2017 Annual Meeting

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

... and then there is Russia ....

[Gloria Medina]

No es ningún secreto de estado Se pidió no anunciar nada en respeto para los que asistirían hoy. No hay nada malo en eso. 

[The Librarian]

 

[Edvan Guerra Magalhaes Magalhaes]

Tudo muito maravilhoso a bela criatividade.

[Guest Nicole]

2018 Annual Meeting Notebook-ENGLISH.pdf

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

...so much potential ...

[Guest Nicole]

On 10/8/2017 at 4:37 PM, Gloria Medina said:

No es ningún secreto de estado Se pidió no anunciar nada en respeto para los que asistirían hoy. No hay nada malo en eso. 

¿Y cómo hacen los hermanos de otros países y que no hablan inglés? 

[Guest Nicole]

 

 

Let's go back exactly 100 years ago to the Annual Meeting on January 6, 1917 (not celebrated in October back then). This took place during a convention at Carnegie Hall in Pittsburgh, just a little over 2 months after brother C. T. Russell died, and brother J. F. Rutherford was elected by vast majority at this Annual Meeting to be the new President.The following year on January 5, 1918 the Annual Meeting took place once again at Carnegie Hall and Rutherford was re-elected as President. But the following year on January 4, 1919 the Annual Meeting was celebrated at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum which still stands today in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh (seen above). During this Annual Meeting in 1919, Rutherford & 7 other Directors of the Society were in prison because of all the horrible events of 1918, but Rutherford was still once again re-elected as President. The 8 brothers were released from prison later on in 1919, and on January 3, 1920 they were all back to Carnegie Hall for the Annual Meeting. Nowadays, the business part of the Annual Meeting, that includes the election or re-election of officers, is carried out separately from the much more enjoyable part prepared for us. By watchtower_of_allegheny_tour

[Guest Nicole]

On 10/7/2017 at 1:30 PM, The Librarian said:

 

 

WOW 

 

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

What a GREAT Idea!   Selling medallions from the 2017 Annual Meeting!  The Catholics used to sell "Indulgences" ... permissions to sin in advance without church sanctions ..  which is how they financed the construction of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Now that is one tough act to follow!

[Space Merchant]

On 10/8/2017 at 8:31 AM, James Thomas Rook Jr. said:

... and then there is Russia ....

The Human Rights Council (HRC) had talked with Putin as of October 30, 2017. This is not only the fate of the Jehovah's Witnesses, but a plethora of others who were hit by the Kremlin and co.

 

https://ura.news/news/1052310425

 

The Russians really want to "clean house" for March 2018.

In a sense, Russian vs. Kremlin as a whole, it comes down to freedoms, something the Kremlin has a hard time giving to the people.

My only concern is for the ceasing of the FSB website, along with the software they use, seeing how it is I can understand Edward Snowden's remark about it.

As we speak, the Russians who are against the Kremlin worry about a Soviet-Like dark age while yet another Kremlin Critic escaped death with due to a lethal attack, which may lead to Journalist being armed and ready to rock (unless Putin does something).

[Cheepcheep]

Can someone confirm whether our understanding on the term "vindication of Jehovah's name" has been brought back?

I thought that sometime after 1984, but well before 2010, we dropped the idea in favour of "sanctification of Jehovah's name". But now, it seems we are returning back to it, as "name" can also refer to one's reputation, and Jehovah's 'reputation' certainly needs exonerating.

Thanks