will they be making a lot of their gb helpers full fledge gb?
i think as they continue to loose money and members and contributions dry up, that many might be thinking how to get out of this financial mess with some sort of golden parachute, and hand over the reigns to their helpers.. i'm sure with all this bad that is happening to the corporation they would welcome an early retirement with a nice comfy nest egg away from all this bad publicity away from the public eye.
why do they want to keep fighting a losing battle give over their power for a nice comfy retirement.
As Sadelder already pointed out, none of the GB are connected to any of the legal corporations, they all resigned back in 2000-2001. Convenient. Of the current GB, Gerrit Loesch is the only member who ever was part of any of the corporations.
I also don't see any real evidence the end is near for Watchtower. They still have millions of followers, money is still rolling in, they have made major cuts to expenses.
i have been meeting with member's of the kingdom hall, and i have attended a few times now on sundays.
i'd like to discuss experiences with this group since i'm new.
so far, i love it.
Tell them you joined this forum, see what they say.
dear friends,.
the 2018 super bowl is an event that will attract the attention of millions of people, and will draw guests from around the world.
it is being held in minneapolis, minnesota this february 4th.
I wonder if this is my circuit.
forgive me if this specific question has been asked and answered.. the jw worldwide report includes their number of publishers, but it doesn't make a distinction between inactive, irregular, or active.
do they include everyone?
in other words, the "faders" that don't dissociate ... are they forever counted in their yearly publisher report because they are technically just an "inactive publisher"?.
They only count active publishers. If you don't report time, you're not counted.
http://www.wday.com/news/4291635-thousands-plan-gather-jehovahs-witness-dont-give-convention.
this weekend thousands of people are gathering at the scheels arena in celebration of their faith.. jehovah's witnesses from around the world are assembling for the "don't give up" convention.. .
the morning starts with a music presentation and then continues on through the day with prayer, song, and speeches.. the theme centers around supporting each other and including everyone in the good will.. everyone is invited and all questions regarding jehovah's witnesses are welcome.. really?
I bet I know a lot of people in that crowd, I recognized one of the speakers. My JW family members were probably there.
i received a phone call, "is that (name)?".
i was working my way around a car park and answered.
"yeah hang on" at which the caller hung up.. this is a scam where they are wanting you to confirm who you are so they can move on identity theft.. the voice was male clear like a professional announcer.. i have reported this to the relevant authorities.. i have also frozen my bank account..
Why do you even take calls from unknown numbers? I certainly don't. Problem solved.
hello everyone first post, i will leave my whole story for another post.
but i would like to say hello to everyone and wish everyone here much love and support.
and i should also note of my self i might say things that are odd or makes no sense, but then that is my humour.
No, but the Governing Body would wear an Apple Watch on their tv show.
1970 - there was a local drag strip a few miles away from the hall rented for the circuit assembly.
i was 18 , tim o. was 16 and wayne d. was 18. wayne had a 1955 chevy 4 door, 6 cylinder and fresh paint job.
tim had his dad'ss 1965 chevy half ton.
Walked up to the C.O. in front of several dozen people, got into a heated discussion about a pedophile situation that he and I had already discussed in private. Is that crazy?
10 pm est on arts and entertainment channel.
where leah began with the idea of just a few shows, i think she is now taking this on for "as long as it takes".
she is in that mode of being outraged that what she believed in so long is such a lie she wants to shout it from the rooftops, and get people to notice.
Personally I find her very annoying. Listening to her voice is like nails on a chalkboard. She seems to think way too much of herself. Just don't like her. She acted like she was a big deal when she was a Scientologist, now she's proud of the fact that she figured out it was a cult. Like she was the first to do that.
As as far as "exposing" them, what rock have people been living under that they didn't know Scientology is a cult??? Their beliefs and tactics have been documented and publicized for decades.
so i remember in the 70s and 80s kenisalogy ( spelled wrong) was talked about as being demonized and wrong.
for those of you not familiar with the term it was used to describe alternative medical techniques used by some.
these could include massage techniques for healing, acupuncture, cranial sacral , aroma therapy, acupressure, etc etc... so my daughter has been dealing with a very painful condition and western medical has only one solution which is a bad one so we have been searching and using some of these other types of medical treatment along with a couple of others that are unique and would maybe fall under the umbrella of this term.
Lots of JWs I knew are very much into the "alternative" medicine nonsense. There used to be a JW chiropractor here in the Twin Cities that was very popular. My ex-wife and her family were regular patients. He was very big into the homeopathy and muscle testing.
When you are in a group where critical thinking is discouraged, this is the result.
