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  TV.JW.Org - Streamed to KHs via the New Projectors

  by passwordprotected in

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  i read here recently that the khs are being instructed to buy and install projector systems.. now that we've seen the launch of of tv.jw.org we can fully expect public talks to - on a monthly basis at least - be replaced by content streamed from the site to the screens in khs.. .

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  Ah! That could be a reason why the Kingdom Hall I go to got new flat screen tv's not long ago. The only thing it currently displays is the yearly bible text
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  The "Good Cop/Bad Cop" Alternating GB Theory

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  I agree with this theory and have thought something similar. "Bad GB" have a full on plan ready and more power. I do believe that the current GB does have a plan that is now being played out with all these changes. The internet has changed the game since information is so easy to spread and with numerous websites that challenge JW teachings, they are stepping up their game. Plus, the selling and buying new property, new logo, all well thought out. They're moving things in a new direction.
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  Everyone asked to take their literature back to the KH?

  by MrMonroe in

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  2. beliefs

  may be bullshit or just confusion, but here's a post at a facebook ex-jw page:.

  "so last night i performed one of my occasional meeting attendances, and whilst watching the kids and planning my exit strategy in the event of a walking dead style zombie outbreak, i think i heard them read a letter saying that the brothers are now to destroy all old literature in their possession if it's in bad condition, or return it to the elders if it's in good condition, but you can no longer keep any old literature... hmmm".

  anyone know anything about this letter?

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  there was a letter read not long about the literature except it asked to return any extra literature in good condition back to with Kingdom Halls to use in field service and such. Nothing about destroying old literature, though they did say some of the books will be revised and update in the future.
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  Debating JW's

  by will brooks in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi,.

  i'm new in this forum and it seems from a quick recce that jw's give this site a miss?

  is there a site that jw's use - other than their official one which is restricted to active jw's?.

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  Jwtalk is where all the JW's go but that site is like a fortress, heavily guarded and monitored against any negativity or criticism. You cant go onto certain sections until you've spent some time there with an account. I've seen it and sometimes people would write in their posts that they don't mean their comments to sound critical, because they're afraid of having their comment or post removed and such.
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  I still love Kingdom Melodies.

  by POs Son in

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  ok, at the risk of getting flamed, i have been out for over 20 years, and still love kingdom melodies.

  i remember them for the good times, the conventions and assemblies, hearing the orchestral versions, imagining the orchestra playing.

  some pieces were really nice.

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  There are some that have beautifully written melodies. Listening to old kingdom songs makes me nostalgic since I remember falling asleep to them as a kid. I grew up with the brown book before the change to the new one. I'm not very fond of the new songs that are always played from the new songbook, the melodies aren't that great and a lot of the older songs that appear in the new book are hardly played.

  Some I like:

  God's Loyal Love

  Life Without End at Last

  Forward you Witnesses

  Zealous for Fine Works
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  Rebranding of the Watchtower to JW.org - how long in the works?

  by truthseeker in

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  the transformation from watchtower to jw.org is nothing short of remarkable.. animated cartoons (caleb and sophia), the new jw.org slogan, international convention websites (featuring previously unthinkable entertainment in the kingdom hall) - how long do you think this has been in the works for?.

  i feel very uneasy about what is happening - it's so sudden, seems like it all happened within the space of a year.. i sense some intelligence about all this, as if it has been some carefully orchestated performance - to dazzle and distract.. the kingdom ministry of 1999 was totally against the internet and now they seem to embrace it along with tablets and smartphones.. why the sudden change?

  do you think it is anything to do with social media?.

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  My guess is after the final old GB members past away since they're from an older generation that grew up without internet. With statistics showing growth percentage greatly declining during the 90's, must have happened in the 2000's, early to mid. Around that time I'm sure they had planned to move out of Brooklyn. As for the website could have been much later. Everyone uses the internet and it's inevitable not to. With all these "apostate" websites going around, there isn't much defense for the Watchtower so they need to counteract that issue with what they can. JW.org offers something fresh, modern, and more sleek. Plus it's more convenient for members to gain easy access to information, and that would include other people.
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  They came swiftly and left like a speeding bullet, JW.ORG

  by jam in

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  2. beliefs

  i was in the den when the old lady yell, "your friends are here".. at the door stood a jw.

  hi sir (no good morning sir) we have a web site,.

  jw.org in different languages.

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  I went to field service this Saturday, didn't actually do anything but sleep in the car. Anyway, as the elder exited the car to meet a return visit and my mother reminded him to take his bible along. The elder replied that he didn't need it and he would use what "the Slave" provided, meaning the online video and brochure for the new campaign. Talk about replacing the Bible!
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  You ever notice how personalities change when CO comes around?

  by dugout in

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  isn't it sickning when normaly people in the cong don't even speak to you.

  but when the co visits comes they want to shake your hand and even (cringe) hug you?

  then as soon as he leaves back to normal.

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  My old congregation long ago started to suffer on Sunday afternoon field service. Hardly anyone came, maybe 3, 5 people in the back room, usually the family of the brother incharge of taking the group out. When the CO came around, that room was packed like never before. The door would even be left open. Once he left it was back to normal.
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  Well, aren't you a charming little Witness....

  by Yizuman in

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  Why doesn't he just do both if his religion is concerned? It's not like taking time to pour water on yourself, which lasts less than a minute, will take away precious time from field service. He could have donated money or raised awareness, and preached, not like it's hard to do.
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  why did they have to butcher the kingdom melodies?

  by purrpurr in

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  2. bible

  its not like there was anything wrong with them was there?

  i used to love the old ones.

  these new ones feel like the equivalent of a deflated balloon.. does anyone have the answer?.

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  I'm not a big fan of the new songs, I like the book that came before because I grew up with them. Most of the time, the same songs are repeated over and over again at the Kingdom Hall, it gets boring. And some of the songs aren't very lively or as beautifully written as others.