who would have thought that enough people would raise their hands when the resolution was put before the congregation tonight?
based on the pledges that the publishers put on those little pieces of paper, the congregation is promising the wts that they will send $1,000/month to support the society's building funds.. there is a traditional monthly shortfall of about $100 with the basic monthly bills usually around $1,000.
i didn't raise my hand.
We might wonder at their lack of reasoning ability but the JWs are already trained to be compliant. These are the ones who can't stay at a hotel not on the list for the convention and have to stay indoors for lunch during the intermission.
is it any wonder they meekly comply when the elders suggest giving away the "Kingdom Hall silver"?
i'm not talking about a individual, but a congregation as a whole.. i'm talking about a brother or sister that really hit hard times.. have there ever been an occasion where the brothers (elders).
decided to dip into the kh funds and help one in need????.
example, brother loose his job, get evicted, family of four or.
I know of a pioneer that had trouble making her car payments due to cancer and nobe being able to work. All she needed was a couple of car payments and the loan would be paid off. The elders didnt help her.
a loud get well grace from all of us to you.
everyone, grace has been in and out of the hospital and i'm sure she would love to read your get wells.
we miss you grace:) wish i could post pictures.
Get well soon Grace!
Truthseeker
i think we are already living in the age where there can be no new religions.
we have access to information like never before and anyone claiming revelations of something new and starting a whole new religion can easily be discredited.. christianity and islam may continue to subdivide but i think we've pretty much seen the end of anything new in terms of a new belief system.. .
what are your thoughts on this?.
I was thinking of a new religion on the scale of Islam or Christianity.
i think we are already living in the age where there can be no new religions.
we have access to information like never before and anyone claiming revelations of something new and starting a whole new religion can easily be discredited.. christianity and islam may continue to subdivide but i think we've pretty much seen the end of anything new in terms of a new belief system.. .
what are your thoughts on this?.
I think we are already living in the age where there can be no new religions. We have access to information like never before and anyone claiming revelations of something new and starting a whole new religion can easily be discredited.
Christianity and Islam may continue to subdivide but I think we've pretty much seen the end of anything new in terms of a new belief system.
What are your thoughts on this?
for those who believe there is something to the agenda of the new world order, what do you think about jehovahs witnesses being part of this?.
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do you think the watchtower organization is being monitored by the powers that be to see how compliant they can make their followers?.
Let's say there is something to the agenda of a One World Government.
The Jehovah's Witnesses present the most likely candidate for an organization that can make its members do virtually anything they want.
How do we not know that JWs are being looked at as an example of citizen compliance when the time comes for marshall law or anything else.
for those who believe there is something to the agenda of the new world order, what do you think about jehovahs witnesses being part of this?.
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do you think the watchtower organization is being monitored by the powers that be to see how compliant they can make their followers?.
For those who believe there is something to the agenda of The New World Order, what do you think about Jehovahs Witnesses being part of this?
Do you think the Watchtower Organization is being monitored by the powers that be to see how compliant they can make their followers?
does anyone know what became of the congregation in bonham, texas that went apostate in the 1980s?
didn't they get control of the hall?.
Does anyone know what became of the congregation in Bonham, Texas that went apostate in the 1980s? Didn't they get control of the hall?
[reference: introduction to the literature of the old testament by g. r. driver and the introduction to the literature of the new testament by james moffatt.
these books are over a hundred years old but they should be required reading for anyone interested in this subject.].
meet papias.
Excellent read!
leaving the university with my degree!.
exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.
i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!
Congratulations Billy!!!!
Now you can go on to better things.
Truthseeker
