Forcing its members to go from door to door, or else.
Not allowing its members to interact socially with the rest of the world.
Not allowing its members to get involved in politics. After all, God placed authority in the world so there could be some sort of other.
Discouraging its members from giving time or money to real charities.
did you think these men loved you?
If they did, they had a funny way of showing in. All they wanted to do is snoop in my business while I was growing up.
pioneer hour change is legit.
letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .
elimination of circuit overseers.
• There will be more brothers trained to shoulder the responsibility of oversight when persecution breaks out.
• Instead of having one “Circuit Overseer” assigned to 20 congregations various brothers will be familiar with the needs of different congregations, in order to care for these congregations during the above mentioned difficult times.
• If a select few congregations became isolated for one reason or another, brothers who are already familiar with overseeing the needs of entire congregations would already be available to assist.
Exactly HOW will these CO's assist during persecution? Will they provide safety? Perhaps offer financial help?
not as good as they use too... but then again they are following the lead of the wts.
why bother with fellowship when you can plug everyone into the telephone.. one one hand they are pushing fs, on the other they are making so many changes that several of the elderly are getting depressed, especially ever since the may 1, 2007 qfr.
with the afternoon bs soon yanked, many not allowed to drive at night, and elderships that don't care enough to orchestrate carpools....it is bad..
In 1987 there was a little old sister whom seemed to have no one, other than the brothers in the cong. My husband loved to talk to this elderly sister. One day after the meeting, my husband gave this sister $20. Later, he spoke to the elder who have given him bible study, and told him that it would be nice if the cong. collected a few bucks for this old woman who had no one else and was tight with money. The elder said: 'Absolutely not. Seniors citizens could get help from the city, we don't need to do that.' My husband was crushed.
i guarantee you, if everyone in the united states were allowed to carry a gun on their hip, people would treat each other with alot more respect.. warlock .
Burnthship,
Nonsense? Are you out of your mind? Do you think that the gov is relying on guns to dominate the masses?
i guarantee you, if everyone in the united states were allowed to carry a gun on their hip, people would treat each other with alot more respect.. warlock .
As US citizens we have the right to bear arms. In the beggining that law was provided, not to protect us from each other but to protect us from the newly stablished government, being that in the old world people were oppressed by their rulers, we didn't want this to happen in the new world. But times have changed. Now there's no way people can take on the government if necessary, not even if we all had guns.
a friend writes:.
as a witness, i often wondered why the society spent so much time proving that jehovah disposed of jesus physical body.
who would choose the earthly hope of being confined to a purely physical body on this tiny earth for eternity when we and our loved ones can be like christ, enjoying eternity in both a new heaven and a new earth, where the physical and the spiritual will be connected in a way that is beyond our imagination?
I don't know, but to me is sounds like Jesus was really only talking about a Heavenly resurrection. That's why he said the resurrected are like angels neither marrying nor being given in marriage.
Heyfea
recenly there have reports of sham marriages in church,have there been cases in khs?
I don't think the WT will allow such marriages. To them marriages are final unless there's scriptural reasons to end one.
Heyfea
for me, i think it's that they are 100% intolerant.
even if they are espousing an erroneous view and it is pointed out to them why they are incorrect, you would be "running ahead" if you still did not support the error until they state that a change in viewpoint has been made!
They never make you feel like you're safe. It's always, preach more, study the WTS literature, learn how to present to the public the new magazines. They never focus on the grace of God and that our sins of the past, present and future are all forgiven in the name of Jesus.
Heyfea
this is actually wt's real name.
wt has become actually a social club and nothing more.
jws are in a "religious" club with activities that includes picnics, staying in hotels(assembley) going out for leasure, excursions in the "holy land- brooklyn".
I really never felt any connection with any dub. unless it was for preaching or meeting parts. Socially speaking, I had no friends there.
Heyfea
