may 21, 2016 to all congregations re: annual items for 2017.
David_Jay I have to say that you make some logical and compelling points.
I do have one question though....what if they are not printing the volumes anymore because they dont want the accountability in print? There have been numerous examples here of where they have gone back and changed wording. What if that is a strong reason for no bound volumes in hard copy?
As for the other literature, are they still going to print anything? Bibles for instance?
i'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.
many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.
she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.
Thanks wifibandit!
Interesting that they couched the announcement in between banal announcements that appeared all the time.
A slap in the face to him and their way of diminishing the entire event no doubt.
As to how it felt at the time? I was pioneering and in my 20s and all I thought was that Jehovah lost a son (satan) and now Fred Franz had suffered the loss of his nephew and it seemed that no one was immune to the bad effects of sin.
Of course back then, the GB werent real anyhow. They were just names..
its a gorgeous building, and you should see the commercial they made for it.. http://21clarkstreet.com.
the commercial video, as well as the cool 360° vr views are available on the home page of.
https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com.
In the third picture in the gallery, the guy has tight pants on.
Howd that get past the pants police?
well, last monday my mother, a jehovah's witness since her baptism in 1968 died last week because she would not accept a blood transfusion.
she was 76 and had lung and skin cancer.
i know that the cancer would have gotten her anyway, but she was bleeding internally, and was told that she needs a blood transfusion, as her blood count went all the way down to 3.2 (should be 12-14.
Im so sorry rb.
Wishing you peace of mind and the comfort of knowing many of us care deeply.
i was reading in another forum, that a letter to the elders instructed them to speak to anybody who persists in wearing tight pants.
if changes don't happen then the instructions are to disqualify him from being a publisher but it won't be announced to the congregation.
i am am curious to see if this letter will surface.
What is it they are really afraid of?
It cant be homosexuality...is it following trends?
What exactly is behind this ridiculous?
If they really believe its "bunker time" why are they worried about this?
i was reading in another forum, that a letter to the elders instructed them to speak to anybody who persists in wearing tight pants.
if changes don't happen then the instructions are to disqualify him from being a publisher but it won't be announced to the congregation.
i am am curious to see if this letter will surface.
This is not a picture of me but it IS a picture of my haircut....too short, shaved in the back,
therefore I cannot go out in field service!
have you all noticed the obsession witnesses have of putting jw.org on all their social media sites like facebook, twitter, instagram etc?.
so many put it in their bio section...like some sort of loud proclamation to other witnesses that they are righteous and spreading the message.. it's also very lazy.
now with no personal effort at all, they can just say jw.org and be "witnessing".
Have any of you seen the big JW semi that is making the rounds on everyones facebook?
It seems that the buttons are just one part of a growing materialistic "look at what we have" movement in JW land.
i was reading in another forum, that a letter to the elders instructed them to speak to anybody who persists in wearing tight pants.
if changes don't happen then the instructions are to disqualify him from being a publisher but it won't be announced to the congregation.
i am am curious to see if this letter will surface.
Im glad to see so many posters picking up on the "no field service" part of that letter.
This is really a huge change from Headquarters being introduced quietly.
Once, a sister here who was DFd was going out in service on her own. The service desk was called and the elders here were told there was nothing to that could be done about her going out in service on her own, Since she was still dedicated and baptized, that was her right. But not to work with her or support her in anyway since she was not a member of the congregation while DFd.
That has been the official position for years.
This new stand of disallowing field service based on grooming is really opening a can of worms.
Whats next? Annulling baptism?
Because by their own "rules" isnt a person required to preach if they are baptized? So if there are provisos on that how does it get determined?
If it can be taken away, how is it given back? What is the protocol exactly?
Is it up to elder whims?
Yep, can of worms has been opened.
im in the process of drifting out.
my entire family are jw's.
my wife and her family are too.
with the news these past days that bethels in both rome and belguim are being closed does anybody know how many bethels are left worldwide?
