š just thought this not former/vidiot back & forth deserved it's own christmas special !!!š.
vidiot6 days ago.
notformer - āā¦if he does attend a kingdom hall physically, i imagine there're some āsecurityā arrangements in placeā¦ā.
What information is there about the facility in Argentina that the GB will supposedly retire to if things get too hot?
I know many billionaires are building doomsday bunkers as if something is coming.
Apparently London Chelmsford Bethel has a secret bunker that was built when they sent everyone home for a while and when the volunteers all came back the slabs were all finished with secret entrances
is it likely to be removed from the list of disfellowshippable offences?
given that the ban on smoking š¬ is completely unbiblical*, might they ever remove it?.
*even mainstream christianity can only come up with one verse "against" it, the one that says that the body is the temple of the holy spirit.
What about vaping the healthy way? Many health therapies involve vapours of essential oils and even cannabis
iāve decided to disassociate from the jw organisation.
i cannot be part of a community that blatantly rejects the sacrifice of jesus in that demonic memorial ritual.
amazing what information you find when you start researching.. iām writing my letter and posting it to the kingdom hall this morning.
Missdasilva has to be very careful not to influence anyone to getting shunned when they donāt have to.
Its a better option to leave where you donāt get shunned end of.
whatās keeping them?
this has got to be the latest itās ever been.
maybe itās the last one theyāll ever publish too, after dropping reporting hours for publishers ā¦.
Maybe last years was the last one ever published.
They have probably been trying to decide how they can massage the numbers or just blatantly lie. Or donāt release it.
I remember last years was showing decline overall, most countries showing big declines.
The entire organisation is in decline, Bethelites all being laid off. Bethels downsizing selling KHs. Hardly print anything these days.
Congregations merging, sharing less KHalls. Hardly anyone coming into JWs anymore and now even young ones not wanting to get baptised.
The org is in big decline so either lie or donāt release the numbers
even elders can be part of the new jw lite brigade these days.
they donāt need to go on door to door anymore and there is no requirement for anything really.. taking meeting parts is all dead easy you could turn up on the day with zero preparation because itās all in the meeting workbook.. quarterly elders meetings are just old men having a good old natter just like old men do down the pub.. congregations could be likened to pubs or bars these days just without the drinks, those come at other times.. no need for territory maps, these almost went away with covid letter writing now they are extremely slow getting finished as those who still go door to door only do ten mins.. you could even voice your questions these days about things the gb say and then just say āwe canāt be dogmatic we just donāt knowā.
i predict they will say this about 1914 soon..
āI attend a Presbyterian church with my family. I am not a believer, but I do enjoy the conversation, interpretation and the music (we have a choir and instrumental section). ā
This is Presbyterian Lite.
I could say Jan: I attend a JW Kingdom Hall with my family. I am not a believer, but I do enjoy the conversation, interpretation and the music (we have a choir and instrumental section).
I also like being part of the community with other families and some really great folks. Maybe some of them are like me and donāt believe but we keep it to ourselves
i just saw on a video that there has been a change about further education.
here is a screenshot of a letter that went to all elders.
i am an elder but i donāt remember this one, perhaps it is only for some areas?.
So is shunned podcast to blame or was he deceived?
will he issue an apology to clarify the matter?
i heard on the meeting about apps called nwpublisher and cartsmart.
new world publisher (nw publisher) is a free apple ios and google android app created by jehovahās witnesses for jehovahās witnesses.
congregation publishers can install new world publisher on their mobile devices and be more united and connected with their congregation.. cartsmart was built to streamline the way we schedule our public witnessing shifts.
It starts off free but then the cong pays for the more advanced version once you are hooked and relying on it
someone asked me recently when did i start to have doubts as an elder about what i was teaching from the platform.. i have given it a lot of thought and i can say that it was when i was delivering a public talk about the book of hebrews.
so i paused and read it again.. i looked at the audience and said to them let's look at the cross-reference for this verse which is hebrews 12:22 and i read that verse.
after which i remember saying "and this is how the outline puts it.... " and i read from the outline verbatim.. abraham was not looking forward to an earthly kingdom hope.
What about all the scriptures that talk about the meek will inherit the earth? And reside forever upon it.
there are many ways to support heaven for some but there are many ways to reason the Bible promises earth for some as well
iāve decided to disassociate from the jw organisation.
i cannot be part of a community that blatantly rejects the sacrifice of jesus in that demonic memorial ritual.
amazing what information you find when you start researching.. iām writing my letter and posting it to the kingdom hall this morning.
I also think itās a mistake to get shunned. There is no need for it these days, itās better to fade where you donāt get shunned.
weddings, funerals or any other situation where you run into a witness will be far easier
with what is arguably the biggest change to jw life in recent decades (the scrapping of publishers counting hours) what does this lead to?.
in my mind these are the results;.
1) a massive decrease in 'preaching hours'.
My father exactly the same, standing order Ā£100 per month even though itās a struggle.
only pension income now but the will is give the house to the Borg
I have heard of others contesting the will privately so the elders donāt find out but the branch has top lawyers on this sort of thing.
I remember some stories of adult children saying their parents were brainwashed cult members and contesting the will, I would love to hear some successful accounts of them winning and the will going to family instead of the cult
