Posts by Separation of Powers

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Conversation with a “Genius" JW

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

this is a real conversation i had with a jw friend last night.

several times previously he claimed to be a certified genius, having supposedly passed the mensa test.... .

me: so what do you think about jws condoning the idea that dinosaurs could have lived with humans?.

What could you have been if you were never a JW?

by minimus in

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oh, the possibilities!

there is a lot of wasted talent.

Separation of Powers

There is a nice zen koan that has helped me put the "what ifs" out of my mind.

It is the story of a tortoise who asks a guru about his path. The guru says, "you must remember, you are not ONE person, you are THREE. The FIRST you, is the you of the past. The you that sometimes embarrasses you. The you that has made mistakes and some of them awful. But, along with the mistakes there has been accomplishments as well. It is the you that has brought you to the PRESENT you. The you, you are now. The you that must make decisions for the now, for the present. He cannot reach back to the past you. The past you is gone. The decisions that he made can not be undone because you are the result of THAT you.

What about the third me? What is he?

He is you in the FUTURE. The PRESENT you will have a large impact on the FUTURE you. So, forget your PAST you and build to make your FUTURE you what you would like to be in the PRESENT."

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Preaching... a requirement for baptism?

by StarTrekAngel in

so i have been doing some reading lately.

i have yet to bump into the text that show that preaching is a requirement to qualify for baptism.

in fact, i have read more paragraphs that say otherwise.

Separation of Powers

Look in the Our Ministry (Organization book) under the steps to get baptized......you will probably find what you are looking for....I think there is an expression like "No doubt you will want to share what you learn....."

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40,000 new kingdom halls needed

by sowhatnow in

not sure where to post this, but the other day my jw mom says to me, 'the number is increasing they announced that we need 40,000 new kingdom halls'.

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ok, who else has heard this, and how should i respond, other than to say well your cong is smaller now than it was 15 years ago..... where your growth?.

Separation of Powers

I agree with gda......gotta take advantage of the increase in real estate holdings and profit

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40,000 new kingdom halls needed

by sowhatnow in

not sure where to post this, but the other day my jw mom says to me, 'the number is increasing they announced that we need 40,000 new kingdom halls'.

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ok, who else has heard this, and how should i respond, other than to say well your cong is smaller now than it was 15 years ago..... where your growth?.

Separation of Powers

Its 144,000...duh

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Mom says, "CO says there's only 15 years left!"

by Separation of Powers in

i don't typically hear from my mom often, but i tell you, over the past couple of weeks, i have heard from her several times.

you heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical jw fashion mind you, says:.

"you know, you should really get back to meetings.

Separation of Powers

Well, it just keeps getting better! I don't typically hear from my mom often, but I tell you, over the past couple of weeks, I have heard from her several times. You heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical JW fashion mind you, says:

"You know, you should really get back to meetings. The kids need it. This system is only getting worse. When the CO was here, he said that 'we believe that the system can't go on more than 15 years! and you know how fast time goes by. That means the kids won't even get to be ?? (ages hidden to protect the innocent) before the end of the system."

Needless to say, I actually started to laugh....I shouldn't have said it, but I sarcastically said, "Are you kidding me Mom? Back in the late 60's, dad used to question taking us to the dentist because the end was right around the corner. THAT kind of crap aint gonna happen to my kids because the "end is SOOO close!"

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GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

by Separation of Powers in

my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

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I think the post about the efforts of the Mormon church to get ahead of the coming legislation on gays may have some bearing on tax-exempt status.......the masses are murmuring and soon government will have to force the hand of those that blatantly exclude or discriminate, religious or not.....So, how do you force the hand? You pry it open and take out the crumpled dollars!

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Some screenshots from new KH meeting!

by pixel in

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they just put up a link to watch a replay of the "new kh meeting", here some screenshots.. .

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I think it is absolutely beautiful. Like the temple of old, it beckons to the believer.....or dental patient, bank customer, or pai gow player!

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Unity or Uniformity?

by stuckinarut2 in

the feb 2015 broadcast finishes with a stupid "reminder" to remain united in worship etc.... the real definition of witness life though should be : uniformity!.

there is no room for individuality....there is no room for anything except complete mindless adherence to whatever the 7 in power dictate!.

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Separation of Powers

the BORG exists on uniformity.....

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Is this what they are up to?

by Pistoff in

1. the meeting notes (which seem to be genuine, several sources now) for the ldc roll out talk about the need for 500, yes, 500 new halls.. 2. they are not interested in what property is available, but instead what is 'optimal', and are training couples to search for 'optimal' property.. 3. if the buildings did not have a sign that said jw .org (i refuse to give them a free link) and kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses, you could not tell it from a small bank or office building, just check the pictures.. .

this makes me think that a) they either need to build and sell commercial property very quickly, or they just want to build and sell commercial property very quickly.. .

think about this: to build a kingdom hall (church), you need a variance, whether commercial or residential.. i predict they will put these in primarily commercial locations, ie, 'optimal' locations.. .

Separation of Powers

The ORG is experiencing in the US the same thing that other industrialized nations are experiencing, namely, an abandonment of rural living by succeeding generations. I would imagine that many rural halls are sparsely filled and probably with older witnesses. The young are moving to larger cities in droves and this is making many of the rural properties available to sell.

This is just an assumption, mind you. But, although I wasnt part of the privileged few that were invited to this once in a lifetime "historical" meeting, I did hear that many of the "needed" halls were in large metropolitan areas. So, it appears my reasoning may be sound.

If this is the case, expect that, as some have said, these smaller rural groups will start using grange halls and VFW buildings with piped-in ORG based programming and their halls will be sold off. This makes perfect sense from a financial perspective.

We shall see.......