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  How many elders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

  by mynameislame in

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  just one but he has to be constantly ready to replace it at a moments notice..

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  And they might reinsert a lightbulb they took out some years ago, although they will tell you it wasn't.

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  2014 District Convention Symposium - "What Must Be Kept In Second Place". - wow, unbelievable......

  by EndofMysteries in

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  its up on jw.org the 2014 convention program.

  friday 2:00 symposium : what must be kept in second place?

  recreation.

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  Recreation is very dangerous. Take playing cards for example:

  *** g78 8/22 p. 12 The Origin of Playing Cards ***
  However, when one hears the popular call, ‘Cards, anyone?’ it is good to keep in mind that card games, like all other forms of entertainment, can consume a lot of time. When any amusement or entertainment goes beyond what is actually good for relaxation, the time used becomes wasted time, time in which more important matters should be cared for. As a consequence, the individuals involved suffer, often both materially and spiritually.

  I've also noted how playing cards is seen to be harmless at some times, yet stated as having occult beginnings in other WT magazines.

  I'm all confused. Can I play cards or not????

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  Higher Education

  by thedog1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife told me today that during a conversation with a relative on the phone recently, the relative said that someone in their congregation had been invited to take part in a branch extension in a foreign country.

  this young woman who had been asked to take part is a solid witness, though not a pioneer, but guess what?

  she is an architect!

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  Does anyone have the footnote of the letter that was recently read to the congregations in the UK, asking for computer skills at Bethel?

  The footnote read something like "we don't advocate getting these skills through higher education" or some such.

  Anyone?

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  Leaked New Light on how the society gets New Light

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  talk at next years district convention, "be eager to partake of the baker's fresh bread".

  some have inquired if the faithful and discreet slave are spirit directed and are truely getting new light, why does the new light change so often, as with the case of the understanding of the generations?

  imagine a baker bakes a fresh batch of loaves of bread.

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  In the account of Joseph, it was the baker who was executed.

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  CO's & DO's age 70+ to be laid off on 9/1/14

  by williamhconley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in a private conversation with a c.o.

  friend from north carolina, he told me yesterday that they just got a letter that all traveling overseers (do's & co's) age 70 & up are going to be laid off on 09/01/2014.

  they will be asssigned to local congregations and further details are pending.. .

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  thedog1 The expenses they accrue should, more or less, tally with receipts they give to the bro who takes care of the money

  Our CO asks for two cheques and two receipts. One for all his fuel and the other for any purchases he's made while being here.

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  Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had a conversation with an aspiring elder.

  he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.

  this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.

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  emeth i think 8,5 million will be reached in 2016 9,2 milllion in 2020, 10 milllion in 2024

  If you project forward at the trend we see today (about an extra 150-160k per year (average taken over last five years) ), then emeths figures look about right.

  What's not factored in is that the older ones are hanging in there, but the younger ones are not, so there will come a tipping point when there are more old ones dying off than there are younger ones joining.

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  Elder friend is reading 1984 from George Orwell - How to make him relate?

  by alonein321 in

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  2. friends

  hey everyone.

  i have and elder friend, he is 33, and he likes to test his faith by reading some science books.

  he didn't wake up yet, but he is reading 1984 from george orwell now.

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  Just say "I once heard someone say that this book sounds a lot like the WT organisation. Tell me if you see any similarities when you read it."

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  Hardcore JW Friend Predicts the End of the Organization within 10 years.

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had a conversation with an aspiring elder.

  he said the end must be close because people are so discouraged that the organization can't last more than 10 years.

  this is before we received the please come to the international convention letter.

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  It amuses me to hear the phrases that people come up with to get nearer and nearer to armageddon.

  "We're on the cusp"
  "in the last seconds of this old system"
  "at the end of the end, the last days of the last days"
  "We were round the corner, now we're at the door"

  They are fabulous!

  One brother said to me "it's so close we can smell it!".
  I told him "I can certainly smell something!"

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  RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder

  by ?me? in

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  2. friends

  on one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.

  there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .

  why does this matter?

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  Separation of powers: No mature christian would sue.

  Some have no choice but to sue.

  If you fall off a roof or have something happen that means you will never work again, let me tell you that the Kingdom Hallinsurance will come nowhere near enough to cover that financially.

  I think the KHAA (Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement) pays something like £5000 if you lose an arm or leg, and less for things like eyes.

  How else will you support your family if you don't get adequate compensation?

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  ATMs in assembly halls

  by Xanthippe in

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  2. beliefs

  i only heard about these atms last year on this forum.

  the poster seemed to be saying they are for donating only, is that correct?

  absolutely gobsmacked over this, don't the brothers see any correlation between this and the likes of jimmy swaggart?

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  The difference between cash and card is that you have cash in your pocket right there and then.
  With a card you can be coerced to pay when you cannot afford it.

  There's also this angle:
  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/251491/1/Snippet-from-Instructions-for-Credit-Card-Donations-at-Circuit-Events

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