future gb: "please come back!
all is forgiven!".
would it work?
The only amnesty is for elders who engage in CSA.
Big problem; df can be for actual dangerous behavior, blatant immorality, having a beer at 20, not being the in crowd.
There is no one year scripture, never missing a meeting is impossible for even the elders
a department in bethel wants to try to make money from regional conventions by asking local hotels if they will give a special rate and a coupon code to give to jws.. .
they should just keep it simple and not be greedy for dishonest gain.. .
this year some convention sites the hotels said no thank you i think the jws are going to book with us anyway.
You can get the same or better discounts by asking. AARP, AAA, NRA, senior, ex military.......
We once had a witness run hotel, the rooms lacked the mini fridge, no breakfast.
I once asked for the old codger rate and got 25%
In the denser populated area we live in the convention was 70 miles, heavy traffic so some wanted to avoid the 80 minute drive; the hotels were 30 to 40 miles from the venue.
Don't forget your badge and tie in the pool
folks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.
i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.
" for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.
I see poor grammar, misspellings on TV all the time, not to mention sloppy English, and locally a few cannot pronounce Mexican places abd names when they should
fyi, i posted this prediction on my facebook page last night and it has received 224 likes and there have been 83 comments made.
many of the comments are hilarious.. .
a beard prediction for 2024:.
Stunted development in most life choices and trsining. Neck beards, poorly trimmed, unflattering styles. Eventually this will calm down
Rules
The lapel badge giveaway
Van Dyke
if the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.
they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".
a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.
They hold essential views but have muddied things up do much they are in the background. 144000 will always a ts be dogmatic as nobody really knows how many delusional have claimed it.
Some things like blood are more for the controversy than any scriptural reason. Birthday is to keep you humble; " you ain't special you slave."
One of the key tenets was beards( usa centric). Look at the continuing mess that has caused
so, i finally saw the annual meeting video part 2.. this is the one with the “new light” on who might survive armageddon, vs. those who do not.. in summary, for those of you fortunate enough not to have to sit through it, it’s something like this:.
old light: once the “great tribulation” starts, that’s it for non-jws.
the “door of the ark” is closed.
They never knew and still don't. The only part right is letting God run the show (if they will let him)
prompted by a mention in a different thread.. cracks in the sidewalk, a pinch of salt over the shoulder, black cats🐈⬛; do jws have such superstitious beliefs.
are they allowed to?
would they be counselled if the elders became aware?.
Obvious made up stories. A sister and men would be havng a threesome instead,(WT has repeatedly warned about hormones) and angels wouldn't be dogs, unclean animal, should be a big ram.
"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?.
Skydaddy coerces someone else to (grudgingly) provide charity.
