They dropped the term 'special assemblies'. I have a feeling that they will be introducing special presentations in the local kingdom hall, these presentations will be either taped or live streamed talks given by GB members.
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No more circuit assemblies
by justmeok ini heard from a reliable source that there will be no more 2 day assemblies, but instead 2 one days each year.
anyone heard this yet?
supposed to start new service year.
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BOE Letter: New Adjustments
by pixel in**this was predicted from some members here**.
to all congregations .
re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .
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Great to see that the GB have been busy even though what they are doing is totally pointless.
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Elders School 2013: Model Judicial Committee Video Drama & Hypocrisy
by oppostate inelders school 2013: model judicial committee videothe third vid hildebrando posted was very irritating!.
the three elders are quite interested in that the.
young man cut off association with the pregnant.
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If the girl had been a true JW they probably would have been insisting that he marry her. They would hardly be telling him to marry a wordly person because it is against their beliefs. You are right and this is morally wrong and becomes evident when they put their beliefs into practice.
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Elders School 2013: Model Judicial Committee Videos and messages from the GB
by hildebrando infor the first time, weve accessed to audiovisual material in spanish, regarding the elders schools.
here is a video of a dramatization of a model judicial committee, in addition to letts introduction (speaking with strange gestures) and comments from anthony morris iii:.
http://hildeydesa.blogspot.com/2014/02/escuela-de-ancianos-2013-videos-de.html.
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There was some talk over a year ago about the elders having to attend a special meeting and they would be presented with video's/demonstrations about their disfellowshipping views. It was stated that the org. would be encouraging the elders to take a much firmer stand and be less forgiving. It is hard to follow the translation above but it appears that this is what the GB are saying.
Rather than using 'a magnifying glass' to search for repentance the elders are to look for reasons to demonstrate that the repentance is false.
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Disfellowshipping question for X or Current Elders
by tresdecu ini know somebody who got disfellowshipped...they decided to appeal.
how long does the appeal process usually take?
do they ever get overturned?
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Sounds like you have an interesting story Asteroid.
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Rosemont Cemetery-Masonic Temple-Catholic Church CONNECTED
by NeverKnew inyes, by land transfers - connected.. .
first - masonic hall property.
the parcel now known as the land owned by the mason's appears to have been consolidated some time ago to form one huge parcel.
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Just adding to this thread.
There was a court case between Reverand JJ Ross and Charles T Russell. Rev Ross had printed a tract with serious allegations about Russell, Russell tool him to court. In order to defend his accusations Rev Ross delved further into Russell's affairs and had this to say about the U.S. Investment Co. Ltd.
...."another Russellite Company, I wish
to speak about. This is left to the last, because it
has a vital connection with the Watch Tower Bible
and Tract concern. I mean the United States In-
vestment Co. The crafty "Pastor" has never been
willing to admit that there is, and has been, this
secret Russellite incorporated body. He denied that
the United States Investment Co. was a Russellite
Co., that he was the President or Manager of it, that
he was a stockholder in it, or that he had any inter-
est in it whatever. He also claims that this United
States Investment Co. had long ago become de-
funct. In the "People's Pulpit," a Russellite paper,
Vol. 3, No. 13, in the second column, near the top
of Page 2, you will find the "Pastor" explaining
to his readers about this Company. He says, "I
have not one dollar invested in it; nor have I been
even nominally connected with it." I cannot under-
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stand how a man who is normal intellectually and
morally can make such denials. His own Secretary
and Treasurer, testifying for the defense in the
Eagle case, swore that there was that Company,
that it was in the present doing business, and that
it was a holding company for the Bible and Tract
Society. That the reader might see how Russell
told the exact truth and nothing but the truth about
himself and this Company, I will give him an ex-
tract from the Company's charter. From the rec-
ords in Pittsburgh we learn that this Company was
incorporated June 24, 1896.
The following is the extract from the charter:
ARTICLE 1.
Names of Subscribers: John A. Bohnet, Ernest
C. Henninges, Chas. T. Russell.
Amount subscribed by each : J. A. Bohnet, $5.00 ;
E. C. Henninges, $5.00; Charles T. Russell, $990.00.
ARTICLE 2.
Capital Stock, $1,000; dividend into 1,000 shares;
par value of $1.00 each — all paid in.
ARTICLE 3.
For purpose of buying and selling real estate, pat-
ent rights, stocks, bonds and other securities, mer-
chandise, and building houses, etc. Location of As-
sociation and its principal office, 58 Arch St., Alle-
ghany.
ARTICLE 4.
Name of Association is U. S. Investment Co. Ltd.
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ARTICLE 5.
Contemplated duration 20 years, unless sooner
dissolved by majority of the stockholders in number
and value of interest.
ARTICLE 6.
Officers — E. C. Henninges, Chairman and Man-
ager; J. A. Bohnet, Secretary Treasurer and Man-
ager; C. T. Russell, Manager.
The claim is now made that this U. S. I. Co. Ltd.
has no property, and has been out of business for
"many years." The records in Pittsburg show
transfers of property to this self same society as late
as 1911, and November, 1912. You can see that the
U. S. I. Co. Ltd. is in existence, is doing business,
and is just another name for Russell. It is purely
a holding Company for the Bible and Tract Society,
and it holds all it can get its hands on. We found
that the U. S. I. Co., which is Russell, holds or did
hold 28 houses and lots in Binghamton, N. Y., sev-
eral lots in Tacoma, Wash., a farm near Rochester,
N. Y., a house and lot in Buffalo, a farm in Okla-
homa, 100 lots in Texas, a house and lot near Pitts-
burg, and five thousand and five hundred acres of
land in Kentucky. This is only a small fraction of
what this company holds. We must remember ac-
cording to the charter out of the $1,000 invested in
that company Russell has, or had, $990.00 of it.
It is said that the other $10.00 was supplied by him,
giving the other two men five shares each, in order
to satisfy the law of that State. However that may
be, is it not clear that the U. S. I. Co. Ltd. is al-
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together and only Russell. As it appears to me,
this is the way it works. The International Bible
Students all over the world, and others who are
foolish enough to do so, send their money into the
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, which is
Russell. A part of that money is used to pay the
expense of circulating Russell's literature, paying
his advance agents and "pilgrims," which always
means chiefly the glorifying of Russell, and the rest
goes through to the U. S. I. Co. Ltd., which is also
Russell, and is invested in lands, lots, timber limits,
houses, etc., etc. You can see it is all Russell. It
is claimed that he is many times a millionaire, and
yet he has not one cent that we could find in his
own name. If Mrs. Russell were not living, or if
the divorce were not a limited one, would such be
the case? To ask the question is sufficient....."
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Imagine A World Where Being "Gay" The Norm & Being "Straight" Would Be The Minority!
by Dis-Member inimagine a world where being "gay" the norm & being "straight" would be the minority!
[short film].. .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnojgdw0gpi.
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The world would be getting smaller and smaller.
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I've got a gem for all of you....
by Newly Enlightened inawake 1993 3/8 pg 15 pp 2. raisingsheepisourbusiness.
have you ever worn a woolen garment or bought a skein of wool?
did you ever stop to think where the wool came from?
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Interesting also is this comment -
"Now why do I say “sheep farmer” and not “shepherd”? The popular concept of a shepherd is that of a person who tends a migrant flock of sheep. In our case, we have sheep farms. Our sheep are tended on a fixed piece of land and just moved from one field, or paddock, to another. Instead of dozens or hundreds of sheep, we have thousands"
Now what would the org. be, a shepherd or sheep farmer? If you control your sheep within a confined space, not letting them roam about more freely then you have the ability to control thousands of sheep rather than a much smaller number.
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Loyalty to Org Over Everything Else
by startingover13 ini'm slowly beginning to realize that the person who i love the most is more loyal to an organization above all else.
some time ago, i wrote about how my girlfriend and i were both df'd for fornication.
i do believe that what we did was out of line, from a biblical standpoint, and i accepted my discipline.
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If you had planned on having children in the future, ask her how she would feel if your son or daughter had sex with someone they dearly loved and were disfellowshipped, would she feel it was right to shun them? Or what if your child got baptized young and later didn't accept the religion, maybe because they could find no proof that the GB had been appointed by Jesus in 1919. How would she feel if she could never, ever have any communication with them?
Her answer will even help you to consider whether you really think this person will be the sort of mother that you would want for your children.
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I am new here and had so many laughs for the first time in years. It took me a long time to find the courage to sign up. Thank you for existing
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It depends in what context you said 'Jesus Christ'. If it was just after stubbing your big toe you will get some pretty bad looks. Geez was considered swearing in our family.
Can you say what part of Australia you come from?