Posts by dropoffyourkeylee

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JW WOMAN VOLUNTEER CRUSHED BY A WALL AT A KINGDOM HALL PROJECT

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/1skm8riz7qc?si=ww3ej9orl_91db4w.

the construction of a new jehovah’s witnesses kingdom hall in cybinka, poland, has once again shed light on the watchtower organization’s relentless drive to expand its real estate empire on the backs of unpaid, vulnerable volunteers.

every day, around 40 jehovah’s witnesses show up at the construction site, some traveling long distances, not for pay or proper protection, but to fulfill a sense of “spiritual duty” instilled by the organization.

dropoffyourkeylee

I concur with Slidin and others. Back in the early days of quickbuilds there was little regard for safety. I attended/helped at a couple in the '80's, though I didn't have a lot of construction experience. They were astonishingly poorly organized and accidents could very easily have happened (I didn't personally observe one).

Nowadays, it is entirely different. The work goes a lot slower and safety is paramount. They have meetings prior just about safety, they have safety training for all participants, people assigned just to safety, the works. Yet there are still accidents and injuries. I feel for the woman injured, and am glad she wasn't hurt as badly as the OP seemed to imply. Being 'crushed' by a falling wall suggests a serious or even fatal injury, which wasn't the case, thankfully.

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The Great Pyramid - a new (to me) theory on its use and purpose

by dropoffyourkeylee in

with the jw connection to the great pyramid, i thought this audience might find this video interesting.

i find it very reasonable in presenting a new (at least to me) theory that the pyramid was designed as a place of pharoah-worship and the seemingly convoluted design of the passages, with granite blockes, etc, was mainly to prevent looting of the pharoah's tomb.. interestingly, there are several photos (32:36 and elsewhere) presented which were sourced from john and morton edgars' 1909 pyramid passages book, which authors were bible students from scotland who wrote and lectured about the pyramid and the early bible student beliefs on the pyramid.

i think they left the wt after rutherford ditched the pyramid beliefs, but maybe someone can fill in the blanks on that.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaqsrlg9wq&t=1s.

dropoffyourkeylee

This thread went off the rails almost immediately. In the OP I only intended to share a video containing some reasonable analysis of the passages and chambers of the pyramid. I've read a lot of bunk concerning the pyramids over the years, and it was refreshing to find something that actually made sense.

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The Great Pyramid - a new (to me) theory on its use and purpose

by dropoffyourkeylee in

with the jw connection to the great pyramid, i thought this audience might find this video interesting.

i find it very reasonable in presenting a new (at least to me) theory that the pyramid was designed as a place of pharoah-worship and the seemingly convoluted design of the passages, with granite blockes, etc, was mainly to prevent looting of the pharoah's tomb.. interestingly, there are several photos (32:36 and elsewhere) presented which were sourced from john and morton edgars' 1909 pyramid passages book, which authors were bible students from scotland who wrote and lectured about the pyramid and the early bible student beliefs on the pyramid.

i think they left the wt after rutherford ditched the pyramid beliefs, but maybe someone can fill in the blanks on that.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaqsrlg9wq&t=1s.

dropoffyourkeylee

With the JW connection to the Great Pyramid, I thought this audience might find this video interesting. I find it very reasonable in presenting a new (at least to me) theory that the Pyramid was designed as a place of pharoah-worship and the seemingly convoluted design of the passages, with granite blockes, etc, was mainly to prevent looting of the pharoah's tomb.

Interestingly, there are several photos (32:36 and elsewhere) presented which were sourced from John and Morton Edgars' 1909 Pyramid Passages book, which authors were Bible Students from Scotland who wrote and lectured about the Pyramid and the early Bible Student beliefs on the Pyramid. I think they left the WT after Rutherford ditched the Pyramid beliefs, but maybe someone can fill in the blanks on that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItAQSrlG9WQ&t=1s

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Loss of a Jehovah’s Witness who I considered a friend

by Fallen_Winter in

jw
friends

i have known a jehovah’s witness for approximately 15 years and i have considered her a friend although i know that jehovah’s witnesses cannot have friends who are not jehovah’s witnesses.

approximately two years ago, i was going through a very difficult time and i asked my friend if we could have bible study.

she said yes and we have been studying the bible since.

dropoffyourkeylee

But generally, I think the JW attitude to “unproductive” studies is pretty counterproductive.

I concur with SBF on this one. Considering how terribly ineffective the other forms of ministry are, both door to door and the cartwork, the time spent on studies with friendly-but-not-becoming-JWs-anytime-soon people is probably still more effective than the other forms of ministry. It does have some positive benefits. One big one is that it builds good will with the public; shows that JWs can be good friendly people and provides a much needed social interaction with the student. It is evident from FW's comments that this 'unproductive' study had positive benefits to both the JW and to FW, and that the WT directive to cease such a study was unkind and counterproductive.

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Loss of a Jehovah’s Witness who I considered a friend

by Fallen_Winter in

jw
friends

i have known a jehovah’s witness for approximately 15 years and i have considered her a friend although i know that jehovah’s witnesses cannot have friends who are not jehovah’s witnesses.

approximately two years ago, i was going through a very difficult time and i asked my friend if we could have bible study.

she said yes and we have been studying the bible since.

dropoffyourkeylee

There have been some meeting parts/videos recently which directed the JWs to cease studies with unproductive and non-progressing studies. She is just following directions.

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"Brother Jodie jenelle began his bethel service in in 1990....."

by nowwhat? in

but what they don't say he left started and ran a real estate company and a global real estate consulting firm and apparently after making a fortune come back to bethel a few years ago.

how in the hell could a non lifer now be anointed and appointed to be a gb member.

sure can't be for his spiritual qualifications!.

dropoffyourkeylee

The org has had upper echelon people like Jenelle for years, but not on the GB. What this appointment does is marks a notable departure from the practice of having spiritual leaders on the GB. This guy is a business man.

It also raises questions, and ultimately undermines, the belief that the GB leadership is anointed, which is a doctrine surely to change in the future.

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THE PROBLEM WITH THESE 2 NEW GB MEMBERS APPOINTMENTS

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/rjr0ugtu6zu?si=d3zsz20ee33gytxi.

these new appointments are troubling, to say the least, especially considering the factors surrounding their selection.

these appointments raise key concerns about leadership, experience, and what is happening behind the scenes at the organization's headquarters.

dropoffyourkeylee

I know some Kingdom Halls are shared by 3 and sometimes 4 congregations. The logistics of getting all the meetings scheduled in a week creates a lot of headaches. I could see them cutting back on the midweek meeting at some point.

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THE PROBLEM WITH THESE 2 NEW GB MEMBERS APPOINTMENTS

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/rjr0ugtu6zu?si=d3zsz20ee33gytxi.

these new appointments are troubling, to say the least, especially considering the factors surrounding their selection.

these appointments raise key concerns about leadership, experience, and what is happening behind the scenes at the organization's headquarters.

dropoffyourkeylee

Jody Jedele doesn't seem to lack the "experience" which the Org needs

Not impressed. All I see is an advertisement, narrated by a glib, BS-spouting real estate agent trying to legitimize an unorthodox trade-school 'education'. No degree, no legitimate university education. If that is what they consider experienced, I would direct my real estate management needs elsewhere.

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JWN, 23 years posting Blondie

by blondie in

jw
friends

can i call you friends, i think so after 23 years posting here.

i am dismayed how jwn is being "dominated" or taken over by a few posters, peppering the comments.

in the past, the admin did not approve of this and did remove some posters from jwn.

dropoffyourkeylee

I don't mind a long post if it is the author's own thoughts, but simply copying and pasting long quotes from other sources is just annoying

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Annual Meeting live updates

by ukpimo in

i have obtained the live link for the annual meeting tomorrow:.

annual meeting live link.

the meeting will begin at 9:45am eastern time, for those of us in the uk, that will be 2:45pm.

dropoffyourkeylee

Someone help my out, my old brain isn't working.

New teaching as of 10/5/24: The beginning of the GT will be the governments handing over control to the UN (the wild beast of Revelation), which will move to destroy Babylon the Great, still defined (I think) as the world empire of false religion.

So what was the old doctrine, and how is this change any different? Isn't that what they have always taught?