there was a 50 year gap between the failed dates of 1925 and 1975.. memories fade, people die, and who cares what was said 50 years ago.. most jw's now in the religion werent there when 1975 was a thing.
even my mother who was baptized in 1974 who i do remember speaking about it back in the day, can barely remember what the fuss was about.
for active jw's who are doing all there studying online now, its practically impossible to find any wt contemporary reference to 1975.. i read recently (sorry i cant source it right now) that at the time, even watchtower may have taken the view that even if they knew 1975 was wrong, the short term gains would far outstrip those who left leading to an overall net gain so it was a risk worth taking.
They would need a scholarly type like Franz to get back into the date business. They do not have anyone like that now.
Franz could discuss dates, times, half times, weeks of years and various historical events, blend them together, and "prove" to you that your birth date hadn't happened yet.
And then you would nod your head in agreement.
There have definitely been some changes here over the years. I am on year 19.
The more things change, the more they remain the same. I am still considered an Ass here.
To me, the "Org" has gotten less interesting
millie ...
I agree. I think the Borg is on the slow end of the news cycle.
Major topics now include a GB member criticizing tight pants, buying scotch and another GB member contorting his face.
Having another Rutherford or Franz around would provide more content.
CNN vs FOX news
eyeuse ....
Things are now just in a more biblical context. When you mention CNN and Fox news, just think of sheep and goats.
so as things are now opening up and food never ran out, i've been dipping into our emergency supplies.
they say that spam doesn't have a shelf-life, it has a half-life, but i kind of wanted to see if it was like i remembered as a kid.. as it turns out spam fritters are as delicious as i remember, probably better ('cause i did fancy ones).
i used this recipe and they were glorious.
I have not been to Hawaii (bucket list item) but have heard that Spam is very popular there. It seems to have become popular in WWII when other meats were difficult to get there. Now they have dozens of different ways to prepare it.
My wife won't eat it but I occasionally buy a tin of it and have slices for breakfast. Really good. It makes me think of my father when he would buy it and we would have it on a Sunday morning.
When I am writing this it is Sunday morning, 8AM EDT, wife is still sleeping. I am going to the store and buy a tin. I'll slice it, fry it and put a runny, half-cooked (sunny side up) egg on top. Just the way he always ate it.
My wife can have her Cheerios, Special K or something else.
i don't remember disfellowshippings happening very often and announcements about being re instated but i think i remember that we used to clap hands if someone came back after being disfellowshipped.
but then i think clapping wasn't allowed.
am i correct in my recollections?.
I and others have commented on this numerous times.
At one time, many years ago, everyone clapped.
The whole thing changed in the 1980's, early 1990's (?) or so when there seemed to be a lot of people who would commit adultery with someone else in the congregation, get DF'd, remarry, then get reinstated a year or so later.
The "innocent" person(s) may still be in the congregation when the reinstatement was read, people clapped and later everyone went over to hug and kiss the ones reinstated.
Obviously, no matter how you look at things, not a happy situation. The order from the top was to stop the clapping in respect of the innocent party(s).
after further review and thought, i really don't see how removing a monument or statue that may be truly offensive to a large group of people is in some way rewriting history.. i think of germany or other parts of europe.
you don't see swastikas on buildings or statues of hitler or mussolini or other upper level generals in public.
would it be good for a person (think jewish) to drive around a city and see hitler in a public park, even though it is "historical?
What about Egypt? It’s full of ancient monuments built with slavery. Shall we tear down the pyramids?
2+2=5 ...
Unless they put in air conditioning, better lighting and make the walkways taller, they can do whatever they want to do with them. If you're taller than a 10 year old kid, you will come out with parts of your head bleeding.
I forget which one we were in, but it was the most wasted $30 ($15 x 2) of my life.
On the other hand, if you are in one of the little hotels there in Giza with a good view of the pyramids from the rooftops, the light show every night is pretty cool while having a beer or three.
on tuesday, the george floyd funeral took place.. "on wednesday, texas reported its highest single-day increase in diagnoses since the start of the pandemic, with 2,504 new cases, more than twice as many reported the previous day.
" source, newsweek.com.
just my unprofessional take -- some 30 to 40 percent of attendees did not wear masks.. check for yourself, snippets of video footage, george floyd funeral..
but how many people will he infect and possibly kill before he himself keels over?
sir82 ...
Hopefully none.
But maybe he will agree to donate what is still left of his lungs for research purposes after they turn off the respirator.
the point of the letter was how many are feeling disappointed these days.. no circuit assembly, convention, how we can't fellowship at the k.h.
disappointed we might have had a love one die, etc etc.
he then goes on to write about how disappointed jehovah must have felt when his first human creation rebelled.
I feel happified.
on tuesday, the george floyd funeral took place.. "on wednesday, texas reported its highest single-day increase in diagnoses since the start of the pandemic, with 2,504 new cases, more than twice as many reported the previous day.
" source, newsweek.com.
just my unprofessional take -- some 30 to 40 percent of attendees did not wear masks.. check for yourself, snippets of video footage, george floyd funeral..
I refuse to wear a damned mask the rest of my life.
@FedUpJW ...
I say go for it.
