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I want to see the end of hourly reporting.
I want proper charitable activities that Jesus would be proud of.
The end of deceptive quote mining in the publications.
The end of Theocratic Warfare.
Elders to mind their own business with personal matters and choices.
Lose the obsession with being 'different' for the sake of it.
Legal compliance and financial transparency.
Cultivate love and care, not fear, gossip and guilt.
Admission of false teachings.
Splash
hi folks.
one of the elders was sent to our house to talk to me the possibility of being recommended as elder.
he did not know however that one of the elders who is a friend of mine had already divulged this future meeting.
So he asked you to justify your personal decision scripturally.
You would have a lot more of that coersion and manipulation if you'd accepted.
Funny how they put the screws on you to justify something which doesn't need it, but you ask them about their law on beards....
Splash
she looks so stiff and old next to taylor swift.
geriatric singer/songwriter.
nice to see them sing the song together, though.
Las Malvinas - Funny!
what are the passwords for on jw.org?
are there different levels of pass?
have the passwords ever been leaked?
You'll be lucky to get a password volunteered, it's not just read access!
Splash.
is everyone invited to the annual meeting?
is it kind of like the memorial where everyone goes at different times?
or, are there only certain kh's invited from certain areas?
Loads will be going, but not everyone.
If you are a brother with a position you get invited.
Pioneers get an invite, and long timers get an invite.
If you are young in the truth, a struggling sheep or have some recent 'history' then you don't qualify.
Splash.
had a brief chat with an elder from a distant congregation today: long story short - he has spoken to "someone" at london branch regarding the 'famine' of bibles within the org, and was told by this "someone" to just wait until nearer the end of this year.. he said it sounds like we're going to get an announcement via the annual meeting!!.
i said that it was strange that two world wars, the spanish 'flu, the wall street crash & the great depression couldn't stop the society producing bibles, so something major must be causing it now.. does anyone have any more info on the new york court action against the wtbts and the nwt writing committee?.
I would like to get excited about a more accurate NWT but I feel I'm only going to end up disappointed.
I'll be at the announcement in October and will post the relevant news as it comes.
Splash
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/history-exhibit-tour-through-time/.
just saw this on fb.
This JW org article has 6 hyper-linked (clickable) text phrases in it, 5 of which are scriptures.
What's the last clickable text?
a) "Jehovah's Witnesses" (mentioned 8 times)
b) "Jesus" (mentioned 1 time)
c) "Christ" (mentioned 1 time)
d) "Governing Body" (mentioned 1 time)
e) "Jehovah" (Not mentioned at all except as 'Jehovah's witnesses')
All those guessing 'd)' get a round of applause.
Splash
i had two close friends in the org.
one is in her early thirties and got married last year and the other one is single and in her late twenties.
after reading coc, i couldn't help but feel sad at how ray and his wife felt regret at putting the religion first and not having any children.
We have a number of middle aged to older sisters in our congregation who have never married.
I don't know any other organisation which would do this.
Even the Moonies arranged multi-couple weddings.
It's one of the things which saddens me the most.
Splash
i just came across this gem on "the chatanoogan"... it was an ad/article about the 2013 dc at the nw georgia trade & convention center arena .... what i found most interesting was the fluff at the end of the article.... fast facts - jehovah's witnesses worldwide.
6 - new congregations formed each day30 - people baptized each hour on average239 - lands where jehovah's witnesses currently preach595 - languages in which they publish bibles and bible-based literature111,719 congregations worldwide7,538,994 - ministers who teach the bible19,000,000 - people who attend their meetings or conventions179,000,000 - bibles published by jehovah's witnesses in 116 languages20,000,000,000 - pieces of bible-based literature published by jehovah's witnesses over the past 10 yearsare you kidding me?
6 congos formed each day?
Or put another way:
30 JW's baptized every hour.
17 JW's stopping reporting every hour.
Splash
*** w62 6/15 p. 381 avoid unprofitable questions ***.
"likewise it is possible to spend valuable time speculating on matters concerning the future.one might ask, .
in what year will armageddon begin?
"What will be the medium of exchange in the new world?"
Trust the Soc to be thinking about money after Armageddon!
Splash
