Here's a shot from the Detroit convention jumbotron. The speakers were all shown on the jumbotron/scoreboard so everyone could see them. On both sides JW.org was plastered.
kneehighmiah
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Expect more Crazy as JW.ORG trims the fat and fills the coffers.
by donuthole inwhen rutherford assumed the presidency of the watchtower society he instituted series of sweeping changes to the teachings and practices of the bible students.
some of these changes were at complete odds with what had been taught previously.
a key example was the elevation of the watchtower society as "god's visible organization on earth".
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Five Jehovahs Witnesses traveling to convention feared to have drowned. Western Region, Ghana
by Sol Reform infive jehovahs witnesses traveling to convention feared to have drowned.
western region, ghana.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/ghanahomepage/newsarchive/artikel.php?id=312004&comment=0#com.
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kneehighmiah
This is upsetting. Of course the branch will do nothing to compensate the families. one woman and 4 children. this is the result of blind obedience. Crossing the river at flood stage? It's too dangerous to even search for the bodies. They never stood a chance.
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Expect more Crazy as JW.ORG trims the fat and fills the coffers.
by donuthole inwhen rutherford assumed the presidency of the watchtower society he instituted series of sweeping changes to the teachings and practices of the bible students.
some of these changes were at complete odds with what had been taught previously.
a key example was the elevation of the watchtower society as "god's visible organization on earth".
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kneehighmiah
Maybe that's the reason for the cash and property grab. They are about to do a massive rebranding that will cost them tons of followers short term, with the hope that they can have long term growth. New bible, last memorial nonsense, shorter conventions, no more DO, less meetings, rapture for the 144k, FDS teaching revision, 16 page wt and awakes. All in a 2 year period. What's next? Hopefully something that makes my family and friends leave.
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New Tract for August 2014 - Scan
by BluesBrother inif someone has done this before , i apologise but this was new to me.....struck me as strange that nowadays, the answers to life's problems are found on the internet .
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kneehighmiah
Why was Google not one of the choices on the front cover?
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Atlanta Int Convention 2014:The Big Party. Does this look like WT believes Armageddon is coming "soon"?
by AndDontCallMeShirley inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=potrr2qxhue.
.. if armageddon is "imminent", why is wt focused on sight-seeing, entertainment, travel, etc.
instead of preaching and saving people??.
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kneehighmiah
Add new Orleans to the list of desperate cities that got conventions.
Magnum, as part of my journey out I'm trying to learn more about the experiences of the pre-75 generation half a lifetime ago. My parents were post 75 so they can't help.
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Getting kicked out.
by bobert insometime this week.
my parents are getting a lot of heat from the congregation, and tension in my house was already super high.
i know it's inevitable.
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kneehighmiah
Are you an adult? If you're a minor you should seek legal advice. If you're not causing problems I'm sure they cannot kick you out just because you don't want to follow their religion. Remember you have freedom to choose your religion. It's a basic human right.
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What have Jehovah's Witnesses copied from the Mormons
by konceptual99 inhave jws pinched anything other than family worship from the mormons?.
could we see jws implement a type of meeting structure similar to the mormons to try and engage different ages in different ways?.
could we ever see a jw feel free to do anything like...?.
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kneehighmiah
Hey Searcher maybe the governing body will give you a cut of their profits since they stole your ideas.
The LDS have a surefire way of keeping track of who in the flock contributes financially and who doesn't, thanks to the tithing.
Since Brooklyn/Warwick would never try to introduce such a draconian and unscriptural money-grabbing scheme, they are left with the dilemma as to how to shame those who are not donating, because contributing is done anonymously.
One possible scenario is that contribution boxes could be removed totally from Kingdom Halls and the publishers issued with banking mandate forms which authorise a certain payment monthly to the Org - purely to save on the hassle of counting the money every week, the administration, and the efficiency of having it all done electronically of course!!
Oh, oh - have I just given them an idea on how to fleece more efficiently?
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Atlanta Int Convention 2014:The Big Party. Does this look like WT believes Armageddon is coming "soon"?
by AndDontCallMeShirley inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=potrr2qxhue.
.. if armageddon is "imminent", why is wt focused on sight-seeing, entertainment, travel, etc.
instead of preaching and saving people??.
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kneehighmiah
Magnum and ADCMS I feel like the governing body are just figureheads, mascots. The real bosses are the greedy corporation presidents. Would anyone trust Anthony Morris, Sam herd or Lett to run their business what business experience do those guys have? They were just bethel and circuit slaves. The real bosses are cutting deals with cities, grabbing money from congregations, hiring "worldly" production companies to make slick marketing videos, promoting their website etc. it's no wonder they want to fire dinosaurs like Fred Franz and Milton G and are booting DOs and old people. They need to make being a JW cool. The website shows young adults traveling the world to preach and cool stuff They're are almost taking a page out of the us army and navy recruitment playBook. I'M not surprised that the focus is not on spiritual things but on having the time of your life. It's a different org. I think it will backfire though. It's hard to be totalitarian and secular at the same time. Just ask the Soviets. The org was founded on the belief that Armageddon was imminent. Once people stop believing that, what do they have left besides the social aspect?
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Atlanta Int Convention 2014:The Big Party. Does this look like WT believes Armageddon is coming "soon"?
by AndDontCallMeShirley inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=potrr2qxhue.
.. if armageddon is "imminent", why is wt focused on sight-seeing, entertainment, travel, etc.
instead of preaching and saving people??.
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kneehighmiah
Magnum this is for congregations only. A couple months ago I posted audio only of the Detroit international convention video that was shown during local needs. the video was shot in the same exact format. It highlighted how great Detroit was and how the governing body cares about our cars. It emphasized that Detroit is safe. It featured shots of Ford Field, and showed a group of pretend delegates arriving at the convention and using all the facilities ammenities. These videos are only for the congregations and were not meant to be posted to social media sites like YouTube. it was posted without authorization. the purpose of these videos is to encourage friends to listen obey and be blessed. They are catching a lot of flak from friends who don't want to attend conventions in dangerous cities like Detroit, or who think the governing body's instructions on public transportation use are patently absurd. They are trying to hype up the conventions to the witnesses. worldly people don't give a a flying you know what about the convention.
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Atlanta Int Convention 2014:The Big Party. Does this look like WT believes Armageddon is coming "soon"?
by AndDontCallMeShirley inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=potrr2qxhue.
.. if armageddon is "imminent", why is wt focused on sight-seeing, entertainment, travel, etc.
instead of preaching and saving people??.
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kneehighmiah
The video was likely for congregations only. The organization will remove any material they haven't authorized for the public. trust me the video is 100% goverming body approved.