Posts by wallsofjericho

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Heading to Melbourne International Convention right NOW Regular updates live here!

by Witness 007 in

9.10 am on the train heading in..how late am i?

train is full of witnesses and comic book characters...they have a comic convention.

they seem to be having more fun.. .

Worker falls from KH roof during quick build

by piztjw in

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i heard through the grapevine that one of the slave laborers was walking backwards on the roof of the falls city, nebraska quick build this weekend and fell of the roof.

i heard he landed on his back and head and sustained some pretty serious injuries.. anyone in that area that might provide more information?

extent of injury?

wallsofjericho

No he will get an insurance settlement

a freind of mine got $65,000 from the WTS insurance company after falling off a roof and breaking his leg

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BEARDS: Why JW men don't have them

by 00DAD in

i know this has been dished over before, but when i was doing some research i discovered a couple of interesting points.

as far as i can find, there is only one wt article that implies that jw men should not have beards.

*** w75 8/15 pp.

wallsofjericho

I've seen more beards on brothers this year than ever

oh still very few, but more than usual it seems

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2014 May 5, BOE needed!

by Atlantis in

friends, we had a power outage and my 2014 may 5, boe was lost.

if you have a copy you can attach to an email and send it to us, then just send us a pm and i'll give your our email address.

you may already have our address.

wallsofjericho

this one?

March 29, 2014

TO ALL CONGREGATIONS

Re: Adjustment to financing Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide

Dear Brothers:

On September 1, 1983, the Kingdom Hall Fund was created to help finance the increasing need for Kingdom Halls. For more than 30 years, this arrangement has served to expand the construction of Kingdom Halls worldwide in a tremendous way by means of Regional Building Committees and the program for lands with limited resources. Having sufficient, adequate places of worship is vital, as Jehovah continues to ‘speed up’ the gathering of “a mighty nation.” (Isa. 60:22) In order to meet these ever-increasing needs, the Governing Body has directed that an adjustment be made in the way Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction projects are financed.

In harmony with the principle at 2 Corinthians 8:12-14, congregations will now be asked to pool their resources worldwide to support the construction of theocratic facilities wherever they are needed. Congregations and Assembly Halls will no longer be asked to repay a loan, and use of the separate contribution box labeled “Kingdom Hall Construction Worldwide” has been discontinued. Instead, all congregations will have the opportunity to support Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide by resolving to make a monthly donation from congregation funds. If individual publishers wish to donate specifically to support Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide, such donations will be accepted gladly and used wisely by the branch office. From now on, all funding for approved projects will be provided by the branch office from the funds that have been donated by you dear brothers and sisters.

The need for Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls is greater than ever before. At this time, over 13,000 Kingdom Hall projects and 35 Assembly Hall projects are needed worldwide. Much of this need is in parts of the world where the cost of property and building materials is high. A tremendous amount of funds is needed to care for this work. However, we are confident that Jehovah will provide what is needed by your generous support. Time and again we have seen this take place. For example, it has been 24 years since we began offering literature under the donation arrangement, yet Jehovah’s blessing on this adjustment has been obvious. We are confident that by means of Jehovah’s continued blessing and the generosity of the worldwide brotherhood, the new arrangement for financing Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction will be a success as well.—1 Chron. 29:11-14; Ps. 127:1.

May Jehovah continue to richly bless your hard work and loyal service as you generously support Kingdom interests.

Your brothers,

Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses

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PS to body of elders:

At the Service Meeting for the week of April 28, 2014, the congregation should be informed that use of the contribution box labeled “Kingdom Hall Construction Worldwide” will be discontinued on May 1, 2014. and that further information will be provided at the following Service Meeting. This letter should be read to the congregation during the local needs part on the Service Meeting for the week of May 5, 2014. (Congregations having an assembly the week of May 5 should have the letter read the following week.) This postscript should not be read to the congregation, and this letter should not be posted on the information board. After the reading of the letter, either a resolution should be presented to the congregation or the survey described below should be taken. The December 7, 2009, letter to all congregations should be removed from the congregation permanent file of policy letters and be destroyed. Updated congregation accounting instructions and forms will begin to be provided in May 2014.

Resolved donations: All congregations are asked to establish a monthly resolved donation to support Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide by no later than May 31, 2014.

• What amount should be used for this new resolved monthly donation?
The elders in congregations currently making loan repayments would likely propose a resolution that is at least the same amount as the current monthly loan repayment, keeping in mind that donations will no longer be received from the “Kingdom Hall Construction Worldwide” contribution box. The elders in congregations without loans or those having standing resolutions to support Kingdom Hall construction worldwide should take a confidential survey of all publishers to determine the amount of the new resolution. This can be done by passing out slips of paper to be filled out anonymously by the publishers indicating how much they are able to contribute monthly toward local congregation expenses, including the resolution to support Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide. At the time the survey is taken, it may be helpful to also review with the congregation the average monthly operating expenses that need to be covered.

Elders should review this resolution annually in May to ensure the amount is what the congregation is realistically able to donate on a monthly basis. For example, there may be a significant increase or decrease in the number of publishers in the congregation, or the local economic conditions may appreciably improve or deteriorate, thus affecting the amount that the congregation can reasonably contribute. If necessary, the elders may take a new financial survey, as described above, to determine whether the resolved monthly contribution to Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide should be adjusted for the coming year.

• What should be done with other existing resolutions?
Any previous resolution to support Kingdom Hall construction should be discontinued. All other resolutions, such as those for contributing to the worldwide work, the Convention Fund, the Traveling Overseer Assistance Arrangement, and the Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement, should continue to be honored. Where more than one congregation shares a Kingdom Hall, resolutions to contribute to a shared Kingdom

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Hall operating account to cover the operating costs, minor renovations, and repairs may be adjusted as needed.

• How should this new resolved amount be submitted to the branch office?
Each congregation should establish its own resolution to contribute to Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide and submit the resolved amount with its monthly remittance to the branch office. These resolved amounts should not be submitted through Kingdom Hall operating accounts. If revised forms for congregation accounting are not yet available in the language of the congregation, the resolved donation amount for Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide may be recorded on the line “Kingdom Hall Construction Worldwide (Resolution)” that appears on the form(s) currently being used.

• What should be done if congregation funds are not sufficient to cover resolved donations?
If sufficient funds are not available for all resolved donations in a particular month, additional funds should not be solicited. The elders should determine what amounts from the congregation funds that are available at the end of the month will be applied toward the resolved monthly donation(s) and whether the shortfall should be made up in future months. However, it would be appropriate for the elders to remind the congregation of the resolved monthly commitments. If the congregation can no long¬er contribute the amount(s) they resolved on a regular basis, the elders may consider the situation at the next annual review of the resolution for Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide.

Contribution boxes: As noted above, on May 1, 2014, each Kingdom Hall should have only two types of contribution boxes, one labeled “Local Congregation Expenses” and one labeled “Worldwide Work.”
• What should be done with existing “Kingdom Hall Construction Worldwide” boxes or boxes set up to accept donations for a local building project?
These boxes will no longer be used for accepting donations in support of Kingdom Hall or Assembly Hall construction. They should be removed or relabeled to accept donations for the worldwide work on May 1, 2014.
• What type of expenses can be paid from funds received in the “Local Congregation Expenses” box?
These funds should be used to pay approved congregation expenses, including Kingdom Hall operating expenses, minor renovations, and repairs (through the operating committee, if applicable), as well as for all monthly resolved donations that are sent to the branch office.
• Are there any changes to the existing “Worldwide Work” box?
No. Funds received in the “Worldwide Work” box will continue to be forwarded to the branch office each month. No congregation expenses or monthly resolutions should be paid from these funds.

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What would make them leave?

by Separation of Powers in

in your experience, what would the org have to do that would cause the most people to leave?.

.

wallsofjericho

I agree with Phizzy

even if you bugged years of GB meetings it wouldn't cause an exodus, just a major response from the GB

hell, Ray Franz was a GB member that left and wrot a book and the BOrg is now at 8 million. But the response from the GB to CofC was massive and impacted the writing dept. for years, heck even to this day. I for one believe the Proclaimers book was a direct result of C of C.

if you take all the changes of the past 10 years and list them out they are ENORMOUS. the WTS has completely reinvented itself and the R&F are eating it right up. They're so horny over JW.org and big screens at the DC that nobody even notices the complete absence of any serious articles about blood or the slow depracation of 1914.

When blood is a conscience decision and 1914 is nothing more than the beginning of the "harvest of the wheat & weeds" these monumental changes will go almost unoticed over the lates released tablet app.

I think the entire GB being arrested and imprisoned for fostering pedophiles would be huge. Yes this would create solidarity among the hard-liners but for sure a LOT of JW's would go online and exit the BOrg as a result. Leaving only the most loyal committed dubs among the ranks.

But I guess if they can survive "overlapping generations" they can survive almost anything

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Hey I am Back

by mouthy in

did anyone miss me????.

.

wallsofjericho

((((((((((((((((((((((HELLO!!!!!!))))))))))))))))))))))

welcome back mouthy!!! we were worried :)

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NEW WATCHTOWER society image vs. CLASSIC

by Terry in

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friends

on the 100th anniversary of coca-cola, the company's marketing division made a bold move.. trends in the sales of coke were headed in the wrong direction.

competitors were eating away.

at the soft drink market once dominated by coca-cola.

wallsofjericho

nd declared them the one true religon teaching truth in 1919... why are we not still teaching what they taught then?

so easy.... becuase they were not declared truth, they were declared the organization upon which Jah's light would shine. New light is proof of that.

done.

They have it all covered.

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Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime (NYTimes)

by NewYork44M in

wallsofjericho

^^^^

billybobber

how did you get that I 'fantasize" about killing people? your using logical fallacy to distract from your lack of an intelligent argument.

god, I hate idiots like you

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Has anyone else heard this about the GB??

by FeelingFree in

ok so me and my husband were talking to his mum again about why we are no longer going to meetings and got into another pointless discussion where she feels he needs to talk to an elder about his issue's blah, blah, blah... round and round it went...... the thing i wanted to ask was if anybody had heard that there wont be any gb after these one's die??

this is something she mentioned today and we have never heard of this ever.

so it means no more will be appointed and they will just die off!

wallsofjericho

I think I know the root cause of this rumour...

this is a speculation based on the overlapping generations explanations.

we have been assured that we are well into the "2nd" phase of the generation. The WTS used Franz to quantify the first phase and now the 2nd phase is well along so the current GB will outlive this time period to be raptured after the great trib but before the big A

I heard a friend paraphrase his CO who said as much over dinner at his house.

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Article: JW woman (19) - receives 29-month sentence for killing her newborn

by AndersonsInfo in

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morales receives 29-month sentence.

http://m.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/article_402b8194-2f32-53a5-af1e-fbe9ba9bd76b.html?mode=jqm.

by matt troutman [email protected] | posted7 days ago.

wallsofjericho

blaming her witness upbringing for being murderer? what bullshit. Lawyers will use anything. Why not blame her grade 1 teacher for embarassing her in front of her class? or for the part of the country she grew up in? or because she was poor?

she's a murderer. period. First degree murder, life in prison