what does jump the shark mean?.
the phrase “jump the shark” is a term in pop culture that originated from the tv show “happy days” and is used to describe a decline in quality.
it refers to the moment when a tv show or other product has reached its peak and starts to decline in quality.
Elderberry - piggy-backing on your ark scenario, all the animals died due to starvation. That is what is happening in a spiritual sense within JWland. There is spiritual food outside their ark but the doors are locked.
JWland is a prison, not a fortress for the endangered to flee.
what does jump the shark mean?.
the phrase “jump the shark” is a term in pop culture that originated from the tv show “happy days” and is used to describe a decline in quality.
it refers to the moment when a tv show or other product has reached its peak and starts to decline in quality.
Stephane - maybe they could start reporting CSA even if there is only one witness so that the police can investigate.
Maybe they could stop the money grab of selling off assets without compensating the congs that paid for them.
Maybe they could encourage the discontinuation of shunning, (although in my case it gives me a break from my toxic family).
Maybe they could stop redacting their teachings online and be honest about what they taught that is/was false.
Maybe they could come clean about being an NGO in the UN (present included) and what that actually means. If it is harmless fun, they should explain it that way. Surely the faithful will understand.
Maybe they could be honest about their numbers (financial and membership) since both appear to be fabricated.
I have many more but my thumbs have blisters now and talking about them makes a lump come up in my throat (vomit).
my understanding* is that the un is supposed to be the wild beast of revelation.
the un only came into being after wwii, so what was the beast before the new light came about?
i can't see a speculative organisation like the wt not having an interpretation of the beast before the un came into being.
Vidiot - at Bethel, anyone who wrote in with ideas about Bible prophesy was pounded down like a nail sticking up out of the floor. Bethelites took this to heart and gradually stopped offering “suggestions”.
The culture did not not tolerate anyone who did not go along with the twisted ideas that were “approved” by the GB. If it did not come from Fred Franz, it was the wrong channel.
Fast forward to 2024 and it is little wonder that they have no fresh thinkers. That kind of crazy will get you labeled as an apostate faster than Tony Morris can empty a bottle of McCallans.
the league of nations and the united nations in prophetic speculation
how is it that so many individuals through the centuries have found such a pleasure in playing the role of prophet, despite the fact that their prophecies so seldom come true?
regularly their predictions fail, yet they go on with prophesying.
Dropoff…. - Rutherford was the textbook contrarian. Your comment explains a lot. Thanks!!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-jehovahs-witness-privacy-battle-1.7079252.
JWs are obsessed with documenting the sins if others. JC’s go into much detail about sexual sins in particular. These details are used as theocratic blackmail, a constant reminder that the sinner sinned and is only forgiven when the ink disappears from the JC notes.
my understanding* is that the un is supposed to be the wild beast of revelation.
the un only came into being after wwii, so what was the beast before the new light came about?
i can't see a speculative organisation like the wt not having an interpretation of the beast before the un came into being.
WTC has a CO school they host on the east coast of FL. Currently they are covering changes in understanding (interpretation) of Revelation. I suspect that they feel the need to lighten up on the UN as the Image of the Wild Beast since they are again involved. Predictably, the Revelation book is out of print and a large part of what was previously studied is verboten now. I recall studying that publication 3 times.
from ske graduation this past weekend.
(sent from a pimi).
from ske on zoom: .
Perhaps a Mets cap and Elton John Captain Fantastic glasses would be mo’ better.
Does anyone actually believe the GB are progressives now? They are throwing things against the wall to see if anything will stem the steep decline. JW R&F are easily distracted (Norway, CSA, KH selloffs etc.).
i’m hearing paraphrasing like “we just don’t know” .
is this regarding 1914?
or micheal the arch angel?.
At their current rate of decline, I really think there will be little left if them in 2034. Maybe I will be wrong but I don’t think so. My source indicated that things were dire - that was a few years ago.
https://youtu.be/pi7sn2rnrke?si=lnvklqct6nuayv2q.
branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 85 (= down one from 86 from the previous year and quite possibly they are referring to the hong kong bethel that closed down recently).
number of lands reporting: 239 ( =the same as 2022).
Anonymous - Excellent points.- especially in par. 1.
I am also aware that the Congo has been used as an exchange country for funds being extracted from other countries. That would explain the cong increase as they funneled money through newly created congregations, then back to Warwick.
I am aware that some countries still have more than one-language congs. The US has many Spanish congs still, but they have discontinued almost all the other languages. The reasons were as you stated:
"they are often nearly independent from branches, lack ‘spiritual food’ (even getting English literature was spotty because the branch doesn’t like shipping small orders) leading to independent Bible study and thinking."
https://youtu.be/pi7sn2rnrke?si=lnvklqct6nuayv2q.
branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 85 (= down one from 86 from the previous year and quite possibly they are referring to the hong kong bethel that closed down recently).
number of lands reporting: 239 ( =the same as 2022).
Anonymous - I realize that.
In most cases, KHs were sold because attendance was too low to support all that a cong was expected to do. The pubs were consolidated into another cong at another location. So, congs decreased.
The number of congs formed in some lands does not sound like a normal congregation of 25-150, but instead sounds contrived. Perhaps they are counting micro groups as congs now. In the U.S., you will recall that foreign language groups were dissolved and pubs were asked to go back to their native language of English or Spanish. I thought this was also done in foreign lands - am I wrong?
