i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.
i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.
yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.
It's like working for a sales organization where you are rewarded for how many hours you chat on the phone rather than for how many sales you make. It would make more business sense (where the business is selling religion) to reward JWs who get new people to the Kingdom Hall, rather than reward those who record many hours and harass those who record less time.
Mind you, I guess returning a 'converts sheet' showing zero success month after month could get a bit demoralizing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i97qudi-jwe.
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a-19-e 10/15.
Even if you are not a big earner, a month's wages lost plus travel and other costs could amount to £1000. This is a big donation for someone struggling to make ends meet. Don't the rank and file wonder why the proceeds of the sale of the London properties can't fund the build?
Also, if workers are coming and going every month, then it's going to be a logistical nightmare for the project managers adding years to the build time.
would a jehovah's witness ask you, the householder, "does christ dwell in this home?".
i have recently viewed the lady in the van, which was filmed principally in north london.
i am currently reviewing a transcript of alan bennett's play of the same title, looking for the exact quotation (the above may not be verbatim).. also, in the movie's subtitles, the word "curb" is spelled "kerb" in the original transcript.
Whether American or UK English, some of the spelling/pronunciation is strange. 'Ough' is a particularly tricky area for non-native speakers. However, as someone once said, it can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
so again we go to the quality of evidence used by the wt.. you can read the article here - https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no5-2016-october/did-jesus-really-exist/.
you see the wt refer to experts with quotes.
as is usually the case the credentials are not represented, just that they are experts (so take their word).
Very odd. Why issue an unconvincing article to support the existence of Jesus when most JWs and potential converts presumably had no doubt about the historical Jesus being a real person? All this can achieve is sow seeds of doubt where there were none before.
hopefully more financial trouble for them to come in uk !!.
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freddo - this case had already been appealed by the WT. I believe that their only recourse now would be the UK Supreme Court. That would however be expensive (if they lose) and potentially high profile, which I'm sure they would hate. The problem they have though, as Cofty has noted, is that if left unchallenged the current case will establish certain legal precedents, which can then be used by lawyers arguing in future cases. A tricky call then for the WT leadership and legal team.
attending my boys parents evening it was mentiond they were to study the " diary of anne frank".
( he is 10 years old) i pointed out to the teacher that having read the book, in my option the book was not written entirely by anne frank, and i would educate my boy on why i believe this to be so.. in my mind this was a totally reasonable responce by me, but it has resulted in the head-master of the school wanting to meet with me.
i think it wrong that an educational system will i suspect meet with me and presumably suggest my options on the " anne frank diary" constitute hate speech, as nothing could be further from the truth.. freedom of speech is never absolute, but at what point do you think it reasonable and justified?
following the death of susannah jones of the us on 12 may 2016, the oldest person alive today is emma morano of italy.. many years ago i remember my recently converted relative desperately trying to convince me that i too should become a witness because the world was certain to end before the last person who was 15 or older at the outbreak of the first world war had passed away, so time was short if i was to have any hope of reaching paradise etc etc.. i didn't become a witness and, although i know that jw doctrine has changed since then, it's interesting to note that the late ms jones was born on 6 july 1899 so had just reached 15 when ww1 started on 28 july 1914; ms morano was born on 29 november 1914 so was only 14 at the outbreak of war.
there is no one living who was 15 or older at the beginning of ww1.
i wonder if my relative and other zealous witnesses from that period ever reflect on the nonsense they were preaching then?.
Following the death of Susannah Jones of the US on 12 May 2016, the oldest person alive today is Emma Morano of Italy.
Many years ago I remember my recently converted relative desperately trying to convince me that I too should become a Witness because the world was certain to end before the last person who was 15 or older at the outbreak of the First World War had passed away, so time was short if I was to have any hope of reaching paradise etc etc.
I didn't become a Witness and, although I know that JW doctrine has changed since then, it's interesting to note that the late Ms Jones was born on 6 July 1899 so had just reached 15 when WW1 started on 28 July 1914; Ms Morano was born on 29 November 1914 so was only 14 at the outbreak of war. There is no one living who was 15 or older at the beginning of WW1. I wonder if my relative and other zealous Witnesses from that period ever reflect on the nonsense they were preaching then?
it has been extensively reported on the forum that there has been a marked increase in effort over the past two years by the governing body of jehovah's witnesses to encourage an increase in monetary donations.
this has also been accompanied by the stripping of financial capital from the local congregations.
as has also been reported on this forum, this has in all probability been done to facilitate the financing of the vast new hq building project as well as the financing of the shift from a publishing company to becoming an internet based charismatic multimedia company which produces lame pixar/disney animation knock offs while simultaneously parading the governing body's ever expanding waistlines, blingy accoutrements and stupid grins.. meanwhile the financials of the organization remains as murky as ever.
The IRS document: 'Instructions for form 990T' only refer to assets as treated as if sold at fair market value
If the figures are indeed current market value, not cost value, then the fall of some 12% in asset values from 2013 to 2014 (two years for which the graph says actual reported values are used) is interesting. I assume that most of WT's wealth is in property, with some other investments, but S&P indices indicate that commercial property prices were slightly up over the period, while equities showed strong gains. Why WT should see its assets fall by more than $100m is therefore mystifying but one possibility is that a major financial problem hit the WT between September 2013 and August 2014.
been catching up on some jw reading and found a gem in the november study wt in the first article, paragraph #11:.
yet, you might look beyond the obvious and ask yourself, does my child enjoy the ministry or only the breaks?
if you discern that the ministry could be more interesting or more rewarding for your children, set goals with them.
I'm in the UK and a never-in. I don't think I've EVER seen a child as young as the one in the picture doing Field Service. More recently, I've seen quite a few of the trolley carts that are used these days - all staffed by adults only, generally older adults at that.
With the emphasis on child protection in the UK these days, it would be very surprising to see young children going door to door, whether under adult supervision or not.
self explanatory:.
http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/new_reports/aaab3073.pdf.
apologies if this has been previously reported.
A rating of 'Inadequate' is the lowest you can get - puts them comfortably in the bottom 10%.
The summary report reads as if the staff (who are all JWs) are trying their best; unfortunately they are pretty inept and lack training. They are very good at saying prayers though.
