annual meeting 2019—talks and 2020 year textthe governing body members are nothing but a bunch of weasels.
here is a talk by jeffrey jackson on how the governing body ''the slave class'' has remained spiritually awake over 100 years and alerted its members.. he looks back on the ''faithful and discreet slaves'' false dates over the 100 years: '' but at times, we look back over 100 years, and there were times they got excited about a certain year or time, and the end didn't come at that time.''.
he makes the comparison between the ''slave class ( who disappointed others when the end didn't come ) to a barking watchdog ( who in his enthusiasm barks at nothing in the middle of the night and wakes up the owner).
Come on, guys! Quit bullying the GB!
They are just imperfect men who, although "empowered by Holy Spirit; assisted by angels; and guided by God's Word" might err in matters of doctrine or organizational direction. (Feb 2017 WT Par 12)
Aren't they allowed to screw up on occasion?
[Sarcasm Alert for our slow learners]
certain forces appear to be trying to make sure donald trump never runs for president again.
some republicans are clearly abandoning trump and of course the democratic press has been saying trump is done!
is trump’s goose cooked?
A battle between the grumpy old men. It is a toss-up this early.
340 MILLION AMERICANS and these two are the choice
Trump may indeed turn out to be the "choice" of GOP primary voters. However, Democrats will likely not have any choice in the matter any more than they did in the previous election where the DNC forced all other viable (ie, Bernie) candidates to drop out and throw their support to Sleepy Joe. While it appears to be going the same way this time, I suspect Biden will be thrown to the curb, either due to all the corruption charges or just due to the fact that he has nothing further to offer as he is becoming too obviously incompetent. Then there will be the "surprise candidate" late in the game -- maybe not until the Democrat Convention. Although there are not many strong candidates on the bench. Michelle could sweep in and it would be over.
the september 2015 broadcast had david splane explain matthew 24:34 “truly, i say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place”.
his explanation of this scripture was by means of a chart to indicate an overlapping generation.. .
no scripture was used to show the overlapping generation concept, and as a result it makes no sense.. to illustrate how crazy this concept is, look at the lyrics of the song my generation.. my generation.
One doesn't hear "1914" or "generation" much today. I suspect WT is wishing they would just go away!
certain forces appear to be trying to make sure donald trump never runs for president again.
some republicans are clearly abandoning trump and of course the democratic press has been saying trump is done!
is trump’s goose cooked?
All the Democrat politicians hate him.
AT LEAST 50% of GOP politicians openly hate him and many more are afraid to admit that.
Any one who is that much of an "OUTSIDER" of the SWAMP has to be an improvement from a DC INSIDER.
last time i was really active on here i just found out ttbtt.. i was 28 at the time and now im 33. a lot has gone on but im finally able to live my life.
have my own apartment, steady job, a dog.
a big event that recently happened was a little of a year and a half ago my jw mom passed away.. i hadn't talked to her in over a year prior and i almost didn't go see her before she did.
The greatest revenge is living a happy & successful life!
has anyone ever come across the youtube channel that uses legos through stop motion animation to make fun of the witnesses?.
it's called dubtown but the channel is under the name kevin mcfree.
the creator sounds british.
Thankfully Kevin stood up to the WTS/GB's legal attack to silence him.
Do you recall in the 1940's/1950's when the WT won 49 of 50 cases in the US Supreme Court. Surely evidence of Jehover's Blessing. But that was last century. Today, it would appear they cannot win a case, even if the decision costs them MILLION$.
Ever wonder what that is "evidence" of?
at what point does a jehovah’s witness cease to be a jehovah’s witness?
what if a witness doesn't believe some of the official teachings of the governing body but remains silent on these subjects to avoid being disfellowshipped?
is he or she an apostate to the faith?
When you state you disagree with the GB position on any matter.
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Sadly I do remember that. Guess it ages me.
Interesting when looking at the "average" numbers as they are much the same today, but I suspect that they were more "REAL" back then.
i have heard from a few ppimis and several pimos that the attendants who are stationedly-assigned to the front entrances of the borgvenues (cahs and other arenas) have been checking to see if any persons (members and non-member visitors) have badges.
on the other hand, if these persons don't have one, this is what i was told that these dubs do this: corral around the non-badge-wearing individual and interrogate he/she/them plus questioning them, "why are you here?!".
also, even if that person or persons have an invitation plus showed it to these dubs, these toy cops still do that procedure.
Being an "attendant" at least gave you "reason" to walk the halls vs having to sit for hours drinking the KoolAid.
yes, there’s a post on reddit.
it says that after a zoom meeting a request was made to baptized publishers to give $20 apiece to fix this elder’s car.. while this sounds highly irregular to me and not necessarily approved by the religion, i am not at all surprised at the nerve.
this, unfortunately, seems to be the direction that things are going there!
I wonder what they are going to do when more older Witnesses pass away and there are yet fewer responsible people to even ask money from?
What I hear from family still (mostly) in is that young people are contributing and doing so beyond reason, ie, a minimum wage food service working who kicks in $100/month and thinks she should give more.
