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  I think circuit overseers should have a job like the apostle Paul

  by forzaitalia in

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  am i being mean, thinking that travelling overseers should get a part-time job like paul did, in order to not be a burden to the congregation?

  i wouldn't put my hand up when we were asked to raise it if we were happy to give £50 from congregation funds to the c.o.

  so that he could take his wife out for a meal.

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  Who was the purchaser of the tents that he apostle Paul made to support his ministry ?
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  No more REPORTING field service!!!!!!!!!

  by BoogerMan in

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  this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!

  reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.

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  Persnickety10 hours ago

  Don't they require individual online donations now via a personal login and electronic debit? Doesn't this constitute "monitoring and keeping track of someone's donation?

  
  
  

  Balaamsass210 hours ago

  Persnickety.......BINGO..... we have a winner! lol. It is all about the $$$$$ SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!

  "Don't they require individual online donations now via a personal login and electronic debit? Doesn't this constitute "monitoring and keeping track of someone's donation?"

  My mom a JW since 1936..always told me: " Hun, ...Always... donate by check..cause you can write it off...and at least one MS and an Elder or Two have to notice you keep their lights on". lol.

  This^^^^^^

  At the assembly day they recommend on line donating with your credit card. A practice they formerly condemned false religion for. Yes, they will take your cash or check donation but electronic donations are preferred.

  
  
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  This answers the question if the organization was going to go more Hardline or mainstream.

  by nowwhat? in

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  looks like we can expect a kinder, gentler jehovah and jesus during the great tribulation.

  the door will not be closed to all non jws at the start of the tribulation.

  but will have time to repent after false religion is destroyed.

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  Vidiot:

  maybe. It will show how few jws actually give a shit about the ministry.

  My observation the last 10 years is that most are just putting in time(wasting)

  The last few times I went door to door for a 3 hour reporting period maybe 3 doors were knocked on and my Mrs and the other guys wife talked about what brand of white rum tasted the best with Coca Cola.

  Tim hortons and personal errands is what field service has become. No one cares
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  This answers the question if the organization was going to go more Hardline or mainstream.

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
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  looks like we can expect a kinder, gentler jehovah and jesus during the great tribulation.

  the door will not be closed to all non jws at the start of the tribulation.

  but will have time to repent after false religion is destroyed.

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  hoser

  I really don’t think they have a long term plan. They are comfortable in their position and will only change if their hand is forced.
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  No more REPORTING field service!!!!!!!!!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!

  reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.

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  In my congregation elders handle the mics now. Seems the under 40 crowd have all disappeared
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  This answers the question if the organization was going to go more Hardline or mainstream.

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  looks like we can expect a kinder, gentler jehovah and jesus during the great tribulation.

  the door will not be closed to all non jws at the start of the tribulation.

  but will have time to repent after false religion is destroyed.

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  Vidiot: These changes are legit

  They are reactive and not proactive. They are arrogant and proud and can’t actually see how stupid and incompetent they really are. The blind are leading the blind. The governing body hasn’t thought that far ahead or even reflected on their past mistakes to even think about the consequences of these changes. In their deluded minds they don’t make mistakes.

  This was coming but COVID made things happen a lot faster.

  Think back over the past 30 years and the blunders that they committed by being so arrogant and inept.

  1990ish. Because these entitled fuckers think they’re somehow above both secular and biblical(Jesus said to pay your taxes) laws they stopped charging for literature and the meals at the assemblies ( remember the food tickets for the hoagie and frozen pudding and orange juice) instead of registering for the gst and paying Caesar’s things to Caesar. They actually thought that the flat ass broke jws would donate enough to cover the cost of the FREE food and literature. They were able to dump giving away food after a short time but were stuck giving away magazines for 3 decades.

  They demonized the internet while giving away FREE literature for at least 15 years. Finally someone woke up and thought “wait a minute” people can download their watchtower instead of us buying a bunch of paper and ink and shipping these magazines that nobody reads all over the country?

  A lot of people liked the book study meeting because it was small and more laid back than the regular meeting so they axed it in favour of the TMS and no one attends.

  This latest change of not reporting service time and you can still be saved after the great tribulation starts just dumbs down the whole thing a bit more.

  The GB is like the mouse trying to stop a rolling freight train. They’re going to get run over.

  The economy, people and society change and you can’t fight progress. Early adapters usually fare the best and luddites who refuse to change are left behind.
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  Real reasons behind this change?

  by Gorb in

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  just a good conversation at home about the hour report change.. we think the change was not impmemented because the gb are such a lovely bunch of old grandpa's having the best in mind for us individuals.. there will be only, and we say only, an organizational reason for it.

  a legal reason, to protect jw.org and it's officials and wealth.. next step?

  maybe selling more kh and when jw hollywood studio's in rampoo are ready a change to tv subscription.. what do you think?

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  You’re probably right. They just have to bring the changes slowly enough so that people keep donating. The governing body are lazy like everyone else on this planet. They want to keep their job easy enough so that the money keeps rolling in and to do that they need to trim expenses.
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  No more REPORTING field service!!!!!!!!!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!

  reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.

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  hoser

  Maybe they will lower pioneer hours to a number that most can attain. Let’s say 10 or 15. That way they can maintain a social caste system.

  It will also affect family worship and born in baptisms. You don’t need to study with your kids each week to count your 4 hours. Other publishers won’t need to study with your teenage kid to get them to baptism if counting the hours don’t give them any social credits in the congregation

  This is bigger than we think it is!
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  2023-S-147-October-Announcements And Reminders

  by Atlantis in

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  2023-s-147-october-announcements and reminders.. page 1. https://imgbox.com/vjct8rt3 .

  page 2. https://imgbox.com/c0tbzgxy .

  grandpa!.

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  Interesting announcement about cleaning the Kingdom Hall. Lol

  ”even if you do not feel qualified, the brothers may be able to train you and your children together.”

  This tells me that many are using the excuse of they are not qualified to do menial tasks to get out of cleaning the Kingdom Hall.

  They are just tired of being micromanaged and treated like literal children and having their time wasted.

  Mrs Hoser did rbc and got shit on for exposing a structural error tha one of the higher up male elders made on a Kingdom Hall. After that anytime we’re asked to do something at the Kingdom Hall she said we’re not qualified
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  The org: Coal calling the kettle black! #2

  by BoogerMan in

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  "the generally accepted definition of propaganda is this: an organization for the propagation of a doctrine or system, the purpose of which is to cause the membership of the system or organization to increase or enlarge.

  religious organizations engage in propaganda, because each system of religion tries to increase its membership.

  the work of jehovah’s witnesses for his kingdom is entirely a different matter.

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  hoser

  The org either is oblivious to their hypocrisy and don’t honestly can’t see themselves or their actions……or

  They fully know the mental manipulation that they are employing to deceive and entrap millions of people into their scam.