i have a friend who is an eldub and he just completed elder's school!
what did he learn?
as far as i can tell, he learned:.
Your friend is going to explode with the cognitive dissonance flowing through is veins.
On one side he feels that he is of a privileged class to be a part of such a momentous event. However, the event causes such pain because no matter how much he does - he is not doing enough.
I have been to enough of these special elder meetings to know that they are long and oh so boring.
the plan is to build many new kingdom halls with the "commercial' appearance.
store front flat roof etc.
after completion the gb will announce the tribulation is upon us!
Most of the Watchtower construction over the past 30 or so years focused on easy conversion to other uses, usually high end apartments. So, I am sure they are doing the same thing with the new wave of kingdom halls. Make they easy to convert to other uses - primarily commercial or professional space (i.e. doctor offices).
They have title to the property so there is no reason to use the GT scare to flip these properties. They can use an lame excuse they want. They don't even have to give a reason, because they own the property.
all they want is some spiritually-qualified publishers blind individuals who believe they are god's mouthpiece on earth.
no wonder their artwork is so poor.. .
christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses2821 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2237 phone: (845) 306-11001/8/15-e usjanuary 8, 2015to all congregations in the united states branch territoryre: art skills needed at betheldear brothers:the beautiful illustrations in our printed publications and on jw.org serve as teaching aidsthat emphasize spiritual truths from the bible.
Please note that we are not encouraging individuals to pursue higher education or university
degrees to obtain skills related to art and graphic design. (w13 10/15 pp. 15-16 pars. 13-14)
Was that really in the letter? Really! You got to be kidding.
well they didn't fully teach me ttatt but helped me on the way.............. first thing i do in the morning after waking up is grinding some nice coffee beans and getting the brew started while i take a hot shower.
after the shower i like to clean out all the nasty wax out of my ears with a q-tip (or cotton swab for those not familiar with that term).. while cleaning out my ears i would think about how nice it is we have things like q-tips and coffee filters that make life more enjoyable but at the same time realize that somebody somewhere is in a factory making these.. i can't imagine a child saying "when i grow up i want to work in a factory making coffee filters".
the people who end up really doing that as adults did not set that to be a life goal.
so who's from wisconsin and the midwest usa.
i keep reading that jehovah's witnesses are in effect monsters.
i keep reading that they kinda leave chaos and distrust in their wake.
so i simply wondered if anyone had anything nice to say about them?.
Ok, clearly I don't eat JWs or any other humans. My point - with the use of humor (probably not good humor)- is how ridiculous this statement is. Were the Jews and "organization?" Who was the organization when white euro-Americans were killing American Indians? Just a few questions to add to the questions. Who whas the organization between the gap in time between 1914 to 1919?
I am sure the list goes on.
i keep reading that jehovah's witnesses are in effect monsters.
i keep reading that they kinda leave chaos and distrust in their wake.
so i simply wondered if anyone had anything nice to say about them?.
mormon leaders have moved to excommunicate the prominent founder of an online forum for questioning mormons, charging him with apostasy for publicly supporting same-sex marriage and the ordination of women, and for challenging church teaching.. .
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/us/john-dehlin-mormon-critic-facing-excommunication.html?_r=0&referrer=
im not an attorney and i could not record the hearing, so please forgive me if i make mistakes in relating what i remember of the oral argument hearing for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society on january 14, 2015 and the length of this post.. i arrived at the civic center/union plaza in san francisco, ca about 7:30. the area is very nice with a few homeless people sleeping in the park across from the courthouse.
it took me about 10 minutes to find the clerks office for the court on the first floor, which opened at 8:00.. once the clerks office opened, the two clerks who i talked with were very polite and helpful.
the arguments for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society were scheduled 5th out of (i think) 8. while i was in the office a cameraman and another person for nbc arrived asking about the hearing for candace contis case.. the courtroom for the 1st appellate court is on the 4th floor and takes up most of that floor.
news about 2015 regional convention theme?.
list of my preview:.
- the end is at hand.
New assembly theme: Listen, Obey, and be Blessed.
