It's hard to judge numbers. Anecdotal evidence swings both ways. Many people here believe that the WT is fudging the numbers. Do JWs fill out their census forms, or is that too political? What does the census data say?
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Are the halls of the Kingdom filling up, are they the same as before the pandemic or are they emptying?
by LaFrancia ini open a new topic, to find out how it's going in your area.
from what i see as a southern european in my constituency the situation is patchy.. the congregation where i am now has 30% old people on zoom but also young couples with almost all their cameras off.
no increase but a slight decrease in the total number of publishers.. circuit assemblies: before covid you couldn't find a free seat if you arrived 10 minutes before the start.
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Yesterday's Public Talk: '' Reject Worldly Fantasies, Pursue Kingdom Realities''
by RULES & REGULATIONS inmy brother ( an elder ) calls me every time he's assigned a public talk.
he believes listening to zoom meetings is a great start, to eventually attending in-person meetings.
the talk is titled : '' reject worldly fantasies, pursue kingdom realities.
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NotFormer
"Millions Now Living Will Never Die" - a small book published in 1920.
Whose 'fantasy' was that?I doubt anyone old enough to read that little literary gem would still be living today. Their shamelessness knows no bounds.
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Who Was The Biggest Jackass Circuit Overseer You Ever Met?
by Sea Breeze inthere was on older white-haired circuit overseer in houston around 1989 or 1990. last name started with a w i think.... not sure though.
even the most brain-dead robotic elders told me he was offensive.
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NotFormer
When they existed, did district overseers visit congregations occasionally? If so, was it a bigger deal than a CO visit?
(I never had the "privilege" of seeing any of these luminaries in person. 🙄)
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Request--The Rutherford Kite!
by Atlantis inha grandpa:.
was there such a thing as a rutherford kite back in the old days?
atlantis reply.
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NotFormer
Great find, blondie! 👍😸
Don't you love the humility? Rutherford is mentioned before God on the flying billboard.
I wonder how easy it was to read that thing? Did a single person turn up to that lecture who wasn't going to before they saw that kite? 🤔
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The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes
by ukpimo inas an educated guess, the august 2024 watchtower may be delayed because 2 complicated subjects need to be discussed in this issue which haven't yet been approved to be included in the revised shepherding textbook.
perhaps the revised shepherding textbook must be finalised before this watchtower is released publicly.. the 2 subjects may be as follows:.
how to shepherd and appoint brothers based on the removal of the hour requirements, getting to know the brothers instead (does this mean prioritising appointing men who have auxiliary pioneered during the co visit and campaigns or men who are regular pioneers?).
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NotFormer
Vidiot, that's an interesting anecdote about the Spawn comic, but I think you're comparing apples with oranges. After all, people were actually looking forward to the comics! 😸😇
If that's true that they are written a year in advance (Watchtower articles, that is), then the changes over the last year could well have created some small conflict with whatever content was originally intended for release.
When Jesus said not to let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, I doubt he had this kind of an organisational dog's breakfast in mind. 🙄
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The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes
by ukpimo inas an educated guess, the august 2024 watchtower may be delayed because 2 complicated subjects need to be discussed in this issue which haven't yet been approved to be included in the revised shepherding textbook.
perhaps the revised shepherding textbook must be finalised before this watchtower is released publicly.. the 2 subjects may be as follows:.
how to shepherd and appoint brothers based on the removal of the hour requirements, getting to know the brothers instead (does this mean prioritising appointing men who have auxiliary pioneered during the co visit and campaigns or men who are regular pioneers?).
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NotFormer
Journeyman, this is not your father's GB!
Not getting a WT out on time would have been unthinkable, back in the day.
But, then again, so would have ceasing the door to door work. Yet they tugged the forelock and did what the government said.
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Request--The Rutherford Kite!
by Atlantis inha grandpa:.
was there such a thing as a rutherford kite back in the old days?
atlantis reply.
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NotFormer
Is The Rutherford Kite another example of "Jehovah's Witnesses have always been on the cutting edge of technology"? 🙄
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Request--The Rutherford Kite!
by Atlantis inha grandpa:.
was there such a thing as a rutherford kite back in the old days?
atlantis reply.
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BluesBrother: "That would have been a great way to get Pioneer hours in….. just “ go fly a kite “ !"
A pleasant spring day with a gentle breeze. The pioneer lies back in his deck chair on the hillside, as his kite, which bears Jehovah's life saving message, wafts over the housing estate below. 🪁
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Request--The Rutherford Kite!
by Atlantis inha grandpa:.
was there such a thing as a rutherford kite back in the old days?
atlantis reply.
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NotFormer
Are kites for true Christians? I'm surprised the organisation hasn't found some pagan origin for kite flying and condemned it accordingly. 🙄
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Where is Tony?
by Athanasius inon 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.
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NotFormer
He could be seriously ill, hence his absence from meeting attendance. But you'd think that there would be more information out there if it was simply a medical retirement. But then again, he was a head of a secret society which loves to keep people in the dark, so who knows?