The length of their response is impressive. I have the impression that it may well be a form letter which they can trot out anytime sometime writes in a similar question related to neo-Babylonian chronology.
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Need Help: My Correspondence with the Headquarters
by Lobsto ina month ago i sent a letter to the us branch about 607. my purpose for sending it was because i wanted to show to my parents through the letters the truth behind the date system.
two days ago, i received a response from them.
i think this is gonna be the first of many.
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Cost of Attending the International Conventions
by RubaDub ini have never been invited/requested/applied to any international convention, other than it happening to be our own convention in new york city where we were already assigned (i think back and maybe this happened two times or so when i was growing up).. anyway, people here keep commenting about the cost to attend; the inflated airfares, rooms, transportation, etc.. does anyone have some actual numbers to provide?
i realize that the cost of attending a convention in a different country will be affected by some variations in airfare from the departure city but generally how much do these things cost?
are they comparable to a tour from an expedia, travelocity or other travel site?.
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I believe this smells of another Watchtower boondoggle pitched to the more affluent JWs, in which they skim off the airfares, hotel accommodations, etc. and prod the locals at the various destinations to provide entertainment, tours, souvenir trinkets, etc.
Or am I too cynical? And what's to prevent anyone from simply booking their own trip and showing up at the convention?
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This Year's "Love" Conventions -- The JW Version of "Love-In"
by Room 215 inreports from the locals who attending the recent "love never fails" convention reported little-to-no references to the more brutal jw doctrines, i.e.
no mentions of the blood ban, no mothers refusing to take phone calls from her estranged daughter, no bunkers, etc.... just lots of "warm and fuzzy" videos featuring loads of hugging and tears at places across the globe.
are they getting soft?
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Reports from the locals who attending the recent "Love Never Fails" convention reported little-to-no references to the more brutal JW doctrines, i.e. no mentions of the blood ban, no mothers refusing to take phone calls from her estranged daughter, no bunkers, etc.... just lots of "warm and fuzzy" videos featuring loads of hugging and tears at places across the globe.
Are they getting soft?
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Now that JWs know there is a pedophile problem...
by Zoos in... will they take it upon themselves to warn their bible studies of pedophile activity in the congregations so they can protect their children, or will the cycle of abuse continue with the attitude of letting new ones take their chances along with the rest of us?.
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It's interesting that in the illustrations accompanying the article, they show an elderly woman involved in the counseling process, even in a setting showing two elders present..
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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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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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(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".