hybridous - "...I think leadership would be wary of trying to rally troops that it doesn't have a lot of confidence in."
That's based on the assumption that the leadership actually makes reasoned, well-thought-out decisions.
https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.
hope link works.
over the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.
with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.
what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.
over the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.
with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.
what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.
"jesus christ was resurrected on nisan 16, 33 c.e., the day when the jewish high priest offered up the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
this fits in accurately with jesus' being the "firstfruits" in the resurrection of the human dead.
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during australia's lockdowns and other reactions to the batty virus.
i've been spending more time studying my history interests via the internet and its many possibilities.
one area is quite interesting.
here the arch bishop of canterbury's dean shows jw broadcast how it's done.....or rather his cat does!
no hate speech, no lying, no over-done, fake news caster-y backdrop.and most of all no genocidal threats!.
just a garden, a nice cup of tea and cats!.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-mormons-like-me-really-believe.
from an ex-jw perspective , i was quite interested in the above article , which the spectator ( presumably ) felt obligated for legal reasons to publish to allow a response to a rather unfavourable article below.. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-troubling-history-of-mormonism.
the arguments are fairly rehearsed and often used by jw "spokesmen".
has the flu vanished?
has it been replaced by covid?
no one is talking about making sure you get you flu shots.
what do you think of them?
should a business or establishment require that you show proof that you have been vaccinated before they let you in?.
my dad and i would work on different "pioneers" vehicles in our kingdumb hell.
and to nuts and bolts they where real "hoopties" anytime ready for the crusher.
both my dad and i would work with our skills to keep their cars running since they don't have a real job to get a real working car.
GrreatTeacher - "I always thought the JWs would be better off if they followed the Mormon pattern: had people pioneer for two years when young and then get real jobs so they could donate back to the organization..."
Hell, they probably didn't do it that way because the Mormons did it.
If Babylon the Great said "zig", the WTS would zag, because fuck you, that's why.