this just in from the 2017 annual meeting:.
1. watchtowers and awakes won't be released regularly, at least three watchtower and awakes per year.
6 magazines a year.. 2. a new book is being released: remain in god's love, more of an update like how they did for the what does the bible really teach book.
Watchtower and Awake! two year cycle.
JW: Would you like a copy of our latest Watchtower magazine?
HOUSEHOLDER: (looking closer) Hang on. I already have a copy of that magazine. In fact I remember you giving me a copy two years ago.
JW: Well, yes, but this Watchtower magazine has 'new light' teachings which replace the 'old light' teachings in the Watchtower magazine of two years ago.
HOUSEHOLDER: What the f¥€#.
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no5-2017-october/what-bible-says-about-war/.
the bible's viewpoint .
war.
WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY
The Israelites worshipped a bloodthirsty “tribal war god.”
Jehovah (the God of Love) vs Satan (the Devil)
The battle of the bloodthirsty tribal war gods.
expect a day of fluff, more bells and whistles and boasting.
they are not going to throw shade on their glorious day.
but shortly thereafter when everyone's feeling good about themselves expect the hammer to come down during a morning worship broadcast..
DATA-DOG
Excerpt from the upcoming Annual Meeting:
Speaker: Tomo III
(Nasally voice...)
. . . [announces new charity giving arrangements and child protection arrangements] . . .
Standing Ovation.
Tomo III leaves the platform. The next speaker steps up to platform.
Speaker: Geoffrey Jackson
"I have a brief announcement from the Governing Body. Anthony Morris the third is no longer a Jehovah's Witness."
elon musk believes we are and he's a pretty smart guy that runs spacex, a lot black hole physics may seem to present the 3 dimentional space as a hologram of a 2 dimentional sphere.. i think this is open for serious debate.
what are the pros and cons?.
We are all but puppets. But who is the master of puppets?
tutorial for making donations electronically video will be considered the week of october 16, 2017.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_z32hlqw-0.
Awake 9/8/1975 page 26 … unscriptural money-raising schemes
Glad that point was cleared up. Wouldn't want to confuse the unscriptural money-raising schemes of false religions with the scriptural money-raising schemes of the Watchtower.
october 2, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: contributions received at the 2017 annual meeting.
Sounds like governing body will be making a big push for monetary donations during the 2017 AGM and want to make sure that they fleece every last coin from the flock. Having a new label put on each local congregation's own donation box is a real sign of desperation.
i was baptized as one of jehovah witnesses in 1986. then in 2003, i disassociated myself officially with a letter.
but i did not stop reading the bible or believing in god.
but i have noticed everyone’s reaction here is very different to the great wickedness of the watchtower society.. some of us do not believe in god anymore, and threw their bibles away completely.
Why do jehovah's people have to be within or under the control of the Watchtower Society to begin with? Why can't they be trapped by Sea Org instead of trapped by JW Org? Why can't they be Buddhists for whom the light has not yet gotten brighter?
The bible says that god will take out a people for 'his' name but we don't know exactly what 'his' name is. Besides, god is the one that will take out a people for 'his' NOT a group of people will decide to take on 'his' name and claim to be 'his' people.
1) he wrote woman are not qualified to teach (1 corinthians 14:34).
in my experience, i have been taught by both teachers—male and female.
some of the female teachers were too wonderfully effective.
The apostle Paul taught to be 'all things to all people.' (1 Cor. 9:19-23) He simply taught a message that appealed to his audience at the time in the first century.
how can i describe alex rance?
if i was from the uk or europe, imagine your best football goal keeper.
if from the usa, imagine your best defence player in the nfl.
INTERVIEW WITH ALEX RANCE after Grand Final win on almost leaving Richmond for the JW cult:
"We are a champion team now, we have proven that with these medals," Rance said from the victorious Richmond rooms, as a hefty spray of champagne covered his face.
"It's big, it's big. I was very close (to leaving footy), I am glad I didn't because this is a great feeling being covered in alcohol. I am going to be sticky as in about half an hour but I couldn't care less.
"I was very close (to walking away from footy), I had a lot of things lined up but I am glad I didn't go."
...
Rance was asked about next season, despite it being minutes after tasting the ultimate success this year. He offered what words he could on the challenge of keeping this "special" group of Tigers together.
"I couldn't be more proud of the boys ... I love them all ... I hope not (that anyone leaves), after you win a flag it is pretty rare so I am going to just enjoy the moment, I can't think that far ahead."
i've seen comments by some on leah's expose on scientology: aftermath.
she actually won an emmy for this show.
rumor is that she might take on jehovah's witnesses in season 3. .
I believe that Scientology and the JWs both registered on the same day as religions to take advantage of newly introduced US tax exempt laws for religious charities.
