Posts by Separation of Powers

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40,000 new kingdom halls needed

by sowhatnow in

not sure where to post this, but the other day my jw mom says to me, 'the number is increasing they announced that we need 40,000 new kingdom halls'.

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ok, who else has heard this, and how should i respond, other than to say well your cong is smaller now than it was 15 years ago..... where your growth?.

Separation of Powers

Its 144,000...duh

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Mom says, "CO says there's only 15 years left!"

by Separation of Powers in

i don't typically hear from my mom often, but i tell you, over the past couple of weeks, i have heard from her several times.

you heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical jw fashion mind you, says:.

"you know, you should really get back to meetings.

Separation of Powers

Well, it just keeps getting better! I don't typically hear from my mom often, but I tell you, over the past couple of weeks, I have heard from her several times. You heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical JW fashion mind you, says:

"You know, you should really get back to meetings. The kids need it. This system is only getting worse. When the CO was here, he said that 'we believe that the system can't go on more than 15 years! and you know how fast time goes by. That means the kids won't even get to be ?? (ages hidden to protect the innocent) before the end of the system."

Needless to say, I actually started to laugh....I shouldn't have said it, but I sarcastically said, "Are you kidding me Mom? Back in the late 60's, dad used to question taking us to the dentist because the end was right around the corner. THAT kind of crap aint gonna happen to my kids because the "end is SOOO close!"

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GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

by Separation of Powers in

my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

Separation of Powers

I think the post about the efforts of the Mormon church to get ahead of the coming legislation on gays may have some bearing on tax-exempt status.......the masses are murmuring and soon government will have to force the hand of those that blatantly exclude or discriminate, religious or not.....So, how do you force the hand? You pry it open and take out the crumpled dollars!

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Some screenshots from new KH meeting!

by pixel in

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they just put up a link to watch a replay of the "new kh meeting", here some screenshots.. .

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I think it is absolutely beautiful. Like the temple of old, it beckons to the believer.....or dental patient, bank customer, or pai gow player!

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Unity or Uniformity?

by stuckinarut2 in

the feb 2015 broadcast finishes with a stupid "reminder" to remain united in worship etc.... the real definition of witness life though should be : uniformity!.

there is no room for individuality....there is no room for anything except complete mindless adherence to whatever the 7 in power dictate!.

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Separation of Powers

the BORG exists on uniformity.....

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Is this what they are up to?

by Pistoff in

1. the meeting notes (which seem to be genuine, several sources now) for the ldc roll out talk about the need for 500, yes, 500 new halls.. 2. they are not interested in what property is available, but instead what is 'optimal', and are training couples to search for 'optimal' property.. 3. if the buildings did not have a sign that said jw .org (i refuse to give them a free link) and kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses, you could not tell it from a small bank or office building, just check the pictures.. .

this makes me think that a) they either need to build and sell commercial property very quickly, or they just want to build and sell commercial property very quickly.. .

think about this: to build a kingdom hall (church), you need a variance, whether commercial or residential.. i predict they will put these in primarily commercial locations, ie, 'optimal' locations.. .

Separation of Powers

The ORG is experiencing in the US the same thing that other industrialized nations are experiencing, namely, an abandonment of rural living by succeeding generations. I would imagine that many rural halls are sparsely filled and probably with older witnesses. The young are moving to larger cities in droves and this is making many of the rural properties available to sell.

This is just an assumption, mind you. But, although I wasnt part of the privileged few that were invited to this once in a lifetime "historical" meeting, I did hear that many of the "needed" halls were in large metropolitan areas. So, it appears my reasoning may be sound.

If this is the case, expect that, as some have said, these smaller rural groups will start using grange halls and VFW buildings with piped-in ORG based programming and their halls will be sold off. This makes perfect sense from a financial perspective.

We shall see.......

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Well folks it looks like September 23, 2017 will be the new date of Armageddon, the Rapture or whatever.

by donny in

well folks you had better get your act together because there is only about 2.5 years before you are held responsible for your way of life.

according to "rapture watch", things are really going to start happening in 2017.. i am already asking the lord for leniency.

http://www.rapturewatch.net/timelines.htm .

Separation of Powers

Good, I was planning on purchasing the new Virgin Air Space Travel package, but if I can get it for free......

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Why is Paradise Earth to be taken literally?

by I_love_Jeff in

why do the jehovah's witnesses feel that paradise earth is a literal place?.

i posted this question in yahoo answers if anyone is interested: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20150125163818aatmbtr.

why believe poetic promised land prophecy is to be taken literally, but scriptures saying the earth will end must be taken figuratively?

Separation of Powers

Because it helps to distinguish the ruling GB from the rand and file to be ruled over....if they both lived in the same place, there would be revolution...ANARCHY!!!!

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Last nights meeting...

by DATA-DOG in

i know dubs are delusional.

i know dubs don't reason well.

i know dubs are a bit off, like many groups.