The new facility in Argentina was built by commercial non-JW contractors. I might add that the intended use has not been clearly communicated.
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the slaves might be revolting
by pepperheart2 inon the watchtower website it says that most of the work that will be done fishkill will be out sourced to non jws .i thought that jws always used to build everything them selves.
this might explain what happend to ramapo they put an appeal out for free labour and people said no .
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The GB's New Year's Resolutions
by NotFormer intowards the end of this year, they managed to shock many on here and elsewhere with new resolutions, like publishers no longer having to record hours and now allowing men to grow beards without having to face judgement or judgemental behaviour.
but, as pointed out by a few, these amount to being not much more than cosmetic changes, one in administrative paperwork and the other in personal grooming habits.
the other major change announced in the leaked agm video is the possibility of being saved at the last minute.
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A softened judicial trigger and process. WTC is losing many to questionable disfellowshippings. I don’t think they will stop DFing but the bar needs to be a lot higher to trigger a JC and more blatant behavior to result in expulsion.
It is possible that the provision for written Disassociation might be discarded as well. But this is in the stratosphere.
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Why disfellowship must be eliminated for the survival of the WT itself
by TheScientist inthis topic i digress about why the watchtower relaxing the rules of disfellowship is essential for its survival.
many things i'm going to say are not my ideas, some are, the point is, i'm condensing everything in a logical and concise way.. the first thing we have to keep in mind is that the wt's main objective in instituting disfellowship has always been not to lose members because of the damage that a dissident could do, or to avoid gaining new members because of the bad reputation of a confessed sinner in the his/her region.
in the end, the more active members, the more money to the coffers.. in this case of disfellowship due to apostasy, to avoid any spark, texts were sought out of context that even prohibited saying "hi".
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JWs are indeed in steep decline. In the 80’s and 90’s, the KHs were bursting and new ones were being built at breakneck pace.
Now WTC is selling KHs as quickly as the Org and the market will bear. The appraisals that occurred a few years ago laid the groundwork for more selling, and collateralizing the rest for much needed cash.
As intra-meeting photos indicate, attendance is DISMAL. The ones on ZOOM are not engaged as testified in many social media posts. ZOOM attendance is usually a precursor to fading.
Recent changes are also indicative of decline as the GB is softening requirements as an effort to retain publishers.
As Vidiot commented, WTC is known to lie blatantly. They have no shame. At a grass roots level, Secretaries are taking liberties to continue counting pubs as pubs. The future of their KH depends on the numbers.
Lets be honest: Watchtower is not selling KHs because the numbers are flat. They are selling because the numbers are declining. Now there is talk of the CO arrangement changing to local elders with no stipend. Does anyone actually think what is happening in the Org indicates strength?? If so, I have Sears stock you might be interested in.
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John 13:35 Mistranslated?
by KerryKing indisclaimer!
i am not a bible translator not do i speak ancient greek or hebrew.. john 13: 35 nwt : 'by this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves '.. (curiously, this verse is not listed in the nwt index under the word 'disciples'.).
the biblehub interlinear reads : ' by this will know all that to me disciples you are if love you have among yourselves '.. could it actually mean, contrary to all bible translations, that it is jesus himself, and not people in general, who identifies his disciples because they show love among each other?.
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Elderberry - that be the case in some locales but it is not the rule throughout the world, as I can personally testify. Sadly many so-called Christian denominations are also not welcoming.
In JWland, love-bombing is often very conditional and insincere. There are also exceptions but in general, JWs are devouring each other with criticism and contentions, not to mention unethical business dealing.
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Next change?
by JW_Rogue inso, first the turning in time got axed, now beards are okay, what is up next?
women wearing dress slacks to the meeting?
birthdays becoming acceptable?
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I predict a softening of the Judicial Process. They have reached China Syndrome with disfellowshippings and harsh discipline and it has affected their numbers. Despite all the beatings, the numbers have inexplicably dropped!!! (Dripping sarcasm)
They are likely going to raise the bar for justifying a judicial committee and make it more difficult for over-zealous elders to vent their anger on the ones they harbor grudges against.
This won’t save the religion, but it will free up Saturday nights for many who have “transgressed”.
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The Governing Body - Both sides of their coin
by Ron.W. inhow many can you think of.... they speak for god.. it would seem presumptuous to say they speak for god,.
they are neither inspired nor infallible.. they are god's only channel for issuing truth here on earth.
they won't be apologising for any errors/falsehoods they have promoted in the past that fail.. congregation members must be quick and apologise for their errors to avoid harsh discipline/disfellowshipping.. when they change a major belief/doctrine you must not complain or criticise them.
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Rom W. - Perfect synopsis of their duplicity!!!! I will use this as my own,
Sincerely,
Claudine Gay
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The Governing Body - Both sides of their coin
by Ron.W. inhow many can you think of.... they speak for god.. it would seem presumptuous to say they speak for god,.
they are neither inspired nor infallible.. they are god's only channel for issuing truth here on earth.
they won't be apologising for any errors/falsehoods they have promoted in the past that fail.. congregation members must be quick and apologise for their errors to avoid harsh discipline/disfellowshipping.. when they change a major belief/doctrine you must not complain or criticise them.
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I must be getting soft because lately I am feeling sad for JWs (EXCEPT for the GB and their helpers and Legal and Public Relations and Service Dept and Treasury and IT and Teaching and Writing and Kitchen staff).
Why do I not feel sorry for Kitchen staff? If you ate at Bethel every day for years and years, you know why.
But I am feeling sorry for all the rest because they are trapped, 100% dependent on the org to provide for them - materially or spiritually - neither of which is substantive. Imagine how desperate being in a situation like that feels.
I was in their situation and when it really hit me that I was trapped, I LEFT. It was hard, but I am free now - FREE!
This morning I had a toasted bagel with cream cheese and marmalade jelly for breakfast and realized how good life can really be !!!!!!!!!
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55 Year Cycle shows up in March 2024 Watchtower
by was a new boy indid they hope that everybody who read the1969 awake as a kid is too senile to remember?.
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It is typical of false prophets to steer away from the evidence of their false predictions. In the modern digital age, WTC has lost control of hiding their lies, miscalculations and deceptions.
Even redacting what is available online has been inadequate due to printed publications. THEY ARE CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN TRAP!
You would think that they would learn but they have not. Their apologists admonish others to look the other way but the cat is long since out of the bag and all the furniture in the house is trashed (cat owners know what this means).
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GB Doesnt Believe in 1914 Anymore My reasoning
by thedepressedsoul ini have heard a lot of talk over the last year or so if the gb will eventually ditch 1914 and some have even made the claim that most, if not all of the gb do not believe in 1914. ive given this some thought and in the past i wasnt sure.
this annual meeting puts 100%, without a doubt in my mind that the gb do not believe in 1914. id even go as far to say that they talked about that date and have a game plan in mind.. here is why i feel this way:.
there were a lot of changes with the parables at this annual meeting.
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Nathan Knorr said he didn’t believe 1914 was the year that the kingdom was established, but he acquiesced for the sake of unity.
now we are 110 years past 1914 and some are scratching their heads wondering if it was an erred teaching. Really???????
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"We're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days....
by Ron.W. in"we're living in the final part of the last days, undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days, shortly before the last day of the last days!!!".
how are they going to phrase this in ten years time......
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As a small child many decades ago, I had Armageddon nightmares. It was on my mind constantly because they talked about it constantly. Nothing has changed.
It is amazing the duration of crying wolf that WTC has practiced. Now I imagine a recording playing in a loop from Warwick while the GB eats a roast chicken and sips chianti. Does anyone seriously believe that they have ANY CLUE of how to explain the Bible?!