Posts by Doubting Bro

1. they want to avoid being made to comply with any laws that come with anything classed as a "school" especially a school with children enrolled.. 2. the mid-week meeting has been dying in the ass for years and needs a revival.

i predict happy -clappy-sing-a-longs to be included in the program.. anyone else have any thoughts ??

Doubting Bro

Agree with Sir82. Despite the text messages and phone calls, not many weeks go by without the need of a substitute. This way, there is no second school and they can give the demos to individuals that are likely to be at the meetings. Instead of 4 weeks with 6 speakers (24 assignments)(not counting the bible highlights and assuming most folks have 2 schools), you can have 3 weeks with 3 speakers (9 assignments). Plus, you can have sisters handle more of the demos which covers up the male shortage.

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My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information

by thedepressedsoul in

first off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.

that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.

they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.

Doubting Bro

tds - interesting points. Part of me thinks that they couldn't possibly have been savvy enough to put that plan into effect. However, some of the money saving moves appear to almost look like recommendations from an actual business consultant.

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Removed from JW.ORG: Warwick Photo Gallery 3 (January Through April 2015)

by wifibandit in

the warwick gallery #1 and gallery #2 are still up.. i have #3 backed up: http://imgur.com/a/klnlg.

also pulled: .

wallkill photo gallery 2.

Doubting Bro

It's truly bizarre that they would pull those photos. This keeps getting crazier and crazier. Obviously the individual(s) that leaked the letter are with us so I'm confident that the real reasons behind all this will be made public soon.

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My Opinions on whats going on in WT land - Insider Information

by thedepressedsoul in

first off, i'd like to state that i currently have "privileges" in the congregation and volunteer at bethel on and off throughout the year.

that's as much information as i will currently give about myself.. starting off, i think something big is coming in the form of lawsuits and bad pr.

they seem to be batting down the hatches in preparation for something the last few years and even more so the last few months.

Doubting Bro

I'm certain the change in the way KHs are financed is directly related. Perhaps they didn't get as much money as they had hoped although the loot from Britain seemed pretty good. The problem for them is that's a one-time bump in revenues. I know locally, the first few months the donations were in line with the pledge but the last several months it's been short by at least $1,000. Multiply this across the US (where the largest number of wealthy JWs live) and you've got a serious cashflow problem. Really interesting developments.

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My Mom Is Dying

by minimus in

jw
friends

i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

she is on morphine and hanging on.

she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

Doubting Bro

My thoughts are with you and your family Min.

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JWsurvey Scoop of Annual Meeting...No more TMS?? Further Magazine Reduction

by LostGeneration in

wow a lot here, hell of a scoop by cedars if true.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/theocratic-ministry-school-gone-as-2015-annual-meeting-announcements-leaked-in-advance.

Doubting Bro

I laugh because people outside the US often say this is a US religion. And here's proof!

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World Wide Construction comes to a Shuddering Halt - Jehovah's Blessing has Evidently been Suspended!

by Slidin Fast in

the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.

the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.

my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.

Doubting Bro

Bluesbrother - LOL I love the rationalization! I agree this thing has legs and is likely legit

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Does the Annual Meeting take place at the Kingdom Hall, or Assembly Hall?

by Faithful Witness in

i was never a jw, so i never was invited to one of their annual meetings in october.

are they held at assembly halls or at the local kingdom halls?

what day and time is the annual meeting this year?

Doubting Bro

They invited everyone a few years ago but they've gone back to the "special" invitation only format. So the unwashed masses don't have access to the meeting unless they plan on recording and releasing on their website.