There are about 100 branches worldwide (and shrinking)... so that's about 100 bethelites kicked to the curb...
Posts by Alfred
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17Regular Pioneers no longer appointed by Branch!
by hoser ina letter was read this thursday from the platform that the branch will no longer approve or remove regular pioneers.. it was called a simplified arrangement that the local body of elders would decide who should be appointed or removed as a regular pioneer and then to inform the branch of any appointments/deletions.
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i guess the bethelite who had that assignment is now unemployed.
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Is the Watchtower shy about repeating their new "generation" teaching?
by slimboyfat inas i recall in the 1980s talks and watchtower literature, magazines and books were always talking about the "generation" teaching and how it proved armageddon was going to come any day now.. but am i correct in thinking they have only actually mentioned the new "overlapping generations" teaching once or twice in the literature?
why are they so shy about talking about their great new interpretation?
it's almost enough to make you suspect they are a embarrassed about it.. mention it once or twice, don't dwell on it, hope everyone just accepts it, and don't bring it up again.
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Alfred
YES... This is one teaching that NO analytical JW can look someone in the eye and say that they firmly believe Jesus was referring to TWO Overlapping Generations of Annointed Ones... yet the GB has managed to stretch Matthew 24:34 beyond any remotely credible interpretation...
But I think they are absolutely embarassed to repeat this more than necessary because it is a lot less sustainable than the previous 7 definitions in the last 20 years...
Also, notice the amount of times the word "Generation" is mentioned in the WT magazine...
50's 529 times
60's 624 times
70's 607 times (with noticeable spike in 1974)
80's 428 times
90's 408 times
00's 168 times
2010-2019 (trending towards a low number around 65)
By the 2020's, the Watchtower will have completely revamped their "dooms-day" recuitment strategy using some other Biblical "prophecy" (throwing the generation teaching back in the freezer).
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Regular pioneering ... not going to college or university is a wise decision that will make you happy. Watchtower June 15, 2012
by wannabefree infrom - the watchtower (simplified) june 15, 2012 pg.
25 par.
15. what goal should a young christian have while he is in school?.
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Alfred
With contributions drying up rather quickly, the Watchtower desparately needs NEW ignorant followers so they can embark on their next phase of real estate flipping (with hard-working free labor)...
The last thing they need right now are college educated thinkers who can detect their scams a mile away...
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Alfred
wow... can't believe the entire post got wiped out...
oh well... it was just a boring story about how my mind used to wander off during assemblies as I did Armageddon math (1914+70=1984 or 1914+80=1994 or 360X7+70 or 365X7+70 or +80 or adding 30 days every 6 years to the 360 day jewish calendar year, etc, etc.)
boring post, really...
I was just wondering if anyone had similar experiences...
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do the gb go street witnessing ?
by mP inim just wondering when was the last time a gb went out to preach ?.
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Alfred
I recently asked Nestor Kuilan (mentioned in Crisis of Conscience) the same question...
He said that he only knew of a few GB members that did any significant field service... obviously Ray (his close friend) was one of them...
Most of them would usuallu have some assembly talk, meetings or other "theocratic" matters to attend to (probably to avoid field service, in my opinion)...
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Alfred
I want to Believe... I'm familiar with the "MAY" talk and the history of this book, etc.. was just being sarcastic and bumping the thread at the same time... but glad you brought it up...
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Swine Flu world epedemic Lies! Remember Sars and Birdflu nothing happened!
by Witness 007 inwhat's with the damn media panic?
swine flu is gonna wipe out the world!.....like the witnesses i'm tired of these lies, sars and bird flu were not that huge....a year ago a scientist said birdflu would be the next "spanish influenza" killing millions......hello, i'm still here wearing a gas mask!.
lets all panic the friggin world so they forget the economy!!!!!!
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Alfred
Donald Rumsfeld made a quick buck and the rest is ancient history by now... until the next pandemic hoax... follow the money, not the media...
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Alfred
That's a forged copy... the real one says "Millions now living MAY never die" ... the Faithful and Discreet Slave says so...
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It CAN'T go on much longer
by jean-luc picard inso thats what my mum told me today.
i've learned to hold my tongue but i was thinking,.
"why can't it?
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Alfred
When I was in, there was an elder in my congo who would literally beg Jehovah to bring justice very soon whenever he had the closing prayer during KH meetings. His voice would usually crack and he always sounded desparate. At the close of a Service Meeting (during which they showed video of KH builds in Africa), he got so emotional during the closing prayer that I looked up and saw him with eyes shut really tight while he squeezed his hands tightly and begged Jehovah to bring his Kingdom... I thought: "does he even realize that he's begging Jehovah to kill 6 billion people as soon as possible?"
I think you'll find a lot of over-loaded elders saying the same thing all over the world... "It just CAN't go on much longer"