last friday and saturday i saw the new manhattan project carts in a few places in london.. one, smack back in the middle of the street outside one of the busy central london train stations is asking for trouble!
situating it in the middle of the pavement!?!
are they crazy?
The Manhattan Project, unnervingly named after the project to develop an atom bomb, is the name of the Society's push to put literature stands in cities.
I saw an amateur video of the stands in Birmingham, but it has since been taken down from YouTube.
Atlantis has circulated material indicating that literature stands can now be ordered by certain US congregations from the Society for a fixed price of $47 per cart (not including printed signage, which is ordered seperately).
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i've personally never wondered that, but apparently some people do.... (see 00:40 in the video below).
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-asl-bible-helps-deaf-family/.
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i've personally never wondered that, but apparently some people do.... (see 00:40 in the video below).
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-asl-bible-helps-deaf-family/.
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Vidiot
Well, duh, why the f**k wouldn't they be able to???
That's exactly what I was thinking. When I watched that part of the video it felt like I was watching one of those hilarious SNL "digital shorts" parodies.
Those guys should make their own version...
"People often wonder if deaf people can vote, go out at night, or use the toilet."
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so i had a conversation with a jw whom i communicate with via skype...the conversation went like this:.
kool jo: hey there, how have you been keeping?.
they're imperfect, but we need to obey them regardless.. kool jo: ok, i see.
Agreed. This guy has you figured out. There is nothing you can say to him that won't merely serve to reinforce his perception of you as "bad association" / borderline apostate and send him deeper into defense mode.
Cognitive dissonance is now engaged.
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the committee assigned to build the new complex was called into a meeting with the governing body.
they were told " you finish this project by january 1 2017. we want the keys to the complex and will be headquartered there by that date, do you understand?".
when the brothers protested and said that it would take 6 years for the project to be complete and if they moved that fast there would be many mistakes, the gb responded, "we don't care, that is your deadline".
Interesting, thanks SIAM.
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i've personally never wondered that, but apparently some people do.... (see 00:40 in the video below).
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-asl-bible-helps-deaf-family/.
cedars.
I've personally never wondered that, but apparently some people do...
(See 00:40 in the video below)
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/video-clip-asl-bible-helps-deaf-family/
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Predicting the future is always a shady business. Part of the reason Watchtower has done so much damage is because it insists on foretelling future events and uses its predictions as an instrument of fear and control, so I am hesitant to follow down that path.
I personally doubt that Watchtower will ever completely evaporate. It will always be around in some form or other. Heck, if there can still be Bible Students nearly 100 years after Russell died then why shouldn't there still be people who venerate the Governing Body 100 years from now? The question is, how many of such ones will there be? Millions, or just a few hundred lunatics?
What is beyond doubt is that Watchtower has started downsizing. The closure or "merging" of branches together with the reduced magazine printing commitments is clear evidence of this. There is absolutely no reason for an organization with Watchtower's religious/world-conquering aspirations to shut down branches and print less literature unless something is seriously wrong.
Whether this downsizing will end up having any impact on publisher numbers remains to be seen. There are early signs that publisher growth is flatlining, especially when you take global population growth into consideration. However, who's to say some unforeseen development won't cause another spike in numbers?
I personally think Watchtower's days as a multi-national corporation are numbered and the rot has already begun, even if it will always be around in some form. I guess only time will tell.
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so many stories ive read on jwn shows that the policing the flock is alive and well.
elders come after faders, especially if they are suspected of the dreaded a-word, the jw scarlet letter, a for apostasy.
if elders are gunning for a person, they will do whatever it takes.. .
I should probably expand on my previous comment a little!
I've served briefly as an elder, and I can safely say that the level of "policing" very much depends on the personality of each individual elder.
Some elders "get off" on throwing their weight around and influencing those around them. Others just want a peaceful life and/or genuinely want to help the congregation. I have encountered both types of elder. The bully elders really are something to behold, and dislodging them or getting them to quit making people miserable is harder than anyone could imagine.
Anyone who thinks the answer to an overbearing or meddlesome elder is to "wait on Jehovah" for justice to prevail is deluding themselves. They are born survivors, and they are ruthless when it comes to protecting their position, which they value above all else.
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so many stories ive read on jwn shows that the policing the flock is alive and well.
elders come after faders, especially if they are suspected of the dreaded a-word, the jw scarlet letter, a for apostasy.
if elders are gunning for a person, they will do whatever it takes.. .
Country to country, congregation to congregation, elder to elder.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ukz5m-yo4&feature=youtu.be.
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Oubliette
Sounds like the speaker was indeed playing "fast and loose" with the facts. Point 1 is seemingly a direct contradiction of the published experience (which implies that a "small flock" of chickens survived), which leads me to assume that point 2 is also a pure fabrication.
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