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  The Decline of Elders and Ministerial Servants

  by Londo111 in

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  i seem to remember somebody saying that since the 90's the number of elders has declined from 90000 to 60000. does anybody have any hard figures regarding this?.

  the organization is desperate for "qualified" men.

  but their standards are much too high, especially the monthly field service hour requirements tagged on to endless meetings and congregational busywork.

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  Would I be in trouble?

  by Pallbearer in

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  2. beliefs

  would i be in trouble?let's suppose that i had never stopped going to the meetings at the kingdom hall, and that i was still actively engaged in the field service.

  if you were to be invited into my home you couldn't help but notice that the entire top (probably 6 foot across) of my entertainment center (a piece of furniture that holds the tv and that has glassed-in shelves on each side) is crowded with religious figurines, most of which came from the local catholic store.. .

  next to that is the nativity scene that has several pieces: the wise men, the "star", the babe jesus, and joseph and mary etc.

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  Question for ex or current :) bethelites

  by EndofMysteries in

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  if any of you have worked in the mail department or are familiar with how mail is handled.

  two questions.

  1. if a letter is sent to the main bethel address and the name is "the governing body of jehovah's witnesses", will that letter reach them or is it opened and read by an underling who decides if it works it's way to them.

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  New WT Video being filmed at DC

  by respectful_observer in

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  there was a full bethel video production crew at the dc held in amherst, ma this past weekend.

  large set lighting was set up inside the main entrance and the video crew spent much of the day roaming the arena doing shots of the crowd, singing, talks, etc.

  there were several staged scenesfriends associating outside together, a sister dropping a contribution in the box, and a few others.

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  "8 Ways To Give Us Your Cash" - the desperation in the latest Watchtower is tangible!

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know gayle has already started a thread on the latest november 15th watchtower article that mentions the article on donations, but i thought a thread with a more specific title might be in order just to drive the point home for any lurkers.

  i hope gayle doesn't mind!.

  i've been banging the drum for a while now about what i view as the obvious signs that the watchtower is in a state of decline.. i have written the following blog articles on the subject.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/branch-closures-and-fire-sales-a-growing-trend-for-the-society.

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  Br. Jackson Illustration: "Run, Idiot, Run!"

  by respectful_observer in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm not sure if this has already been posted and i just haven't seen it, but here's an email i received recently that gave me a chuckle.... ...................... run, idiot, run.

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  jackson of the governing body concluding a talk @ la district convention had this neat illustration at the very end of the convention.

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  Judah Ben Schroeder - where is he now????

  by dreamgolfer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  did he ever get his law degree (old thread) does he practice law?.

  or did he take over his in-laws sell cars to the wtbts dealership?.

  what happened to the book ?.

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  Follow up topic. on beards in WT

  by itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone have early correspondance or info.

  on things in print prior to the 50s on this subject?

  for example any ideas about rutherford's views and especially any old letters to elders.

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  How Many Billions Of Dollars Has The WTS Reaally Made Off Booking Hotels, Convention Centers?

  by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

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  2. beliefs

  after reading balaams post, it got be thinking of the good old days of helping brothers negotiate hotel rates for district assemblies in san frannysisco, san diego, long beach, fresno areas.

  how much did we make on kickbacks, trillions or quadtrillions of dollars!

  we needed twenty armor cars to carry all that loot away!

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  Quote where WT says people can leave org. without repercussions?

  by ronwashington in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  months ago someone here mentioned a quote from some sort of interview where a wt spokeperson (brown?

  ) said a person can leave the org.

  without repurcussions.

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