If they are what so many times is said they are, milionaires, travelling, 4 star hotels, Bentleys, butlers.....they can't be stupid :) :) :)
In my belief you can't measure intelligende unless they are tested.
i don't know if this question has been asked before,.
but, in any case,.
based on the comments of the governing body, at various conventions, annual meetings , info-mmercials, etcetara, etcetara, etcetera, [ i loved yule brenner in the king and i],.
If they are what so many times is said they are, milionaires, travelling, 4 star hotels, Bentleys, butlers.....they can't be stupid :) :) :)
In my belief you can't measure intelligende unless they are tested.
so i have been doing a little light reading regarding the whack job rutherford and find out he had a son.
does anyone know if he had grandchildren etc?
if so, where are they?.
I dont beleive any present day jehovahs witness young or old has any idea of these facts and if confronted with it would probably say "thats old light "
How do you argue with that mindset
smiddy
if you're lucky they'll recognize the name Rutherford. Most youngsters won't I guess.
so it's rumored started by one member that there is a new pioneer rank called basic pioneer, announced at annual meeting.
can anyone verify this is true?
everything else presented at the meeting has been verified except this.
Stuckinarut2: 3) sounds plausible....
They are trying to downsize bethel numbers everywhere, so what better way to do it and provide some sort of "dignity" to the ones they cull!
Send them out (on their own, or with a very basic allowance) to some god-forsaken place as "MISSIONARIES" with all the in-house glory it provides.
End result: lower bethel numbers and less responsibility and financial strain on the org....
A missionary costs three times as much as a Bethelite. Don't comment without knowledge please.
i have seen that some say if a man has 3 beers per day or a woman has 2 glasses of wine per day, that they may have .
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Good for you quelly...you can increase increase now.
i came across this video ... and watched it ... why?
i don't know really, but i found it intersting.. especially interesting was how these men used the bible, they knew their message, they used an actual hard copy bible that has obviously been studied, and the older jw man, well, he was using a tablet.
it seemed cumbersome compared to using the actual bible.
Aren't they afraid to get robbed? Walking around with the latest iPad ?
i have seen that some say if a man has 3 beers per day or a woman has 2 glasses of wine per day, that they may have .
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DeWandelaar must be Dutch :) :) since a few years I smoke a Dutch Havana everyday before bedtijd ...
i have seen that some say if a man has 3 beers per day or a woman has 2 glasses of wine per day, that they may have .
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Don't worry, I am around 50 now and have been drinking a liter of wine a day for the last 30 years, with a Cognac or rum ( missionary-service, there was no cognac), after dinner.
Everything ok, thinking, no viagra etc. My parents the same and are deep into their eighties.
i could have sworn that i heard or read about a special bethel family meeting before the annual meeting.
has anyone heard or seen this?
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BTW: Celebrating Christmas just 8 years after being inspected by Jesus and being found worthy, just seems odd, doesn't it?
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Yes it does. This photo should be available in Christmas cards to send to JW family members. LOL
that's a great idea!
are there any statistics to show that proportionally the jw's are growing at a greater rate outside of western countries and, in particular, the african continent?.
if so, anybody's guess ?.....
1] by what year would the organization be predominantly african in membership?.
Well at this moment they are taking over parts of Europe.
the new young blood gb member, you think he really thinks this is the truth or is he protecting his financial interest like all the older gb members who enjoy basking in glory of men?
do you think they believe in the "over-lapping generation" or was that a mistake done by barr?.
how much of the watchtower and the bible do the governing body know, ray franz jr. said he was not impressed with their bible knowledge and their lack of knowledge of the watchtower cannon.
@ Magum and Phizzy:
By no means I want to defend them but the laundry having done, the cleaning having done, the cooking having done, the shoe repair having done, that is the same situation for all Bethelites. Of course they get nice and kind handshakes. When we got at congregatiions around Brooklyn as missionaries, telling our experiences at meetings, we sometimes had 2 or 3 hundred $ in our pocket, we found that a lot of money at that time, for what? Who is guilty? Who says no? On the other hand, who works at the age of 75, 80,85 still 44 Hours or more a week and gets up at 6:30 A.M In Europe and USA?
What I want to say, and not more than that, they don't do it for the cash nor life, it is not fun working and living at headquarter or branches, forget it.