Regarding the recommended apologies a couple pages back.........Those would be fantastic apologies but of course they won't happen. When I was exiting years ago I brought up a similar idea to an elder who had been at bethel for years. He said, 'the society wouldn't be able to make an apology like that because they would lose respect '. To which I said I felt the opposite was true.
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Geoffrey Jackson goatiegate Part 2
by Tahoe infrom ske graduation this past weekend.
(sent from a pimi).
from ske on zoom: .
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A Modest proposal to solve the 1914 problem
by r51785 inthroughout watchtower history dates have been a problem.
the usual solution for failed prophetic dates has been to kick the can down the road.
this needs to be done with 1914. the generation that will never pass away is now 110 years old and therefore is past its useful life span.
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LeeMerk
All this chronology is messy. All they have to do is say the last days are a period of time. A time that started in 33 at Pentecost. The Church age or Age of Grace. In their case, they can call it the Period of Undeserved Kindness. 😆
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General Amnesty For Disfellowshipped
by NotFormer infuture gb: "please come back!
all is forgiven!".
would it work?
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LeeMerk
I am thinking that is true Vidiot
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Geoffrey Jackson goatiegate Part 2
by Tahoe infrom ske graduation this past weekend.
(sent from a pimi).
from ske on zoom: .
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LeeMerk
We can only hope it opens minds for alot of people. The beard ban was always non essential to being a Christian. A major overstep and distraction like many other rules.
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Geoffrey Jackson goatiegate Part 2
by Tahoe infrom ske graduation this past weekend.
(sent from a pimi).
from ske on zoom: .
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LeeMerk
Complain when we couldn't have facial hair, complain and make fun when it is allowed. This group is not reformable apparently.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
by Simon inuh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
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Geoffrey Jackson goatiegate Part 2
by Tahoe infrom ske graduation this past weekend.
(sent from a pimi).
from ske on zoom: .
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LeeMerk
Why call this goatiegate? Was there a crime?
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Even with recent changes it’s a struggle to get people to attend
by hoser inthe kingdom hall is still empty.
even with amalgamation of 2 congregations.
the elders are handling the microphones and there was only one comment from zoom at the watchtower.
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LeeMerk
Yeah, I'm skeptical about all the empty halls also. Maybe in some places but not in others. The hall by me seems to have a full parking lot when I drive by. They did get rid of one of the old buildings in the area but they still have a few congregations they just meet in one hall. That seems like a good move honestly.
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Essential Beliefs
by LeeMerk inif the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.
they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".
a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.
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LeeMerk
They want almost completely mainstream…
…and shattered into a bazillion pieces.I don't know. It looks like there were splinter groups who wanted to stay non trinitarian but the group seems to have gone from around 100,000 to 66,000 or so. But that's with the core belief about who God is! That's a huge change.
The changes I am talking about are much smaller.
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Essential Beliefs
by LeeMerk inif the watchtower really wants to move more mainstream they need to take a lesson from evangelicals in the united states.
they seem to say there are "essential beliefs".
a handful of core beliefs that are necessary to be considered true christians.
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LeeMerk
What the WCG did seems like a bigger pull off in a way doesn't it? Didn't they go Trinitarian?