A few think it is a life saving work; as in tornado warning. A lot go to socialize, be seen, and to prevent nagging by brother elder.
Appearance is more important than message--ties, hose, 1954 hair, shaved, dresses.
Then there are the titles: elder, ms, pioneer etc.
The work that is neglected is internal--calling on sick, actually helping people. Even an effort to do something for community. Ever see a sign that this stretch of hiway is cleaned up by JWs snoot hill congregation?
I think a page was secretly removed ( as in taken out) from one book and copied.
The partwe dont see is marginal notes and oral instructions
And the group think of various elder bodies
Idolatry: Blue square
Can we do Festivus?
Bible truths as taught by JWs?
fourteen years ago i started a thread on how horrible my disfellowshipped cousin was treated after his mom passed away and the terrible actions on the part of the elders at the funeral home.. 67. horrible conduct by congregation elders at my cousin's funeral.............. well, here we are 14 years later, and things haven't changed!.
my aunt ( who is my disfellowshipped cousin's grandmother ) was placed in home hospice care.
the nurse told her daughters ( who are jehovah's witnesses and live with their mother ) that their mom probably has 2 days left to live and that they should call the immediate family.. my disfellowshipped cousin and his sister show up in the early morning.
Who I have in MY home is my business PERIOD. In this case it is also "necessary family business "
Way out of line.
https://youtu.be/jxumoix1rew.
“and in revelation chapter 6, the ride of the fourth horseman includes mention of deadly plague.
so the events unfolding around us are making clearer than ever that we’re living in the final part of the last days.
Go back, the same for hong kong flu, polio. Spsnish flu, plsgue.I. ....
"raised in the truth" during the 50s, 60s,and 70s i repeatedly read and heard from the platform how reading the magazines weekly "was the equivalent of a college education" and how many had turned their family economic situation around by being "trustworthy" and giving up expensive bad habits most "worldly people" had.
sounded good.. what is the reality?
how does avoiding higher education, and then spending up to 20 hours a week getting ready for, commuting, and then participating in meetings and field service affect family finances?.
Circuit assembly interview mentioned turning down an apprenticeship. So much for trades.
We too had Brother "Country club/winter home" who gave the keep it simple talks all the time.
https://wgntv.com/evanston/shots-fired-by-66-year-old-man-in-alleged-financial-deal-gone-wrong-evanston-police-say/.
I think you missed Woodland Park
mass shooting at a kingdom hall in hamburg, germany this evening.
at least 6 or 7 killed, dozens injured.
single shooter on the run, police doesn't rule out more shooters.
I see a push coming to disarm al us pimos. Even hunting guns.
remember the made up stories of witnesses in djibouti,africa where they had to walk 2 days in alligator infested waters with no shoes in the blazing sun to attend the meetings?
they made it to the meetings in these terrible conditions.. talk about made up stories!
here is a field service experience that was told at yesterday's public talk which would fall into the made up stories!.
I have been dog bit.
The releif work I see is Mennonites. BAPTISTS, catholics, lutheran, mormon, muslim, and tranny bikers
this book was published around 1990, but was never studied (to my knowledge).
does anyone know the reason why?.
It was designed to know about other religion, especially non judeo Christian eastern ones and counter theur influence.
What i remember was it was not as offensive as some books, but I was in pretty much jn then too.
The best bok I remenber was commentary on james; we know that story
