Posts by Barrold Bonds

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Church of the FSM

by problemaddict 2 in

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guess which my favorite photo is when you scroll down.. http://www.vice.com/read/my-weekend-with-a-surrey-bc-pastafarian-712.

Explanation Of New Bible Translation

by Sofia Lose in

i have been a little troubled with the explanation on the new world translation given during sunday's meeting.

the mag read that with less words the understanding would be more clear, and offered examples where certain texts had 27 words and now only have 19 words and the meaning is clearer.

i am not okay with said explanation.

Barrold Bonds

It's definitely screwed up. I remember looking down on paraphrased translations because they 'dumbed down' the understanding. Now the NWT has done the same thing and everyone loves it.

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New arrangement from C.O.

by Doctor Who in

i think most on here will be familiar with the caller hook up system that many congregations use.

visit about 2 months ago.

during our servant and elders meeting he was talking up the importance of meeting attendance and how we "gods spirit appointed men" must take the lead on making every meeting.

Yeah I saw it around here too. One congregation had probably over half of its publishers listening over the tie-in because of laziness. I went there to give a talk and was surprised at how many people weren't there.

It started happening in my old hall. People starting listening to the tie-in just because. They eventually changed it so you had to be 'approved' to get the tie-in info. They approved the older sick people, which is fair in my opinion.

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May 2, 2014 BOE

by Barrold Bonds in

i'm looking at the may 12, 2014 boe that has more info on the change to kh building, and more importantly, congregations forking over money.

the letter references the march 29, 2014 letter, which i have, but it also references the may 2,2014 letter, which i do not have.

i have the large pdf mega collection but it's not in there.

Barrold Bonds

I'm looking at the May 12, 2014 BOE that has more info on the change to KH building, and more importantly, congregations forking over money. The letter references the March 29, 2014 letter, which I have, but it also references the May 2,2014 letter, which I do not have. I have the large PDF mega collection but it's not in there. Anyone have it?

Thanks!

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German Branch visit talk Mark Sanderson (Parents; don't hinder young children to get baptized)

by Daniel1555 in

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the video streaming of the german branch visit program was excrutiating 3.5 hours long.. i just went to see the last 45 min (part of mark sandersons talk).. i think sanderson is quite a sympathetic speaker and he kind of made a loving impression.. he didn't mention controversial stuff (except for one thing i will come to soon).

he mostly talked about how to find joy, even when life is not easy, and how much the gb loves the rank and file.. one point seemed soooo important to him.

parents and children.

Barrold Bonds

Responding to the OP, the GB does view this as a problem. The churn rate for youth is super super high. One of the best things to do is get them super indoctrinated at a young age.

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Informant-I consent for my relevant medical records to be shared with HLC!

by Atlantis in

from an informant who contacted atlantis:.

.. i consent to my relevant medical records and the details of my condition being shared with.

the emergency contact below and/or with member(s) of the hospital liaison committee.

Barrold Bonds

that's absolutely not a document used by JWs or WT. Looks like that website copy pasted parts of the usual advanced medical directive and added in their own stuff.

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Informant-I consent for my relevant medical records to be shared with HLC!

by Atlantis in

from an informant who contacted atlantis:.

.. i consent to my relevant medical records and the details of my condition being shared with.

the emergency contact below and/or with member(s) of the hospital liaison committee.

Barrold Bonds

dub: This one appears to be for the UK. Curious to see the most recent US versions.

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Who are the people in JW TV videos?

by HappyDad in

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out of curiosity, i have caught a glimpse or two of the "drama" style videos.

are the ones in these televised "dramas" jw's or did they hire actors for the job?

i can't see the average jw being able to do acting as good (if you will call it good) as some of these people.

Barrold Bonds

For videos and photos, they use 'exemplary' people in Bethel and congregations in the area. They actually have files on these Witnesses and they note if one of them is no longer exemplary. If that happens they will replace them in photographs whenever they update the publications. The most notorious publications for this are the Young People Ask books (for obvious reasons).

I'm guessing it's too expensive to do this for videos but I'm sure it would happen if feasible.

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