posting for brother x. petra!.
if you were a child during the years of 1960 to 1970, the question isn't; do you remember these conventions?
the question is; how could you forget?
John Redwood (Mark O'Donnell) I know you are really, really busy with very important work but have you written a book about your JW experiences or do you plan on doing so?
I imagine one book wouldn't begin to cover it all. Not to mention, it would be ongoing.
does anyone have wts quotations showing that the great crowd members will only be declared righteous and receive everlasting life at the close of the millennium?.
They teach that they are declared righteous now but in a different way to how the anointed are declared righteous. What happens at the end of the 1,000 years is that the claim they then become children of God.
You can find more info on this link about them being children of God and being declared righteous.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200274276#h=15
Here is one reference about being declared righteous-
Watchtower 86 2/15
Concerning those with earthly life prospects, they are now declared righteous as to friendship with God, just as were Abraham, Rahab, and others of ancient times. During Christ’s Millennial Reign, they will gradually be raised to human perfection, so that after a final testing “the creation itself also will be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of God.” (Romans 8:19-21; James 2:21-26) Thus, obedient humans will be declared righteous for everlasting life on earth.—Compare John 10:10; Isaiah 9:7; 11:1-9; 35:1-6; 65:17-25.
noticed this on abc news again re the redress scheme here in australia.. i thought it notable that jws were specifically mentioned and that the government is aware of jw tactics.. bolding is mine.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/states-territories-urged-beef-up-name-and-shame-abuse-scheme/12226250.
states and territories urged to go far beyond name and shame threat against 'recalcitrant' institutions in abuse redress schemeby political reporter matthew doranposted 7hhours agodean smith stands at his desk in the senate, gesturing while speaking into a microphoneliberal senator dean smith said victims of child abuse deserved more than just a threat to name and shame institutions.
(abc news: jed cooper)sharestates and territories are being urged to not only shame institutions which refuse to sign up to the national redress scheme for victims of child abuse, but also name senior officials and the levels of public funding the organisations receive.key points:a federal parliamentary committee has recommended institutions which fail to sign up to the national redress scheme for abuse victims be named, their officials identified, and public funding outlinedcommittee chair dean smith has written to the states and territories urging them to adopt the proposalsocial services minister anne ruston said all jurisdictions would need to agree if such a proposal were adoptedlast week, a federal parliamentary committee made up of liberal, national, labor and greens members unanimously recommended identifying "recalcitrant" organisations ahead of the june 30 deadline.this week, the committee chair, liberal senator dean smith, wrote to state and territory attorneys-general escalating that demand and encouraging them to adopt the proposal.institutions have until the end of june to sign up to the multi-billion-dollar scheme, aimed at compensating victims of child sexual abuse, before the federal government publicly names them for holding out.so far, 545 applications for redress have been delayed because 284 non-government organisations are yet to join the scheme.senator smith suggested it was not enough to simply name the holdouts, and argued the committee wanted explanations on why they were not signing up, names of office holders in the institutions, what date they expected to join the scheme and the financial benefits received through public funding or their charitable status.
I wonder what excuses they are giving. It must be humiliating and embarrassing for the Bethel Branch brothers to have to explain why they don't feel they have a moral obligation to join the scheme.
Given that joining is voluntary, the Watchtower probably considers it impossible to join. If they voluntarily contributed funds as compensation for victims in Australia then they would have to do it on a worldwide basis. By joining they would be acknowledging that they did have a moral obligation.
I wonder if Australia is included in this November preaching campaign to Politicians and businesses? The letter does say it is a global preaching campaign. That will be so crazy given that many politicians know they wouldn't join the redress scheme.
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Thanks Petra. Could you please download a link to my pm box.
i have been quiet of late, developing other interests, happy that there are a whole group of people producing great resources.
however, i found some old emails from ray franz that promoted me to write an article that answers a question i regularly receive.
it is in regards to the motive of governing body members.
JW Leaks - suggested change -
“All the Governing Body appointed since 2000 wereraisedindoctrinated, some from early childhood onwards, to believe the end would be within their lifetime”
It is a good suggestion but I wonder if we are missing a point that Paul was trying to convey. In particular, why is he talking about GB members who have been appointed since the year 2000 since there are 4 of the current 8 members that were appointed before the year 2000?
i have been quiet of late, developing other interests, happy that there are a whole group of people producing great resources.
however, i found some old emails from ray franz that promoted me to write an article that answers a question i regularly receive.
it is in regards to the motive of governing body members.
Thank you Paul for a very well reasoned out article. It's always great to read letters that were written by Ray Franz, who himself was humbled by his loss of position.
You wrote this
'All the Governing Body appointed since 2000 were raised to believe the end would be within their lifetime, and that the heavenly calling ended in 1935.'
When you say 'raised', I think of that as being raised as a child in the religion. Tony Morris didn't come into the religion until he left the Army and became a GB member in 2005.
some towns in massachusetts are fining people 1000 dollars for not wearing a mask 😷 outdoors.
starting wednesday, the governor mandates everyone from 2 years of age up, must wear a mask or get a 300 dollar fine!.
of course some governors are recommending that you rat out anyone that doesn’t follow their orders.. i don’t like it!👎🏿.
How easy is it to obtain appropriate masks?
Is there a particular standard that the masks need to be or could you wear something made out of mesh netting?
jwdotorg released a picture gallery with dozens of images from around the world of jws celebrating ('commemorating') via zoom, organized by continent:.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/2020-memorial-commemoration-international-photo-gallery/.
the vast majority of photos show the people's faces, but this european 'brother' is a rare exception.
I didn't even notice it Incognito. So many guys are sporting beards these days, its become the norm almost, except amongst JWs.
jwdotorg released a picture gallery with dozens of images from around the world of jws celebrating ('commemorating') via zoom, organized by continent:.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/2020-memorial-commemoration-international-photo-gallery/.
the vast majority of photos show the people's faces, but this european 'brother' is a rare exception.
That guy is doing pretty well for himself judging by that top of the range Apple computer.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-faithleaks-owners-over-convention-videos .
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/01/jehovahs-witnesses-sue-owners-of-faithleaks-for-posting-74-convention-movies/.
the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, which oversees the jehovah’s witnesses, is suing the truth and transparency foundation and its founders ryan c. mcknight and ethan g. dodge alleging copyright infringement..
What damages will they be claiming? Imagine having to tell the court how many JWs are leaving because of watching their own videos.
