Posts by FFGhost

I think it will come back since they've gone to such great lengths to twist the scriptures to justify their practice of "door to door witnessing" but I predict it will be much less emphasized.

I can even picture a world where "door to door" is mainly (only?) carried out in rural areas and/or primarily by pioneers.

I can picture in urban, even suburban, environments, ubiquitous witnessing carts, manned in 2 or 3 hour shifts for 8 or even 12 hours a day, at highly visible areas - around bus stops, parking lots, park entrances, etc. Maybe even some places without all that much foot traffic, but where cars driving past would notice.

Pretty much any congregation (except those way out in the boonies) could come up with 5 or 6 spots where such a cart might be located. Say 6 location, 4 shifts of 2 or 3 persons per cart per day, 7 days a week, would be more than enough to keep a congregation busy. Pioneers who want more time could still go door to door.

It will be well past 2 years, probably approaching or even surpassing 3 years, of pandemic before "door to door" could even be considered. After so long not doing it, it would be very nearly impossible to get momentum for JWs to do it built up again.

And JWs loved, loved, LOVED "metropolitan witnessing" (aka cart witnessing) before the pandemic. Easy time, no effort, no walking, frequent breaks, never have to talk to anyone if you don't want to, and you are publicly "virtue-signaling" your zeal for the ministry.

Announcing arrangements as I just outlined would send JWs over the moon, delirious with joy.

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Why do Anti-Jws refuse to answer questions- and ignore our answers?

by DoubtingThomas in

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denial..

FFGhost

masters at avoiding questions and ignoring well constructed arguments.

Or outright lying.

Householder: "Are you here to try to convince me to change my religion?"

JW: "Oh no! I'm only here to share information with you / encourage Bible reading."

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My Prediction Regarding New Space Telescope That Will See Back to 100 Million Years From the Big Bang

by Sea Breeze in

a new space telescope launched a few days age that will supposedly be able to see to within 100 million years of the big bang.

wow... only 100 million years from the big bang.

that is pretty early given the 12 billion year age of the universe assigned by scholars who adhere to naturalism.

FFGhost

God created the stars and galaxies IN ONE LITERAL 24 HR. DAY.

So, if I understand this correctly, your position is that God created the stars and galaxies in "24 hours"....billions of years before the earth was created and the time measured for it to complete one rotation was determined to be "24 hours"?

Wow, that's a real head-scratcher.

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Terminal Lucidity & the Nature of Consciousness

by Sea Breeze in

no, this isn't about suddenly becoming aware of how much you hate airports.

it is about people with profound brain impairments like mental retardation, alzheimer's, stroke and dementia (often in a coma) suddenly becoming normal and lucid shortly before passing away.

this is important because the wt teaches that consciousness is a function of the physical brain.

FFGhost

Cool anecdote.

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Annual meeting 2021 - food right on time

by closed in

my apologies if it was covered.

mark sanderson was stressing several times how timely the watchtower teachings are.

my thoughts on his example : the article on neutrality from november 1939. .

FFGhost

Never let inconvenient facts get in the way of a good story!

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SETTING LIMITS ON HOW TO LOVE by the the Guardians of Our Doctrines (G. O. D)

by Longlivetherenegades in

a balanced view of jesus’ role.

like those in christendom, the early bible students mistakenly allowed their love for jesus to overshadow their relationship with jehovah.

beginning in 1919, however, they came to see that jehovah and their relationship with him should be the focus of their worship.

FFGhost

In WT-world, it's all about qualifications.

Do you qualify for privileges of service?

Do you qualify for baptism?

Do you qualify to survive Armageddon?

Do you qualify for eternal life?

So, "do you qualify to love and be loved?" fits right in.

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Tony Morris hijacking GB

by asp59 in

has the gb been hijacked by tony morris?

hes the host many times on jw videos.

saying gb members wanting him too host.

FFGhost

Remember that intelligence does not equal knowledge.

Not to worry - both are in short supply at the Warwick compound.

Speaking of which, someone on the JW Blabber site posted that the US Bethel compounds are on a semi-strict lockdown - folks can leave, but must go into quarantine when they return.

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Tony Morris hijacking GB

by asp59 in

has the gb been hijacked by tony morris?

hes the host many times on jw videos.

saying gb members wanting him too host.

FFGhost

Morris strikes me as very likely the least intelligent (yeah, that's a low bar) guy on the GB. He doesn't seem very charismatic either, so it seems unlikely he is "taking over".

Splane always presents himself with an "I'm the guy in charge" air, and Sanderson does seem to be getting more prominent roles in explaining their "deep" things. If I had to guess, I'd say those two are the most influential.

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More cracks in the dam - WTS pleading for elders "in their early 20s"

by FFGhost in

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i have another post here about how the wts is reeling from covid, as reflected in their abysmally catastrophic service report:.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6315842470936576/annual-service-report-yet-another-analysis-big-trouble-wts.

here's another rupture showing.. in the latest "announcements and reminders" to elders, there is a paragraph with these sentences:.

FFGhost

Calling the service report abysmally catastrophic is a bit of a stretch.

OK, OK, it was a bit hyperbolic. How about merely "catastrophic"?