i've been on and off the forum for a couple of years now.
mostly lurking.. the last time i set foot in a kingdom hall was back in 2005 before i disassociated myself formally.. over the years i've kept up with the doctrinal changes and changes in practices.
the problem is that because i haven't been practically experiencing these changes, much of the new information has not stuck clearly in my head.
Ah yes, COBE, not PO. My mistake.
The travel time is often not counted directly after the group for FService has been taken, but if you 'started' before the group then you would likely count your travel time as well.
The 30 hour pioneer concession is 2x when the CO comes, and also during the Memorial campaign.
i've been on and off the forum for a couple of years now.
mostly lurking.. the last time i set foot in a kingdom hall was back in 2005 before i disassociated myself formally.. over the years i've kept up with the doctrinal changes and changes in practices.
the problem is that because i haven't been practically experiencing these changes, much of the new information has not stuck clearly in my head.
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1. Can circuit overseers, elders and governing body members count public talks as field service? YES
2. If so can they count their travel times also? NO
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3. How many meetings do the witnesses have now every week? TWO
Public talk + watchtower study (2 hours)
BOOK STUDY + Misery School + Service meeting (2 hours)
Is the book study included anywhere? Has it totally fallen away? ADDED TO START OF MIDWEEK MTG
What is the family study meeting called? The 'family study'? Is there any prescribed literature? FAMILLY WORSHIP NIGHT
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4. What is a Presiding Overseer called now? Why was a change made? STILL PO
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5. Has the new overlapping generation doctrine caused any other theological repercussions that were addressed in Watchtower articles? NO BUT NEW FDS DOCTRINE HAS
6. Has there been any articles addressing the increase in emblem participation? YES. 1935 IS NO LONGER THE CUT OFF YEAR SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT INCREASES
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7. Why has the trinity brochure fallen away? Has it been replaced at all? WAS FULL OF MISQUOTES
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8. Where is a good forum thread that discusses the changes in the New new World translation?
9. Have they just brought it in line with the New International Version or have any additional verses been omitted? COMPLETE OVERHAUL - EVERY VERSE HAS CHANGED.
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10. Whats the story with the video broadcasts? Who does it feature, what are the topics, and why are they doing it? ALL THE GB, FULL LENGTH FILMS, CARTOONS, GB HELPERS.
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11. Will/Has the Watchtower CD Rom been discontinued? STILL AVAILABLE
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12. Has there been any new vocabulary added to the dogma? Brazen conduct comes to mind.
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13. What scriptures now feature regularly? Still Mathew 24:14, 2 Timothy 3:1-5? SAME OLD SAME OLD
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14. Now that the new song book has been around for a couple of years, are the new songs in it any good? Did they remove the song that featured the intro to Looney Tunes? Is Shulamite maiden still in there? Do any new songs allude to new dogma? NEW SONGS STILL COMING OUT ONLINE, SO EVEN NEW SONG BOOK IS OUT OF DATE
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15. King of the north, any news? NO NEW REVELATIONS
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16. Have they alluded to distancing themselves from C.T. Russell? HE'S NO LONGER ONE OF THE F&DS
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17. Has there been a change in dub attitude over the past couple of years? Is Armageddon's eminence still imminent? Whats the general demeanor? Same old, same old or brimstone super super soon? IT'S ALWAYS 'SOON'
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18. How are things in Russia since 2010 when the bans started? Is it getting worse and what is the status of the cases in the international courts?
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19. Is the Gilead school still around? Was there any truth to the rumor that it would be discontinued?
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20. Have the number of international/district/special conventions remained the same/increased/decreased?
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21. Any new special arrangements for obtaining money? Pledges etc.ALL KHALLS HAVE BEEN 'ACQUIRED' BY THE SOCIETY. MONTHLY PLEDGES VOTED ON BY ALL HALLS. LOANS WILL BE PAID EVEN AFTER THEY ARE PAID OFF.
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22. Any new 'deep' ideas like spiritual paradise or sacred secret?
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23. Any new shots fired against apostates? (I know about mentally diseased)
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24. Any new Watchtower articles that have caused a stir in the past year/coming three months?
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25. Pedophile news? Any changes to policy? Anything after the Candace Conti case?
Did she lose on appeal? Is there a good forum thread on the topic?
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26. Are the hours still the same for auxiliary pioneer, pioneer and special pioneer? 30HRS FOR AUX 3X PER YEAR, 50 FOR AUXILIARY NORMALLY, 70 FOR REGULARS
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27. Have I covered everything? Anything else you can think of that's new or even new subtle shifts?
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if you had to pinpoint the time or experience that finally made you open your eyes, what would it be?.
i think for me it was the time i saw my dad shun his brother who he had not seen in decades just because he was a da'ed jw.
i thought to my self "no way jesus would do that.
I had many things come through my mind that didn't add up, and I always pushed them back thinking that it was me, or that things would become clearer. After all, my mother got the 'truth' as a 1975'er and I was still in single figures.
- Later on I couldn't understand how we have to refuse white blood cells, but babies breast feeding and eating white blood cells is ok. There was simply no logic to this.
- I was told that Bab the Gt fell in 1918 but here it still was, with billions of adherents.
- The UN NGO thing simply amazed me and started me discussing things with others.
I started researching and saw that the "Millions" campaign was an obvious sham, and concluded that in 50 years time todays' campaigns will be seen as obvious sham's also.
I also learned about how wrong 607BCE was.
My 'wake up' website was Perimeno which I read over and over.
The final nail in the coffin was not any teaching, but it was the attitude of the WT in that they were never wrong and you could not question them, when it was patently clear they were frequently wrong. It was as if they were hiding a secret that everyone knew, but no-one was allowed to talk about it. Their subsequent flip-flop history on just about everything they ever taught made me realise you can have no trust in them whatsoever.
Now when I listen to talks on their website or talks at the Hall I see them for who they are - deceivers.
Actually, the modern day GB have completely lost the plot and will ruin the religion. The vast majority of faithful ones are the elderly, and they won't be around for ever. They ridiculed the churches for having an old and decrepit membership, but they will suffer the same fate.
there is a huge logical problem for the newer jw doctrines and beliefs:.
watchtower, august 1, 2010, page 22:.
so although jehovah does not promise that every individual will receive exactly the same opportunity, he does make sure that an opportunity is held out to all honesthearted ones.
What about those who never had an opportunity to hear by the time Armageddon comes?
Will they be destroyed with no resurrection, or will they just get through?
Seems there's a flaw in this logic.
what are the top 5 things you hate most about the jw organization and top 5 things you like most?
this is from the last talk of the convention ......... clip 1:30 minutes longhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrej8tlyiso&feature=youtu.be.
-- it-1 p. 339 Blasphemy
"Blasphemy
includes the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of God"
Let TOMO take that up with heaven.
found this.
http://jwalumni.org/2015/06/08/who-are-jehovahs-witnesses-september-watchtower/.
by misha anouk on 8. june 2015 in news
konceptual99 [TOMO said] go back to why one came into the "truth" in the first place and consider the unity of doctrine
If I did that, I'd find all the things I was taught as being 'Truth' are no longer so.
They were taught, explained, backed up with scripture and we had to preach them.
They have since been replaced, discredited and teaching them now would get me DF'd.
this is from the last talk of the convention ......... clip 1:30 minutes longhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrej8tlyiso&feature=youtu.be.
Tony Morris III has an ego problem. He exudes scornful pride.
He has a Christ complex and looks down on absolutely everybody.
He misses the point of the scriptures and adds burdens like the modern day pharisee he is.
He has no love. He has a seething, evil malevolence.
Let him explain THAT to heaven.
jehovah`s witnesses make a big deal about the 2 or 3 witnesses in judicial decisions yet they ignore that evidence when it suits them.. firstly :.
regarding the length of a generation matthew ch.1:17 gives a strong clue ,their are 3 lots of 14 generations mentioned which equal 42 generations from the time of abraham to jesus .. watchtower publications give abrahams birth as 2018 bc......they also give jesus birth as of 2 bc a period of 2016 years .
2016 yrs.
so this weekend there was a part about not following jesus at a distance.
the speaker made a big point of stating that any baptized jw male who was not either appointed ms/elder, or at the very least "reaching out" actively, was in fact following jesus at a distance.
he said that the only way to live through the big a was to follow jesus closely.
The GB going beyond what the Bible says again? Well that's no surprise.
(1 Timothy 3:1) "This statement is trustworthy: If a man is reaching out to be an overseer, he is desirous of a fine work."
No guilting there, just encouragement. If you want to then great, but no punishment if you don't.
You must be seen to be doing at least 10 hours ministry or the congregation average per month.
You need to be answering regularly.
Your wife must be in good standing.
Your children must not be pursuing higher education.
You must not have the wrong sort of facial hair.
You must not be missing meetings, even for work reasons.
You should be conducting Family Worship every week.
Your car should be clean and your house tidy.
You have to be on the Theocratic Ministry School and give decent talks.
You have to kowtow to all demands, such as not wearing bright socks or coloured shirts, if the other elders demand it.
You must not have upset anyone in the congregation recently.
I've forgotten others, but if you miss any single one of these don't expect to be an elder.
