C.O.'s are a big part of keeping them in check, keeping local elders in line. There will be C.O.'s. They could reduce their numbers,
Some COs will be shaking in their boots right now
Posts by iXav
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36Drastic Upcoming Changes? (accelerated by the pandemic)
by JWTom ingood to see you again!
much discussion now about the fallout that is coming due to impacts of the pandemic combined with the long-term downward spiral of jw.org.
i am active as a pimo and my wife is pimi....much of our personal conversation and conversation with others in jw land focuses on how things will play out for jw.org in the next 12-24 months.
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Will you be giving a 'Witness' when your name appears in the obituary?
by was a new boy in'he remained faithful to jehovah up to his death.'.
i guess that means he never got in trouble with the elders.. .
'he enjoyed spreading the good news about god's kingdom and helping others...'.
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iXav
It's tacky doing that, isn't it? I get that being a JW mattered to the guy, but... it comes across as tasteless.
When you were a good JW, did you have a different view on JW funerals?
There are things about the JWs that I cannot stand now but those same things didn't bother me when I was a true believer
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Will you be giving a 'Witness' when your name appears in the obituary?
by was a new boy in'he remained faithful to jehovah up to his death.'.
i guess that means he never got in trouble with the elders.. .
'he enjoyed spreading the good news about god's kingdom and helping others...'.
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iXav
so i arranged a very simple committal at the crematorium---no religious service-and i was his only relative there--plus 2 of my friends and 2 staff from the care home . There were no jw's there--probably because i never told any of them.
@stan livedeath Was it strange for you to be at a funeral with very few people?
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iXav
I have a feeling that selling the Halls will take such a long time that they will decide to send the sheep back for regular meetings in order for them to drop money in the boxes while they attempt to sell off the Halls.
that is likely a short term solution and as you said, selling the KHs will be the long term goal. I wonder how much money the org lost due to the pandemic and people not being able to meet at the KHs/Assembly.
Will the savings on travel/magazine reduction, etc mitigate the effects of less contributions from the meetings?
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Why JWs Can't Cope With The Real World
by Vanderhoven7 inno clue how i got this.. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trgavbqlx9e9qv7begvmp0742tpawg3vfkh1eifqepe/edit?usp=drivesdk.
top ten reasons.
(why) jehovah's witnesses can't cope with the real world____________________.
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iXav
Good points @Vandenhoven7
That said, this is only relating to the JW vs the World.
The only time a JW will be in the same reality as everyone one is when it comes to something like Sex (too good to resist). There is a reason why many are Df every year. The force is too strong.
Another reality is when they see/feel injustice from within the organization, it jolts them back to reality. the reason why some left the org.
Apart from the indoctrination, some JWs like to deny reality when it suits them or when they are putting on an appearance of holiness inside the congregation.
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YHWH a minor pagan god: Ugaritic Texts and the Sons of El
by DoomVoyager ininteresting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.
pseudo.
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iXav
the unfortunate thing about this thread is that majority of JW don't care about such details.
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Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress
by Disillusioned JW insee the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .
i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..
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iXav
were, indeed, given a voice for years. And then youtube banned them. All right-wing, no seemingly left-wing channels.
that is why I asked for examples
Maybe youtube banned these right-wing channels because they became so popular?
Being popular brings you under more scrutiny
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Systemic Racism: What’s Your View? Is it As Pervasive As Some Suggest?
by minimus inthe president of the united states says we have to do something about this.
many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.
what’s your view of this?
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iXav
Racism certainly exists, but it's kinda on life support.
Which one is on life support, Racism or Systemic Racism?
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Systemic Racism: What’s Your View? Is it As Pervasive As Some Suggest?
by minimus inthe president of the united states says we have to do something about this.
many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.
what’s your view of this?
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iXav
Ix, I thought that was pretty clever too. I tried to give you a little example that you might understand. I went the juvenile level for ya.
At least you have a sense of humor
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Systemic Racism: What’s Your View? Is it As Pervasive As Some Suggest?
by minimus inthe president of the united states says we have to do something about this.
many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.
what’s your view of this?
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iXav
Talking about racism is a huge business. You can even be an avowed Marxist and be a co founder of BLM and buy million dollar homes. The hypocrisy of it all!!!
Totally agree that often those behind the movement are in it for the money. The only problem with this thread is when you mentioned that others are also profiteering from the rage, then, it becomes a controversy.