are we living in the prophetic last days that will climax into armageddon?
if this is true then how long should it take?
as jw saw it, wt compared timing to within a generation using 70 ad as a parallel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events
Perhaps not surprisingly, most end-times predictions are expected to happen within the lifetime of the person who was doing the math. JWs are familiar with this, as the end-times predictions made by the society were often expected to happen shortly. Ironically, Russell might be the most notable exception, as he was pegging the 1914 date at least 20 years prior, and barely lived to see it fail.
people who dislike trump will see this as an eyesore and an insult to his first wife and the mother of his 3 children.people who support trump will describe this as a beautiful natural setting, like a woodland.
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If that is a photo of where she is buried, that is very sad. I suppose that was the intention?
i want to take a moment to salute rick fearon, an "apostate" near boston massachusetts usa who more than 17 years ago started the sixscreens telenetwork on youtube.
you can find it here: https://www (dot) youtube (dot) com/ (at) araretreat/streams.. like our benevolent host simon green here at jehovahs-witness.com, rick has not done his great work for his own financial enrichment or to collect followers for himself, as some xjw grifters have done and continue to do.. saturdays and sundays are the busy days at six screens, with call-in programs like:.
* jw world news.
I think anyone who leaves now is like anyone who left in the past- they do not believe the core beliefs of JWs, especially in regards to organizational structure. Most don't want to be apostates, they just are looking for a different church.
The various exJW sites can help those who are dealing with the fear and confusion that comes from stepping away from a group that uses fear to control people. It's good to have a place to turn to, where you can understand that you're not a bad person for wanting to think for yourself.
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Maybe he is doing more of his begging behind-the-scenes. Reaching out to people and asking for support. The low video views are a problem, it might mean that people who are finding his channel are tuning in and moving on, or maybe they are staying but the long time viewers are moving on. Or perhaps there aren't many new visitors...
Patreon numbers can rise and fall unpredictably in short timelines, but the overall trend can't be ignored. Aside from the recent bump when he openly begged, it's a steady downward line.
the new direction in the new elders book is very clear.
absolutely no jd if there is a suspicion of suicidal thoughts.. this is obviously due to the high number of suicidal attempts after the announcement that someone is no longer a jw and the shunning that accompanied it.. so what will happen now going forward if situations arise where there would formerly have been a jd and they say there is suicidal thoughts?.
i can’t see it working, but elders stick rigidly to what it says in the book.
That puts a lot of pressure on elders in JCs.
They probably have plenty of cash. The key is to always be building up the reserves and not having to use them too often. It may be that the numbers are looking a bit close and they are seeking ways to prevent cash drain in the near or long term.
It would be interesting to see how expenses have changed over time, but I doubt we'll ever see those. They still must have quite a lot of costs associated with running things from the NY locations (they are still in the midst of building the large campus at Ramapo, aren't they?). They don't have to pay much in salaries, but they still have expenses for housing and feeding the volunteers, and for keeping things running, etc.
They can only reduce expenses so much. At some point, they would need to build up revenue sources or risk a negative balance sheet.
watched this video and was wondering if any of you recall seeing this video besides on this presenter's youtube platform.
anyway, watch it !
it is disgusting but enlightening.
joey jojo: If the WT is willing to deter young ones from a decent education, any elders who have kids going to uni should resign.
I knew an elder who was a very long time member, he had traveled with Knorr and knew the GB members well. He was a loyal JW, and when his daughter (his only child) wanted to go to college, he was dead set against it. It was creating animosity between them, so he spoke with GB member Albert Schroeder about it.
Schroeder asked him if she had ever given him any trouble before, and he replied that she hadn't. So Schroeder told him not to start any trouble with her now. So the elder relented, though I imagine it was uncomfortable for him to have a child in college after decades of 'counseling' the rank and file not to do so themselves. But the advice came straight from a GB member.
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LMsA: I think he enjoys rubbing people’s faces into it when he takes off on holidays and makes little or no attempt to conceal it.
He lacks self-awareness. He probably noticed that he gets supportive messages when he posts vacation pictures, so he doesn't miss the opportunity to upload them. In light of his claims of financial struggles, he does not recognize how bad this looks. If asked, he would probably gripe that people don't understand the strain he is under and are paying too much attention to his every move, and so on. The notion that people might justifiably draw an adverse conclusion from his actions is incomprehensible to him.
This inability to step outside of himself and see his situation the way an outsider would is one of the biggest reasons that he keeps struggling. If you don't believe that you ever make mistakes, then you cannot learn from your mistakes.
my understanding was that this was the magazine regularly published for insiders only, unlike the watchtower and the awake!
looking online, it seems that the wt ceased publication of this in 2016. is it due to a name change (it seems to have changed its name several times over the years) or has it been succeeded by a new publication?
or has it ceased to be?.
The four-page Kingdom Ministry is the one I remember. The titles were usually printed in color, and it would be a different color each month. Three or four columns with small text.
page 4-5:.
"video games: 'the uncomfortable fact is, videogames have an unhealthy obsession with bloodshed,' stated a british magazine for video-game enthusiasts.
it added: 'to some degree, a love of videogames demands a love of violence.
Saul was probably a support class, like a shaman. He was buffing David and letting him do all of the DPS. David, like all melee class players, hogged all the glory. What an ass.
