Posts by Saltheart Foamfollower

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January 19, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS IN WALES Re: Prerecorded Memorial and Special Talk 2017 - Welsh

by wifibandit in

january 19, 2017 to all bodies of elders in wales re: prerecorded memorial and special talk 2017 - welsh.

Saltheart Foamfollower

Similar letters have been released for Scottish Gaelic, Somali and British Sign Language

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help me think like an elder

by Homer notsimpson in

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ok guys, i have been tasked to ask for your opinions regarding this case.. and be honest.

my brother sexted a girl a little over a year ago, they never dated, and she got mad at him.... she got engaged and the engagement ended in august.. she attempted suicide, then talked to the elders an told him she was gonna tell on him too, now that was in august, the sister told my brother that since she didn't know his hall they couldn't do anything.. we found that doesn't seem right, so hes been freaking out, but ita now two days away from 2017 and the elders haven't speaked to him yet.. why could that be?

could they give him all this time to confess?

Saltheart Foamfollower

"think like an elder" - isn't that an oxymoron?

Seriously though, as an elder, my advice would definitely be to deny everything - the burden of proof is on them. Unfortunately this is also true in child abuse cases.

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Possible new light on 70 years

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

i may be reading more into this than is there, but here is what i've spotted from today's watchtower study (oct 2016 study edition) page 14 paragraph 8. concerning daniel it says "thus, some 70 years after his arrival in babylon, he was still known by his hebrew name" referring to an event in the first year of darius ie 539/538 bce.

however, according to the wtbts chronology daniel went to babylon in 617 bce - more like 80 years earlier.

could this (finally) be a step towards ditching 607?.

Saltheart Foamfollower

I may be reading more into this than is there, but here is what I've spotted from today's watchtower study (Oct 2016 study edition) page 14 paragraph 8. Concerning Daniel it says "Thus, some 70 years after his arrival in Babylon, he was still known by his Hebrew name" referring to an event in the first year of Darius ie 539/538 BCE. However, according to the WTBTS chronology Daniel went to Babylon in 617 BCE - more like 80 years earlier. Could this (finally) be a step towards ditching 607?

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GB member Geoffrey Jackson going apostate

by darkspilver in

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yes, it's true, geoffrey jackson, the cleverest member of the governing body, is going apostate.. he's already written two scholarly books, the question is .... when is his third book going to be released!!.....

desirousofchange: "faded" is definitely only an "apostate" term.

i don't know of it being used by wt publications or "in the dark" jwsberrygerry: geoff jackson used it during the arc..

Saltheart Foamfollower

He was also seen in a video about the new song book shown at the Annual Meeting which was probably recorded fairly recently.

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Update on U.S. Local Design/Construction Arrangement—November 2016

by wifibandit in

update on u.s. local design/construction arrangement—november 2016 video will be considered the week of november 7, 2016. english and spanish.

Saltheart Foamfollower

Isn't it about time they renamed themselves "The Watchtower Building and Tract (of land) Society"?

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To beard or not to beard...

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

...that is the question our circuit overseer asked the elders.

to elaborate, the agenda for the co meeting with the elders had an item about the "beard paragraph" (sept watchtower p21 para 17) which i assumed would be an instruction to not use any with beards on the platform.

instead he genuinely wanted to know if we would recommend a brother if he had a beard but everything else was ok. he kept pressing until he got 100% saying yes - a beard isn't a problem.

Saltheart Foamfollower

All or nothing - I am in the UK (I don't want to be any more specific than that)

Maybe the GB are preparing the way to invite Cedars to join them

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To beard or not to beard...

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

...that is the question our circuit overseer asked the elders.

to elaborate, the agenda for the co meeting with the elders had an item about the "beard paragraph" (sept watchtower p21 para 17) which i assumed would be an instruction to not use any with beards on the platform.

instead he genuinely wanted to know if we would recommend a brother if he had a beard but everything else was ok. he kept pressing until he got 100% saying yes - a beard isn't a problem.

Saltheart Foamfollower

The funny thing is that he is a recent CO and is the most extreme example of a "company man" I have come across. It may just be that he has been directed to do this and that the beard restriction will be relaxed eventually. The point in the paragraph which he highlighted was where it says "In fact, some appointed brothers have beards" and said it is the first time that has ever appeared in print.

Also, of course I didn't mean to restrict the discussion to elders - not many of us here!

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To beard or not to beard...

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

...that is the question our circuit overseer asked the elders.

to elaborate, the agenda for the co meeting with the elders had an item about the "beard paragraph" (sept watchtower p21 para 17) which i assumed would be an instruction to not use any with beards on the platform.

instead he genuinely wanted to know if we would recommend a brother if he had a beard but everything else was ok. he kept pressing until he got 100% saying yes - a beard isn't a problem.

Saltheart Foamfollower

...that is the question our circuit overseer asked the elders. To elaborate, the agenda for the co meeting with the elders had an item about the "beard paragraph" (Sept watchtower p21 para 17) which I assumed would be an instruction to not use any with beards on the platform. Instead he genuinely wanted to know if we would recommend a brother if he had a beard but everything else was OK. He kept pressing until he got 100% saying yes - a beard isn't a problem. He seemed to be recording the results as he visits different congregations.

Any other elders had this? Or is he just just doing it for himself?

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