anon in japan says:.
i served in the third circuit of shikoku japan.
a few years ago, a well-known theocratic family disassociated.
Well my own slide into inactivity has been parroted back to me as "the love of the greater number cooling off".
Unfortunately whatever the figures say, whatever positions move to ones 180 degrees in the opposite direction, however reality differs from expectations the cognitive dissonance is so strong that everything signifies an outworking of Jehovah's purpose.
It's of interest to us looking in to see how perhaps the numbers reflect the malaise but for most of those inside it means nothing.
can anyone compile a list of as many as possible past and present co/do's from the uk?
I just happen to know one of the names mentioned in the article about the Hartlepool jewellers. He has a brother dahn sarf who equally represents everything bad about what happens to blokes when they become elders. Their late father reached a rare level of notoriety for his shenanigans as well.
i posted this thread sometime last year but thought i would revive it due to the new ones on the board, and to change things up a bit.
my favorite?
bro murikami, from hawaii, very humble, kind bro.
I gave up on any sentimental ideas about CO/DOs of the past years ago.
Some are worse than others. Some might have good motives. Some are not intrinsically vindictive, nasty people.
What they all are however are company men. They rarely do the morally right thing. They follow the company line and ensure elders err on the side of judgementalism rather than compassion. Even when injustices occur and the CO/DO steps in the motive is not looking stupid in the eyes of Bethel rather than the individual concerned.
Then there are the "characters", the so called funny ones, the charismatic speakers. These are the worst. Loved by masses but invariably hatchet men behind the scenes, in love with the sound of their own voices and egos.
Some would be nice out of company colours, some are idiots, most are misguided but a significant portion are simply bastards at best and proper c**** at worst.
i’ve been hearing from several very reliable sources that there will be an exclusive elite gala entertainment event hosted by the watch tower organization, featuring specially chosen jehovah’s witnesses of outstanding talent as well as spiritual reputation, at the sony centre (formerly called the o’keefe centre) in toronto, ontario (canada) as a special “after hours” addition to the 2017 special international convention.. those chosen have to meet very strict criteria, including, not so much technical and popular talents, but, rather, their spiritual maturity which can be easily and practically related to by the audience (i.e., degree of conformity – you know what i mean!).
a notable and very well-known professional “super star” from some other country (i don’t know which one) who has achieved highly recognized and popular talent was surprisingly not chosen to participate in the extra entertainment program, whereas other performers with rather ho-hum musical abilities ended up being selected, ostensibly for their altruistic and “theocratic” qualities.
(something tells me that there is going to be some jealousy and indignant, hard feelings over this rather authoritarian, arbitrary selection process.
I wouldn't get too hung up on conspiracy theories. If this rumour is true is simply an evolution of what has been happening over and over again at International Conventions for several years now. We've seen visiting delegates "treated" to shows at assembly halls and other locations featuring local performers for entertainment and socialisation purposes.
The venue would obviously be a step up from previous efforts but I don't see much more in it than that. I am sure there would be donation boxes around and people would feel motivated to donate but if they really wanted to make money then an assembly hall would be the ideal location.
Don't get me wrong, I am sure they will have costed it out and won't be doing it for break-even or worse but I would say it's more about building a buzz around the convention as a whole and making it a desirable objective, something that can then be used to market future events.
Yes the religion is changing but the big change is in the emotional and aspirational aspects. Doctrine is out the window in favour of regular hits of emotional highs. For me the money side has always been there in one form or another, some of the recent money grabs accepted.
theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..
I will also be amazed if May survives this.
theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..
I have just checked my constituency. It's out and out Tory but Labour had their best performance for decades.
I voted in a General Election for the first time ever and very pleased I did.
theresa may the british p.m. has called for an election.. the house of commons has to vote tomorrow and have a two-thirds majority to agree and the main opposition parties want it to happen too so it looks pretty certain to go ahead..
Well that was an exercise in futility. May has cocked up spectacularly with this one.
Well done Corbyn for a far better campaign than expected and it would also appear that Sturgeon has misread the will of the Scottish as far as another referendum is concerned.
Brexit is now going to be a whimper of an effort compared to the promises made by the Leave campaign. Alot of people, on all sides are going to end up very disappointed thanks to May's hubris.
hey uk folks, what's going with this story?
was it an unbelieving mate that attacked and elder or something?.
The victim has been named now as well. He was an elder in Bideford congregation.
hey uk folks, what's going with this story?
was it an unbelieving mate that attacked and elder or something?.
This is on the BBC News website from around 2pm...
Police say they are trying to reassure Jehovah's Witnesses across Devon and Cornwall, and communities at other religious establishments, that a stabbing which resulted in the death of a man at a Kingdom Hall in Honiton is an isolated incident.
The victim, who has not been formally identified, was found with a "number of stab wounds" at the Jehovah's Witnesses' place of worship in Dowell Street at about 15:40 yesterday, police said.
A 55-year-old man found nearby was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Ch Supt Jim Colwell, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the victim was local to the town and a post-mortem examination was due to take place today.
He added that a knife had been recovered, no other weapons were being searched for, and officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the death.
hey uk folks, what's going with this story?
was it an unbelieving mate that attacked and elder or something?.
Maybe. TBH though I suspect they would have been too shocked to do much other than dump the carts.
