in his book, in search of christian freedom, ray franz wrote that that gb members for the most part never participated in door-to-door work.
they were "too busy with more important things.
" (gee, how come that excuse wouldn't work for the rest of us?
The photo of GB member Samuel Herd in field service, published in the 12-15-11 Watchtower, is 100% fake. Signs of Photoshop everywhere.
Does the WTS do this to mislead us into thinking that the GB is taking the lead in all aspects of Christian service?
brother knorr is rarely mentioned in the awake or watchtower and i don't really know much about him.
is there a reason why brother knorr does not receive as much mention as brother russell, rutherford or even frantz?
can you help me understand why he was like?
Knorr was mainly an organization man. He expanded the preaching work of JWs greatly, as well as advanced so called 'Theocratic' education in the religion by starting a few schools.
(Going by memory, and I may be wrong, he started the missionary school of Gilead and the Theocratic Ministry School in the congregations.)
He had Franz behind him as the prophecy man in the organization. Franz was responsible for the 1975 understandings, which came during Knorr's administration. I see them as being a team, more so than any other duo in the organization.
witnesses say they are not allowed to share convention notes, bible talks, videos etc etc.
i am pretty sure they're literature says they can.
does anyone know of a watchtower magazine or other publication that says they are allowed to share such things?
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witnesses say they are not allowed to share convention notes, bible talks, videos etc etc.
i am pretty sure they're literature says they can.
does anyone know of a watchtower magazine or other publication that says they are allowed to share such things?
(Next to last par) Further, circulating transcripts or recordings of talks might tempt some to give or accept undue attention and honour.
(Last sentence) We can be confident that the faithful and discreet slave and its Governing Body will provide what we need in order to be made firm in the faith.
That kind of talk had gotten to be a little nauseating for the last 20 years I was in, and is down right sickening now.
anybody got the full year's worth of awakes for 1967 that they would be willing to share?.
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the 1967 awake set is the only year that i am lacking before 1970. i've seen a partial set floating around, but never the full year though .
Curious here; you say "Awake set." Are you looking for individual magazines for the whole year, or will a bound volume do?
If a bound volume is ok, they can be found on ebay for a few dollars plus a shipping fee of about $4, if you are in the USA, and if you want English. They don't come up every day, but if you watch it for a few weeks, you will find one.
The individual magazines are much harder to find.
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if you've never seen this one-hour film, it's pretty interesting.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diz_7uj-fo0.
this is the awake that has the pictures of kids that died because they or their families refused blood.. my jw mom refuse to believe that the wt would put their faces on a magazine.. does anyone know where i can get a copy or download it?.
thanks.
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Cover and page 2 (inside front cover)
Large file size, should be suitable for printing.
had an interesting chat with my ex re the current debate over working with children checks - of which she has one due to her volunteering at our childrens primary school.
i remember when she had to apply that i made the comment elders & mss should be having background checks due to the history of abuse in the borg and covering up (these discussions normally dont go down well as she is well and truly blinded, well meaning, but blinded).. anywho, she told me about the recent letter that was read to all the victorian congregations, she couldnt tell me verbatim what it said, though the gist was that is no real need for elders to get this check, but rather they are complying with what has been asked legally.. now i dont know if what she said next was based on the letter read or the after discussions at the k/hall, but she made the comment the elders do not need the wcc as they are not strangers, they are our brothers... i tried reasoning that another elder who moves in from interstate is certainly a stranger, until you get to know him on a personal level.
didnt matter how i reasoned or what incidents i bought up, the view amongst her and the other mums that she hangs around in the cong is that the elders getting a wcc check is totally unnecessary and that the jws are being picked on.. next week, i am meeting up with a mate who is an elder here in victoria and trying to step down, so will pick his brains and see if he can get a copy.... .
“the elders do not need the wcc as they are not strangers, they are our brothers…”
This is typical JW spin-thinking. Molesters get to know their victims, gain their confidence, make them comfortable, then make a move. Virtually all, if not absolutely all, the JW molesters were brothers who knew their victims. That's how it works.
The elders/older men/father/priests in other churches are not strangers either, but they still agree to the need to comply.
Bingo!
a jw corpse 'speaks'.
http://alwaysonasaturday.blogspot.com/2009/08/jw-meets-undignified-end.html.
bangalore.
This experience illustrates that people don't matter much at all to Jehovh's Witnesses. The only thing that does matter is the Organization; making the Society grow, making it look good, making it prosper, delivering it's literature, spreading it's message.
No one noticed this woman's situation beause the minds, activities, and pursuits of Jehovah's Witnesses are full of Organizational concerns. People are simply stepping stones, used to the end of making the Organization succeed. When they are no longer useful, they are quickly forgotten.
Love of God and neighbor? Neither are seen much in this religion. It's truly sad.
i have heard it stated before that job 1:4 is referring to job celebrating his children's birthdays.
others have claimed this is not the case.
does anyone have a good explanation of what this scripture is referring to?.
Very nice logic NVR2L8.
The two Biblical references to beheadings at birthday celebrations always seemed like a very thin reason to condemn all birthday observances. After all, it is the murders that were bad, no matter when they were committed. If birthdays were to be avoided then the Bible could have clearly said so, since they were practiced from early on.
To say something is a sin just because the Bible doesn't say it isn't seems like silly logic to me.
