i hear of whole circuit meetings being held, taking all day.
maybe just usual yearly stuff, but it seems the local elders immediately held a followup.
i am sure it will be about better local control, more charity, kindness, that sort of thing.
In California for the last few months the elders have gathering periodically with the CO and some key elders that are assisting him in the fusion of congregations and relocation of publishers; it will be natural for the Body of Elders to meet afterwards as a follow up to the different plans.
The process is going forward with a lot of complaints and unhappiness from the flock.
I am going to try to find a thread on the subject of maybe two years ago.
watchtower 1953, may 1st, pg.284, par.16.
16 is the watch tower bible and tract society god’s woman or universal organization?
scan: https://docdro.id/qiltnwd: .
I don’t think that my friends are reading this information correctly, there is no contradiction in what was published in the article and the subsequent understanding over the years.
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society was always, just a legal agency used by the Jehovah’s Witnesses for representation, it was never part of the doctrinal conduct of interpretation for the Organization.
Over the years they had multiple imaginary entities that were the face of the internal Organization for the flock, in this particular case “The New World Society”; this was one of the many avenues that lead to today’s Christian Congregation.
I really get tired and mad remembering all of this juggling, I hope that someone else will also remember things this way.
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.
Offenses like fornication, adultery and other carnal acts create a buzz and gossip in the congregations; child abuse is taboo, mentioned briefly and buried. This his happens even when it is a local case, it seems like the elders act like suppressors of information like this.
i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.
you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.
during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.
The Watchtower sent about 100,000 new Bibles to Cuba. This was done early in comparison with other countries, it came out to about one per publisher; it seems like this was based on the fact that the majority of the witnesses don't have internet access or tablets.
The impact was huge among the flock and they saw as a caring expression form "mother". The Bibles were printed and shipped from the Japanese Branch.
Information from a friend.
i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).
you can't write this stuff.
right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..
Not supporting this gentleman or his actions, but there seems to be a contradiction in his way of living; dressed as any other old timer on a weekend, buying liquor (maybe taking advantage of a special sale); and the most telling item is the car that he is driving, according to some of the comments it looks like an almost 20 year old auto (here in USA people change cars at about 5-7 years).
Maybe he is just a regular guy and his professional image is just “food for the Bubbas”.
After pointing all this, he deserves all the scorn and criticism that he is getting for what he has done to others.
i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).
you can't write this stuff.
right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..
Hard to stomach
i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.
you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.
during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.
https://www.noticiasdelsoldelalaguna.com.mx/local/escandalo-en-testigos-de-jehova-por-caso-de-abuso-sexual-a-menor-3141122.html.
Google Translation:
/ MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2019
By: Carlos Desmoctt
Piedras Negras, Coahuila.- Now, a scandal involving the rape of a minor, inside the Jehovah's Witnesses church, comes to light and the high command of that religious organization is involved in covering up the crime.
The defense lawyers of the victim, Hugo Flores and Luis Miguel Espino, who, in 2018, denounced the pedophilia within the Catholic Church, today filed a complaint with the north one delegation of the Attorney General's Office of the State against a "Pastor" of the Jehovah's Witnesses, who appears as alleged responsible for the sexual abuse of the minor.
The facts, according to the lawyers, occurred in the church of that organization, located in the ejido Villa de Fuente, where the alleged perpetrator and member of the Jehovah's Witnesses of 31 years, sexually abused the young woman repeatedly from years ago.
Regrettably, they said that, according to the laws of that religion, they have to be brought to a trial inside the temple by the group of elders that governs and then the authorities.
It may interest you:
They indicate that "the elders", knowing that the act was committed, concealed the crime of their "pastor" because of the influence they have within that congregation, they add.
The lawyer, Hugo Flores, said that the young woman came last week to ask for her support so that the law against the member of the Jehovah's Witnesses can be acted on so that justice can be done, since within the group of Witnesses of Jehovah has not done anything.
He indicated in the anteroom of the Office of the Prosecutor that other cases will be seen within this church, but that many do not come to denounce because of shame.
officer james givens has served with the cincinnati police department for over 26 years, but has never quite experienced anything like this before.
he was sitting in his patrol car in a parking lot when he got an unexpected visitor.
a goose came up to his car and started pecking on the side of it.
Bumped
publisher record cards and reporting hours will be going away.
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coming soon.. made this post 4 years ago, it happened - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/24020002/kingdom-consolidation-sales-coming-reliable-source.
Many of the oldtimers might remember that in the distant past the success of the preaching work was measured by placements (sales). There was a large information board in the lobby of the Kingdom Hall and service figures were listed there on a weekly basis, no different than any sales organization.
At the Conventions the juiciest experiences were of the people that had the best numbers of placements. All of this collapsed with start of the voluntary contributions, the service work has never recovered from that.
