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  Do the GB travel with assistants (body men)?

  by Skinnedsheep in

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  just curious.

  i would love to spend about 3 hours on a plane discussing things with one of these spiritual giants..

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  JustVisting

  Yes they do travel with physically intimidating brothers who serve as "body guards/assistants" when traveling. However, thet also have others who are care-givers at Bethel. I know a Bethelite who took care of an elderly GB member and his wife as one of his assignments.
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  Local Kingdom Hall Speakers To Be Replaced By Governing Body Video Feeds.

  by donuthole in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we've seen as the current gb is getting more facetime in an effort to reach the hearts and minds of the rank and file.

  this took a leap with video feeds at an open annual meeting.

  the international conventions are taking this a step farther.. do you think that local speakers at kingdom halls could ever be replaced by headquarter approved video feeds?.

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  JustVisting

  The feed from WT would not necessarily have to be live, but could be pre-recorded service meeting parts, talks, announcements, etc. There would be a way to "select" a certain talk as per the KM such as :

  "eTMS_14_Oct_01_special needs"
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  Critique of new JW DVD: “These Words Must be on Your Heart.”

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://youtu.be/dhn2to663cu.

  im really channeling my inner blondie with my observation and critiques of these new watchtower videos.

  something about them really turns my stomach.

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  JustVisting

  Excellent critique WC.

  BTW, I knew an elder & wife that lived in a custom-built 250-300K home (expensive in this area), wife drove current model SUV (good for service) and wore expensive yet drab-colored outfits (linen, cashmere, etc.), and they were accustomed to yearly jaunts to places like Martha's Vineyard in NE. The congo. only found out because they were on vacation there when the FAA halted all air traffic after 09/11 and they were "stuck" on Martha's Vineyard.

  Bottom line, totally unrealistic with 99% of J_Ws, myself included. The contrast with reality is breath-taking!
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  Does No Solicitation equal Put on "Do not Call List"?

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i live in a townhome complex.

  a few days ago i asked the property manager to ask the local kingdom hall to no longer place wtbts literature (propaganda) at the complex because the area is posted as no solicitation and because the literature is sometimes blown away from doors becoming litter.. today i received a response that the kingdom hall agreed to no longer place literature at the complex and to let him know if wtbts literature is placed at the complex.

  i was shocked how easy it was for the kh representative to agree to no longer place literature at the complex.

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  JustVisting

  The policy is that the property manager's wishes (to not distribute literature) may not represent the individual resident's wishes as to religious literature offers. In other words, they will not leave mags at not-at-homes but may still offer magazines door-to-door, unless the householder specifically requests to be placed on the "do not call" list.
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  one reason for the dumbing down of the org

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a lot of us have said that theres been a dumbing down in jw land.

  its just not like it used to be especially a few decades ago.

  it seems to me that if jw are right and the end of the world is near, the spiritual food should get tastier and more nourishing as time goes on, but it's getting more and more bland and less nourishing.

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  JustVisting

  Television networks produce tv shows based on the "lowest common denominator" principle, that is, shows must appeal to the "dumbest" members of the target audience. The same is true of the WT literature of late in that it is interesting to the less intelligent members of the target population which, as mentioned above is the third world and immigrant population.
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  Disturbing Footnote in Tomorrow's Study Article...

  by HeyThere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  article is basicqlly about families where a spouse is working away from home for an extended period, etc...a foot note says basically that some studies have shown that working away from home can cause serious consequences, such as infidelity, homosexuality, or incest.

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  pull it up on jw.org...that is what it says.

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  JustVisting

  "reports from various countries..." is all you get from WT. This sounds too much like the following:

  "Reports are heardof brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world's end." Kingdom Ministry, 5/74, p. 3.
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  sold ducks today opposite JW cart

  by nugget in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today my husband and i sold plastic ducks for the annual duck racing fund raising event opposite a jw cart.

  in the 2hour period we sold over a 100 ducks putting our jw training to good use proactively approaching people, overcoming objections and generally wishing people success.

  cantleave went round the local businesses selling to the shops and generally was received positively.

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  JustVisting

  manning a booth in a place where nobody will recognize you leesens the embarrassment plus it's easy to make your time.
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  What words has the WT redefined?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  these days, virtually every public talk speaker thinks it's interesting and intellectual to include a dictionary definition of some word.

  often the word is in common use and needs no explanation, such as 'exercise', or 'knowledge', or whatever.. now contrast that to all of the words that the wt has it's own meaning for, and referencing a dictionary for the common understanding of it would be viewed unfavourably.. words like 'generation' or 'men' (as in jesus is mediator between god and 'men' - 1tim 2:5-6).. what words have the wt redefined that you know about?

  - i'd like to compile a list if possible.. splash.

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  JustVisting

  A speaker giving the public talk said that the word, "fellow" came from the root word for Nephilim which means "to cause to fall". He says the Nephilim caused others to fall, and so they were called "fellers" and so we get the word "fellow". I'm thinking, ahhhhh...NO.
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  Return to the Kingdom Hall!

  by One Last Kiss in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i recently did just that and had an unexpectedly uplifting experience.

  whilst on vacay i was informed by my jw friend (only dimly aware of my faded status) that wed be visiting the local kh .

  so there i was, far from home, not been to a kh in over a year and heading to the sunday meeting.

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  JustVisting

  One Last Kiss: No more paragraph highlighting one-upmanship!

  They must not be very tech savy b/c I have seen WT e-copies with yellow high-lighting!
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  The Downside of using the name of JEHOVAH

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  example #1: a child is caught eating a candy bar before bedtime.. .

  the child is caught and makes an excuse:.

  3. the child is blame-shifting in the name of his father.. .

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  JustVisting

  That analogy is true only if Tom Smith was actually hired by the Ajax plumbing company. What if Mr. Smith took the van and uniform without consent.