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  Demoted from elder to MS, anybody ever heard of this?

  by Naoscillator in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so a friend in a nearby hall told me their co came through, and in a hellish week of long meetings and inquisition overhauled the boe.

  only one remains as elder, three were re-appointed as ms, and one, the cobe was deleted entirely.. two new elders were brought in as new secretary and cobe / watchtower conductor, respectively, and introduced to the congregation from the platform on sunday immediately following his second talk.

  he reminded everybody of the authority he has and then named the new appointees.

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  The scriptural difference between an elder and MS is that the elder must be 'qualified to teach'.

  Apart from that, no difference.
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  Finally an Article About Unthank!

  by jamiebowers in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/private-prosecution-gets-thrown-out-of-court/2468225.aspx?storypage=2private prosecution gets thrown out of court.

  by louis nelson.

  27 feb, 2012 01:00 am.

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  FIELD SERVICE IS VOLUNTARY AND PUBLISHERS DO NOT REPRESENT THE WTBTS

  You are first interviewed: Organized to do Jehovah's Will book p.79

  You must qualify: Organized to do Jehovah's Will book page 81

  The WT has minimum requirements to meet: Organized to do Jehovah's Will book page 87

  The WT has rules to cater for exceptions: Organized to do Jehovah's Will book page 87

  The WT's elders uphold the rules: Organized to do Jehovah's Will Book page 87

  The WT train you: km 3/04 p. 4 par. 3 A Cavalry Charge That Involves You

  And equip you: km 3/04 p. 4 par. 6 A Cavalry Charge That Involves You

  And organise you: km 7/12 p. 5 par. 4 Before Preaching, You May Need to Search

  And tell you what to wear: km 3/96 p. 3 par. 6 Preparation—Key to Success

  Then you must report back to the WT: Organized to do Jehovah's Will book page 86

  BUT you are not representatives: km 2/89 pp. 3-4 Our Identification as Jehovah's Witnesses

  "publishers do well to avoid representing themselves as agents or representatives of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., or any other corporation used by "the faithful and discreet slave" to advance Kingdom interests"
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  Finally an Article About Unthank!

  by jamiebowers in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/private-prosecution-gets-thrown-out-of-court/2468225.aspx?storypage=2private prosecution gets thrown out of court.

  by louis nelson.

  27 feb, 2012 01:00 am.

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  There's still the royal commission into child abuse going on over there.

  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/

  The WT is being considered between July 27 - Aug 7th
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  Brighton Convention Roll Call

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone here attending the brighton rc this weekend?

  hope it's my last....

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  Don't forget to make a note of the peak Sunday attendance, and the baptism figures.
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  You Tube Video Ex-Betheliite Ex-Walkill Worker Layed Off!

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.

  he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu

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  Bethel family.

  FAMILY???
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  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

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  Merging two low attendance congregations together will have one effect.
  Those that have to travel further than before will not go as often, and those that need constant hassling to be at the meetings will get less attention and attend less often.

  Two low attendance congregations will eventually become one low attendance congregation.

  Imagine how far some of the congregation will now have to travel in order to reach the edge of the other congregations field service territory!

  Imagine how far some, who live on the furthest edge of the territory will now have to travel to get to a kingdom hall, maybe having to drive past where the old hall used to be!

  Impoverished, tight-fisted publishers will not be happy.
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  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

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  I don't understand the logic.

  There's an urgent need for Kingdom Halls so we're going to combine congregations.
  If a congregation has spare capacity then it's not on the list for a new hall.

  I guess the only way this adds up if is the new kingdom hall is to replace one that's falling down and needs replacing. In this instance the congregation could instead move to another hall, but this does not follow the logic that the new halls are needed because of the wondrous expansion that's now taking place.

  Seems like a property / land grab to me.

  XBEHERE In my part of the U.S the attendance is too high to support the scenario mentioned in the letter.

  Not if the two congregations meet at the combined hall on different days/times.Two congregations, one shared hall.
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  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

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  I see they quote Haggai 2:8 “‘The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ declares Jehovah of armies."

  If this were true then why does the WT constantly badger the congregations for money all the time.
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  New arrangement ...fines in stead of disfellowshipment.

  by fulano in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that's wat i heard the other day.

  now you pay fines for your sins.. adultery is a 450 euro's ( for a firsttimer).

  smoking is a 300 -500 euro's sin ( depents on what the blow was).

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  I hope they publish a menu with all the prices on then.
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  Shall I go to the meeting? Would you?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi guys,.

  i might go to the meeting.

  i stopped going in my heart properly in nov 2013, but i went to a couple of meetings to support a love one that was df'd and tried to teach them a little ttatt.. now another df'd loved one is coming to see me today and will likely encourage me to try and get ri'd, and i want to support her.

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  Splash

  The kingdom hall is fake. You'll get fake interest shown in you that will fade from their minds as soon as they get in their cars to go home.

  You will hear fake reasoning from the platform, and people will nod their heads in fake agreement because they are not allowed to ask what's really on their minds.

  The elders will give you some fake lines on how they love you and miss you and want to shepherd you. If it was that important they would have done so before now.

  You will be told that this fake way of life is the only way to happiness. That is a fake statement.

  You're a genuine gal. You don't belong in a fake world.