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  It is OFFICIAL they want MORE MONEY : NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just came back from the meeting .although the local announcements have been abolished recently as an item for the second part , an elder came on the platform to announce that the society needs more money and there is a letter on the noticeboard for all the congragation to read to this effect.

  although the announcement was read half heartedly (this elder's daughter is an apostate ,it looks like he knows what's going on) the implictions are dramatic .

  the society in brief,requests any brother or sister with funds sitting on personal accounts to loan them to the society ,he didn't go into any specifics but i will take a picture of the letter next time and make it available here .. i'm not amazed that they're asking for money ,i thought it will happen sooner or later .what i'm amazed is that 99% of the congragation are oblivious to the financial crisis that the society finds itself these days and the reasons why .i can see the future now .the watchtower will be the fist part of the babylon the great to go down in a blaze of scandals and financial troubles !.

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  a watcher

  alanv, they are special because, flawed as they are, they know the way to Jehovah; and Jehovah offers everlasting life.
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  Verbal Lycanthropy

  by Londo111 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  although the society disavowed puritans for their doctrines, sometimes i felt i read in the articles an undercurrent of admiration toward them.

  in many ways, the wts strove in the same way toward a religion they felt as 'pure' as possible, and in doing so, stripped away all that was human and heartfelt.

  but as puritanical as the concept was, there were always those in the various congregations that went the extra mile, either in word or deed.. .

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  a watcher

  Londo, what a wonderful OP. I laughed all the way thru it.

  Something funny happened at this years Memorial. Our very elderly anointed one, afflicted with dementia, not only sipped the wine, she drank the whole glass!
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  It is OFFICIAL they want MORE MONEY : NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just came back from the meeting .although the local announcements have been abolished recently as an item for the second part , an elder came on the platform to announce that the society needs more money and there is a letter on the noticeboard for all the congragation to read to this effect.

  although the announcement was read half heartedly (this elder's daughter is an apostate ,it looks like he knows what's going on) the implictions are dramatic .

  the society in brief,requests any brother or sister with funds sitting on personal accounts to loan them to the society ,he didn't go into any specifics but i will take a picture of the letter next time and make it available here .. i'm not amazed that they're asking for money ,i thought it will happen sooner or later .what i'm amazed is that 99% of the congragation are oblivious to the financial crisis that the society finds itself these days and the reasons why .i can see the future now .the watchtower will be the fist part of the babylon the great to go down in a blaze of scandals and financial troubles !.

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  a watcher

  alanv, I have to disagree with you. I believe JW's do represent Jehovah, albeit imperfectly.

  True, we are no longer directly under Mosaic Law, but it gives us a clue about Jehovah's preferences, so that we can reasonably apply them to our modern day.

  The worship of Jehovah will never cease from the earth, with or without money.
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  It is OFFICIAL they want MORE MONEY : NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just came back from the meeting .although the local announcements have been abolished recently as an item for the second part , an elder came on the platform to announce that the society needs more money and there is a letter on the noticeboard for all the congragation to read to this effect.

  although the announcement was read half heartedly (this elder's daughter is an apostate ,it looks like he knows what's going on) the implictions are dramatic .

  the society in brief,requests any brother or sister with funds sitting on personal accounts to loan them to the society ,he didn't go into any specifics but i will take a picture of the letter next time and make it available here .. i'm not amazed that they're asking for money ,i thought it will happen sooner or later .what i'm amazed is that 99% of the congragation are oblivious to the financial crisis that the society finds itself these days and the reasons why .i can see the future now .the watchtower will be the fist part of the babylon the great to go down in a blaze of scandals and financial troubles !.

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  a watcher

  I give money to Jehovah's organization like I pay my taxes.

  Both will have to answer to Jehovah for what they do with the money.

  My only concern is to obey scripture.

  "...none should appear before Jehovah empty-handed." (Deut 16:16)
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  Quick question, did you feel lonely at the meetings even though you were part of the action?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just curious, something i've noticed only lately.

  i'm in the mix within the congregation, stay late after the meeting is over, converse with quite a few people afterwards, make plans for saturday and sometimes sunday service and yet i feel so awfully alone walking to my car afterwards.

  i feel lonely when i'm talking and laughing with people after the meeting.

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  a watcher

  Our beloved Brother Paul said: "And let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24, 25)
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  As of September 2012,20 branch offices are CLOSING DOWN

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  fresh out of the jw.org website http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/world/jehovahs-witnesses-office-consolidation/ .

  the society as from september 2012 is closing 20 branches worldwide .the best bit is the last paragraph :.

  workers are available to spend more time preachingbecause of the mergers, qualified ministers who had been serving in small branches can now concentrate on preaching the good news.. a witness in africa, who was reassigned to the preaching activity, wrote: "adjusting my lifestyle to suit the new circumstances was a challenge during the first few months.

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  a watcher

  Don't get too excited, guys.

  They're just consolidating.
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  Do you believe god answers prayers about health?

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why doesnt god heal amputees?.

  not one amputee healing...... why only invisible, ambiguous disease?.

  http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/god5.htm.

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  a watcher

  If it suits His purpose to do so, yes.
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  Quick question, did you feel lonely at the meetings even though you were part of the action?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just curious, something i've noticed only lately.

  i'm in the mix within the congregation, stay late after the meeting is over, converse with quite a few people afterwards, make plans for saturday and sometimes sunday service and yet i feel so awfully alone walking to my car afterwards.

  i feel lonely when i'm talking and laughing with people after the meeting.

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  a watcher

  I guess it depends on why you go to the meetings in the first place. If you go mainly for the association, then loneliness is a possibility.

  The reason you should be going is to 'become one' with Jehovah, Jesus, and the Bible; to become Jehovah's friend.

  If you're going for any other reason, you're missing the 'big picture'.
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  Asleep in a Wood

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so weary i was from a walk in the woods .

  that i lay to rest at the foot of an alder tree,.

  finding sweet repose on a cool nest of leaves.. .

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  a watcher

  Reminds me of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. I especially like the last stanza:

  The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

  But I have promises to keep,

  And miles to go before I sleep,

  And miles to go before I sleep.

  Reminds me also of Ezekiel 34:25, one my favorite scriptures:

  ...and they will actually dwell in the wilderness in security and sleep in the forests.
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  Any Elders comments on latest idea about Sisters

  by truthlover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just finished our 2 day and one of the talks by the do indicated that single sisters in the congregation are to be subservient to all male brothers in the hall..as well a widow too is of the same "status".

  is this a new thought or just now an open secret?.

  personally, i dont think that is good - after all there are many elders who although, supposedly appointed by hs, can be personally involved with porn behind closed doors or nasty with his wife and family.. i personally know of two like that .... why should i listen to a "stranger" about my life?

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  a watcher

  LOL!

  I love being a single sister. I'm spoiled rotten! I get to frolic and play in the congregation with all the other single sisters while the Brothers do all the work.

  Thank you, Brothers, for carrying the load.