angola has banned islam and closed the mosques, saying that it is a sect and counter to the culture of the country.. http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/163865/angola-bans-islam-shuts-down-mosques .
I believe this is an old story that resurfaces every now and then. Now, I may be wrong but if you search the web, you will find the Angolan government denying the same note almost two years ago.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/28/angola-accused-banning-islam-mosques
Like I said, maybe this time it's for real but, I think such a report would have been more spread by renowned agencies and media if it were true.
guess the overlapping generation concept is difficult for most to comprehend.
david spane does his best to explain it again.
the cutoff date for this generation has now moved to 1992 (was once 1935), the year that fred franz died.
i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.
the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .
the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.
around the 39:00 minute mark the focus shifts to a single sister who cannot find a mate.
at the 42:30 minute mark she states "i cannot believe it crossed my mind...to look on jw dating sites".
guess a new unwritten rule is added to the many oral traditions of these pharisees.
Well, it'll be funny how those facebook administrators of groups for single witnesses understand this "new light".
Those of us who speak Spanish are acquainted with a JW fanatic named "José Antonio Gutiérrez García" who has created a thousand JW-related facebook groups.
He's know for sharing pictures, posting rumors and sharing "exclusive news" with his facebook followers.
Well, this guy has created various groups for "single JW" and is very proud of those weddings that have taken place as a result of his dating site.
Now, he's been reported to his own elders in Granada, Spain several times for his conduct (he's quite a case of fanatism) but, I wonder if anyone will report him for disobeying this new rule on dating sites!
Below you can see two captions, one where he proudly announces creating a new group for single JWs who speak portuguese and the other is his actual group in Spanish with 1242 members as of today!
this letter was sent to all congregations in ecuador (south america).. the translation into english of the letter:.
to body ofelders.
subject: publisher who did not report field service time in the second semester of service year.. dear brothers:.
I see a difference with the typical instructions sent every year by this time of the year: The fact that they "have reasons to believe" that the number of publishers was higher and the emphasis put on the instructions to count "twice (or more times)" the publishers that deliver their late field service slips.
Now, if they actually start doing what the letter sent to Poland describes (making lists of inactive ones and sending such data to their respective branches) they might be going too far. Though they would try to mask it as their typical "we intend to provide those people with spiritual help", they would actually be showing their true colors.
Allow me to quote a book entitled "Revisiting Holocaust Representation in the Post-Witness Era" (page 12):
"The Nazis pursued what they called restlose Erfassung, which means a total registering, without loose ends; an expression that connotes also 'all-embracing seizure'. This ambition led to a fanatic policy of counting, making lists and conducting censuses."
If the indoctrinated friends cannot clearly see how similar the Watchtower methods are to those of the Nazis or any other absolutist regime, I don't know if there's any hope for us to rescue them from this shameful organization.
i don't know if they're making similar arrangements in other parts of the world but below you will find the letter (and the translation attempt) they're sending to all the congregations in mexico and central america asking them to modify their september 21 and september 28 service meeting programs.. after watching jackson's gold apple watch and lett's pinky ring one can only assume they are a bunch of brazen, shameless and greedy bastards!.
the letter has already been uploaded at the spanish forum and you can find it if you click here or see the attached picture.. the translation "attempt" is as follows:.
august 1, 2015. to all congregations.
In reply to Gayle:
In Spanish we have a similar forum at extj.com.
As for other sites, many of us have created blogs (which as you know, are not to be relied according to the Study Edition of October 15, 2015) in order to, little by little, spread the word.
Now, although still a developing country, Mexico appears as the 11th place on the list of countries by GDP considering the purchasing power parity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)) and as we know, the Watchtower always "looks before it leaps" (in Spanish we would say "no da un paso sin huarache" or "does not take a step without its sandals on") so...
Regards!
i don't know if they're making similar arrangements in other parts of the world but below you will find the letter (and the translation attempt) they're sending to all the congregations in mexico and central america asking them to modify their september 21 and september 28 service meeting programs.. after watching jackson's gold apple watch and lett's pinky ring one can only assume they are a bunch of brazen, shameless and greedy bastards!.
the letter has already been uploaded at the spanish forum and you can find it if you click here or see the attached picture.. the translation "attempt" is as follows:.
august 1, 2015. to all congregations.
Island Man2 minutes agoIs this service meeting viewing only going to be done in Mexico, or will it be done worldwide. The letter is addressed "to all congregations" and I see no indications from the contents that it is limited to Mexico.
Like I said at first, I'm not aware if this is being done at a worldwide level. Now, the way in which they're asking elders to modify those two weeks of their original Service Meeting arrangements makes me think it could be limited to Mexico.
i don't know if they're making similar arrangements in other parts of the world but below you will find the letter (and the translation attempt) they're sending to all the congregations in mexico and central america asking them to modify their september 21 and september 28 service meeting programs.. after watching jackson's gold apple watch and lett's pinky ring one can only assume they are a bunch of brazen, shameless and greedy bastards!.
the letter has already been uploaded at the spanish forum and you can find it if you click here or see the attached picture.. the translation "attempt" is as follows:.
august 1, 2015. to all congregations.
Now, it is worth noting that only 6 months ago, Robert Luccioni (GB Helper) and the rest of the cast that took part at Mexico's Zone Visit also took advantage of the opportunity to beg for money! (I didn't remember I had shared that situation with the forum as well).
You can read about it here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/170810001/pathetic-manipulation-zone-visit-mexico-branch-central-america
To cut the long story short, they used the following image to accompany an "experience" of an anonymous kid whose savings into a piggy bank were sent "in support of the worldwide work".
Like I said, the "piggy bank" story took place in March 2015, then in May they had the first broadcasting dubbed in Spanish with Stephen Lett groveling for "valuable things" and now this!!!???
I do not wish to bring politics into this but then again, maybe Trump is right when he says he'll build a wall and he'll make Mexico pay for it!
ask them a question can i give return to jehovah brochure to a df person.?
dead silence on other end, then he said uh hold on brother long pause music then ok bro have you discussed this with your local elders answer no.
bro what cong do you attend?
I remember the last time I had to call the service department. "So much love" as you can imagine!
The guy who picked up the phone asked me to provide all of my contact information before even considering what my need was.
When we finished our discussion, I asked him if he could give me his name and he just said "now brother X, as an elder you should probably know we don't do that". Then I said, "sorry, you don't do what exactly?" He replied "you are not supposed to ask for our names".
I remember I recalled Judges 13:17, 18 and could not stop laughing for a while!
i don't know if they're making similar arrangements in other parts of the world but below you will find the letter (and the translation attempt) they're sending to all the congregations in mexico and central america asking them to modify their september 21 and september 28 service meeting programs.. after watching jackson's gold apple watch and lett's pinky ring one can only assume they are a bunch of brazen, shameless and greedy bastards!.
the letter has already been uploaded at the spanish forum and you can find it if you click here or see the attached picture.. the translation "attempt" is as follows:.
august 1, 2015. to all congregations.
Well, the following three examples of "Kingdom Halls" built in poor suburbs of Mexico City clearly show that they actually know where they can "petition" with few people actually complaining.
It's a sad story but, Sir82's example of little "Rosalita" not having supper (vs. Sofia not having an ice-cream) in order to "put Kingdom interests first", is a cruel and harsh reality that many friends in poor countries are actually going through without even noticing!
Makes me wanna puke!http://i.imgur.com/TE40AF8.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/D16Z3l2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vns42EX.jpg
