Posts by waton

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Where were the present GB members in 1975 and their ages the

by Lostandfound in

42years have passed since the great 1975 expectation delivered nothing.

blame for the expectations laid at feet of the faithful, 'it's your fault , you believed us so you are responsible for the let down'.

i have asked this previously and repeat the point, where were the current members of the governing body, 43 years ago.

waton

Yes, the denial of 1975 is incredible. In 1975 the current GB would not have had any expectations of rising as high as they have. The old order was supposed to end

dreamerdude. very good point. like in 1914, the anointed were supposed to be in heaven by 1975, called to their reward, for the battle of A. as immortal warriors. never thought of that! so:

the current GB serves so eagerly, their current life is a reprieve, icing on the cake. ruling, governing on earth first, then in heaven, in the governing body of 144k+1.

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No go field service days

by Steel in

it's canada day today and not just any canada day, it's canada's 150 birthday.

for some strange reason i was actually able to reason with my wife day and she agreed with me.

field service on a special day wouldn't be appropriate.

halloween, of course we tricked and treated them all the time. : you dont treat us to a magazine placement, you will be tricked at Armageddon. but trading mags for candy? the dentist would not approve, wt did not provide a dental plan then.

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Where were the present GB members in 1975 and their ages the

by Lostandfound in

42years have passed since the great 1975 expectation delivered nothing.

blame for the expectations laid at feet of the faithful, 'it's your fault , you believed us so you are responsible for the let down'.

i have asked this previously and repeat the point, where were the current members of the governing body, 43 years ago.

waton

The question remains would you become slightly corrupt if you were offered a high ranking power position of a world wide rich publishing house known xyz Corporation, even if you only had a high school diploma or less ?.

Finkelstein, there is a fella like that living just an hour south of you, his name is

Bill Gates, giving his fortune to good causes, not wt, no corruption to speak of.or steve job?

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Observation of Sam Heard at Regional Convention in Dayton, OH

by LevelThePlayingField in

heard gave 3 talks at the convention.

one thing i noticed rather quickly was how stuck he was to his notes.

he rarely looked up.

waton

At ~82, and anointed, the danger is, that the connection to reality is slipping, and all wt needs is a whiff of novelty, if errant.

ps: Level the playing field: Dayton Ohio was the home of the Wright brothers, flying freely, now it is the wrong brothers, mired in manuscripts. because a slip might say the truth, the [w]right thing.

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Where were the present GB members in 1975 and their ages the

by Lostandfound in

42years have passed since the great 1975 expectation delivered nothing.

blame for the expectations laid at feet of the faithful, 'it's your fault , you believed us so you are responsible for the let down'.

i have asked this previously and repeat the point, where were the current members of the governing body, 43 years ago.

waton

dreamerdude, thank you for that rundown, average age of GB in 1975: ~26 basking in the glory of early prominence ? compared to

Frederick Franz who was 20 in 1914, at ~26 fully involved in the campaign: "The world has ended, Millions now living will never die!", and not deterred by the 1925 fulfillment failure.

so by comparison very similar circumstances, outcomes. both Franz and current GB members were involved in a prophecy gone wrong, but working hard to make it come true through giving it new life by setting new milestones, "loving the ideas" that pop up. conclusion:

true believers, still verfranzt. still looking for the non-existing goal.

David Splaine is an accomplished piano player ~ R. Conservatory grade 7. so if JW raised, with more than "go ye and preach" childhood background,

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The great tribulation is now coming VERY soon!

by The Searcher in

watchtower october 2017, par 11, page 28 - "very soon the political powers of satan’s world will form a coalition that is bent on the destruction of god’s people.

's] have anything to fear?

not at all!........at that critical moment during the great tribulation, the angelic soldiers of jehovah of armies will come together to protect god’s people..."[j.w.

waton

remember Jonah, the end come never in his lifetime, and he had a definite date from the boss himself. even the gourd wilted. He was put through the fish stomach story agony, still he never saw the end.

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Dutch conventions organized like circuits

by Gorbatchov in

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here in holland jw.org is organizing for the first time the yearly conventions like circuits.

the whole summer the new convention hall is used for small group conventions instead of 10.000 seat external halls.. it keeps the money in the organization.

not renting external buildings.. the 29.000 witnesses here are divided now into 2.000 seat audience.. g..

waton

gorby, they might go back to the big ones once in awhile, if there is a bargain venue, and for variety, the spice of life. happening right now in parts of North America, no cost to publishers spared.(read convention invitation thread).

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Convention invitations

by dothemath in

so everyone is supposed to get all excited about the invitation work starting tomorrow, according to the announcement from the platform.. maybe this makes sense if you're giving out invitations in the city where the convention is, but what if you're many hours away?.

a huge part of western canada is scheduled to attend edmonton alberta this july.

so how does that go over giving out invitations in winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time).. i know some are actually planning on flying there, so i can't see getting excited about getting the public to make the trek.. i was curious how this is going over in other areas?.

waton

Joe124cd : The wt insanity is, then to compel the R&F in the congregations to stand behind those decisions and spread papers that would compel (if they were in power) everyone else to follow these irrational travel patterns.

Lemmings, enticing prospective lemmings

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Jack Felix

by vienne in

j. felix was a long-term circuit overseer in the uk and the author of the 1973 yearbook history of the work in the uk.

can you add to this brief biography?.

waton

what a fine way to live up to your name, felix meaning lucky, successful.

being assigned to root out the bullies, the sociopaths of both genders that think they can do no wrong and are god's gift to mankind.

lucky me, that was our assignment, lucky, even if our name was not felix, but now is.

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Convention invitations

by dothemath in

so everyone is supposed to get all excited about the invitation work starting tomorrow, according to the announcement from the platform.. maybe this makes sense if you're giving out invitations in the city where the convention is, but what if you're many hours away?.

a huge part of western canada is scheduled to attend edmonton alberta this july.

so how does that go over giving out invitations in winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time).. i know some are actually planning on flying there, so i can't see getting excited about getting the public to make the trek.. i was curious how this is going over in other areas?.

waton

It would cost a small witness family a minimum of 700 $ to attend the local assembly. and we invite strangers to join? Tolls, hotels, of course the public might spend that to see a professional performance.

If this is a defining moment in a struggle of cosmic consequences, make that comic.