http://blog.al.com/living-times/2010/07/young_jehovahs_witness_commits.html.
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ugh.
This picture will come back to haunt her in years to come when she grows up and comes to her senses.
I always remember many years ago following a Circuit Assembly where the theme had been about living forever, a brother I knew was featured in the local paper in a similar manner. He was hoping never to die. Just a few short weeks later he died in a motoring accident.
George
i was speaking with an older sister who is quite zealous and she is typical of many who are concerned that men are not reaching out.
she notes that young men in particular have no interest in doing anything, congregation-wise.. the change in this area is quite dramatic, if you can remember that once, being an elder was an aspiration of nearly every brother - and we had plenty of young men to run the mics and hand out magazines.
i once pointed out to a c.o.
Today's WT article was all about 'reaching out' to be a MS or Elder.
They are struggling to fill the vacancies!
Can't wait for Blondies comments on this article
George
in sweden we are now checking the attendance/baptisms ratio at some conventions by simply divide the number of baptisms to the attendance number.. far ago in the 70-ies it was like 5% before 1975. last year we was around 0,55%.
(quite like the italy in fact ).
this year we have counted only 2 conventions this far.
Brighton, England 17 July 2010
Saturday att 4152, number baptised - 13 (10 bro, 3 sis)
Ratio = 0.313%
George
this was posted in the men's room stall, i hear the instructions in the womens room was more detailed.. this was in addition to having a "bathroom attendant" handing out 1 paper towel per person.. i haven't felt so childish since i was in grade schooll, i had to wonder if all the tall people around me were really grown men and women.. .
one thing that I do not like is some urine on the floor
OUR AIM IS TO KEEP THESE TOILETS CLEAN
- YOUR AIM WILL HELP!
George
i do think about that and i realize that i should've gotten out sooner.
( i stayed in longer for various reasons).
but the last few years i knew it was bullsh*t!
Yes I am embarrassed; plus angry, bitter, depressed, ashamed.....
George
with the definition of a generation now 2 overlapping lifetimes, is the society preparing to make it's length 120 years?.
watchtower 2003 december 15 pp.14-19 our watchfulness takes on greater urgency our watchfulness takes on greater urgency.
"keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your lord is coming.
There are not 120 years here.
TD - I think the 120 years idea comes from Genesis 6:3
George
i recently called the service department about this.
first off, what i read in another post is correct.
the person you talk with will not give you their name.. i asked the question and the brother responds by saying that yes, they get that question all the time.. then he proceeds to tell me that i need to write in to the society with my question and they will give me plenty of information to back up their standing on it.. i told him that i searched the wl cdrom and found nothing, not even under questions from readers.
And there are others ...
I thought the following quite an interesting exchange of letters on this topic.....
WHY DO JWs CLAIM THAT THE "OTHER SHEEP" ARE NOT GENTILE CHRISTIANS?
Because J F Rutherford said so!
George
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38252122/ns/today-entertainment/?gt1=43001.
just when i thought that the mel gibson rants had the crazy train full speed on the mainline -.
THEY STUFFED TRIGGER??!!!?????
What did they do with Roy & Tonto?
George
with the definition of a generation now 2 overlapping lifetimes, is the society preparing to make it's length 120 years?.
watchtower 2003 december 15 pp.14-19 our watchfulness takes on greater urgency our watchfulness takes on greater urgency.
"keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your lord is coming.
The only place you will find a generation defined as 120 years is in the WTS's own special dictionary!
George
P.S. Wiki - Familial generation 24 yrs US, 27 yrs UK
Matt 1:1-17 Average generation length 48 years
when i was a firm believer that the wts was god's chosen organization, i didn't really research too much.
never gave much thought to other opinions.
if the insight book said so, than it was factual.
That's me!
Over the last couple of years I have studied more than in my whole life previously. The more I study, the more I find wrong with JW's. I suffer from every emotion imaginable, I am sad, bitter, resentful, angry, ashamed.... the list goes on.
A day never passes without me looking on JWN.
George
