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  Chapter 16 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower Slave

  by new boy in

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  chapter 16. the tour .

  my three days of housekeeping duty were over and i reported to the bethel office the next morning.

  it was customary then get a tour of both the factory and the bethel home.

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  How Do You Feel About Trump's Tuff Talk To Korea To Make Korea Behave?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  i know or think i know that trump is bluffing and acting very bully like with threats of unleashing his power as commander and chief a military with super weapons.

  but why bluff with such boyish stupidity?

  i think mr trumps barginings skills are at an all time low and so the threats of violence and retaliation for misbehaving according to the whims of a narcissist.. my confidence in him is at an all time low, talk about cave man club you over the head approach to problems this guy takes the cake.

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  how far a US president can go without congress consent and if he disreguards congress and goes beyond what is specified in the constitution

  After the loads of currency delivered to the mullahs by plane I was under the impression that the President doesn't need congress authorization, maybe it was after labeling the "Paris climate agreement" and being ready to give lots of money to all the other countries; incidentally they are still laughing at us. Oh now I remember that was done by the previous Administration with their inherent immunity.
  
  
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  Juarez MX Assembly Kingdom Hall to be sold.

  by ironsnake656 in

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  2. beliefs

  there are several confirmed announcements in some congregations around the city regarding the sale of the assembly kingdom hall.

  one of the reasons why it will be sold is that expenses are not covered by donations.

  the hall was dedicated in 2009. actually, in some congregations the elders have not given the announcement for the publisher's reaction... .

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  Every country has the government it deserves.
  Joseph de Maistre

  If this doesn't wake up the locals Ws, then shame on them.
  
  
  
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  Chapter 14 part B New Boy 50 Years A Watchtower Slave

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in those three days there, i saw some really nice rooms.

  i couldn’t help but ask.. “so how does one go about getting one of these nicer rooms?”.

  “if rooms come up vacant, they go up for bid.

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  Thanks

  I love your experiences, looking forward to “Black Thursday.”

  
  
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  The special talk is now BEFORE the Memorial

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  august 11, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: 2018 memorial invitations and date of special talk .

  fyi:.

  the 2018 memorial will be held on saturday, march 31, 2018.. the 2019 memorial will be held on friday, april 19, 2019..

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  Is a good idea
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  Anyone recall someone disfellowshipped for gluttony???

  by James Mixon in

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  gluttony seems to be a sin that jw's like to ignore .there are several scriptures that point out that gluttony is a sin, proverbs 23:20-21 "do not join those who gorge themselves on meat".....also i read somewhere that 1% is the number of disfellowshipped jw's each year......how do prove someone is a glutton and not just a person who love food???

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  Sadly, I know of one former DO; a lovely friend that will be a prime candidate for DF if the rules will be applied. He is an eating machine.
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  Need some research help

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i'm working on another (fictional) book project and i need some historical help.

  i came into the borg in 1973, just as they were starting the new elder arrangement.

  i know that before that there was a presiding overseer who (as i understand it) ran the show.

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  Counsel of theocratic Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, will help you out. From 1948

  https://www.jwfacts.com/publications/Counsel-on-Theocratic-Organization-for-Jehovahs-Witnesses-March-1-1949.pdf
  
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  Organizational Accomplishments - Building a Solid Digital Foundation

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  organizational accomplishments - building a solid digital foundation.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aai46ng2f74.

  organizational accomplishments—building a solid digital foundation video will be considered the week of september 11, 2017.

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  Why did the SOCIETY sell WBBR? Their answer was when the station began to operate in 1924, there was only one congregation of about 200 Bible Students covering all five boroughs of New York City. That included Long Island and even parts of New Jersey. By 1957, however, there were 62 congregations with over 7,500 JWs within New York City.

  Further, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., publishers of the history book, JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES PROCLAIMERS OF GOD’S KINGDOM, stated that the personal contact made possible by house-to-house calls was far more effective. It afforded better opportunity to answer the questions of individual householders and to search out “deserving ones.” Additionally, the station and programs were said to tie-up manpower and money that could be used in other ways.

  Another Side to the Story

  However, there was another side to the story. By 1957, there were scores of religions that were broadcasting their message by means of radio. The constant attacks on other religions and their clergy by Jehovah’s Witnesses on WBBR were so offensive that other religions spent hours of radio time refuting the Witnesses attacks. It was this that made WBBR a losing venture both in time, money and converts.

  Starting around 1997, Jehovah’s Witnesses’ leaders began to adopt the Internet as a method of mass communication hoping to capitalize on a medium that was attracting billions of people around the world.

  A few years into the 21st century (approximately 50-years after selling WBBR), Jehovah’s Witnesses’ current leaders were rethinking face-to-face, door-to-door evangelizing. It was a time when few people were at home to talk about religion or refused to answer the door if they were at home – and when comedians continued to make fun of Jehovah’s Witnesses disturbing people on Saturday mornings.

  Their solution to try to gain converts once again was to go back into broadcasting by spending millions of dollars on a state-of-the-art broadcasting facility in Warrick, NY. There they would make videos and broadcast governing body talks and meetings using new technologies. However, as hopeful as Jehovah’s Witnesses are about converting the world to their religion using a medium they condemned as being “from the Devil” in the 1990s, new converts are becoming fewer and fewer.

  The simple fact is that the newer broadcasting mediums used by the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses are not being accessed by many non-Witnesses. It is mostly Jehovah’s Witnesses who are using their mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to access and download study materials designed for use at their meetings. Consequently, the Governing Body will have to try to find new ways to catch and convince unwary people to believe their fanciful message that has no basis in truth.

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/history-of-wbbr/
  
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  Organizational Accomplishments - Building a Solid Digital Foundation

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  organizational accomplishments - building a solid digital foundation.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aai46ng2f74.

  organizational accomplishments—building a solid digital foundation video will be considered the week of september 11, 2017.

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  *** g71 12/22 p. 27 Why Jesus Christ Wanted No Publicity ***

  “Your Word Is Truth”

  Why Jesus Christ Wanted No Publicity

  MEN who are interested in gaining prominence and position exert themselves to get public recognition. They try to ‘sell themselves’ and create a wave of popularity that they can ride to gain power. Jesus Christ, however, was not out for showy publicity. He discouraged it. His kingdom was no part of the world, and, therefore, he had no need for the world’s recognition.

  
  
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  Organizational Accomplishments - Building a Solid Digital Foundation

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  organizational accomplishments - building a solid digital foundation.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aai46ng2f74.

  organizational accomplishments—building a solid digital foundation video will be considered the week of september 11, 2017.

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  They use to highlight how much they spent in missionary work, now they boast about the internet.