https://tinyurl.com/y2bzncu9.
Perhaps the householder could be given a form and write down their info for a return visit? Or correspond via text message?
I think what will really happen is that individual publishers will continue to jot down notes but be very discreet about it. The letter is a way for leadership to say that they told the congregations not to keep records. It is a legal maneuver. If anyone sues them the blame will fall on the publisher and not WT.
i found this memorial invitation quite different than the previous ones.
i couldn't find a more recent posting about the invite, so i may be going over old ground.. at first i just looked thru it.
but then on second look, i realized there was more going on than i thought.
This started last year, Jesus wasn't on the cover but instead a picture of happy Bros and Sisters filing in for the services. It's like they are ashamed of what they are preaching or perhaps they think some people will just show up out of curiosity.
i guess less people are commenting now.
last week's whole wt study was dedicating to the issue of commenting.
people were literally making comments about how to comment, it was very meta (not that most there would get that), anyway the main reason that wt gave to explain away people's lack of commenting?
It's not really surprising that less people comment now, with the congregation mergers it is easy to float into the background and no one really notices. It's funny how WT thinks it can control people with articles like this when the reality is most will continue with their same routine. Maybe some will answer more for a short period of time but then they will go back to their old ways. This organization just doesn't have the same influence that it once did. If they announced the King of North in the 90s people would be going crazy, now it's just another annual meeting...ho-hum. Only the old timers and the uber dubs got excited by that one. It took awhile but the fact that Armageddon didn't happen before the year 2000 (as was heavily implied) and the extension of the generation teaching has people tuning them out. They still "believe" but not at the same level that they did before.
i guess less people are commenting now.
last week's whole wt study was dedicating to the issue of commenting.
people were literally making comments about how to comment, it was very meta (not that most there would get that), anyway the main reason that wt gave to explain away people's lack of commenting?
I guess less people are commenting now. Last week's whole WT study was dedicating to the issue of commenting. People were literally making comments about how to comment, it was very meta (not that most there would get that), Anyway the main reason that WT gave to explain away people's lack of commenting? Fear and shyness! Could it be that JWs just don't care about commenting anymore, realizing that it is not important at all? No. They are scared and shy, those are the only two explanations. LOL
okay, so our congregation announced that saturdays they would be switching to small fs groups.
i found that odd because our kh is central to the territory and easy for most to get to.
through talking with others i found out that this is a branch wide directive that has little to do with convenience for the bros and sisters.
Rogue, I also wondered if the powers that be think this could be an effective way for the elders to control a larger congregation (in areas where they've sold halls and combined congregations). In a large group it's harder to know what individuals are up to. Perhaps they think enforcing this small service group arrangement will help them continue to police the sheep (in the absence of any better idea).
I think so they really are emphasizing this not just as a FS arrangement but as a way to keep in touch with the Elders. The FS group overseer "is responsible" for his group. It extends the hierarchy of control down one more level but tries to make it seem like just a friendly FS arrangement.
just finished watching the talk by tony morris on john cedars channel.
sounded to me that he was hedging his bets.
on the one hand he says "this is it" and out of the other he says prophecies are best understood after they are fulfilled.
Tony didn't seem very convinced himself. "We prayed about it and 2/3 of us concluded that Russia is king of the north. Then I was picked as the sucker to announce our collective conclusion. Did I mention we prayed about it?".
Exactly what I thought, seemed like he still had some reservations about the whole thing
okay, so our congregation announced that saturdays they would be switching to small fs groups.
i found that odd because our kh is central to the territory and easy for most to get to.
through talking with others i found out that this is a branch wide directive that has little to do with convenience for the bros and sisters.
Yes, it feels very forced and not really the natural way of doing things. Why not just go out with whoever you like or have a friendship with? Seems like that would be more enjoyable for everybody.
just finished watching the talk by tony morris on john cedars channel.
sounded to me that he was hedging his bets.
on the one hand he says "this is it" and out of the other he says prophecies are best understood after they are fulfilled.
The whole KOTN thing is a charade when you break down what they actually said JWs are no closer to their supposed Armageddon then they were before. They are playing it both ways so they can easily change it at later date. It is a temporary revision for the few that still think bible prophecy is important.
okay, so our congregation announced that saturdays they would be switching to small fs groups.
i found that odd because our kh is central to the territory and easy for most to get to.
through talking with others i found out that this is a branch wide directive that has little to do with convenience for the bros and sisters.
Yes, it is a new directive or perhaps a return to the old way of doing things. Either way it is a branch wide directive which "we should obey whether it makes sense or not." They are also presenting it as a way to practice for the great tribulation where we may have to meet in family homes (what rubbish). It is clearly just a way to enforce more fear, guilt, and group pressure.
just finished watching the talk by tony morris on john cedars channel.
sounded to me that he was hedging his bets.
on the one hand he says "this is it" and out of the other he says prophecies are best understood after they are fulfilled.
Watching Morris it is clear that he doesn't have what it takes to convince someone that the GB has deciphered that end time prophecies are coming true today. He almost seemed to be giving the talk knowing that most don't believe this stuff anymore.
