Yes, the absence of the morbidly obese and the distinctly adult composition of the baptismal candidates stand out in stark contrast to today's JWs...
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1958 VS 2019 International Covention
by joey jojo inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlkvocpun8w.
2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qut4sr9elo.
so many emotional triggers and not much substance in 2019. at least they highlighted a part of a talk from knorr in the 1958 vid, nothing but a lovefest in the 2019 clip.
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(Italian) Bethel in a Bind -- The Move to Bologna Stalled
by Room 215 inthe latest item of the italian language blog proclamatore consapevole details a problem facing jws their bid to move the bethel from rome (which they apparently sold) , into an existent structure in bologna.
a recently enacted law requires existing buildings in that city to be retrofitted to withstand earthquakes.
the problem is that the remedial work is (1) extremely expensive (in many, if not most cases, tearing down the building is cheaper); and (2) the work cannot be done by the usual volunteer labor jws employ on construction projects; it must be contracted to a third-party specialist firm.
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The latest item of the Italian language blog Proclamatore Consapevole details a problem facing JWs their bid to move the Bethel from Rome (which they apparently sold) , into an existent structure in Bologna.
A recently enacted law requires existing buildings in that city to be retrofitted to withstand earthquakes. The problem is that the remedial work is (1) extremely expensive (in many, if not most cases, tearing down the building is cheaper); and (2) The work CANNOT be done by the usual volunteer labor JWs employ on construction projects; it must be contracted to a third-party specialist firm.
Tax-paying property owners in the city will get a tax abatement from the government to help with their costs... but of course, since WT is a tax-exempt "charity" it will have to foot the bill! Since they've committed to the sale of the Rome Bethel, it's quite a dilemma.
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Repercussions over Whiskygate?
by eyeslice2 inanyone any idea if there have been any repercussions over whiskygate and if anthony morris was ushered into the backroom after a meeting?
i am pretty sure if this had been a member of the r&f and the video was all over the internet, something would have been said about being careful not to bring jah's organization into disrepute.
i am sure the local elders in the congregation he is assigned to wouldn't have the balls to do it and there would have to be a mole pretty high up to find out if the gb got involved.. we can but speculate i guess..
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Seriously, it will be interesting to see whether his personal profile, e.g., ., at this summer's conventions or on the monthly broadcasts -- has been lowered in light of the revelation..
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Governing Body - Time in Ministry
by Peeringin inis there any transparency in how many hours on the ministry the governing body members do on the ministry?
by this i mean the physical act of going door to door in their area.
i guess it is plausible that they would count overseas trips and working on publications as part of their ministry, but this is not what they encourage from the jw on the street.. is it possible for a gb member to be reproved or otherwise for not going out in service?
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When I was in Bethel in the mid sixties and serving in the Brooklyn Heights congregation where many if not most of the "heavies" were assigned, I assisted the Assistant Congregation Servant (as he was then called) in compiling and recording the monthly Publishers service slips,
Knorr, for one, never showed more than a few hours, usually in single digits. Most of it likely came from giving talks
Another of my duties was weekend receptionist at the 124 Columbia Heights building; first order of business on Sunday morning: go to the St. George Hotel lobby and pick up copies of the Sunday NY Times for Knorr, Suiter, George Couch, etc. It it was common to see many of them lounging around the home in sports clothes (we used to call them the "Ban-Lon Brigade")
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Capitalist Competition among Jehovah's People!
by sparky1 instep right up folks and get your own personal notebook for the 2019 conventions created by our enterprising christian brothers and sisters!.
available from jks books and gifts for only $9.99 from amazon.com.. "perfect for those who love to take notes during the convention!
a great gift for international delegates, new publishers, those learning to take notes or any publisher!".
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These parasites really love the exclamation point!!
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New mangled words
by road to nowhere inexampler.
like in christ is ours.
add this to liberry pronounciation and aks.
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, Every comment: "Ba-ROOK did this, and then Ba-ROOK did that...".
Well, I might be inclined to give the guy a pass; maybe he did it to avoid confusion with "Barak"
More commonly, one hears "irregardless" in stead of "regardless" or "irrespective".
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Surviving the Death of My Son After the Death of My Faith -- by Amber Scorah
by Nathan Natas inplease see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html.
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New York Times article by ex-JW Missionary Amber Scorah
by Room 215 inamber recently published a book about her ex-jw experiences in china.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html?action=click&module=opinion&pgtype=homepage.
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Amber recently published a book about her ex-JW experiences in China
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A different spin on birthdays
by FatFreek 2005 inabout birthdays.
several days ago i was waiting at the deli for the next batch of fried chicken when a man in his sixties came in.
he had called in his order two days earlier.
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The only two scriptures have have remotely any relevance to birthdays are:
Job 1:4: "His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on HIS DAY, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them."
and Romans 14:5,6: " 5One man regards a certain day above the others, whilesomeone elseconsiders every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced inhis own mind. 6He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.…"
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Convention 2019: Children told don't form emotional attachment to pets!
by Nathan R. Koppe ini have just heard from a visitor to the jehovah's witnesses convention for 2019, that they have been told; 'not to form an emotional attachment to their pets, as animals don't have feelings anyway'.. well, that should break a few children hearts!👨👩👧👦 🥴 😭 💔.
my orignal topics are at.
further info:.
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Only the pigs that run the place!