i find it odd that the district overseer today made.
1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.
4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.
I believe the recent changes have been made to root out many closet apostate D.O.s.
I doubt they will actually be reassigned to circuit work. In our area 2 circuits were recently dissolved. This means they have less circuits than before. Most of these guys will be reassigned to a congreagation so they can fade into obscurity. The GB can then excersice more control by sending out thier groomed HQ representatives to all assemblies.
announcement here:.
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http://www.jw.org/en/news/headlines/?v=2552828400#mid702014108.
I guess the GB plans on sticking around on the earth for a little bit.
i note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.
someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?.
i mean, if i were a jw, i'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.
island man...thank you for your comment. If you read the watchtower of last week, for the first time they also mention christ began ruling as king in a limited sense over his anointed followers in 33 CE. I used the index to see if this had ever been said before and found no occurrences. This means they can now completely separate his rule as king from His presence. without admitting they were wrong, they will sat that evidently christs presence is a future event. They have already moved the heavenly reward into the future as we will see in an upcoming article.
i do believe they read apostate sites and even yahoo answers. Posts like yours on yahoo answers helped wake me up. You and others so thoroughly destroy their position, they have no choice but to change it.
i note that they're making reference to this in the upcoming convention programme.
someone has has dropped a bollock here, have they not?.
i mean, if i were a jw, i'd be sitting thinking of all the promises made and broken.
They are rebranding 1914. It will now mark the beginning of Christ ruling in heaven. They will eventually drop 1914 as the date of jesus invisible presence. jesus presence will be moved into the future to coincide with the great tribulation. They will then say that Jesus used his kingly power to select them as the FDS. actually that is exactly what they said in the WT. did you notice there was no mention of Jesus presence in the article?
"a friend of a friend" applied to go to an international convention this year.. they have not heard anything about whether they were accepted or not.. but recently, they received this e-mail:.
brother xxxxx:.
according to our records, you applied and were approved by your body of elders to be a delegate to international conventions outside of the united states, but were not selected.
Oh and drinking wine is allowed in the Kingdom Hall in other countries. Countries with European backgrounds where alcohol isn't a big deal.
"a friend of a friend" applied to go to an international convention this year.. they have not heard anything about whether they were accepted or not.. but recently, they received this e-mail:.
brother xxxxx:.
according to our records, you applied and were approved by your body of elders to be a delegate to international conventions outside of the united states, but were not selected.
I've been to special/international conventions before. They are NOT lame. They are for the JW "elite." I liken them to coorporate retreats. Thanks why only big shots "pioneers, elders, MS and publishers 20+ years in "good standing" are allowed to attend. Your average R&F is not allowed. This is what really led me to wake up. I got to go to less wealthy countries and get awesome food prepared by the local friends. Non stop eating at bethel, kingdom halls and assembly halls. Entertainment by local talented friends. Gift bags. Everything. The only lame part were the tours because the guides were not professionals. "Field service" is a joke. You go out for one hour then meet back for more food, entertainment and "experiences" at the KH.
Its cool to do this in another country, but there is positively no appeal to do this if you already live in the United States. I'm sure the foreigners will love it though.
last night i was watching the secret elder's video about the jw who sleeps with a worldly women and i could not stop laughing.. when i was 17 i thought that all worldly women would sleep with anyone, i remember a beautiful neighbor who i tried to kiss and she just flat out said no.
i tried twice to make out with this girl and i just could not understand why she would not say yes .
she did not have an aquarium.... .
Ihad to read books from pickup artists and other less extreme jerk sources until I found a happy medium that worked for me around women. You get really messed up by not interacting with girls in your adolescent years and you're told in the magazines what spiritual women should want. Then you realize that holding mics, giving talks and counting literature don't turn girls on. You start to get angry. I've seen lots of angry JW males who cannot relate to women. I had to completely deprogram myself from the nonsense I was taught. Then I started having success. I didn't go wild, but I had some fun times. Once you learn what girls like you can enjoy their company even more, because you're no longer frustrated by your inability to turn them on or make them happy. It really boosts self esteem. I feel bad for people trapped in sexless mariages.
This one brother asked me if you should kiss before engagement. I told him if you don't kiss her before then she should dump you. If she doesn't dump you, be careful. If a girl doesn't want to rip your clothes off before marriage you shouldn't get married.
"a friend of a friend" applied to go to an international convention this year.. they have not heard anything about whether they were accepted or not.. but recently, they received this e-mail:.
brother xxxxx:.
according to our records, you applied and were approved by your body of elders to be a delegate to international conventions outside of the united states, but were not selected.
mi first prophecy:.
friday afternoon: 4:20 teach your children to love gods kingdom!
new book/brochure for children based on the articles "teach your children" (appeared in watchtower public edition).
Regional convention terminology and headquarters representative terminology is effective immediately. the new circuit assembly arrangement is effective next service year.
this is the last boe we will be able to provide.
our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.
we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.
Tell him to open a paypal account. I would love to donate.
