Posts by hoser

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Are we seeing the beginning of the end for Kingdom Halls?

by nicolaou in

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after all, "at this time,over 13,000 kingdom hall projects and 35 assembly hall projects are needed worldwide.".

hmmm, not too sure about that but all the recent re-branding seems to be heading .

could this be the long game?

Why a new "World Headquarters"?

by 4thgen in

i just dont get it.

the gb moved to patterson and are conducting business from there, right?

they are not printing as much literature as they once were and they are still operating walkill for the magazines...er a ....pamphlets.

hoser

It is so they can own a nice chunk of property that they can sell a few years down the road.

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Now Even JW Men Are Going To Die At The Big A

by OneFingerSalute in

so this weekend there was a part about not following jesus at a distance.

the speaker made a big point of stating that any baptized jw male who was not either appointed ms/elder, or at the very least "reaching out" actively, was in fact following jesus at a distance.

he said that the only way to live through the big a was to follow jesus closely.

hoser

Move over Hitler and Ted Bundy....make room for the eternally damned Pete Za'Hut.

Hitler and Bundy have a better chance than you, you theocratic slacker.

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2015 convention interviewer praises parents who shunned their kid

by defender of truth in

what was it that moved your child to return to jehovah?

asks the speaker.. .

well it was the missed association with the family, says brenda sutton proudly and unflinchingly.. andd heres why, i had always told our kids... i would die for you, i love you, would die for you, but if you ever leave jehovah i wouldnt be there.

hoser

Just heard the EXACT SAME experience this weekend. Just different names. Even the wording was the same. Likely just another lie

Looks like it is scripted from mother and they just find a couple of faces to put up on the stage.

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Now Even JW Men Are Going To Die At The Big A

by OneFingerSalute in

so this weekend there was a part about not following jesus at a distance.

the speaker made a big point of stating that any baptized jw male who was not either appointed ms/elder, or at the very least "reaching out" actively, was in fact following jesus at a distance.

he said that the only way to live through the big a was to follow jesus closely.

hoser

I wonder if this is from the outline or the speaker went off topic somehow.

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Are they banning college again?

by thedepressedsoul in

i wasn't alive for this but my parents and many old timers told me that at one point it was pretty much a rule that you couldn't go to college.

some of you may remember that from that time.

over time they relaxed that rule to that you did what you had to do in order to provide for yourself.

hoser

Tomo said something negative about college just recently

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The WTBTS "almost" admits the truth.....

by DATA-DOG in

during the wt session, the org admits that the actions of eldubs can cause an eventual shortage of "qualified " brothers, and it has.

they speak of a lack of teaching as the cause.

in reality, it's the legalism and control issues within the org itself that have caused a shortage of men who are willing to reach out.

hoser

You are so right. It is all about the hours.

I was asked twice to be a ministerial serpent. Both times I had "double digit" hours as the circuit over sneer said.

The watchtower article yesterday was really telling elders that they weren't doing their job grooming men to reach out. After the meeting I had a couple elders be nice to me that usually ignore me. I guess the guilt got to them.

If they want elders to recruit men for position in the congregation they should allow them to count the time they spend in the training/grooming work

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Do we have a "spiritual need"?

by LexIsFree in

so this is only my second post but its about something that has been on my mind for awhile now.

have any of you ever felt the need to pray or speak to a higher power?

do any of you beleive that we were created or have evolved with a "spiritual need"?

hoser

I hate the expression "work in harmony with your prayers ". It is pretty much saying that prayer alone isn't good enough.

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Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL...PODCAST interview

by Watchtower-Free in

original thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/286750001/young-girl-exposes-jehovahs-witnesses-school-video-goes-viral-last-2-days-273-000-views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atrb37klaoy.

hoser

If you think this podcast will help Jws wake up to ttatt you are going about it in the wrong way.

In the first sentence you say " taking down the watchtower one brick at a time". Any curious lurking Jws will probably shut down at that point.

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Canada Branch Finances - What's Going On?

by berrygerry in

an update on the canada branch hasn't been made (i think).. year-over-year, canada's equity decreased by 11 million in 2012, 17 million in 2013.. however, the 2014 report shows a huge increase (20 million) in the cost of "purchased supplies.

" with the shrinkage of the mags, and the push to online, how the heck did this go from 39 million to 58 million?.

even with this number, the equity in 2014 went down by a staggering 56 million.. what the heck is going on?.

hoser

I know they are printing all the mags for North America in canada now. That might have something to do with it.