so with the news that they are remodeling patterson and expanding warwick, where are the funds going to come from?.
could this be a ruse like the need for thousands of kingdom halls proclaimed a few years back only to be replaced with the we realized the halls were not at capacity and the great sell-off began?.
maybe the hope is going to be that the sheep will give give give and then all of the sudden, after prayerful consideration the gb have determined that the current resources are sufficient to create the needed media and content.. my bet is that in 10 years it will all be consolidated to warwick and walkill and patterson will be sold to who i have no idea, but they own a ton of property in upstate ny..
All those people of retirement age need a nice community with nursing services, to take care of them until they die. They'll call it an "expansion" to get donations, but I think a big part of it could just be feathering the nest for their "golden years".
Of course, the sheeple have nothing of the sort.
you think the new building addition to warwick ,that will house 1000 audiovisual and art production volunteers is a push to go online with the meetings?
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I wonder if they are sending people to school to learn these skills. Free education and training! (For the special ones.)
Meanwhile, the others are still cleaning windows and houses for their living.
you think the new building addition to warwick ,that will house 1000 audiovisual and art production volunteers is a push to go online with the meetings?
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The Fall Guy: Methinks the string-pullers within the WTBTS could be preparing to "restructure" the modus operandi of the cult. When something smells, expect changes.
If the org is going to survive as a realistic business, the dumbing-down of faithful JW's must continue, with continual warnings about the dangers of the internet and the media.
Yep, I smell a business model taking shape here, done at the expense of the average JW, who is clueless. They'll pay to build the infrastructure, and see nothing for it. Sad thing is, they'll all be excited about this privilege.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefreethinker/2019/09/in-virginia-american-atheists-upstage-jehovahs-witnesses/.
according to american atheists, their organisation had received multiple complaints that the jws were proselytising outside various government facilities.. said aa’s virginia state director larry mendoza:.
we would rather that government property be free of religious speech altogether.
Awesome.
subject: fresno, ca jw elder sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl sept. 20, 2019 https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article235306577.html.
fresno, ca church elder makes plea deal in sex abuse case | the fresno bee.
a 45-year-old fresno man, who worked as a police dispatcher in madera, pleaded no contest on friday to charges he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl from his church.
Interesting, this:
"Fresno police began investigating Ramos after receiving an anonymous tip."
Maybe, just maybe, someone in the congregation got smart and bypassed the elders (and the "holy spirit") and went straight to the police. I hope that starts a trend.
for nearly two years i have not seen any jehovah's witnesses going door to door in my neighborhood.
that was not the case when my wife and i first moved here (north central oregon).
in fact, our neighborhood was visited at least once every 4 to 5 months - even in the coldest winter months.
I've had two door-to-door visits in 4 plus years. They don't hang around long, even when (TV going, door open) it's obvious someone is home.
I once knew a pioneer sister who told me (and not in jest) that she started her time the minute she started putting her pantyhose on. Another I know gets up and immediately sends a text message to an "interested person" and then starts her time. Total time counted, several hours. Conversations, zero.
i’ve been out for many many years.
i still like to know the latest jw news although i find myself not as excited by things..
Personally not at all, but I do keep an eye out for "new light" and changes, because we still have family in and we need to know what's going on. Although, I don't know why, because most of the time they don't talk to us (especially the last few months) unless they need something. I do have a couple of longtime friends that are still JW, but they seem to know not to chat about "kingdom news" with me.
@Magnum, I hear you. It's tough in the job market when you're 50+, and if you have no college, it makes it worse. The bOrg cost our generation a ton of money and opportunity. THAT'S part of why I keep up, it makes me feel better to see the craziness exposed.
what’s your opinion of having alexa ?
is it something you would get if you don’t already have it?
?.
Let's be honest, there is no real privacy these days....
I have several Alexa devices. My mother (who has dementia) can still remember to ask her a few questions, and play her music. That, in itself, is priceless.
I have the lights, etc., running through Alexa devices. This enables me to work while caring for my mother, and still be sane. I listen to music, news, and bluetooth my other apps (meditation, etc.) via Alexa.
Meanwhile, my mother and her aides can also listen to the daily text, etc., via Alexa.
The value for me far exceeds worrying about someone listening to my trivial conversations.
So, I am a Alexa fan. Makes my life 200% easier.
is it your understanding that any jw can have holy spirit indwell them or is that an experience a part of the anointing that the wt teaches is reserved for the 144,000?.
please provide references if you can..
No, only the very special can have HS, namely the (really, truly, verified) anointed.
The regular JWs have nothing, they just have to follow along.
No references, just what I learned as a JW growing up.
watchtower's ignorance around the historical background to many biblical directives has had a very negative effect on the lives of witnesses.. for instance paul said women should cover their heads because in corinth prostitutes walked the streets plying for business with their heads uncovered.
hence head coverings were never a symbol of headship but a directive very specific to that period, as was the blood directive!!.
watchtower leaders have been lawyers, businessmen, civil servants and door-to-door book salesmen, never, ever historians or biblical scholars.
Well, there's no way of telling at this point in history if Paul even wrote all of that, and if so, in what context. He doesn't come across as someone who respected women as equals, but really we can't tell from this distance. Many writings were in circulation at that time under many different names. No way to verify anything.
In any case, personally, it doesn't matter to me what was written or decided 2000 +/- years ago. I don't think anyone, man or woman, should be held to those rules, however they might be interpreted.
That's the essence of it for me.
