Yeah, just sounds to me like the Org’s little temporary stopgap tactic of (over)consolidating halls to give the surface impression of higher growth/attendance is kinda working in this instance.
Posts by Vidiot
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48Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend
by hoser inthe kingdom hall is still empty.
even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.
the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.
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God cannot lie
by psyco inthe bible does not say that god does not want to lie, but that he cannot lie or it is impossible for god to lie.
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so, if god cannot lie, for what purpose and why did he create creatures (satan, demons, humans) who can lie?.
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Vidiot
jhine - “…Your pretend conversation is contrived to support the point that you want to make..”
Well, jeezus, what’s the point of contriving pretend conversations if you’re not gonna support your own fucking points???
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Diogenesister - “Now ya got me thinking again!!🤔😉”
Maybe keeping us guessing is what they wanted all along!!!
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Essential Beliefs
by LeeMerk inif the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.
they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".
a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.
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Vidiot
I just had a fucked-up idea…
…wouldn’t it be a kick in the ass if actual moderates on the GB were genuinely trying to use that “core belief”…
…to make the transition to authentic mainstreaming more smooth?
(i.e. essentially use the slaves’ obedience to free them?)
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Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend
by hoser inthe kingdom hall is still empty.
even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.
the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.
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Vidiot
“Wait…
…we can stay home, not have to knock on doors, not count time…
…and grow facial hair???”
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All the extra-Biblical requirements were a big part of how they distinguished themselves from “The World”.
Dumping so much so fast suggests more reform attempts may be on the way, but also smacks of quiet desperation.
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Essential Beliefs
by LeeMerk inif the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.
they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".
a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.
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Vidiot
They want almost completely mainstream…
…and shattered into a bazillion pieces.
Hardly anyone even remembers Herbert Armstrong, anymore.
I guarantee you the Org was watching and taking notes.
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Essential Beliefs
by LeeMerk inif the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.
they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".
a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.
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Vidiot
Shades of the WCG, anyone?
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Diogenesister - “…I - like Paul Grundy of JWfacts.com - always imagined Geoff Jackson would be the GB member most likely to turn on Watchtower policy… Sadly seeing him be so disingenuous at the Australian Royal Comission scuppered any such hope pretty fast.”
Maybe he was being sneaky.
He comes back to Warwick, exchanges congratulatory high-fives with the rest of the crew for his next-level weasel-wording (‘cause, jeezus, it was)…
…whilst all along, privately smug about how he pulled one over on ‘em, snuck in a surprising nugget of honesty, and helped a handful more see through the horseshit.
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Vidiot
Almost makes you wonder if the beard thing isn’t just a tug on the leash…
…but maybe, just maybe, some of these guys are simply realizing, “hey, brothers, this is a stupid-ass rule”.
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