I think the “drama” was in Australia because of the accents and the left hand drive cars.
Hayley was using social media to sell home made jewellery and maybe makeup products.
i found it ironic that the symposium "put away peace wrecker inappropriate boasting".
was presented by a helper to the publishing committee.
and all of the other talks were given by, if not gb members, but by helpers to the various committees.
I think the “drama” was in Australia because of the accents and the left hand drive cars.
Hayley was using social media to sell home made jewellery and maybe makeup products.
i found it ironic that the symposium "put away peace wrecker inappropriate boasting".
was presented by a helper to the publishing committee.
and all of the other talks were given by, if not gb members, but by helpers to the various committees.
2022-s-147-august-announcements and reminders.
see number 5.. resolved monthly donation to the worldwide work.
(per publisher).
If the elders can’t coerce the publishers into paying who covers the shortage?
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3. on the other hand, some brothers and sisters—younger and in good health—have more favorable circumstances that may allow them to attend christian meetings regularly at the kingdom hall.
They could “nudge” the members by charging a subscription for zoom.
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3. on the other hand, some brothers and sisters—younger and in good health—have more favorable circumstances that may allow them to attend christian meetings regularly at the kingdom hall.
I can’t seem to find the letter but I thought that when they announced going back to meetings at memorial time we weren’t supposed to criticize those who decide to stay watching on zoom.
Edit:
I found the letter from March 12/22 and it stated
”personal choices regarding vaccination and whether to attend in person should be respected”
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3. on the other hand, some brothers and sisters—younger and in good health—have more favorable circumstances that may allow them to attend christian meetings regularly at the kingdom hall.
However, it has been observed that some have developed a tendency to attend meetings on a videoconference when, according to their circumstances, they could be physically at the Kingdom Hall.
How do the elders know your circumstances? They have been trained to decide what you can and cannot personally do based on external factors.
Where I live personal medical information is private. That is the law. If a person has a compromised immune system or an anxiety disorder perhaps caused by the convid lockdowns and fear mongering how would the elders know that? I certainly am under no obligation to tell them.
atheists believe death is the end of personal existence.
but for those who believe there is life after death, what do you think is the nature of final punishment?
in other words do you agree with the atheists and the watchtower society or is there eternal ongoing conscious punishment awaiting the wicked.
truth_b_known:
Do some serious historical research on the origins of "hell". The Jews adopted the belief of the afterlife after being conquered by the Greeks. The church did not adopt the teaching of hellfire until some 500 years after its creation.
Hell, or at least the concept of it is an instrument of social control to make the rich, richer and the poor, poorer.
so did anyone else have the misfortune of listening to sanderson’s talk corresponding to the saturday morning convention program?.
full title is “young people - choose a path that leads to peace!”.
the basic idea is, hey you teenagers, you ought to be pioneers, wt construction workers, and/or bethelites.. i tried to put myself back in time an embarrassing number of decades…if i were in this talk’s target audience, how would i respond?.
Sanderson et al are only interested in the free labour. Bethel is like working in a 19th century coal mine.
atheists believe death is the end of personal existence.
but for those who believe there is life after death, what do you think is the nature of final punishment?
in other words do you agree with the atheists and the watchtower society or is there eternal ongoing conscious punishment awaiting the wicked.
Is non existence really punishment if you don’t have to look at sister holier than though and her condescending elder husband ever again? Like never. I see it as a relief!
i look at tv and the media as all fiction.. i wonder if the media is now just a tool to cauterise the brain and zombify us?
i'm sure the uk's bbc does.
it seems to be a tool to brainwash people to buy into latest agenda or trend that must be followed.....or you're an outcast like a disfellowshipped one.
Rebel news, post millennial, epoch times, zero hedge. They all have a different take than the mainstreams. You still have to take them all with a grain of salt.