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  New (non)-Witnessing Model

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, one of the kids on reddit posted this video - an evangelist trying to witness to guardians of the cart.

  (both sides are fairly respectful imo).

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbc9c4ajly&feature=youtu.be.

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  hoser

  If so, wouldn't it behoove WTS to just invest in 24/7 vending machines?

  
  

  They'd never do it because someone would empty it and put the books in the trash
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  New Thought About Active J.W.'s

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from my own observations & conversations with selected active j.w.

  's, here are my conclusions:.

  's are very rapidly falling into two distinct camps -.

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  hoser

  In larger towns and cities every 3 to 5 average congs can easily be made into 2 or 3 larger congs.

  
  

  A move like this might backfire on them and they know it. There is a reason why congregations are kept to a certain size. It is so elders can assess each publishers "spirituality" (aka guilt tripping the publishers).

  If congregations were say 2 to 3 hundred publishers and there were 5 elders the majority would slack off.

  A congregation is just like a hive of bees. If the honey isn't taken away regularly and the hive isn't divided the bees don't make as much honey.
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  Are we seeing the beginning of the end for Kingdom Halls?

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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?

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  Awesome analogy steve2
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  Why a new "World Headquarters"?

  by 4thgen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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.

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  Tomo said something negative about college just recently
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  The WTBTS "almost" admits the truth.....

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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"?

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  hoser

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