wts gb 2.0 is fully in place now with the death of barr.
out of the current gb members, who would be considered members of gb 3.0, or has that group started yet?
the jw's might as well face it......their armaggedon is not coming and their gb could go on and on.. .
If you look at the dates each of the GB was added, there is almost a 20 year gap between 1977 and 1994 where no new members were added. So I would say all those appointed up to 1977 would be 1.0 and those since 1994(i.e. all the current members) would be 2.0.
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i was at a 2 day circuit assembly this weekend and i was surprised at how many times mention was made directly or indirectly reminding those in attendance (1,600) of the need to give $$$.
even in the soliloquies or skits they seemed to work in the need to give $$$.. it made me wonder if the society is having 'cash flow' problems and hence is desparate for cash.
over the years that i've attended conventions and assemblies the need to give $$$ has been subtle (imo), til now.
Thanks, Blondie that is my understanding of how it works too, each congregation forms a corporation that would be the owner of the Hall. Then there was the annual corporate meeting (usually held after the school and service meeting) where all baptised members of the congregation in attendance would all "vote" for whoever they told us to vote for.
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i was at a 2 day circuit assembly this weekend and i was surprised at how many times mention was made directly or indirectly reminding those in attendance (1,600) of the need to give $$$.
even in the soliloquies or skits they seemed to work in the need to give $$$.. it made me wonder if the society is having 'cash flow' problems and hence is desparate for cash.
over the years that i've attended conventions and assemblies the need to give $$$ has been subtle (imo), til now.
In the end, the building is owned by the WTS, thanks to a cool trick that involves incorporating each congregation - which allows them to operate as a charitable organization in its own right, but with built in payments to the WTS (makes it sound like a franchise).
Can someone elaborate on this or corroborate it? I still have a hard time believing that somehow if a Kingdom Hall mortgage were to be paid off completely, that somehow the Watchtower would be the owner of the Hall. To me this sounds like an xJW urban legend.
I think their real M.O. is when a Hall is close to being paid off, telling the congregation its time for either a new Hall or an expensive remodel project. I have seen this happen in almost every Hall I have attended.
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i was going through some boxes the other day and found the letter we received to use for reference's in looking for work after bethel.. we left bethel in 1994 a long time ago now it seems.
the letter was written by max larson.
i have not seen this letter for years and reading it this time it struck me how cold it really was.
LITS, there is a time and a place for everything. I think that's in the Bible some where.
I agree with Satanus, its a reference letter for job seeking, not a proselytizing tool. Actually I am impressed they were thoughtful enough to provide something like this, this is the first I have ever heard of it.
Now charging the Bethelites for A/C, that's astounding. Or telling them to apply for government assistance. Classy.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tobacco_smoking.
so if the practice of smoking is older than the bible, why wasn't it listed as a sin in the bible since jehovah's witnesses consider it a sin?
surely it was popular to do back then right?.
It wasn't mentioned in the Bible because at the time no one in the Middle East, Asia, Africe, or Europe had any idea there was such a thing as tobacco.
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the good news of the kingdom!
is it an authorized work?.
did they make claim that they were appointed, as a body, as the faithful slave?
holy cow do you get paid by the word!?!?!
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why does the wt ask jw's to wear their badges on their chest?
in the case of brothers it is not a problem but is it not embarassing for the sisters?
also if an attendant for some reason has to check out a sisters badge, it might appear that he is staring at.... escpecially considering that this is a religion regarded by many as quite prudish.. .
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my father in law visited us today full of the joys of spring... he was excited to declare that he has been doing security on the kingdom hall quick build.
he has been left alone in a portacabin / caravan on duty with a sister between the hours of 12 midnight until 6 am in the morning !!!.
i think it is disgusting that a 72 year old man is being used like this... how they can expect him to be of any good in seeing off teenage thugs is beyond me.
That seems very odd, JW's are usually obsessed about anything that might give the appearance of impropriety. To put an unmarried couple together for several hours -at night- just seems (for them) to be totally inappropriate.
Then again, with the constant dumbing down of the org, maybe its just to be expected. Do you think they could even do things like the food service at the conventions back in the day where they fed thousands 2 or three hot meals a day? The guys running the show now are doing good to take attendance.
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we just watched it from standard dvd format on our 36" flatscreen.
it was a good flick - but i bet it is fabulous in 3d and theater quality.. jeff.
Avatar is yet more proof that just because something is popular doesn't mean its any good.
Went and saw it, tried to keep an open mind, but I just could not make myself like something so contrived and preachy. The gaping plot holes didn't help.
AK-Jeff: pondering the "cerebral undertones" of this movie only make me hate it more. Basic message: military is evil, corporations are evil, mining is evil. Living in the jungle is somehow better. noble savages are powerless until brave white man shows up to lead them to victory!
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biologist and science blogger pz myers has commented on the upcoming awake magazine in today's blog at pharyngula.. .
"unfortunately, i was only able to read as far as the second sentence before i was blinded by the irony.
" - pz.
Haha this story is now on the front page of Digg!
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