I think that it must have crossed the minds of the Governing Body, to closed down the use of Zoom for congregational meetings, now that Covid is basically over. However I think that they are scared of actually doing it, because I really doubt few would return to the midweek meeting anyway ... and it would be to relieving to have meeting attendance officially much lower.
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The FDS Photoshop
by Vanderhoven7 infor those interested in the latest version of the faithful slave.
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from the february 2024 watchtower .
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The GB just can not accept seeing their own mistakes in judgements, so they re-writes history, waters-down inconvenient truths or gaslights the Brotherhood, to encourage the concept that everything is perfect in the earthly spiritual paradise. But to people who know better, it truly shows how shallow they really are. As a result, its another example of the Governing Body's intellectual dishonesty.
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Have Kingdom Halls ever been used as evacuation centres?
by no-zombie inwhile our attentions has been drawn many times to kingdom halls being used as distribution centres (often distributing government supplied relief goods), during a local disaster.
i can't remember reading or hearing of, kingdom halls being opened to house displaced witnesses during these times.. can any one else?.
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While our attentions has been drawn many times to Kingdom Halls being used as distribution centres (often distributing government supplied relief goods), during a local disaster. I can't remember reading or hearing of, Kingdom Halls being opened to house displaced Witnesses during these times.
Can any one else?
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Who will be killed at Armageddon?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inif the current doctrine is that only baptised witnesses are going to survive and everyone else burns them what about this new update new light that some from before the flood and sodomites will be resurrected?.
but didn’t he mention at the agm something about there is no point jehovah killing them and then resurrecting them again?
it seems they are confused about what they teach and that’s why brother jackson joked about “is this what we used to believe or what we believe now?”.
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The problem that Witnesses have, is that 90% of the teachings from the Governing Body are just interpretations that can change at their whim ... but are believed as Bible doctrine by the Brotherhood.
This being said, who are 'the sheep' and who are 'the goats', as well as trying to work out who has committed the unforgivable sin (that would prevent their resurrection), are best guesses ... at best.
So for a man to stand up in front of 8 million people and say they know 'the truth' about these issues, is beyond all reasonableness and humility, as his stands in God's place by deciding who lives or who dies.
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Will the GB Eventually "observe" Tithing?
by Sea Breeze infound this on fb from the recent losch talk.
time for a new business model?.
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As the world become more technical, the Brotherhood will effectively become poorer and poorer, due to low skilled jobs being automated or the minimum education standard for jobs being raised. Thus the whole issue of generating operating capital, will get harder and harder as time goes on. Young people in particular (the next generation of Witnesses) are just not as financial today as in past generations, with more and more being forced to live with their parents longer because they are unable to care for their own expenses.
So what are the options?
As we have discussed many times here, moving into the digital publishing fully, is a given. The Governing Body could also decide to cut back (or quietly cancel) its mega movie projects and any more new building projects. But I'm sure will not be enough.
They could introduce a two tier JW. site. One with a very basic level of free content (like perhaps the daily text, the month's CLAM workbook and WT study articles) ... and a premium account, like any other worldly streaming service. And when you think about it, who would not pay to see "A day behind the scenes with Geoffrey Jackson" or "Cooking with Kenneth Cook". Really, the potential is endless.
Of course, the Governing Body will never use the word tithe, but I'm sure that in the end, there are more emotional ways to get a similar result.
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Thought on “0 hours” reporting
by FFGhost inso everyone knows the “big news” of this past weekend, no more reporting of hours, placements, return visits, etc.
beginning november 1, jws just tick a box indicating whether they “shared in any form of the ministry during the month”.. so there was a brief comment by a redditor that seems like a brief joke “throwaway comment” but after thinking about it….why not?.
the idea is, what is “any form of the ministry”?
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While I'm not a believer the 'fat gene' theory, after having someone I know literally eating themselves to death, I'm more inclined to view people who are super-super obese (yes that is a medical term) as people who have a mental disorder, and as such should outside of the judicial process.
However, if the Governing Body produced articles will a little more research and depth, they could correctly explain the sin of gluttony through the roman practice of purging while feasting. As the wealthy would vomit a full stomach (sometimes not even privately) to continue eating. From this, it is easy to understand that a Christian practicing shear wantonness, would affront 'the God who gives all things' and those in the congregation who had too little.
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India Bomb Blast Suspect's Claims Are False And Misleading, Say Jehovah's Witnesses
by Tahoe inhttps://www.ibtimes.com/india-bomb-blast-suspects-claims-are-false-misleading-say-jehovahs-witnesses-3717518 .
key points.
three separate blasts ripped through a gathering of jehovah's witnesses last sunday.
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One of the problems not discussed, is the fact that India is a highly religious society with centuries long history of intolerance towards non-Hindu faiths. And while Indian Hindus would like to promote a more stoic or spiritual view of themselves, we only have to remember that over a million people died due to religious violence during the Indian/Pakistan partition of 1947, that Mahatma Gandhi was killed by a nationalist Hindu group (directly because of his tolerant philosophies towards Muslims) and that violence against Christians (and Christian missionaries) still continue.
This being that case, it should be hardly surprising when violence against Jehovah's Witnesses occurs, as it sadly seems to be a more justifiable response to religious conflict, in the minds of some Indians.
Religious violence in itself however is an interesting topic, and while most people would put it down to ignorance and poverty (which would seem to fit in problems of the Indian subcontinent), it more exactly the product of a perceived imbalance of power and a lost of authority. Thus when a person or a group feel like they have been marginalized by another group, then animosity grows ... which sometimes results in violence.
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Thought on “0 hours” reporting
by FFGhost inso everyone knows the “big news” of this past weekend, no more reporting of hours, placements, return visits, etc.
beginning november 1, jws just tick a box indicating whether they “shared in any form of the ministry during the month”.. so there was a brief comment by a redditor that seems like a brief joke “throwaway comment” but after thinking about it….why not?.
the idea is, what is “any form of the ministry”?
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Why I said that the Governing Body only changes things because it benefits them, can be seen in nearly every big change they've made.
For example, why were District conventions reduced in length from 7 to 3 days long? Because attendance was dropping off, and it cost them money to rent these facilities. Why was the Watchtower and Awake magazines shrunk until our letterbox junk mail, are thicker? Because the Organization realized that householders were just throwing them in the bin and they were wasting money. Why do Kingdom Halls have no building insurance? Because the Governing Body, knew that they could save the premiums by getting its free labor force to repair its damaged properties for nothing.
Its just the same pattern now repeating but in organization context. So you can bet the Governing Body hasn't dropped the reporting requirement for nothing ... particularly since its been such a great tool to pressure conformity.
The reasons will manifest themselves in due time, however we may have to wait until next years AGM to see if these changes are part of a trend.
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Thought on “0 hours” reporting
by FFGhost inso everyone knows the “big news” of this past weekend, no more reporting of hours, placements, return visits, etc.
beginning november 1, jws just tick a box indicating whether they “shared in any form of the ministry during the month”.. so there was a brief comment by a redditor that seems like a brief joke “throwaway comment” but after thinking about it….why not?.
the idea is, what is “any form of the ministry”?
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My accountant once said to me ... "the tax department never changes anything, unless there is something in it for them".
That being the case, we can be sure that the Governing Body isn't making these changes to some how lighten our load. No ... it would be to primarily befit themselves.
So I'm going with the ideas of ... saving money by going full digital, and dropping the embarrassing Annual Report.
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If you were to design a new religion?
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inwhat the jw sect has become and is slowly becoming is far more near what i thought could be a good religion based on the bible.. no more counting hours and no more blindly following direction now they admit they are not inspired.. i would like to design a new sect inside the jws.
it has to be kept secret because the elders would not like it.. this new sect involves giving a tick every month or so saying you are still kindof active talking about the bible.. going to meetings occasionally and attending on zoom sometimes.
very rarely go to ministry groups but don’t ever do first call, just say you are doing street work and have a nice walk somewhere maybe the shops or the park.
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ExbethelitenowPIMA, I think that are missing the points I'm trying to make.
You are not going to get a revolution to over-throw the Governing Body's authority in the congregation. Raymond Franz, was our best chance and even he failed to reform the Organization ... and do you have more leverage than him? I think not. No, I don't trust the Governing Body to do the right thing, But I am anticipating that they will change the Faith because they will have too. As It will be a case of change the religion or watch it perish.
However, if you are determined to start some kind of fifth column, you can try ... but I know how it will work out, and it will not be good for those involved.
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