i’m an elder who is pima, i’m amazed how much info is available to all elders.
you can see all private details of every member of the congregation.
i wonder how these sisters feel about their private details being available to these creepy elders?.
Some years ago we were asked to sign a form that allowed the congregation to share our personal information with the WT Society. They in turn could share it with other branches some of which were in lands that did not have the same standards of privacy and data protection as in the UK. We refused to sign the form and never heard any more about it.
George
say it ain’t so!
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in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?
I'm sure I heard that a high up in watchtower land described the gb as 'a concept' to some authority not too long ago - just can't recall the exact details, can you?
I thought that was Geoff Jackson at the Australia RC investigation into Child Sex Abuse.
George
say it ain’t so!
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in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?
It doesn't appear to be the same man. The facial angles and glasses are different.
The first photo of Macmillan and Suiter is from AHM's book "Faith on the March".
I think the second photo is also Macmillan with Haydn Covington though I cannot remember where this photo is from.
George
lets imagine the watchtower idea of armageddon really does happen in the next couple of years.... and afterwards jehovah says to the gb.
" right guys--ive done my part--its all over to you now.
see you again in 1000 years time ".
Should the unthinkable happen and we see Big A starting, I would straightaway get down on my knees and pray that I do not survive. Just imagine everlasting life with only JW's around you, FOREVER! That's not paradise, that's hell!
I often think about our wonderful cathedrals here in the UK. The WT mob would delight in destroying those. They have stood for 1000 years and the GB subs would have them blown down in minute. Philistines!
George
perhaps we could post the pictures the wt have presented in their literature that depict their version of paradise here for comment/discussion:.
from: spirits of the dead—can they help you or harm you?
do they really exist?.
I'm British so I would miss my Fish & Chips. Beautiful cod fillet in crispy batter!
George
i didn’t get the covid vaccine, but i admit, i was scared as shit i made the wrong decision because there was so much confusion out there.
practically all my family and most of my friends took the vaccine because everyone was depending on those in charge to speak the truth.
now a lot of them are sick, and they can't figure out why.
I've had all the vaccinations and all the follow up "boosters". I have never had Covid but whether I would have without the vaccinations is something we will never know.
One thing I do know though is that a lot in my congregation have had/still have Covid and there have been three deaths from it. I still (always have) maintained a distance from people, not into hugging and kissing (Sis England excepted!)
George
in del rio texas, the border patrol can't hold back the invasion of illegal migrants anymore.
they have asked the biden administration for help, but they refused.
harris has promised to give all illegal migrants citizenship if she is becomes president.
We have just the same problem here in the UK. Years of incompetent government has allowed this to happen and now we have Keir Starmer and his mates so the situation will get worse.
It costs around £8M per day to house these illegals, meanwhile Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners has been taken away for the majority of OAP's and energy costs are due to rise this autumn despite Labour promising not to raise energy costs in their manifesto.
George
not just jw's, but countless others (evangelicals etc.
) are claiming that we're in the "last days.".
but........bible students/jw's have been spouting this fake message since the 19th century!!!!!!.
https://youtu.be/jsmbtv4nafi?si=ezj0dnudyjls4knc.
there was a time they preached the great tribulation was a short period of time between the fall of babylon and jesus coming back to save them, now they realize there are difficult years ahead of us, watch this latest morning worship video by per christensen on this subject .
Just like "we will never change disfellowship rules".
And here we are just over a year later, the rules have changed and the guy that said that quote, (AMIII) has gone.
Who would have thought it? Probably only an accountant!
George
the last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
Three days? Not any more, though I am so old I remember 7 and 8 day events. How did we manage that? Traveling back to our accommodation late at night and back again first thing in the morning. As BB above said it was dark when we were trying to read our song books at the end of the day.
As I got into my teens we tended to camp, Edinburgh or Twickenham mostly. Chatting up the girls was the best thing to look forward to. I still play Van Morrison "Brown Eyed Girl" quite regularly. Making love in the green grass, behind the stadium with you, my Brown Eyed Girl. His mother tried to raise him as a witness without any success, He also made a track called "Kingdom Hall".
I think my favourite RC was this year. Watched on download and had the complete transcript downloaded from here!
George