Nothing since the memorial 2009.
They don't even knock on doors where I live even though the KH is only half a mile away. I haven't seen witnesses out for a couple of years now.
i'm just curious speaking from a person who has stopped going to meetings.
i have heard reports from inactive ones (or from ones who the elders suspect of going to the dark side) of having so many visits from elders (cong members) that it got to the point of harassment.
surprisingly i have to say from personal experience and from numerous others that i have spoken to that the exact opposite has been the case.
Nothing since the memorial 2009.
They don't even knock on doors where I live even though the KH is only half a mile away. I haven't seen witnesses out for a couple of years now.
i know that soon, the jws in our area will be out in full force, on their hit and run campaign with invitations to the memorial.
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did you ever encounter a householder during this campaign, that made you stop and think about what you were doing?
They haven't been here, ever in 5 years.
visiting london years ago i had the chance to participate on a bible tour arranged from bethel.
what i remember, it was one out of 12 topics, and a brother or sister served as a guide, showing particular objects related to bible accounts.. at that time, i was quite enthusiastic about it, thinking i learned something valuable.. .
now, being awake to ttatt, i wonder what real scientific value those tours served.. or rather it raises the suspicion, that those tours are for visiting witnesses in order to distract them from many other finds in the museum, that would disprove either the bible or their own theology.. anybody ever made such a tour ?.
A brother at my old KH did them. I did the Tiglath Pilesar one too. It was fascinating.
does anyone know where there might be a link to an english watchtower library 2013?
i don't know why i download an illegal copy every year - probably so i can take the mick...... all i can find is an italian version - the only italian i can speak is on the menu at our local restaurant......
Could I have a pm with it too please. :)
i'm finding it really funny how many witnesses celebrate christmas without actually 'celebrating christmas'.
i'm just looking at facebook and seeing how many got together with family on christmas day or boxing day and had a big roast dinner, often with turkey, ate too much, drank too much, played some board games etc.
then a few days later i'm seeing photos from all their 'family present days' where the kids get a ton of gifts to open.
It seemed to me most of the the witnesses found an excuse to be visiting and eating at a non witness relative's house Christmas Day.
go to jw.org right now friends and you will see a young male jw witnessing in a rural setting with publication in hand and - take careful note - wearing a crisply-white open-neck shirt.
bring out the carnival, light the lights: the organ ization is kicking itself into an ongoing casualization of its rank and file.. in the 1960s through 1980s i know brothers who dared to attire themselves sans ties who were reprimanded or worse.
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In Spain one elder went on field service without a tie but he was the only one.
any one out there doing field service?
i have not gone out on that day in years.
and have no intention of ever doing that again.
My daughter and I are spending it with cantleave and family. Really looking forward to it.
acts 20:28 nwt.
pay attention to yourselves+ and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers,+ to shepherd the congregation of god,+ which he purchased with the blood of his own son.
king james and other translations.
I too learned more about the history of the bible and jws after leaving than I ever did before.
acts 20:28 nwt.
pay attention to yourselves+ and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers,+ to shepherd the congregation of god,+ which he purchased with the blood of his own son.
king james and other translations.
In the WT's own Interlinear the word "son" is not in the original text and has been added and placed in brackets in the translation.
some years ago, we had this difficult bible study with a guy who was unofficially a witness for about 40 years, yet he would never make the step of becoming an unbaptized publisher.
we pushed him at some point to tell us the reason, and the reason was this: he didn't agree with the field reports practice.
he said he did a lot of preaching by himself but didn't see any reason to report it to the congregation.. of course, we told him that the reason we hand in field reports is so that we have statistics, and know how much work is done worldwide and bla-bla-blah.
And to judge how spiritual you are of course.