At least part of it is probably just to free up time in the now-overbooked Kingdom Halls, some of which are hosting 4-5 fullsize congregations. There are only so many time slots to have scheduled meetings.
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Big Cull of Foreign Language Groups and Congregations
by eyeslice ini overheard mrs eyeslice listening to '2021 governing body update 3' yesterday.
apparently, they have started ditching foreign language groups and congregations as these weren't exactly roping anyone in.
of course there is a positive spin on all this - '4,000 plus elders freed up to serve in local language congregations' and of course there has been immensely positive feedback from various branches about the benefits of this.. i suspect though there will be an awful lot of elders who were serving as king pins in these congregations who are going to have their noses put out by going back to local language congregations where they will barely be used.
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Does the practice of refusing service to churches violate federal discrimination laws?
by dropoffyourkeylee inconcerning recent threads about providing building repairs or other services for a church, i am wondering about how the wt stand would hold up under legal scrutiny.. example; a jw is self employed in the hvac business.
a church calls him to provide routine service for their heating and cooling system.
suppose it is in area which is predominately of a certain race or ethnicity.
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dropoffyourkeylee
While we usually associate the Civil Rights Act of 1964
with racial discrimination, it clearly encompasses religious discrimination.
"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex
or national origin. "
Quote taken from:
Based on this, I don't see how it is legal for a business owner to refuse service to a person (or an organization)
based on that person's (or organization's) religious beliefs.
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Does the practice of refusing service to churches violate federal discrimination laws?
by dropoffyourkeylee inconcerning recent threads about providing building repairs or other services for a church, i am wondering about how the wt stand would hold up under legal scrutiny.. example; a jw is self employed in the hvac business.
a church calls him to provide routine service for their heating and cooling system.
suppose it is in area which is predominately of a certain race or ethnicity.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Concerning recent threads about providing building repairs or other services for a church, I am wondering about how the WT stand would hold up under legal scrutiny.
Example; a JW is self employed in the HVAC business. A church calls him to provide routine service for their heating and cooling system. Suppose it is in area which is predominately of a certain race or ethnicity. He is a good JW and refuses to serve them, and when asked for a reason he tells them that he doesn't give service to churches besides his own.
He is sued for religious or racial discrimination, or both.
Under US law (the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for instance) I tend to think the WT stand may be interpreted as illegal and could be challenged in court if it hasn't already.
I'll leave it at that, maybe someone with a legal background will comment.
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WT Says Don't Contract with False Religion, But Does Just That
by Sea Breeze in.
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let's all open up our crystals to 2 facet 1: 1 - here we lean about how buddha escapes prism.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Here is a similar thread on this site from about 5 years ago when the Indianapolis Indiana assembly hall was sold to a church.
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Larry Graham interview, last days quote
by neat blue dog inwe all know stephen lett's infamous quote that we're living in "the final part of the final part of the last days!
shortly before the last day of the last days.".
well, there is an interesting interview with larry graham and his family that has a variant on this, where he says that we're living in "the last of the last of the last days".
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dropoffyourkeylee
I see on Wiki that he released a solo album in 2019.
I think he is still an active JW.
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WT Says Don't Contract with False Religion, But Does Just That
by Sea Breeze in.
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let's all open up our crystals to 2 facet 1: 1 - here we lean about how buddha escapes prism.
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Love the purple exterior!
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Do You Tip At Eateries?
by minimus inif you go to a restaurant, do you tip and typically how much?
if you were given a 90 minute time frame to eat at a restaurant, would that restriction limit your tipping to the waitress or waiter?.
also if you order a coffee and donut and pick it up, do you contribute to the “tip jar” that’s on the counter?
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dropoffyourkeylee
Yes, absolutely. In the US it is expected and usual.
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The Mormons are building new Temples while Watchtower is downsizing.
by greenhornet inhttps://www.deseret.com/faith/2021/4/4/22364730/president-nelson-unveils-plans-for-the-church-to-build-20-new-temples-mormon-lds.
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dropoffyourkeylee
A little curious about the Stirling video posted. I wonder if it is intended to portray some story from the Book of Mormon. I've watched a few videos recently in which the Mormon beliefs about the population of the Americas. Historically it is ridiculous; it is astounding the lengths they go to to find 'evidence' to support their previously-arrived-at conclusions.
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"New light": how and when did this idea start?
by psyco inhow and when did the "understanding" of the progressive ("new light") understanding start?.
anybody knows?.
thanks!.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Proverbs 4:18 was the theme text for The Divine Plan of the Ages in 1886
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Request--When The Watchtower Was In Business With The Klu Klux Klan!
by Atlantis into the person who requested the files and documents on the watchtower doing business with the klu klux klan, i will need to send you that in a file folder.
it would be easier if i could send everything to your email.. bottom line was, the canadian branch of the watchtower had a radio station in canada named "chuc" in the 1920's.. i am giving jeff and alan credit on this.
they did a wonderful video about it.
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dropoffyourkeylee
I've always thought that the WT choice of the name 'Birth of the Nation' for a Watchtower article was a little too close for comfort to 'Birth of A Nation', the 1915 silent film which was hugely popular in the US and reflected widespread support for the KKK and its ideology. Surely it wasn't a coincidence.