december 25, 2020. to selected bodies of elders assigned to the covid-19.
re: adjustments to arrangements for meeting family food needs during the covid-19 pandemic.
dear brothers:.
Doubting Bro - "It never ceases to amaze me how they feel the need to lie when it really isn't even necessary."
Here's a good rule of thumb to remember about the WT leadership...
...
...every decision they make... every decision... is done so with the overarching purpose of reinforcing the fiction of "God's Exclusive Earthly Organization".
the wt sponsored zoom meetings reduce individual freedom, spirituality.
the wt sponsored zoom meetings enables ego maniacs, narcissists to have their influence beamed right into your living room.
conversations that were private, personal are now broadcast, forced on all participants.
Slidin fast - "...When it was a novelty, there were many inane and excited greetings to every on who appeared. it was just awful. Now, nobody appears until the last minute, those who arrive early just sit in bored silence... I think, if and when this is all over, it will not be missed by anyone..."
Except...
...some of us have long suspected that the transition of the WTS into a predominantly internet-based religion was already in the cards, for a whole lot of reasons.
The Covid crisis has facilitated said transition in a way that must seem (to the WT leadership, at least) almost heaven-sent.
the wt sponsored zoom meetings reduce individual freedom, spirituality.
the wt sponsored zoom meetings enables ego maniacs, narcissists to have their influence beamed right into your living room.
conversations that were private, personal are now broadcast, forced on all participants.
hoser - "...They are guiltshamed..."
"Guiltshamed"... I like that.
evidently it would seem the wt sold the rights and will get royalties from "listen obey and be blessed.." this obviously is a trial balloon for what's to come.
kim and mikey alluded to this and i have been wondering why they are planning on spending hundreds of millions on a new movie studio in n.y. and also in australia just for the benefit of the few million jdub's.
well here's the answer, they are going to make money off the royalties from their music and video content selling to other church groups.
They should use all their state-of-the-art studio assets to produce a true-to-the-text movie adaptation of the Revelation Climax book.
It’d be the most batshit crazy thing ever seen.
this new lawsuit continues to compound undeniable evidence that jehovah’s witnesses is keener in monopolizing "the truth" or making "kingdom assets" an exclusive right, so that they can interests of their "king, jesus christ".
it is clearly evident also the they are willing to fight for frivolous and materialistic rights they believe they are entitled to, but when it comes to child sexual abuse issues and their role, they certainly love to twist and hide behind law, to escape blame and responsibility.. below is the full text from https://avoidjw.org/en/news/watch-tower-bmg-music/.
the court documents are also available for download in the aforementioned link.. further commentary can also be found on watchtower sues bmg rights management over aled jones song.
Yeah, good luck spinning “paying back Caesar’s things to Ceasar” as persecution.
this new lawsuit continues to compound undeniable evidence that jehovah’s witnesses is keener in monopolizing "the truth" or making "kingdom assets" an exclusive right, so that they can interests of their "king, jesus christ".
it is clearly evident also the they are willing to fight for frivolous and materialistic rights they believe they are entitled to, but when it comes to child sexual abuse issues and their role, they certainly love to twist and hide behind law, to escape blame and responsibility.. below is the full text from https://avoidjw.org/en/news/watch-tower-bmg-music/.
the court documents are also available for download in the aforementioned link.. further commentary can also be found on watchtower sues bmg rights management over aled jones song.
smiddy3 - “They will be publicly named and shamed.”
More than that, I think.
I’m willing to bet that their tax-exemption in Australia is approaching the chopping block (why else would they have moved all their Down Under dollars out of the country two years ago?), with other countries to follow.
Every once in a while, the Legal system needs to make an example of someone. When it’s genuinely justified, that’s just the icing on the cake.
phttps://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=e&pub=syr20&srcid=share .
plus another increase in memorial partakes number etc .
slimboyfat - "In other words, to state the obvious, reducing the number of congregations, and Kingdom Halls, in the United States has more to do with generating money, than it does rational or considerate organization of local congregations."
I can distill it down even further.
It's about survival.
pyramidology .
of isaac newton, piazzi smyth, pastor c.t.
russell:)what went wrong?let’s keep our investigation simple!where and how was the obsession with the great pyramid begun?
As far as I'm concerned, asking "what went wrong with pyramidology?" suggests that something with it was (somehow) originally "right".
WTF, man?
WTWizard is right, folks... take any growth-related number the Org puts out with a Gibraltor-sized grain of salt.
"Growth = God's Blessing" has, over time, become such an integral cimponent of the JW worldview that from their POV, they have to display it...
...even if it's complete horseshit.
i’ve been gone a long time.
after my mother passed away a few years ago, i pretty much lost most contact with the witnesses.
a couple that were family friends for many years stopped checking on me to say hello.
Individual Jeghovah's Witnesses?
The ones still active and loyal are a little more culty, In my observation.
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The "Jehovah's Witness" organization?
Trying to adapt to recent environmental changes whilst maintaining the religion's core defining characteristics is making them look weird as fuck.
