There's quite a lot about this in the 2006 Yearbook. As I remember from comments on here many years ago, many in Romania were also stumbled by the 1962 change of understanding of Romans 13:1, Superior Authorities.
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Gerrit Loesch video from this week's meeting
by neat blue dog inhe talks about how a group of 5,000 broke away from the organization due to distrust of government agents infiltrating the jws.
they weren't regarded as apostates, just distrustful.
he uses phrases like "their leader" and "his elders", and how they had a meeting with the governing body and made the decision for all these thousands to reintegrate them into the jws, splitting them up among congregations.
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Sin and death - how does it make sense to ANY believer of ANY religion?
by BourneIdentity insince adam and eve’s fall, we are all sinners.
it’s what we do, there is no way to change it, sinning is a daily part of life.
there are major sins, but most of us commit minor ones everyday in words, thoughts or deeds.
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The human race - that you despise - is better now than in any time in history. Our story is one of amazing progress.
An old sister was once having a right old moan to me about how bad this system is since Satan arrived here in 1914. I asked her if she would have preferred to have lived before 1914 without Satan's influence. She would probably have been working in a coal mine or as my female forebears did, a stone quarry, no NHS and no Social Services to keep her in relative comfort in her old age.
She was a bit cool with me for a while after that.
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2020-May-16-S-147-E--Announcement in English and Spanish!
by Atlantis inif you are on the email list these letters are already in your refrigerator.. 2 letters arrived, the same letter in english and spanish.. 2020-may-16, s-147-e announcementif you are not on the email list, reply below if you want the link put in your pm box.petra!
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Received with thanks guys.
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Meetings disrupted due to zoom outage
by Fadeaway1962 inzoom been down in parts of the uk today so church services and meeting been disrupted.. a news paper published some comments and jokes about it .
"looks like the church broke the internet".
"zoom is down.
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Blame the Apostates!
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Trying to get my head around these go bags
by phoenixrising inwhen i was looking at prepping back in the 90s i was told by several elders that we needed to just rely on the org and jehovah and not prep.
i started to put away vacuum sealed bags of rice beans and spices anyway.
now they have this go bag crap.
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For the majority of us, certainly here in the UK, it's not a "Go Bag" that we need but a "Stay Bag". Not a literal bag of course but provisions set aside for an unexpected event. This event is not necessarily a major calamity such as we are currently facing but just a bad winter with snow such that we don't want to go out shopping, unexpected sickness or whatever.
In the US they are called "preppers" and attract scorn and derision but preparing for future events is a very sensible thing to do. I cannot understand so many in my congregation have so little to no provisions set aside. I think they work on the "Jehovah will provide" idea. Well he hasn't and he won't.
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75th Anniversary of VE Day
by cofty intoday is the 75th anniversary of the end of wii in europe.
they were a special generation who were literally prepared to give their lives rather than submit to fascism.
millions paid the ultimate price.
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All my neighbours had their Union Jacks flying today, even the Spanish family. We were raised as JW's to never have gratitude for what these people sacrificed for us. Very sad.
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Kermit Is Delivering Documents!
by Atlantis inkermit is delivering documents with his kermit chopper.. https://docdro.id/a01tdj0.
if you are on the receive list these documents are already in your email.. .
if your not on the list, then reply below that you want kermit to swing by your place, and drop off a copy in your pm box.. .
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Please ask Kermit to call in, I'll put the kettle on.
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A Stroll Down Memory Lane!
by Atlantis inhow many of you remember these?
(since these are old i don't think the tower will get a hernia.).
a stroll down memory lane!https://docdro.id/ylyfur6peace among men of good will.
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When the written review was instigated, 1959 I think, you filled in the answers and after 30 minutes handed your paper in to the TMS Servant. He marked the paper and returned it the following week. Each of the 25 questions were worth a maximum of 4 points so you ended up with a percentage. I noted on the example you provided someone had faintly entered "4" in the answer part.
the TMS Servant would announce the average percentage and the maximum grade (no names of course) and review a few of the questions that caused the most problems.
Exchanging your paper with someone else or marking your own paper came much later.
A role call was made at the start of the meeting but only for those who were in the Ministry School.
JW's would have a fit if they had to do that today!
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Virtual meetings via ZOOM with regular reminders to donate on line. Elders available to help if needed.
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Simon's Board!
by Atlantis inthe watchtower witch-hunters are still sending out subpoena's and closing down websites.
it is safer for simon, this board, and us if we send out internal confidential documents privately.. from time to time i will let you know something has arrived that you might want.
just send us a "pm" and we will give you the download links.. you do not need to include any personal information.
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Petra, I would love a nice cappuccino whilst I read these documents
Many thanks to you all
George