after reading about tight pant tony's rant about sisters only marrying ministerial servants lest their marriage will be a failure what anecdotal evidence do you have to support this.
the divorces that i am familiar with in the congregation show me that having priveledges in the congregation do not improve the odds of a better marriage.
i would say about 60% of the divorces had at least one spouse who was a pioneer, elder or ministerial servant.
Does having privileges in the cong mean you will have a successul marriage?
No.
Just ask C.T. Russell, and his wife Maria Frances Ackley. Many "privileged" marriages have failed, or never married because the couple was exposed for premarital fornicating.
If privileged marriages in the org appear to endure longer than other marriages, it is probably due to the fact the privileged couple put on pretenses to keep up appearances so as to protected the beloved privileged status.
who have the program of this zone visit ?.
please send to us!
send a resume ,a synopsis!.
There was nothing new nor interesting said at the 2014 zone visit
other than 'the apostle Paul got stoned once.'
i am starting this thread to discuss the financial points i picked up during the branch visit.. firstly - as an elder we were told that all donations from the event - local and worldwide work were to be sent to the branch.
first of all - could the money-grab be any more obvious given these instructions?
is it even legal to take funds a person gave to a non-profit for one specific purpose (pay the light bill) to allocate them for another (www slush fund)?
There was nothing new nor interesting said at the 2014 zone visit
other than 'the apostle Paul got stoned once.'
so many changes throughout the wt history!.
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is matthew 25:31 concerning after armageddon or during/before?.
1914 - 2014...... 100 Years of Kingdom Rule!
Disclaimer: Matthew 25:31 has not been fulfilled yet because Jesus has not yet sat down on his glorious throne.
He is only stnading right now. The sitting will occur during future Great Tribulation, when the full 144,001 are in heaven.
At that time the Kingdom Clock can be reset so the 1000 Year Reign of Kingdom Rule can begin, again.
Meanwhile, party like it's 2014, because we now been living under 100 Years of Kingdom Rule! We even have a website!
And a cartoon kid with a plane! And Roku!
does anyone one else have a problem with the celebrating '100 years kingdom rule' (1914-2014).
while at the same time teaching that the kingdom will rule for 1000 years?
(rev 20:6).
Maybe that will be one of new WT revised songs: "Doesn't Matter - Eat Your Broccoli"
does anyone one else have a problem with the celebrating '100 years kingdom rule' (1914-2014).
while at the same time teaching that the kingdom will rule for 1000 years?
(rev 20:6).
Does anyone one else have a problem with the celebrating '100 years Kingdom rule' (1914-2014)
while at the same time teaching that the Kingdom will rule for 1000 years? (Rev 20:6)
Can the JW flock not do the math? Or do they have their own explainations for that calculation?
will they "celebrate" 120 yrs... 150 yrs... 200 yrs... ?.
when will it stop?.
the wt now has its organization actually celebrating.
YW, Clarity.
EverApostate, an invisible Armageddon... funny thing is that it is not a far-fetched possibility
within the WT org when considering how they interpret the "invisible parousia" of 1914,
the "invisible resurrection" of 1919, and the "invisible spiritual paradise" of today.
Finkelstein, with the internet and JW.org, the WT is gradually phasing out of "publishing"....
to become "virtual", which is a lot like "invisible"...
will they "celebrate" 120 yrs... 150 yrs... 200 yrs... ?.
when will it stop?.
the wt now has its organization actually celebrating.
It took 100 years to lead them to a 'snake oil' website.
What happens after the new website smell wears off?
P.s. Website based publishing is less expensive than
paper based publishing.
will they "celebrate" 120 yrs... 150 yrs... 200 yrs... ?.
when will it stop?.
the wt now has its organization actually celebrating.
Will they "celebrate" 120 yrs... 150 yrs... 200 yrs... ?
When will it stop?
The WT now has its organization actually celebrating
all the many years of their failed expectations.
Celebrating 100 years of Armageddon NOT coming...
It's like celebrating 100 years NOT winning the lottery.
How can millions of people get so excited about that??
my dad came into the jw's because someone studied the "creation" book with him.
it pains me deeply that he sent me an e-mail recently saying that to keep the peace with my mom, he will stop communicating with me as much as possible.
i should communicate with him only if i have an emergency.. it upsets me to no end, but i cannot do anything or much about it.
@ILoveTTATT:
Where is the misquote?
I'm looking at a hardcopy of ce-E page 15/16, while comparing that with page 81 of the magazine film.
Both appear to match.
