anyone got any info on a Lee Wilson? I am reliably informed he is to be our new one come september.
BroMac
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The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK
by usualusername inmy fave was roy renouf - district overseer.
always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.
worst was michael purbrick.
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The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK
by usualusername inmy fave was roy renouf - district overseer.
always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.
worst was michael purbrick.
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BroMac
Devaston 'Danny' Henry = larger than life character. awkward habit of smiling while silently surveying the audience for what seems like an eternity before he starts his talks. creepy. nice guy though. flat cap brigade.
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The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK
by usualusername inmy fave was roy renouf - district overseer.
always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.
worst was michael purbrick.
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BroMac
Collette? Don't you mean Jane?! You're right, he's a great guy. Nice sense of humor. Enjoys his science mags, funnily enough.
Cedars
Oh no!
Collette/Jane lol. How embarrasing! forgive me Jane!
ok Collette is Justin Shaw's missus. thats 2 CO's wives I remember. Paul&Jane still my faves, unless they've swapped wives
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A heart-wrenching comment from the JW survey...
by cedars ini've just received this comment from a country in the south china sea.
i'd rather not be more specific than that.. the english is poor, but the message is heart-wrenching.
any who question whether ordinary publishers wrestle with doubts need only read this message.
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BroMac
Cedars your a good lad. your doing your best to 'deal' with it the best you can and know how to. think what it would be like without this place. your doing good work for alot of people, also it must be good for you when you are doing your research.
Sometimes I think Moshe has it right. just do one! deal with the upset. Then other times I think slow and gentle.
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The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK
by usualusername inmy fave was roy renouf - district overseer.
always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.
worst was michael purbrick.
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BroMac
Bev Gibbons = boring old fart, leaned on the lectern like he was time trialing, settled in York I believe.
Jim Cleary? = arsehole, couldn't just stand behind the lectern, oh no, had to be at the side of it.
Justin Shaw = what a Legend, all CO's should be like him, actually felt like he had time for you.
Albert Storer = Think he is a DO, found him to be a very nice genuine guy. excellent speaker.
Keith Gaydon = Strange man, old school.
Michael Purbrick = Many were glad to see the back of him, but I liked him! last talk I heard him give he mentioned he was in a second hand bookshop and he came across a book by a former Governing Body member, he said: "perhaps you know the one i mean", and he was nearly going to open it, but he didn't let curiosity get the better of him. I bet he had a peek! I believe he is currently instructing at the Elders school.
George Hilton = Funny man. Very likeable.
Brent Smith = Awesome speaker. not heard many like him. I dont think he has very good health these days.
there is more but I cant remember.
All Time Fave: Paul Whiteman = From Jersey I believe originally. Only CO I have 'clicked' with, great sense of humour. Really lovely wife Collette. The only CO's wife who I remember. They made a lovely couple.
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Russia:Moscow May 22: "Earlier, the claimants stated that the watchdog's orders were unlawful, as publishing and distributing media are its core economic activities"
by BroMac inhttp://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20120522/263233138.html.
moscow, may 22 - rapsi.
the moscow district federal commercial court has suspended until may 29 its hearing of jehovah's witnesses' complaint about the ban on its awake!
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BroMac
http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20120522/263233138.html
14:30 22/05/2012
MOSCOW, May 22 - RAPSI. The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has suspended until May 29 its hearing of Jehovah's Witnesses' complaint about the ban on its Awake! and Watchtower magazines in Russia, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).
The court did not specify the reason for the postponement.
In February, the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, IT and Mass Media's ban on publishing and distributing the magazines.
Thus, the court dismissed the appeal filed by Wachtturm Bibel - und Traktat-Gesellschaft, Deutscher Zweig, e.V, which holds the license to the magazines, and the Jehovah's Witnesses administrative center, which is responsible for their distribution.
On April 6, 2010, the watchdog revoked the distribution license issued by the State Committee for the Press in 1997, as some Russian courts had declared the magazines' content extremist.
Earlier, the claimants stated that the watchdog's orders were unlawful, as publishing and distributing media are its core economic activities. Thus, it said its rights had been violated. The claimants also said the ban should be considered a "kind of censorship," which may only be imposed by a court.
It also added that the organization conducts its activities outside Russia and is not subject to Russian law.
The complaint has already been heard by three courts.
In October 2010, the Moscow Commercial Court ruled against a motion to invalidate the orders. The court then decided that the plaintiffs' publishing and distribution activities were not of a business nature, and thus its rights could not have been violated as a result of the orders.
However, the Moscow District Federal Commercial Court ruled that the lower-court decisions are not based on credible arguments or evidence, and remanded the case for review.
Jehovah's Witnesses is an international religious organization. Many traditional religions believe it to be a pseudo-Christian sect. Its management center in Russia is located in St. Petersburg. Its activities are forbidden in China, North Korea, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and a number of other countries. According to the organization, its membership amounted to 7 million people as of August 2009.
In June 2010, the European Court of Human Rights declared as illegal a Russian court's decision to dissolve the Jehovah's Witnesses religious community in Moscow and ordered Russia to pay 70,000 euro in compensation to the aggrieved party.
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The "30 Other Lands" in the Worldwide Report - revealed!
by cedars ini've just uploaded the third article in my four-part "under the microscope" series - looking at the society's claims to be god's sole channel with mankind.
a link is below:.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.
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BroMac
the big question will be how many of the 4000 native speakers know no other language. ie. English is not the Highest native language, that is Chinese Mandarin, But it must be the most used and understood in Business for example or on the Internet.
http://www.translationblog.co.uk/exactly-how-many-languages-are-there-in-the-world/
"94% of languages are spoken by only 6% of the World’s population, which tells us that there are hundreds of languages with just a few thousand [or hundred] speakers."
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The "30 Other Lands" in the Worldwide Report - revealed!
by cedars ini've just uploaded the third article in my four-part "under the microscope" series - looking at the society's claims to be god's sole channel with mankind.
a link is below:.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.
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BroMac
yes that would explain it! it really is a great visual you've done there.
side note: I was in the Public Library the other day, I came across across a book on World Languages, I did not realise that there are over 6000 languages. 2000 have fewer than 1000 speakers, perhaps many will be less than 100 actual speakers. Also it mentioned that these native speakers would take the language with them when they die as there is nobody to pass it on.
still that leaves 4000 languages of over 1000 speakers or more. Google found this: http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/many-spoken-languages.html
WTS has:
439 languages : http://www.watchtower.org/languages.htm
40 Sign Languages: http://www.watchtower.org/e/sign.htm
11 Braille Languages: http://www.watchtower.org/e/braille.htm
Total 490
If we use the lower figure of 4000 spoken languages / 490 = 12.25% of the World
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The "30 Other Lands" in the Worldwide Report - revealed!
by cedars ini've just uploaded the third article in my four-part "under the microscope" series - looking at the society's claims to be god's sole channel with mankind.
a link is below:.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.
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The "30 Other Lands" in the Worldwide Report - revealed!
by cedars ini've just uploaded the third article in my four-part "under the microscope" series - looking at the society's claims to be god's sole channel with mankind.
a link is below:.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.
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BroMac
nice work Cedars
although it is my understanding that there are 3 countries with ZERO witnesses: Afghanistan N Korea Somalia
I heard this from a recording on here of a Creepy sounding assembly speaker. The reason being that Jehovah doesn't want any of his servants to be killed, just to dangerous. He also stated that the GB feel that this scripture - Matt 24:14 - has been fulfilled.