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  Will New Rules Bring JWs Together or Pull Them Apart?

  by doinmypart in

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  there's been a lot of discussion about the changes in the org.

  you might think all this would shake things up, especially for the older or super dedicated jws.

  but remember when gb decided all the khs and the bank accounts needed to be transferred/managed from the top?

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  It will take a while for some to change their wardrobes.
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  GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!

  by WingCommander in

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  you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!

  the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.

  summary: .

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  In my opinion the age of baptism should be raised to the legal age required for entering a contract, which I think is 18 in most US States.
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  Former Soviet Country Witnesses who Rebelled Against the GB

  by NotFormer in

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  i remember the story going around the traps (here, perhaps?

  ) a couple of decades ago, about a country formerly behind the iron curtain.

  when the soviet union crumbled, the jws were able to re-establish contact with the underground jw movement.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I concur that it was Romania. I listened to Losch speak about it one assembly. He was instrumental in holding the WT line and getting rid of the ‘apostates’. I got the impression that was where earned his chops and proved his WT loyalty. Ten years later he partakes and presto he’s on the GB
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  1970's Russell Pyramid Photo!

  by Atlantis in

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  1970's photo of the russell pyramid.

  the picture was sent to us by a former bethelite who was also the person who took the picture.

  of course, the pyramid is not there anymore.. .

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  I have read that the pyramid was vandalized several times over the years. There was a time capsule inside at one time, which was removed/stolen decades ago. Supposedly it contained nothing particularly important or valuable (time capsules seldom do). I visited the site a few weeks ago. It's a shame it is gone, but at least they replaced the name markers of the individuals whose names were carved on the pyramid.

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  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5097906067996672/visited-russell-gravesite-yesterday
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  Albert Delmont Jones

  by vienne in

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  jones was a principal investor in the knickerbocker bank of new york city.

  there was an earlier and defunct bank of the same name.

  the bank issued its own currency, a common practice at the time.

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  Wasn't he the one who funded the printing of a few of the early peripheral Bible Student books, like "What Pastor Russell Said', 'What Pastor Russell Wrote", "Gems from the Mine"?
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  Attended the KH recently and found it to be thoroughly therapeutic.

  by joe134cd in

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  i had to attend a family event recently which involved attending the kh.

  before i went i had it in my mind this was going to be a different experience.

  tbh i’ve had an interest in super hero socks.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  lol
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  Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  wife and i visited the russell gravesite in allegheny (pittsburgh) pennsylvania yesterday.

  i’ll post photos if i can get them to upload on the hotel wifi..

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  
  

  ;I don't think it is the same person as Peter Niznik. I don't have a better photo of Niznik stone, but the date of death is clearly 1980, and it appears to be a veteran marker for someone in WW2. This would be consistent with the find-a-grave entry for a person named Michael Niznik
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  Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i visited the russell gravesite in allegheny (pittsburgh) pennsylvania yesterday.

  i’ll post photos if i can get them to upload on the hotel wifi..

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  It is a very large cemetery stretching almost a mile. There must be 10000 graves there.
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  Visited the Russell gravesite yesterday

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i visited the russell gravesite in allegheny (pittsburgh) pennsylvania yesterday.

  i’ll post photos if i can get them to upload on the hotel wifi..

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  It kind of looks like something has been chipped away from the back side. Any thoughts?
  
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  How will history treat Judge Rutherford?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. bible

  mark jones writes:.

  how will history treat joseph rutherford?.

  like ben gorden has said, it would depend on who’s looking back.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  Rutherford’s books went 4 for a dollar, if I’m not mistaken. Which during the depression must have seemed a lot.

  $1 in 1933 is about $24 now