do you think this could have been an experiment to see how smoothly these events can be processed, and what the reaction is from the rank and file?
it would sure save a lot of money if events like this could replace at least the one day circuit assemblies.
there has to be some recognition that the "flock" is becoming weary and they don't have the funds to be travelling to these events.
kiddingme: you can already email people digital copies of literature and count it as a placement.
as for electronic assemblies, it's a definitely possiblity. i think they might use this hardware for more 'special meetings.' It seems like a waste to install all this stuff and only use it two days a year.
thought i'd start a thread discussing all the scriptures where the watchtower translation committee has taken liberties and abused verses they've translated in the nwt.. worst of all are the numerous places in the christian greek scriptures where 'jehovah' has been inserted where the tetragrammaton or any equivalent of it does not occur in any extant mss and where the context could just as easily mean, or even more likely mean, the identity being spoken of is jesus christ rather than the father.
although in many places out of the 237 in the nt where they have done this the identity is clearly or most probably the father (jehovah) as distinct from the son (jesus), there are dozens of occurrences where this is not the case.. here are a whole lot more scriptures abused by the translators of the nwt, copied from the freeminds website (article written j bowman, scholar):.
adding words.
I'm not surprised at all by that. It's pretty hilarious that we have to use the dumbed down version for everything. Are they preparing a Reference Bible version of this? I ask because I was always 'taught' to use the reference bible for everything as much as possible. This obviously would be a bad idea now since it's all different now.
thought i'd start a thread discussing all the scriptures where the watchtower translation committee has taken liberties and abused verses they've translated in the nwt.. worst of all are the numerous places in the christian greek scriptures where 'jehovah' has been inserted where the tetragrammaton or any equivalent of it does not occur in any extant mss and where the context could just as easily mean, or even more likely mean, the identity being spoken of is jesus christ rather than the father.
although in many places out of the 237 in the nt where they have done this the identity is clearly or most probably the father (jehovah) as distinct from the son (jesus), there are dozens of occurrences where this is not the case.. here are a whole lot more scriptures abused by the translators of the nwt, copied from the freeminds website (article written j bowman, scholar):.
adding words.
so which bible is supposed to be used for meetings and when giving talks ?
update, there is more new light than you can handle.
mother was allowed to attend a special pre-screening broadcast and she was so happy to hear about the new changes and all the light.. .
i won't spoil any of the good-stuff, you have not heard anything dear friends!
bubblegum is literally insane. hth
anyone here interested in splitting up the new bible by books to compare it to the old one and see if there are any significant changes they are hiding in there that weren't announced at the annual meeting today?
it'll be available for dl from jw.org on monday....
wow that's fuckin ugly.
there have been several posts where individuals are asking if it is possible to hack into and watch the agm as it is streamed to the conventions.
i say it is not streamed live like many are assuming, but a recorded download played for the audience.. why?
a live stream has many possible points of failure.
prono, who told you the annual meetings were on fridays? It's been on saturdays for like at least 30 years. if you don't believe me dig through the old watchtowers that contained the notice of the annual meeting. always a saturday. plus i was at bethel for a few years so i've watched a few of these meetings.
hello, .
will anyone be posting live updates via twitter or on jwn during the agm?
cheers, .
no. i don't want to shit up my twitter feed with it.
there have been several posts where individuals are asking if it is possible to hack into and watch the agm as it is streamed to the conventions.
i say it is not streamed live like many are assuming, but a recorded download played for the audience.. why?
a live stream has many possible points of failure.
the annual meeting has for a long time been the first saturday in october at 10am. The first showing is live. the ones after that are replays.
the petition is against the lenient sentence of a probation period proposed by a judge in iowa.. .
the pastor is a brent girouex ( victory fellowship church.
who was found guilty of raping four boys with the excuse that he was "raping away the gay.
interestingly, the idea of 'curing' homosexuality with gay sex is nothing new. it's not right, but it's not like this guy had some brilliant revelation.
hi all so my family had their c.a.
last weekend and my mother dropped this one on me, she'll now be treating me as a df'd person per info she received from a talk at the assembly.
apparently a fader should be treated as "bad association" given the fact they up and left the holy "truth" to splash around in vomit.. .
It's not 'policy' to shun them, but plenty of JWs will stop talking to faders. I don't hear from anyone in the hall except for my family. We don't get invited to parties or anything. There's only one family in the hall that invites us over once in a while. Even though it's obvious their goal is to 'encourage' us, I commend them for not completely ignoring me.
