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  Jehovah's Witnesses Mega Halls

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this recently.

  the society owns all the kingdom halls and with desperate need of money, their closing down and selling off properties.

  consolidating congregations seems to be the order of the day.

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  RubaDub

  It's all about control, control, control.

  Sir82 ...

  I would have agreed with you several years ago.

  Now, personally, I think it is the amount of money that we donate.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Mega Halls

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this recently.

  the society owns all the kingdom halls and with desperate need of money, their closing down and selling off properties.

  consolidating congregations seems to be the order of the day.

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  RubaDub

  Being part of a big congregation (if you can really even call it a congregation, at that size) is part of the thrill.

  Spiral ...
  

  Yes, I think the "thrill" has begun or continues down here in South Florida. It's a joke, IMO.

  Mega Churches, here we come.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

  at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

  the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

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  RubaDub

  I just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or DFing from the platform. At least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what I can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when I was a kid).

  At the end of the Service Meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "We have a letter that must be read."

  The "Congregation Servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the KH to the platform. We had these wooden floors and they would make a creaking sound as you would walk. But you could hear a pin drop from a mile away. It was actually eerie.

  Then he would read that so and so has been reproved or DF'd. He would specifically mention the reason, typically fornication.

  Then he would read another paragraph or something and then state the names of the three brothers on the committee (normally the congregation servant, assistant and field service servant or possibly the school servant).

  In any case, he would give the details and dates. Then, he would walk off the platform, again slowly, walk to the back of the KH and it seemed like they would not start the song until he has all the way to the back.

  It was quite the experience. I don't know if other congregations did it the same way but it was quite a dramatic event.

  Rub a Dub
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  Recording judicial matters for the file

  by Fadeaway1962 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi i'm not sure if i remember it correctly but in the mid 2000 onwards i thought matters were recorded by the name bro so &so and the scripture say colossians 3:5 then say "uncleanness" .. which according to jws could mean almost anything of a sexual nature including child abuse ,so people could be hiding behind that .. or have i remembered correctly..

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  RubaDub

  They stopped mentioning ANYTHING related to what a person did from the platform other than "so and so is publicly reproved". This has to go back 40 or more years.

  More recently, perhaps 20 or 25 years ago, they even stopped mentioning whether a person was DF'd or DA'd. It just became that "so and so is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses".

  I know that there were some lawsuits relating to libel about having something publicly read from the platform regarding what a person did in his/her personal life. They then decided to made it a very generic announcement.

  Rub a Dub
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Mega Halls

  by RolRod in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this recently.

  the society owns all the kingdom halls and with desperate need of money, their closing down and selling off properties.

  consolidating congregations seems to be the order of the day.

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  RubaDub

  About 7 or 8 years ago they sold our beautiful assembly hall sitting next to the Everglades (alligators and all) and made us go an hour north to West Palm Beach Florida.

  For all practical purposes, it is a mega church, seating around 5,000 people.

  Rub a Dub
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  Competition between The Watchtower and Awake!

  by dydeonwl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  although the watchtower and awake are companions, but in terms of readers they have strong competition.they are also popular among whole christian community.. check the stats.

  https://tingtopten.com/2020/02/top-10-most-read-christian-magazines-of-2020/.

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  RubaDub

  I remember my grandfather (congregation servant/elder) having old issues stacked chest high in his garage.

  At that time, you were considered more "spiritual" by the number of magazines you ordered each month. I think he got about 20 or so of each issue (20 x 4) for him and my grandmother. They would never place a third of them, especially in the winter months. They would just accumulate.

  He literally had piles of them but was afraid to throw them out, either because he was throwing away spiritual food or fear that the trash man would see them. Maybe in his mind, both. I'm not sure.

  In any case, we had a lot of stuff to throw away when they died. We could have filled half of a dumpster with just unread magazines.

  Rub a Dub
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  Is wifi sensitivity the new chemical sensitivity?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  several of the jws i know have recently graduated/incorporated wifi sensitivity into their (self) diagnosis of chemical sensitivity.

  they seem to be particularly terrified of the new 5g, with some even believing that it's the new 5g that's causing coronavirus in china.

  the fact that even though they maybe able to turn off their own wifi but will still have all the other wifi signals around them doesn't seem to occur to these jws.

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  WTWizard ...

  Excellent points. As I mentioned above, I still would not exceed 4 and a half G's. This is especially the case where children, older people or pets are in the house.

  As 'road to nowhere' mentioned above, an aluminum foil hat could help to reduce the exposure to the radiation. I agree. Perhaps other metallic headgear could also be investigated.

  I think another addition to the portfolio would be underwear with a metallic agent to prevent the 5 G's from direct access to the genitals. Something similar to the protection one gets when having x-rays.

  Again, I would max out at 4 and a half G's and err on the side of safety.

  Rub a Dub
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  Is wifi sensitivity the new chemical sensitivity?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  several of the jws i know have recently graduated/incorporated wifi sensitivity into their (self) diagnosis of chemical sensitivity.

  they seem to be particularly terrified of the new 5g, with some even believing that it's the new 5g that's causing coronavirus in china.

  the fact that even though they maybe able to turn off their own wifi but will still have all the other wifi signals around them doesn't seem to occur to these jws.

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  RubaDub

  Wont an aluminum foil hat help?

  road to nowhere ...

  Point well taken. It is possible. But I am sticking with 4G's until they can prove that 5G's is safe.

  To be safe, I would not exceed 4 and a half G's.

  But that's just me.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  Is wifi sensitivity the new chemical sensitivity?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  several of the jws i know have recently graduated/incorporated wifi sensitivity into their (self) diagnosis of chemical sensitivity.

  they seem to be particularly terrified of the new 5g, with some even believing that it's the new 5g that's causing coronavirus in china.

  the fact that even though they maybe able to turn off their own wifi but will still have all the other wifi signals around them doesn't seem to occur to these jws.

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  RubaDub

  This is in jest, correct?

  tiki ...

  Why do you say that?

  Think of it as putting air into a tire. The tire may be rated for maximum pressure of 4 G's. When you try to put 5 G's into it, there is a risk of explosion.

  If you put too many G's in the air, it can be dangerous. I would certainly be mindful of this if there are children or elderly people in the house or if someone has a sensitivity to G's.

  Rub a Dub
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  2020--02--3 New Letters Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-02-s-147--announcements and reminders.

  https://docdro.id/stpo5fj.

  2020-02-s-126-e--memorial chairman.

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  RubaDub

  As always, thank you so much.

  Rub a Dub