as we all know, armageddon was just around the corner in 1974. at the district conventions that year, it was announced that there would be two special meetings during the month of september; one would be for interested people (e.g., bible studies, family members, inactive, etc.
), and the other would be for baptized publishers.
these were to be held in place of the service meetings for the two weeks, iirc.
In the first link - the one for interested people. on the second page in the right hand column near the top (at the start of the second paragraph) it says if you are afraid to go out in service dont be......
"No one is going to insist you do anything in the congregation you dont want to do..."
I had to laugh and shake my head at that!
i've been thinking this for a while.
even before the arc scandal.
it seems no matter what, the org.
I happened to be attending an event held in a Catholic center. In the washroom I noticed a sign up on the wall by the light switches that said if you know of any inappropriate sexual conduct towards a child please call this hotline and a number was given.
Do you think EVER in your wildest imagination the JWs would be that forthcoming in trying in ANY way to address the child abuse problem in their ranks?
okay i'm so excited, i'm celebrating valentines day today!
i walk into work this morning (normally a sterile office filled with boring engineers like myself) to find everyone clad in decorative hearts with streamers hanging from the ceiling and heart shaped goodies in the kitchen.
had i walked in on this last year, i would've kept my head low and tried to avoid all conversation unless it was strictly about work.
have a look: jwstuff.org [email protected].
and this isn't idolatry?
knorr and franz must be spinning in their graves..... .
Looks like they are also here
on Etsy too
enter:.
https://books.google.com/books.
a separate identity: organizational identity among readers of zion’s watch .
enter:.
https://books.google.com/books.
a separate identity: organizational identity among readers of zion’s watch .
I would venture that JWs would outright reject with no consideration, any "lumping" together with anyone.
They really play the "chosen by God in the last days" card to the hilt. If you say it enough and want it enough it MUST be true I guess.
Do you think it is articles like the one in the OP that have contributed to the great distancing from Russell that has happened in recent years amongst the JWs?
i've seen this twice now within a month.
a car group hanging out at a gas station.
one of the cult members jumps outs of their car and runs up to a "worldly" gas pumper, arm stretched out, tract in hand, and here comes the juvenile at best question.
Its considered a great way to get your time started or to keep it going after a break or whatever.
I personally think JWs love that type of interaction because it is guaranteed to be short.
This whole "witnessing" thing goes against human nature. It is more of a hardship for some than others.
this took quite a while this evening.
so worth it though.
hope you enjoy!
That was awesome!
Well done Cap, thanks!
today is the end of my son's 3 -1/2 year treatment for leukemia.
we had a small party at the hospital with nursing staff and a few friends.
it has been a great day with the exception of getting walking pnemonia from his sister.
DOC is right, it has been a shitty day.
Knowing somewhere a Daddy is holding his healthy little boy close and enjoying a movie makes things look a lot better.
Very happy for you and yours azor.
last night,my wife and i went to my cousins funeral memorial service.it wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be.they had two video screens with pictures of my cousin from a baby to the end of his life.they stopped playing as soon as the service started and the screens were raised out of the way.. the family and close relatives arrived one hour earlier to find seats near the front rows and have a little family time.. there was a mystery man that was seated near the front with a tablet,a jw.org pin on his suit jacket and just sat there writing on his tablet the whole time without greeting anyone or even speaking.. does anyone know who this man could be?
was he sent by the society to make sure everything went well?.
Hi Rules,
My sympathies to you and your family in the loss of your cousin.
It does sound like maybe this mystery man was in charge of setting up the stage and/or sound.
Who knows what he was really doing on his tablet. What if he was here posting!
Probably not but interesting to think about.
