by Phizzy 17 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
I was wondering two things, 1: How long in total are the Zoom meetings, I presume the Sunday one is the longest ?
And 2: If you use Zoom for free, the session only lasts 40 minutes, so do they have an intermission so people can log back in, or are all JW's expected to pay for the "privilege" ?
The "Professional" version of Zoom is only about $15-20 per month. You have up to 100 attendees I believe and up to a 24 hour meeting.
The WTS bought a "package" of professional licenses, they have assigned one or 2 per congregation in the US. Meetings are run on the professional / premium / whatever its called installation.
Some uber-dubs have purchased the upgraded packages for themselves anyway, so they can host extra long shepherding calls or meetings for service or whatnot.
Zoom meetings...how much longer can you stomach them for? :-) :-)
This cult would be in utter chaos if it wasn't for 'Satan's' world of modern technology.
I wonder will they even ever end. Or all the Kingdumb Halls will go for sale...
Smth like "GB loves you and cares for your health. Reports from all over the world show the great feedback about Zoom meetings. So, dear bros and sis we've decided to keep holding all our meetings online, bla-bla-bla. Click the DonateNow button at the top right. Love, your 8 GB-Tubbies"
hmm
zoom meetings. no more kh. no more door knocking.
getting more attractive all the while.
maybe time i got my everlasting life card stamped.
maybe time i got my everlasting life card stamped.
Long may the zoom meetings continue.
I often hear them, or at least parts of them, from the next room, so I am vaguely up to date with what is going on.
Others have discussed on multiple threads that it must be hurting the borg financially, and I agree. What may be overlooked is that it is also taking away what I think is the no 1 reason people participate in organised religion, and that is the social aspect.
I think a lot of people, even if they don’t admit it even to themselves, like the social routine. It is a social outing that they don’t have to plan, organise or stress about. With zoom, most of the socialising is gone. I know JWs hang on after the meeting and say hello to each other, but there is little meaningful social interaction there, when everything said is heard by all, and only one person can speak at once. It is all friendly enough, but it’s just polite conversation (at least in my wife’s congregation). I reckon the longer zoom meetings continue, the more JWs will be forced to get there social interaction elsewhere, eg work etc, and forced to find other interests, and the whole JW thing will be just a task performed twice a week.
" With zoom, most of the socialising is gone."
Yes, especially when the JW ladies used to huddle in a group, and gossip, they will have to do that On-line now only, and the other "huddle", two or three Elders talking about who to get in the back Room next etc, again on line only. The JW ladies seem more Bitchy on Social Media than at the K.H, because they cannot be overheard, they forget I can see what they are saying about each other ! Who has blocked who LOL. But again, a different, and more destructive thing for their relationships.
And just the normal Social chit chat is gone. An XJW friend of mine has always, since he left, called it "The JW Social Club", he always said " Most don't believe it all, they just go for the Social side", and he is right, with that gone, another nail in the JW Org coffin !
I really cant see them getting rid of kingdom halls. They are the one way they can get guarranteed income worldwide. They build new halls with free labour then years lster sell them at a big profit, then it starts over again, after a short time
