower and the individual congregations to protect the Orgs interests against lawsuit.
5. Governing Body able to "anoint" individuals via "laying on of hands".
hello to the vast apostate army!
i have exciting news to share.
my new romance novel debuts today on curiosity quills press as a serial novel.
@lostinthought
Thank you kindly! Unfortunately the publisher is not going to release the whole thing until early 2013 when the serialization ends.
I do have another novel called 'Paradise Earth' coming out in print/eBook later this year by Curiosity Quills. That one will release as a complete work.
did he ever get his law degree (old thread) does he practice law?.
or did he take over his in-laws sell cars to the wtbts dealership?.
what happened to the book ?.
I heard that he married into a money and that his wife's father owned the company that leased the CO vehicles. However, http://www.circuitvehicles.com/home/ is owned by the Society and ran out of Bethel so I don't know what the story is.
there are a lot of interesting people that frequent this site.. sometimes, we get an idea of what the posters are really like in "real life".
and i'm sure i could be easily surprised by some that you think might be strong personalities because of their board presence, and in reality, they might be shy in a face to face setting.. i would enjoy meeting simon.
simon used to be terribly annoyed by my posting and now i think he's accepted with tolerance my being here.. farkel seems like a grouchy cantankerous fellow but i think he'd be very interesting company!.
aguest
cedars
besty
just noticed the other thread about who you'd like to meet - how about this one for those you have met.. prolly going to miss a few but here goes:.
sweet pea.
snow queen.
I've met snakesinthetower -- he served on my jc.
