Topics Started by Saltheart Foamfollower

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Donating Online
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have just heard that the local needs item next week in the uk is to be about a new arrangement for donating online.

details will be in the september announcements letter due out on sept 3rd.

speculate at will!.
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No meetings memorial week
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the august monthly announcements letter, among other things, says that if a memorial is midweek, there is to be no midweek meeting and if at a weekend, then no weekend meeting.

previously it was only no other meeting on the same day.

is this because so many congregations now share halls that scheduling it has become almost impossible?.
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Broadcasting rebranded?
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had to look at jw broadcasting today (aaaargh) and noticed it has had a bit of a makeover.

it is also now called jehovah's witnesses broadcasting.. sf.
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Affected by assembly
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi - first some context - i have been pimo for about 20 years now and so have been to a lot of assemblies in that time.

last weekend i went to a circuit assembly and for the first time afterwards i was able to talk directly to someone who knows i'm out.

i realised then that although i didn't agree with any teachings (i sat picking holes in the arguements as usual) the experience of being there had affected me - the way of life started feeling normal as did the overall way of viewing the world.
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Try this on a JW
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is not intended to expose wrong teachings etc, just to promote thinking and asking questions.. 1) ask if imperfection and death automatically follow sin.

jw will answer yes.. 2) ask if satan is imperfect then.. 3) sit back and watch them try to work out what the right answer should be.. sf.
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JW Podcast
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. social
2. entertainment
anyone know if there is some problem with jw podcast?

their website is giving me a 404 not found error.. sf.
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Hidden message in current public watchtower
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the current public edition of the watchtower - 2018 issue 1 - is entirely on one theme - is the bible relevant today.

about half of the magazine is on 3 articles on how the bible can be practical.

they are "avoid problems" "resolve difficulties" and "cope successfully".
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Unbelievable KMS example
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been to the kingdom ministry school (for elders) recently and can report that it is mostly the usual mix of cliches and platitudes.

several letters where basically just read through one line at a time.

one point early on though almost made me laugh out loud.
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Simplified study watchtower
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there seems to be some confusion over what is happening with the study edition of the watchtower - i notice it isn't mentioned in the letter to be read out.

if, as seems likely, it is going to be dumbed down even further then i think this could be the first step to shortening the watchtower study (to 30 mins?

) - it is the only meeting not to have been reduced in recent years.
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The forgotten victims in Job
by Saltheart Foamfollower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after todays watchtower, i realised that there was a detail which i'd never noticed before.

sometimes job's children are mentioned, but how many have noticed that job's servants were also killed.

they didn't even have a quantity assigned to them - just treated like property.