Topics Started by dozy
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New GB members?
by dozy inwith the number of gb members now down to 9 (and possibly only half a dozen active members) it is surely inevitable that new members will be appointed , probably in time for the start of the new service year in september or at the agm in early october , as this is the traditional time of the announcement.
for the record , the last two appointments were announced as follows:.
***w063/15p.26 new members of the governing body*** .
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Earthquakes (again!)
by dozy init still annoys me that the wts have never withdrawn their quote about the increased frequency of earthquakes (and this quote was used by several speakers in the recent special talk , unaware that the wts has changed its position on this) , so i emailed the national geophysical data center in colorado and the national earthquake information center in golden, colorado to get their comments.. my email & replies:.
dear sir / madam,.
the watchtower society of pennsylvania (the corporate arm of jehovah's witnesses) have for over twenty years been using the following quote to support their belief that earthquakes have increased since 1914 in fulfillment of bible prophecy.
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Blood Transfusion "matter of choice" for JWs
by dozy inhttp://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=80831&pt=n.
richard parker, a member of the jehovah`s witnesses, says that the refusal of transfusions is one of their fundamental beliefs.
based on what is written in the bible.it is not forbidden by their faith but is a matter of choice for the individual, he said.. who is richard parker - branch committee?
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Ban on Jeans , T-Shirts & Shorts after the Convention
by dozy inapr km insert.
"even during leisure time , such as when going out to eat after the programme , we should dress as befits ministers... and should not wear such clothing as jeans , shorts or t-shirts.
what a witness this will give to the community.".
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New invitation campaign for District Convention
by dozy inapril km says that there is to be a new campaign again this year - clearly the wts feels that this is the way to go.
i thought that the results last year were quite poor , but apparently in some countries , the dc venues were beseiged - the culture in some lands is that when you get an invitation to anything , you go.
some people obviously don't get asked out much - not that i can relate to that personally , of course.... .
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Real Theocratic Heroes
by dozy inall the jw kids i know have got these mp3 tracks - a bit of a spoof on the budweiser commercials.
quite funny , really..... http://www.aquitania.co.uk/audio/reallylongcommentgiver.mp3.
http://www.aquitania.co.uk/audio/reallybadmicrophonehandler.mp3.
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Honeymoon Disfellowshippings
by dozy inone of the anomalies of the disfellowshipping process is the common situation when someone who is unscripturally divorced remarries.
in these occasions , the instruction is to always disfellowship the individual , regardless of repentance or attitude - what is referred to as a honeymoon df in elders jargon.
hence you have the (to me) bizarre situation of privately reproving a child molester , rapist or murderer one week and disfellowshipping a newly remarried middle aged sister who has been divorced for 20 years the next week.
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Blood - current JW thinking...
by dozy ina few observations from (indirectly) talking to a couple of hlc members who have recently attended meetings with his in brooklyn:.
(1) any hope that the wts will further reform the blood policy is wide of the mark.
the wts is very happy & settled with the current situation (whole blood + 4 components = nono everything else ok).
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KN Campaign - results
by dozy inthe uk feb km unusually contains the results of the kingdom news 37 & convention invitation campaigns (they don't normally make the information public).
convention invitation - 515 slips returned , "over 60%" requesting bible studies.. kn37 (to end of nov , so somewhat incomplete) - 311 slips returned , 185 studies requested.. the report is spun so that "you will be delighted to learn the results" and "jehovah has clearly blessed your hard work".
i can't help feeling that these results are very poor , though doubtless a devout jw would say that if only one study resulted , then that would be a fine result.
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Elder's notes - Blood item this week
by dozy inif anybody is interested , i've posted the outline for this talk in the following post:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/16/123261/2204761/post.ashx#2204761.