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  The coup against Tony Morris in order to make major changes?

  by Badfish in

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  it’s been a long time since i’ve kept up with anything jw-related.

  but just a couple days ago, i heard about all the new changes—beards, shunning, etc.

  i was surprised, so i asked an old friend who i hadn’t spoken to in ages what happened.

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  The way I understood that the G.B worked was a two-thirds majority was sufficient to carry a motion ?

  But that does not preclude the idea that one G.B member by being forceful may not have held back some of the stuff they wanted to do.
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  Lack of Joy

  by Gorb in

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  because of some respect for family members, we visited the memorial today.. a moment i always think, could i go back into this religion?

  we entered the hall and some said a short hello.

  and with short i say short.

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  Phizzy

  And the Elders would not have all that left over Wine to drink !
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  How long before we see a Bro. wearing one of THESE ??

  by Phizzy in

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  Phizzy

  " and visible tattoos ? " that may be a thing too before long ? maybe a tasteful one done by some of the "sisters" will be first, I wonder if some have a hidden one or two already ? To test the waters, there are temporary tatts. like this :

  
  
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  How long before we see a Bro. wearing one of THESE ??

  by Phizzy in

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  Phizzy

  I doubt this, in Pic. above, will happen in the USA but maybe in Europe ?

  I remember, well over 30 years in our Congo. a Bro. started wearing one, along with slightly long hair, he was just making a come-back after an absence from attending, and was about to give a Bible Reading on the TMS, some of the Elders thought that he should not be allowed to give his Reading, but the TMS Overseer reasoned with them and he was allowed to, and wore it for a number of years.

  He was eventually D.F'd for a minor matter, and after he got re-instated I noticed he had removed it, for obvious reasons I guess, to speed things up. He had a "smart" (shortish) haircut too.

  But now ? How long before some do ? and how could any Elder do anything about it ?

  "You won't be considered for "privileges" will not carry any weight, and maybe it will be a way for Bros. to AVOID "privileges" in the future ,as wearing a beard no longer works !
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  How long before we see a Bro. wearing one of THESE ??

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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

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  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  " Depends on how panicked they are."

  I was wondering that, if they perhaps have realised they need to retain JW's, and perhaps make a few converts, QUICKLY because if they don't, in a short while they would face a massive Cash Flow problem
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  Thoughts on Likely Upcoming Changes in the Org.

  by Phizzy in

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  i am thinking that the "ten year plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario.

  the org.

  has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.. so i think they will let the recent changes "bed in" for a while, maybe a year ?

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  I am thinking that the "Ten Year Plan" that some have spoken of is the most likely scenario. The Org. has to both attract new members and retain as many existing ones as possible.

  So I think they will let the recent changes "Bed In" for a while, maybe a year ? before introducing the next "Biggie".

  I think that may well be a relaxation on celebrating Birthdays and Christmas, which can be introduced as a "Conscience Matter", thus new converts can carry on, and J.W's that want to can celebrate those events too, those that don't can refrain, and feel superior.

  I have spoken to a good number of ordinary normal people, in J.W Speak "Worldly" people, who mentioned not being able to celebrate as they have for all their lives being the main reason for their rejecting the J.W org.

  Thoughts ?
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  The first rule of beard club...

  by GrreatTeacher in

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  ...is you don't start growing a beard in the spring!

  you start growing it in the fall, keep your chin warm in the winter, and then shave it off for warm weather.

  at least that's how it works in my household and in the northern hemisphere where the gb are.. i have the sneaking suspicion that there is going to be a steep learning curve for many.. will they know to trim it along their jawbone properly?

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  The thing that makes me laugh about this reaction to being allowed to grow a beard, and the mass taking up of the opportunity by J.W's, is that it is behind the curve again.

  The motivation was to get the J.W's to look less weird and more like normal people, not some weird Cult.

  But in the rest of the Western world, beards are far from ubiquitous, and it seems now far less fashionable than a couple of decades ago.

  The J.W guys have made the Org. look more like an Amish type community !

  The unforeseen consequences of every move by the Org. are really hilarious to watch !
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  The changing teachings if Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  the changing teachings of jehovah's witnesses .

  menacingmistral writes:.

  "jehovah's witnesses often, not only change 180° from what they used to teach, they change from things they vehemently asserted were absolute truth.

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  Phizzy

  Thanks for putting this together Van, this is useful for reference, many of today's J.W's are in denial that any significant changes have occurred.
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  If the org. Is being advised by consultants, is a name change in the works?

  by nowwhat? in

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  let's be honest, there's a stigma to the name jehovah's witness.

  if they are going more mainstream.

  i imagine the first recommendation was a name change.

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  Phizzy

  What would they change the name to ? As many of the thousands of denominations have "Christian" or "Christ" in their name, some have "Jesus."

  The LDS/Mormon Church has both already ! as do minor denominations.

  They have tried to distance themselves from the name "Jehovah" in the minds of the public, with the JW org Logo, but that didn't work.

  I think a re-branding including a change of name, could work for appealing more to the public, but it would be so blindingly obvious what had gone on to all existing J.W's I think they will hesitate to do it.

  Maybe I will be proved wrong, they may simply be waiting to see how these new things are taken up blindly by the JW Gullible Drones, and then doing more dramatic stuff.

  The G.B has such disdain for the ordinary J.W they may say to themselves, " We can now get away with anything".