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  Thoughts on "Our Christian Life and Ministry" meeting

  by Saved_JW in

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  i just watched the sample meeting corresponding to the new release of "our christian life and ministry" and i have a few lingering thoughts.

  1- meeting layout simplified to match level of publishers.

  when i grew up in the watchtower, the only real positive takeaway i have is being forced from a very young age to have the skill for public speaking, this has directly helped me with my confidence and gave me a skillset that is valuable in my current job.

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  I enjoyed reading your thoughts in regards to the "Our Christian Life and Ministry" meeting. I especially liked point no. 2 about subtle propaganda. You are spot on! I remember last year at the International Convention in Detroit, you couldn't walk two feet without seeing "JW.ORG". It was everywhere! Don't even get me started on the iPads and Tablets. The org certainly knows how to push its agenda onto the friends "without saying a word".
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  Are The Governing Body Anointed?

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
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  for any lurkers, i just want to put a thought out there for you.

  like me maybe during your life as a jw the "thing" that causes someone to know if they are anointed was always a bit of mystery, except to those who claimed they knew.

  i had heard it explained to me many ways, and like many things i just said "ok, well thats an answer... i guess".

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  Yes. Just ask them.
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  Theocratic Ministry School . . . is still there AND longer?

  by warehouse in

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  so i made a timeline based on the leaked letter, it is as follows:.

  edit: updated chart with color, because the html version was crap.

  so i know i might be crazy, but is the theocratic school still there, just called apply yourself to field ministry?

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  I'm glad I left the TMS earlier this year when the gettin' was good!
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  No the WT Borg is not closing! That's Wild Dreaming!

  by DwainBowman in

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  no the wt borg is not closing!

  that's wild dreaming!

  they have been changing directions for a while now, and for whatever reasons, what is happening now is a part of that change!

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  Closing? No.

  Reinventing? Yes.

  Reinventing into what? Unsure.
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  My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.

  that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.

  they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.

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  This is all very interesting.
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  My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.

  that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.

  they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.

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  Millions for a structure permit?
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  My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.

  that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.

  they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.

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  I have to question the O.P. just a bit.

  If the building work is done a voluntary basis, how are they running millions of dollars over budget? I understand that building materials have to be purchased, permits have to be pulled, etc. But in most construction projects, the majority of the costs go to paying the workers. The org doesn't really have that problem.

  Did the org hire and outside engineering and architectural consultants to do the designing? Did the org hire larger construction firms to do the big work? Even at that, I have a hard time believing that their building deficits are "in the millions".

  Am I missing something?
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  How the times have changed

  by mynameislame in

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  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/catholic-church-missing-billions-124522003.html.

  catholic churches across the country have high hopes that his (the pope's) stopover will reinvigorate and offer fresh inspiration and spiritual guidance to their congregations.

  but when it comes to the church's approach to receiving donations, its failure to adapt to easy online and mobile payment options means it is missing out on billions of dollars and suffering a "30-year dramatic downward slide," experts warn.

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  Good.
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  Why did you choose Jehovahs Witnesses?

  by vinman in

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  2. experiences

  i'm wondering why ones on this forum initially became jw's.

  if you were born in, why did you make it "your own"?

  if you became one later, what was your draw and driving force?

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  My Name is of No Consequence

  I'm a third generation witness, so I guess the decision was already made for me. Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like to have grown up "normal".
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  What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

  by Funchback in

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  there were many addressed to me.

  for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

  i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

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  My Name is of No Consequence

  When I has a teenager, I was talking to this "worldly" girl. We weren't dating. It turned out that her mother worked with my uber dub elder uncle. When my uncle found out, he told my dad.

  A couple of years later, I was talking to another "worldly" girl. I was not dating her either. We just hung out a few times. Guess what? My uncle worked with her mother too and told on me again!

  Let's just say he is not my favorite uncle. Prick.