i was born in 1964, so, i was 10 when the buildup to 1975 was happening (and watched the subsequent failure of that).then, when i was a teenager, i got to see the fallour of the big apostacy events in the 1980s.during all of this, i was told by my parents and by people of my parents' peer group that "this old system won't last much longer, and won't the new system be great!
"it is now 2024. i am going to be 60 years old in a few months.
over half a century.my mom died two months after her 80th birthday last year, after suffering for years of chronic poor health (some of it brought on by a very sedentary lifestyle, but also plagued by emotional and mental issues and family drama which did not help overall.
Yeah i know they recommend writing in your testament that you gonna donate everything to watchtower. Goes completely against what bible says. Proverbs 13:22 says “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children.”
That's why they becoming softer with df people. As soon money is involved, bible goes out the window.
i am in western canada.
we use to have our assembly in saskatoon.
our assembly has moved to medicine hat.
How many people are paying attention to information they receiving? My mother is a pimi. Visited assembly. She said most people either walking around assembly hall or playing with mobil phones 🤣. I don't blame them. You bet if its zoomed most gonna be doing other things will video playing in the background. I don't really see any point for watchtower having assembly anymore. It's probably cause donations they continue this.
i've mentioned before how i've wondered how tony morris must have felt when he was sacked.
yes, i know he's a rehensible human being who got served a healthy dose of karma, or, if you like, divine judgement.
to go from having all there is to have within the world he lived in, to where he is now; that's a long fall.
They not his friends. They his "brothers" wink wink . His loving brother's 😉
personally i think they gonna realise god's not backing org.
that idea gonna get even more established in their minds.
i think the real selling of kingdom hall gonna start then.
I don't really care about what GB tell rank and file about persecution. My opinion is based on what been happening in org last 12 year's. The bethel layoffs. Less printing of magazines. Sell of halls and everything else. Back in the 80s watchtower thought they knew everything about Bible. That they the chosen ones and all other groups are evil. Now their opinion about biblical matters is "we just don't know". If they keep losing in court I do think it's gonna affect their confidence even more. I do think majority of GB are believers. That thing's haven't worked out for org is something that must be in their minds.
personally i think they gonna realise god's not backing org.
that idea gonna get even more established in their minds.
i think the real selling of kingdom hall gonna start then.
Personally i think they gonna realise God's not backing org. That Idea gonna get even more established in their minds. I think the real selling of kingdom hall gonna start then.
things got a bit lively after the agm leaks in october.
there was a lot of discussion going on on this board for a few months.
now that all the leaks have been more or less confirmed as policy, and we've had lively discussions at length concerning the changes, things seem to have slowed down here.. a few suggestions have been raised as to what might be the next changes, such as women being allowed to wear slacks (in the usa, anyway), decoupling from 1914 as an anchoring date and others.. so, what changes do you think will be announced this year?.
Think one meeting day a week gonna be next change.
i was shocked, really shocked.
what i am doing now is so acceptable to the friends around me.. my friends are all doing it.
it is so normal in the society,.
Could be. I know one that got banned from this site cause he wrote positive things about Lloyd Evans.
i recently had a conversation with an old acquaintance from the congregation i used to attend.
we talked about the recent changes in the 2023 annual meeting.
i especially pointed out the one about getting rid of hourly reporting on monthly time slips.
‘everybody helps each other’ and ‘brings food and assists others…’. Hmmm i only hear about half empty meetings and JWs complaining about how JWs don't meet outside meeting time as they used too. Wonder if he wasn't just exaggerating too make org look good.
what does jump the shark mean?.
the phrase “jump the shark” is a term in pop culture that originated from the tv show “happy days” and is used to describe a decline in quality.
it refers to the moment when a tv show or other product has reached its peak and starts to decline in quality.
nowwhat. Problem with having children is they dont become " real " JWs. They not gonna support or donate as a real believer. Its dead weight that gonna discourage other JWs. Opps maeby Watchtower is already having that situation in Western world.
on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
I kind of like. Tony " your ass is grass" Morris nickname also.
