Posts by darkspilver

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'Strange' Australian Melbourne Baptisms

by darkspilver in

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not seen this before, or at least haven't registered it before.

maybe it's just a traditional style?.

i mean it's basically a glorified cattle trough?

darkspilver

These are the guidelines for the ones DOING the baptism - the 'dunker' - and NOT the actual baptism candidates - as per Thisismein1972's question that I was replying to.

See the second sentence in paragraph 25.

I would take it to mean a white t-shirt (or may be white button shirt, short of long sleeved) and probably white shorts.

These guidelines - as can be seen from the instructions later in that same paragraph - are obviously for a pool baptism when everyone is in actual the water - NOT for a cattle trough style baptism.

Guidelines for the actual baptism guidelines are along the following lines

KIngdom Ministry June 1993, page 3

Question Box: What would be considered proper attire when presenting oneself for baptism?

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'Strange' Australian Melbourne Baptisms

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

not seen this before, or at least haven't registered it before.

maybe it's just a traditional style?.

i mean it's basically a glorified cattle trough?

darkspilver

Hi Thisismein1972!

Another issue here. Are the "dunkers" now instructed to wear black?

No, according to the 2010 edition of the 'Circuit Organization Guidelines' (S-330), the opposite would appear to be the case - instruction is white.

See paragraph 25 (sorry, scans only in Spanish)

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Craziest thing I've seen in field service

by Chook in

working an area in town with this brother who after knocking on door and finding no one home , he stands behind small tree and has piss on front lawn.fairdinkim.i hope they weren't peeping through binds,but then again better the piss than the shit mags we were going to leave..

darkspilver

A pioneer walking fast between door?

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Dressed up five days ahead of special assembly in Puerto Rico!!

by never a jw in

an hour ago i went to bid good bye my two brothers in law and their wives (all elders/elderettes).

they were invited to the special assembly in puerto rico this coming weekend.

they are boarding the plane in about three hours (leaves at 1:00 am pacific.

darkspilver

I was told that it was not international because only 4 or 5 countries were invited, Brazil, Cuba, U.S, and Guyana.

Seems WT are doing a 'rolling' program of these special conventions with people from half-a-dozen or so countries being invited to each one.

Apart from the currently used website at www.jw2016.org WT also owns

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Dressed up five days ahead of special assembly in Puerto Rico!!

by never a jw in

an hour ago i went to bid good bye my two brothers in law and their wives (all elders/elderettes).

they were invited to the special assembly in puerto rico this coming weekend.

they are boarding the plane in about three hours (leaves at 1:00 am pacific.

darkspilver

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Dressed up five days ahead of special assembly in Puerto Rico!!

by never a jw in

an hour ago i went to bid good bye my two brothers in law and their wives (all elders/elderettes).

they were invited to the special assembly in puerto rico this coming weekend.

they are boarding the plane in about three hours (leaves at 1:00 am pacific.

darkspilver

Hi joe134cd

I know with the recent convention they had in this country you could arrange your own flights. But you had to stay in the assigned motels, and pay the asked for price.

I understand that is the practise nowadays - a selection of hotels of varying prices, organise your own journey (flights, ship etc) - logistically they really need groups together in various hotels for ease of coach transportation both to the social and sightseeing events and activities and for transport to the Convention venue. They'll normally meet you of the plane or ship and provide transport to your hotel. They'll also normally have a manned information desk at each hotel.

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'Strange' Australian Melbourne Baptisms

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

not seen this before, or at least haven't registered it before.

maybe it's just a traditional style?.

i mean it's basically a glorified cattle trough?

darkspilver

Hi blondie!

done by many religions, using clean, new cattle troughs
search google images

Fascinating

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDC1Uzp97Ds

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A change in understanding Deu.6:4

by no-zombie in

while i may be wrong, i believe that today's wt study article was the first one to say the deu.

6:4 was not written to refute the trinity.

i found it odd to say the least, since for all the years i've being going to meetings (over 50+ in actuality) the verse written by moses, has always been used to counter the trinitarian gods of the egyptians and the trinity today.

darkspilver

Hi FedUpJW

Not to hijack your thread.....
It made this statement, ". . .it is clear that his fundamental requirements for true worshippers(they spelled this word wrong)

Seems like WT are just following the Associated Press Stylebook?

https://www.apstylebook.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Stylebook

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