slimboyfat3 hours ago
Paul Gillies is also listed as a GB helper and also known to claim to be anointed. He’s probably disappointed he wasn’t selected to be on the GB
I reckon he, and several of the high profile helpers thought they were next in line, and so did their wives. I wonder if there's some henpecking going on just now, and maybe an interesting dynamic at 'bethel family' breakfast
1. Perhaps there are signs that at least one of the established gb is on his way out of this world.
2. I speculate that there will be some disgruntled gb helpers who thought they were next in line!
2023 will see a big push to get rank and file back to in person meetings and ministry.
they have opened a can of worms with zoom but what they really want is only in extreme illnesses cases can someone use zoom .
the only problem is they want everyone fully vaccinated which means if you didn’t go for your latest booster in the last several months then you are no longer fully vaccinated and just the same as someone who never accepted any shots right from the start.
Indoubtbigtimea day ago
If not the God of the Bible then who was the intelligent designer?
You can believe it was the God of the Bible without having to believe that it was the God of the watchtower! That question is related to '...but where else would we go?'
https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/oslo-og-viken/folk-og-samfunn/tros--og-livssynssamfunn/jehovas-vitner-taper-registrering-som-trossamfunn/.
published december 22, 2022. the state manager in oslo and viken has decided to withdraw jehovah's witnesses registration as a religious community under the religious society act.. .
we sent a notice to jehovah's witnesses about possible loss of registration on october 25 this year.
I just imagine ace watchtower lawyer Philip Brumley will be seen shaking his head, muttering 'See, you should have sent me over there. Those crazy Swedes wouldn't have stood a chance'
elders to meet with meet with regular pioneers asap and review their progress.
announcement.
december 12, 2022. for elders.
For the 'service year report', maybe the bethel number-crunchers will conclude that the 'fine growth' of pioneers in 2022 will be best represented by the peak number instead of the average.
bumped into a former jw friend who since departing has joined a protestant church.. his explanation of the trinity is "think of the congregation service committee in the jw religion, the three people who locally made all of the decisions affecting the congregation.".
three people each with their own personality who individually were seen as the coordinator, the service overseer, and the secretary.
but who made decisions as a combined unit.. so on the midweek meeting it was announced that "the service committee has approved the following..." .
i would belief so but if you can point something out, it can be discussed.. i don’t mean what jw taught in the past that they later realized was not correct and amended.
—unless you think and can show something like that is relevant.. i’ve spoken to a lot of believers from different religions.
i don’t want to bash any religion here under this topic but their beliefs are inconsistent and their reasons are sophistry and made up and grounded on circular reasoning.
It seems inconsistent to tell the world 'We don't shun!' and tell the membership 'You'd better shun!' Does that count?
the watchtower—study edition | january 2023. study article 3. jehovah is helping you to succeed.
how jehovah makes you successful.
13. does jehovah intervene in every situation we face?
Being featured in a watchtower study article is clearly a kind of success attained by only a select few.
That is, if 'Tori' and associates even exist.
maybe society's own lawyers are so bad that they need to hire top notch lawyer's.. funny i thought jehoober would not need any help.. anyway here are the links.
media.
jehovas vitner mistet statsstøtten – vil saksøke staten – vårt land (vl.no).
Philip Brumley is probably looking forward to being flown in as a special adviser or something, if he hasn't been struck off by then.
I sure hope Jurgen Pederson gets his day in court and gets to declare 'This is Unconstitutional!' with some emphatic gestures.
well well am3 made it to norweigian media with hsi rant about religouse persecution.. hereis the link.. share your thoughts.. ble nektet statstøtte: jehovas vitner vurderer juridiske skritt – vårt land (vl.no) .
This is wonderful! Watchtower has put its foot in its mouth, and then shot itself in the foot!
But look! Running the web page through Google Translate reveals this interesting detail:
Should Jehovah's Witnesses lose their registration as a religious organization, they lose the right to claim state subsidies. In addition, their right to marry ends. They are, however, free to practice their religion and their activities independently of a public registration, according to the State Administrator.
(my bold). They would miss having the right to perform weddings, I imagine...?
