so, i thought i'd start a thread about any beautiful photos of places you've been to, or just beautiful photos.. i'll go first .... .
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copyright: daniel burton.. this is bøur, a little village in the faeroe islands, population 74.. i've never been there but i'd love to visit one day.
The Carrizo Plain National Monument is in San Luis Obispo County, California, west of Bakersfield. The San Andreas Fault, a well known earthquake fault, runs through it and has contributed to it's formation.
There is a soda lake in the middle of it, which is surrounded by hills that in a good year will be covered with wildflowers. Last year was a very good year, and I went there 3 times in the Spring.
folks: regarding all the recent changes about dis-fellowshipping and time for re-instatement.
(and, even speaking to persons who are dis-fellowshpped.
) back in 1972, a new book was released at the summer district convention, that replaced the yellow-colored "lamp": book.
Speaking to DF'd people in some minor way has been something the Organization has gone back and forth on a few times.
Titch quoted a 1974 Watchtower ...
... if you happened to see a d-fed person who had some car problems, while they were driving to the local K.H., you shouldn't hesitate to stop and help them.
I remember a Circuit Overseer asking that exact question in one of his talks, but his answer was different. What did he say? 'Someone else will be along to help that person.'
I don't remember the year but it was well after 1974, so they had hardened again on talking to or helping a DF'd person - it could have been related to the issues with Ray Franz.
https://www.jwupdates.com/post/watchtower-will-take-norwegian-defeat-to-echr.
few norwegian religious communities need to worry after the jehovah's witnesses verdict, according to legal expert vibeke blaker strand.
he has pointed out that it is particularly serious to deprive a religious community of its registration.
Watchtower will lose about $1.5 million per year if it lets the Norwegian verdict stand without appealing to the ECHR. However that amount of money is a drop in the bucket for Watchtower. They have much more to lose if they go to the ECHR and fail to win.
They would have to be crazy to appeal - but then we are talking about Watchtower leaders!
if you don't want to be thrown into gehenna, read what your own faithful evil slave & christ say:.
cj chap.
3 p. 110 chapter 3 - "jesus christ said: “whoever says, ‘you despicable fool!’ (apostate) will be liable to the fiery gehenna.” (matt.
When JWs call someone an apostate it's mainly just name calling. The great majority of JWs couldn't begin to show you what a genuine apostate is from the Bible itself.
i've seen people say something along the lines that the authorities would like to/have been trying to subpoena (members of) the gb (in csa cases).
my question is: why don't they?
if the gb are issuing orders to cover up evidence in csa cases, and otherwise interfere in justice being served in those cases, then they are accessories before (and after) the fact, and theoretically can be arrested and charged as such.
...the USA is still very religious.
Yes it is, and WAY too much is allowed under the heading of "Freedom of Religion."
on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
Their ability to keep a lid on this when so much else leaks like a sieve is impressive.
This makes me think the only people who know the details of why Morris was removed from the GB, and where he is now, are the other GB members, who would naturally be very tight lipped about it.
If it was generally known among lower level Witnesses it would have leaked.
hi does any body know if the watchtower are printing any new awakes etc as these past 8 months or so i have had magazines from four different carts from four different towns 100s of miles apart and the most recent magazines that they all had were from 2021..
The sister said:
"...now I focus on making placements of love and concern by our conversations...
This strikes me as odd too, since JWs focus less on personal conversations than they used to.
Now it's more like "let me show you this video" or "go to jw dot org to have all your questions answered."
Witnesses seem much less eager to have a conversation with people than when I was a publisher.
my story of an innocent father where two entire communities of jehovah’s witnesses under the guidance of the warwick usa headquarters were supported by two bodies of elder’s in an endeavor to destroy me!
i was part of the biggest investigation in the west midlands by the cid.
interpol, brussels and the south africa government were involved.
I update and post all the details relating to my case and plight on https://www.dadseekingtruth.com/
But is there a link or an article by a news source, something not written by you?
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Yooters: "Can you industry here?"
What is that supposed to mean?
To me the table looks like it was designed to fit into a corner.
