Posts by Syme

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In Death lies Glory

by BluePill2 in

i was alone at the new branch construction site in ticuantepe (nicaragua).

everybody had taken off for a weekend assembly in the capital and it was my turn to have watchman duty and guard the site.

we had dogs and i only had to walk around the perimeters and check all the gates and entrances.. suddenly a young boy appeared at the main gate, breathless and visibly nervous.

One of my favourite writers, after discussing how the Sun will die in some 5 billion years, then proceeds to make the following analogy: Since even the Sun itself does die eventually, who are we to want to live forever? (I translated it, he said it better in his native tongue )

The writer suffered from cancer when he wrote that book, and died shortly after. He did not succumb to the easy solution of religion. Until the end he remained a fervent atheist and dialectical materialist.

Thanks again, BluePill.

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Recent refinements / changes in WTS

by Da.Furious in

we had our co visit and on his second talk he mentioned we need to be a pillar and support of the truth.

we can do this by accepting and working with all the changes, refinements and the speed of jehovahs organisation moving forward.. he listed the refinements and changes that occurred in the last couple of years:.

1- study edition of wt - allows the society to use more meaty articles and not worry about non jws understanding them.. 2- public edition of wt and awake.

Syme

Yes, I heard that talk too.

Here's the hypocrite aspect of the talk (and the BORG in general): From the 10 above-mentioned 'refinements', at least 8 of them have to do with the financial difficulties of the Organization, which extend over a period of the past 5-6 years. However, the financial aspect was not stated EVEN ONCE during the talk as a reason for the 'refinement'. Instead, they state some ridiculous pretenses about ''having more time for study'' etc, etc; while even a 5-year-old can see that the main reasons are economic.

It's like the elephant in the room, they all see it, but pretend that there's no elephant.

That is hypocrisy, the definition of it.

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COBE cannot be 80 or more

by fader77 in

a new letter no longer allows an elder to be cobe if hes 80 or more.

Syme

Thanks for the intell, Fader77.

Now, WHY? Why hadn't we thought of it before? (Some of you may have had). Why didn't we realise what the true purpose of those recent WT articles about the ''elderly'' was?

It was right under our noses; we should have noticed it. (again, I believe some of you here will have had noticed it)

The COBE in 'my' cong is 82 years old. He is very intelligent, absolutely no signs of dementia, very serious reader/researcher, very good at organizing and leading; there's absolutely no reason he should be removed from his post.

I *will* feel sorry for the guy, but I hope he will wake up.

I don't know guys, I have a feeling, a hunch, that this particular change is bound to wake lots of Dubs up.

On the other hand, it will be a major blow for many COBEs like the one I mentioned. I'm afraid some may even suffer heart strokes. It is not an exaggeration; some will perish (literally) because of this violent change.

They're just throwing them away like used ,well, things. And they came up with those ridiculous articles about the elderly just to pave the way for this change! It is the essence of Orwellian functioning. It makes me soooo sick

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It is so obviously a lie......now

by snare&racket in

once the spell is broken, one you take a deep fresh breath outisde of the watchtower camp, the amazingly obvious realisation becomes clear.... of course this is a lie, of course this is ridiculous!

you find you have memories of really believing the claims and promises, but it seems like another life, another experience.

it seems so incredibly false once you leave and it is very difficult to belive you even once accepted it!

Syme

Excellent article, snare&racket !

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Hope -And A Conspiracy Confirmed

by metatron in

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http://www.businessinsider.com/buttonwood-one-dollar-one-vote-2014-5.

just because the 'truth" is nonsense doesn't mean i don't hope for a better world.. .

in recent years, there have been a lot of people on the fringes complaining that the western world in particular is ruled by an unaccountable elite.

Syme

Metatron,

What you grasped is correct, but did you need a recent PhD assertion to realise it? It is not news, no news at all.

What you described is not some big secret: it is called CAPITALISM, the economic system on which most countries of the world are based. The economic system that enables a 1% of a given population to thrive on the remaining 99% by exploiting them. And it's no new system, it is some centuries old.

And we don't need any 'conspiracy theories' and New-Age analyses to reveal it; do you know a guy called Karl Marx? He explained them all more than 150 years ago. Everything that is going on in today's world, was thoroughly foretold by Marx in his writings. He was not a prophet, he was a thinker who used the scientific method to explain history and society.

So, if you want to learn deeper how the world's engine works, get over the Cold-war anticommunist propaganda, and read Marx.

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Is It Possible? Are They Retiring To Warwick?

by metatron in

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i'm not making a bold assertion here, just pursuing an idea.

what would have to happen to prove that the watchtower is probably "packing it up", conceding the field, retiring to their new headquarters in senescent peace?.

the dramatic changes we have observed are mostly motivated by money or legal concerns - but not all, as with cutting back on meetings.. you could reasonably have an old guard that still fanatically hopes for armageddon, any day now, while younger men keep their doubts private.

Syme

"The dramatic changes we have observed are mostly motivated by money or legal concerns - but not all, as with cutting back on meetings."

Who said the cutting back on meetings doesn't have to do with economic reasons?

More meetings means more expenses for the KH and more personal expenses for the members to go/return from meetings. This means less contributions in the box.

The cut of book study in 2009 and the just-announced cut on CO-visit meetings is to be viewed in the general consolidation plan that is going on in the last few years. Every organizational change (and not only organizational) in the WT-Land, especially since 2008 (start of world economic crisis), has to do with money. EVERYTHING.

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OMG I'm so happy!!!!

by Julia Orwell in

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yup, the apostate is happy.

i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

Syme

Congrats Julia!

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ELDER BOOK to be HANDED OVER to Min.of Justice (FINLAND)

by RagingBull in

jehovah's witnesses to hand over top-secret manualon friday finland's jehovah's witnesses will give their religious rule book to the minister of justice and the minister of the interior so that it can be inspected to ensure that it's in line with finnish rule of law.

jehovah's witnesses will hand over their secret rule book to the minister of justice, anna-maja henriksson, and the minister of the interior, paivi rasanen.

image: heikki saukkomaa / lehtikuva until now, only senior members of the jehovahs witnesses committee have had access to the congregation's secret book of rules.. the disciplinary activities of the jehovah's witnesses committee have been criticised for violating human rights.. according to anna-maja henriksson, finland's minister of justice, the purpose of the handover is to examine the book and determine whether its rules and regulations run counter to finnish law.. henriksson and interior minister paivi rasanen met on thursday with the leadership of the jehovah's witnesses in helsinki.

Syme

Come on guys, this is good news as it is!

Even without the handwritten notes, the Shepherd book is a *piece of art* in its own right. Let them send a blank copy; no problem. When the minister reads it, I'm sure she'll be shocked and appalled.

I've known and used this book (and the old one) in various occasions (if you know what I mean). Especially the part which describes the judicial procedure, is bound to give the minister the chills. It is Maleus Maleficarum of the 21st century. No handwritten notes are needed. IF it reaches the minister's hands indeed, and she reads it, she will know exactly what to do. But that's a big ''IF'' there: we don't know yet the outcome of this effort. Let's not be too optimistic, the WTS has survived through harsher inquiries.

RagingBull, please keep us posted if and when we have further news :)

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CO Special Meeting with MS & Elders

by Syme in

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when the co visits a cognregation this semester, a special meeting with elders and mss is sceduled tuesday night, right after the normal meeting.

does anyone know what this meeting is about?

this special meeting is held at the beginning of the co-week, and is different from the standard meeting with personnel which is held friday evening.

Syme

When the CO visits a cognregation this semester, a special meeting with elders and MSs is sceduled Tuesday night, right after the normal meeting. Does anyone know what this meeting is about?

This special meeting is held at the beginning of the CO-week, and is different from the standard meeting with personnel which is held Friday evening. Also, it is the first time (as long as I remember) that something like this happens. So, there must be an interesting reason for this.

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JW.ORG signs to be put on all Kingdom Halls! New directive.

by stuckinarut2 in

so i have been told that all kingdom halls are to have a large jw.org sign placed prominently out the front..... can anyone confirm this?.

Syme

Blondie, you quoted some directives which you well know that can easily be discarded and replaced with new ones. In fact, this happens all the time. "This letter to BOE replaces the previous letter of dd/mm/yy. The previous letter should be removed from the cong's archive and be destroyed" ---> This is the most usual opening line of a BOE letter!

So, yes, I think nothing is impossible for the G7; the jw.borg logo in front of KHs is a very possible scenario.

Run away while you still have time...