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  1914—The Turning Point in History - Really?

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  1914the turning point in history.

  30 from the human standpoint, the world troubles and global wars foretold in the bible were far from the thinking of the pre-1914 world.

  german statesman konrad adenauer said: thoughts and pictures come to my mind, .

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  They got lucky with 1914

  If you read very early Wt literature you will find that they identified pretty much every year as the year. It wasn't luck related to 1914 - it was "spin."
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  No Kingdom Halls would definitely work!

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last night we were invited to a get-together with quite a few heavies attendingelders and regular pioneers.

  there was beer and later some music.

  everyone got relaxed and let down their guard and starting talking all kinds of non-theocratic stuff that you only discuss after a few beers.

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  Alcohol is such a wonderful lubricant. Great story!
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  Which bible character do you hate the most?

  by Bonsai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the more i think about it, the more i feel an extreme dislike for the apostle paul.

  he was on par with hitler in his treatment of the jews before he "saw the light".

  he replaced jesus teachings of love and mercy with a more legalistic, pharisaical concept of devotion to god.. any evil person can come to believe in god and worship him if the scales were literally and miraculously removed from his eyes.

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  Lot is on the top of my list as someone who has total disregard for his family. I am disgusted by his actions towards his daughters. I never understood how people could be on a KH platform providing a justification for his action. Those people disgust me as much as Lot.

  A close second is Solomon. I think he was an idiot with regards to not understanding how his personal excesses destroyed a nation. He has no concept of economic development and squandered an opportunity to build a strong economic kingdom.
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  Elder On Tablet During Prayer

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  during a prayer in the kh all our eyes are supposed to be closed, right?

  i've never been one to fully my eyes during prayers.

  i'll close them down, but just enough that i can still peep around at what's happening without being noticed.. there's something i've noticed a certain elder doing for the second time now.

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  I wonder if he was playing candy crush? It sounds like he is totally disengaged and is not even pretending.
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  Make your predictions!

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the more specific the better :) here are mine:.

  i predict that within the next two to three years (2017-2018) we will start seeing negative numbers in growth.. i predict that within the next thirteen to fifteen years (2027-2030) the number of jws will be less than 4million.. and i predict that by the time the first person sets foot on mars there will already have been a major split in the organization with either one of the gb or a branch overseer starting a new religion..

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  I thought I saw a post that they will be able to count time for surfing the internet. They can always show increases - they just need to change what they are measuring.
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  Is the Borg winding down printing altogether?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the thread about magazines stopping distribution in india reminded me of a recent conversation.

  a local brother said he asked for a copy of the new organisation book for publishers.

  the elder told the brother to print it out if he wanted a physical copy.

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  dropoffyourkeylee

  However, in undeveloped countries there is still a need for print.

  That is only if they are interested in pursuing their interests in these countries. They may have the attitude of why bother, these countries bring no economic value to the organization.
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  Is the Borg winding down printing altogether?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the thread about magazines stopping distribution in india reminded me of a recent conversation.

  a local brother said he asked for a copy of the new organisation book for publishers.

  the elder told the brother to print it out if he wanted a physical copy.

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  Thanks for the background. I never heard what happened with the high speed printing. This is just another example of bad management in action.

  Bad management has killed many organizations. I guess this ugly beast has found another victim.
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  Is the Borg winding down printing altogether?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the thread about magazines stopping distribution in india reminded me of a recent conversation.

  a local brother said he asked for a copy of the new organisation book for publishers.

  the elder told the brother to print it out if he wanted a physical copy.

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  Does anyone remember in the mid 1990s (before the internet was a significant presence) that the Watchtower purchased and installed this super high-speed printer at Wallkill. This was a big deal and was the reason for a lot of activity at the time. From what I recall it was big and expensive and was a major part of the corporate strategy.

  I have often wondered what they did with that printer. And, why the holy spirit did not direct them to be proactive related to the pending paradigm shift in communication.
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  Samuel Herd's statement about donations and Cialdini's social proof

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  samuel herd made a statement a few weeks ago about halting construction work, laying off bethel workers and reducing printing output: severe cutbacks all round.

  he said, like the head of a household, the gb has to make sure the organisation is living within its means.

  but he added a very careful phrase, something like: "be assured brothers these measures have not been taken as a result of any lack of financial support on your part.

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  Interesting idea. I did a little research on google scholar on Cialdini’s principles of social influence.

  I think you could find examples of a few of these influence strategies in Herd’s talk.

  Cialdini (2009) outlined six principles of social influence routinely employed to sway potential consumers:

  · Reciprocity (people feel obligated to comply with those who give them gifts),

  · Liking (people say yes to those they like),

  · Scarcity (people differentially value items they believe are scarce or dwindling in supply),

  · Social Proof (people look to the behavior of similar others when they are unsure how to choose),

  · Authority (people defer to the advice of experts and those in power), and

  · Commitment & Consistency (people behave consistently with their commitments).
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  Too Much Discontent in the Congregation Part 2

  by Simon Templar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  here is part 2..

  so you will have some understanding of the boe i will reference in future posts, the following is who they are:.

  the coordinator.

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  NewYork44M

  Sound inviting?

  You have almost convinced me to go back. This sounds like a reality TV show. You should start charging admission.