i still have my convention to "look forward to".
looking forward to see/hearing some of the things of the things i've been reading about on here.
i've already seen the cultish vids on youtube.
Southampton. The Dell. Late 80s, early 90s.
One convention we had a bloke run on to the pitch and streak naked until being rugby tackled by an attendant. And no, that's not a euphemism.
Same place, same time period. A sister mixed her words up in an interview and said shit.
For us teenagers sunning ourselves on tepee south stand it was pure comedy gold.
i was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.
Biggus Dickus
i was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.
What have the Romans ever done for us?
the meeting this week is mind-blowing in the way it fuels the crippling "persecution complex" of witnesses!.
paragraph 1 set the theme with this gem:.
does it shock you that you can expect to face many tribulations before you gain the prize of everlasting life?
Too right BB!
has anyone found out who really produces the animated videos of caleb and sophia?
are the made in-house or contracted outside?.
There was some discussion here in the past that a brother based, as I recall, in Hawaii who ran an animation business was producing them but my understanding from a family member in Bethel is that they are 100% produced in house. I don't recall seeing any corroborating information however
i've been thinking: what with all the bunker videos at the rc, instilling fear and paranoia and excitement among the masses, what could the gb do as a follow-up?
how do they feed the flame?.
how about identifying the "king of the north"?.
It's an interesting theory and I would say holds significantly more water than them announcing the start of the GT.
Having said that, I would ask why bother? Right now the org has the R&F running around like headless chickens trying to keep up with all the changes they keep pushing through. The videos at the RC are designed to build expectation, fear, speculation and so on.
Simply put, they don't need to say anything. The R&F are making it up themselves so why bother putting themselves directly on the line by making definitive statements that could expose them further down the line?
does anybody have any quotes from watchtower literature or video that shows what their stance is on associating with family who have left the witnesses?
or even what the unofficial stance is?.
not disfellowshipped or officially disassociated, just "inactive" for say 15-20 years, but also openly living a "worldly" life birthdays, holidays, including attending another church?
If you are openly celebrating birthdays and holidays then expect less contact after the RC. It's not a new instruction but a rare reminder that inactive ones persisting in "wrongdoing" should essentially be shunned.
i know this is an old topic, but it came to mind again.... yes it is appropriate for people to dress neatly and respectfully for a dignified religious gathering, but why does it have to be a full suit with collared shirt and tie?.
why does it have to be a full dress or skirt and jacket?.
sure, we would find it distasteful for a person to arrive in swimwear or work overalls or other inappropriate attire, but why does it have to conform to strict standards?.
Lol! Blasted autocorrect! I guess it figured out the spirit of what I was saying and decided shit was much more appropriate than suit.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bt51b_alan-partridge-love-making-and-mousse_fun
skip to 2:50 if you want to miss the build up to one of my most fave AP scenes...
i know this is an old topic, but it came to mind again.... yes it is appropriate for people to dress neatly and respectfully for a dignified religious gathering, but why does it have to be a full suit with collared shirt and tie?.
why does it have to be a full dress or skirt and jacket?.
sure, we would find it distasteful for a person to arrive in swimwear or work overalls or other inappropriate attire, but why does it have to conform to strict standards?.
The one that always came up here in the UK was "would you wear anything less than a suit to meet the Queen? Why would you not dress to at least the same standard to meet the Universal God, Jehovah?"
Bang to rights really.
who was the poster, about 8 years ago, who came on the forum and claimed he had inside information that the gb were planning radical changes.
he said that in ten years time jws would be unrecognisable.
many were skeptical.
Good call SBF. Things have played out slightly differently with the DO role and not the CO role being the one that goes for example, but the overall gist was there and has been followed through.
It's interesting that the org has a history of long term planning yet we've seen some uncharacteristically reactive events such as the JWB begging session.
