Jws are again being encouraged to make a personal judgement as to who will be resurrected. No wonder there is a picture of an all seeing eye at the start of the article.
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"Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)
by FusionTheism inwatchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.
following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.
along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.
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Revised New World Translation
by FusionTheism ini just wanted to put it out there that i am actually truly impressed by the revised nwt.
i think it's an awesome bible version.. the only issues i have are that it should only have "jehovah" in the new testament when quoting the old, and the alternate translation of john 1:1 in the footnote should be in the main text..
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Do you impose your views on others?
by wifibandit inthe irony!
when i first saw this picture i thought they were holding the bible teach book!
ha!
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Why did the org "forgive" KH mortgages?
by Magnum ini know this has been discussed, but i think it's good that topics like this get brought back up from time to time for the sake of newbies and lurkers, plus, i have a question (related at end of post).. the org brags about "forgiving" kh mortgages as if it's so loving and giving.
i put the word in quotation marks because most of us realize it wasn't forgiving anything.
the new arrangement should actually bring it far more money.. for example, suppose there are twenty congregations total.
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If you are in the business of lending money it is irrelevant what interest rate you are charging, you are still subject to the laws affecting lenders and these would be constantly changing. The poster above mentions one such change in 2014.
The wtbts had stopped the practice of charging interest but it has been reported that they benefited by transfering ownership of the halls to themselves.
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How Much Do Circuit Overseers Make Under the Table, and is it Taxable?
by Tazemanian-devil ini was thinking about green handshakes, and i knew my wife and i personally would try to slide at least $100 each c.o visit to the c.o.
if we were low on cash, we'd never hand him less than $20.
how many of such handshakes does he receive in a weeks time?
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The organisation has always operated this way and very little is spoken about it. Beth sarim was given and owned by Rutherford as a personal gift -
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THIS IS WHAT WITNESSING HAS BEEN REDUCED TO IN 2015
by steve2 inthreads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.
whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.
neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.
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Bro Loesch's talk.
by New day inrecently i heard through video link to our kh a talk by bro loesch where he attacked university study (again) but this time he prefaced his remarks by saying, and i quote, "the faithful slave does not forbid you to go to university.
" so this was a bad start as his following remarks made it clear that this was just a way of seeming reasonable while basically saying that we shouldn't do it.
he went on to use an illustration i think he has used before about a man with ocd who decided to kill himself.
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The "Ice Cream Video" - is it real?
by freddo inthe "don't buy ice cream give us the money video" that is the subject of other threads.. i am not very good with computer stuff - would someone tell me where it is to be found on jworg please?
i can't find it.. thanks..
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Imagine if the pope came out with a speech telling kids to give them their ice cream money so they can build more churches. It would be hilarious. -
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2015 Convention Releases
by wifibandit inhttp://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc7cyswlvwg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmuamqiv4k.
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First thought that came to mind were cash cows. The wtbts just rakes it in, now they are milking the kids. -
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May tv.jw.org program
by zophar inthe may broadcast on tv.jw.org.
we need money!.
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodstudio/pub-jwb_201505_1_video.
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This should come as no surprise if what I have read on here in the past is correct
This is exactly the same as the scheme they play at the assemblies. Early on they declare a deficit and ask for contributions to cover the costs so that there will not be a shortfall. The figures for expenditure are never forthcoming.
With this scheme, the GB are simply escalating this to a much grander scale. They project that this fiscal year there will be a deficit. No figures are forthcoming. They need more money to prevent a shortfall.
It's worked for years and years, elders go along with it without question and all the sheepies contribute more.
With all they're different financial structures it is likely one of them will have a shortfall/deficit, especially if they simply transfer amounts to another structure. As normal, they are so short of details and the sheepie's don't ask.