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My intention is not to argue either. Thanks for sharing your viewpoint. 👍🏻

Here's the article about the Court of Appeal verdict from 2025: https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/norway/Court-of-Appeal-Unanimously-Overturns-Unconstitutional-Ruling-in-Norway/ It's a similar thought as in the most recent verdict: Ultimately, two separate higher courts and two distinct panels of esteemed judges conducted an in-depth analysis of our beliefs and practices, concluding that we should be fully vindicated. 🤯🤩 How amazing is that? Do you think they analysed only the current policy re removal from cong? The change in policy came on the 15th of March 2024, but it must have taken some time to change the internal documents and instructions for the elders, right? I presume the courts must have had access to the confidential documents and must have taken into account our previous policy on disfellowshipment, correct?

It's just another distraction for people. Although, things like it could definitely cause many including the governments to turn on religion

I had no idea this has all started because of HIM 😮🙄 I mean... Spend millions of hours on researching and writing books in our defence, only to come out as a vicious opposer and instigate court proceedings against His Beloved Religion...

Hopefully... I'm enthusiastic thinking about it too, but only God knew the time when this wicked world end. Jehovah, may your Kingdom comes.

Fair point, and I didn’t mean to derail the thread or turn it into Baruch promotion. I also recognize that NWS has helped many congregations over the years, especially with NWS and NWP. And yes, I do use AI extensively 🙂 At the moment I’m still the sole developer behind Baruch, handling development, architecture, documentation, visuals, and communication myself. AI helps me work more efficiently and explain ideas more clearly. My goal is eventually to build both a development team and a community/support team around Baruch, but that takes time. In the meantime, I’d rather continue making progress and openly share what I’m building instead of waiting until everything is perfectly organized. My intention is not competition. We’re all brothers, and I believe cooperation, feedback, and sharing experiences is the best way to create tools that genuinely help congregations. I’ll keep Baruch-specific discussion mainly in the Baruch thread going forward.

"Imitating the Great Teacher." I do fall short but keep trying! 🤗

I love how Renoir captured light in such a warm and vibrant way, in addition to his bohemian style, for instance ‘Le Bal du Moulin de la Galette’. It seems like everyone is moving😌

Can someone please let us know if they release a trailer of the eps for the 2027 Convention this weekend, and tell us how many eps will be shown next year? My guess is we will have 2 Ep's at the 2027 Convention.

I don't know anything about a reptilian race, but there are a lot of cold blooded people that speak with a forked tongue...

Job haunting and the desire to impress his interviewer led to such heated argument that the CEO stepped into the room and asked " What is this cacophonous jabber"😏

Renoir, my favorite. Related to him through a female family member, a great, great, great aunt. And around 1500 to 1571 Paris Bordone. My family mixed Italian and French.

Or they just want to receive suggestions that clearly explain what you are requesting and how you'd like it to look or work. I honestly don't think that is unreasonable. If they don't understand a request, how can they possibly implement it. Should we really expect them to spend time on "vague or incomplete suggestions" that take "considerable time to understand what is being asked", suggestions without any screenshots or diagrams, "personal preferences of a single person or single congregation", or requests for features that "already exist". Even if a congregation had their own inhouse developer writing custom software just for their congregation, they would still have to provide all of the things NWS asks for - other than the consultation. But then they'd be paying for custom software..

Yes, Billy Currington. Love that song and country. Married a Mid-Tennessean too. 😆 Been to a few concerts of his. Honestly, I'm sorry if this offends anyone but I've been asked about the reptilian race and the Genesis account to this day. All I can do is roll my eyes on the inside. And if these lies drop, more eye rolls. All a part of the same narrative.

I came here to try to help other brothers and hopefully get some tips myself, not to argue, but we always want to speak the truth, and not twist or misquote things to back up our opinions. It does not say it's a requirement to consult with elders in other countries, but they do ask you to discuss your idea with others outside of your own congregation. "We receive many suggestions that are simply personal preferences of a single person or single congregation. We write software for the worldwide brotherhood, not a single congregation. ... Have first consulted with other elders, including those in other congregations, circuits or countries. We write software for the worldwide brotherhood, not a single congregation."

I asked AI (Claude) for an honest analysis of the process. This was it's final conclusion, and I don't disagree: Overall tone The language is notably guarded and somewhat discouraging. Phrases like "We understand some brothers do not want to follow these steps. That is fine, please do not submit a suggestion" read as a polite way of saying they'd rather not receive suggestions at all.

This is the process to submit a suggestion. Some requirements are reasonable. Others just seem over the top and remind me why I did not submit a suggestion lol. Consult with other elders in other countries?!? ********************************** This form is if you have a suggestion or feature request. We are only able to accept suggestions from brothers who have been registered for at least 3 months, and who are willing to provide a detailed suggestion report (which includes multiple screenshots, diagrams or pictures), and who are willing to first consult with others. There are several reasons for this: We receive many suggestions from brothers who have only just started using New World Scheduler and therefore do not understand why we made certain design decisions. Please first try using New World Scheduler the way it was designed for several months before making suggestions. While it may be different to the way you used to do things, you will likely find it is simpler and easier. We receive many suggestions for things that New World Scheduler can already do. This is likely because brothers did not take the time to fully understand the software. We receive many vague or incomplete suggestions and it takes considerable time to understand what is being asked. We receive many suggestions that are simply personal preferences of a single person or single congregation. We write software for the worldwide brotherhood, not a single congregation. We kindly ask brothers please only submit a suggestion if: You have already registered and been registered for at least 3 months You have carefully checked Help & Support and confirmed that this feature does not already exist. You have carefully checked Frequently Asked Questions and confirmed that this feature does not already exist. You are willing and able to provide detailed Suggestion report, which includes multiple screenshots, diagrams or pictures for EACH suggestion. Have first consulted with other elders, including those in other congregations, circuits or countries. We write software for the worldwide brotherhood, not a single congregation. We understand some brothers do not want to follow these steps. That is fine, please do not submit a suggestion. Please confirm: I am a Registered user and have been using New World Scheduler for at least 3 months I have carefully checked Help & Support and Frequently Asked Questions and confirmed this feature does not already exist I have prepared a comprehensive and detailed report, which includes multiple screenshots, diagrams or pictures of EACH suggestion I have already consulted with other elders, including those in different congregations and circuits Note: As mentioned above, it is a STRICT REQUIREMENT to please provide screenshots, diagrams or pictures clearly describing EACH suggestion and how it might work. If you do not do this, your suggestion will be automatically deleted.

Once the Kelvin wave reaches max power, it will get crazy hot. That heat Pulse in the Ocean that is coming up that this article is describing is at least 7.0C above normal at minimum, the chart only goes to 7.0C, some experts say it may be as high as 9.0C, thats never been seen before. https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/super-el-nino-2026-record-breaking-intensity-forecast-weather-impacts-united-states-canada-europe-fa/ A major atmospheric change is about to start, as the latest oceanic data confirms the 2026 El Niño is intensifying below the ocean surface. New ensemble model runs from the ECMWF, NOAA, and BOM now align on a high-impact trajectory, with several forecasts suggesting this event could become the strongest El Niño in modern history, potentially surpassing the record-breaking event of 1877-1878. This “Code Red” scenario for the global atmosphere is being driven by a massive oceanic Kelvin wave that has grown more energetic in recent weeks. This subsurface heat pulse is expected to rise to the surface levels, acting as a “release valve”, that will kickstart the reorganization of global weather patterns, starting in the tropics.

I'm starting Willa Cather's classic O Pioneers! this week.

If by 'feedback' you mean problems or bugs, click Problem. If you mean suggestions for a new feature or you have ideas on how to improve something, then there is also a specific Suggestion tab. Both have been there for as long as I can remember. They are both found in the same place on the NWS website by clicking Help & Support, then clicking Contact us.

There are already separate threads for each of these episodes. https://jwtalk.net/topic/63104-some-things-gleaned-from-episode-4-possible-spoilers/ https://jwtalk.net/topic/63105-some-things-gleaned-from-episode-5-possible-spoilers/ https://jwtalk.net/topic/63106-some-things-gleaned-from-episode-6-possible-spoilers/

I wouldn't really say this is the case, at least in my own experience. Outside of requesting feedback on the beta of NWS Mobile, I don't see where they invite nor encourage feedback for neither NWS nor NWP. To me it seems the opposite, that if at all possible contacting the developers is the last thing they want, even for legit problems, let alone constructive feedback. I may be mistaken, and if so please direct me to where they invite feedback. Because I definitely have some. 😂

I first saw Jacob Collier on YT a few years ago when he was a little younger, but was already receiving a lot of attention for some of the music he was creating in his videos. He has been described by some musicians as a "Modern Beethoven", a musical genius The music he created was not really what I prefer to listen to, yet in creating his music he seemed like he had been a professor of music for 100yrs! I realized that likely skilled and experienced musicians are the ones who can truly "see" his genius. Whereas for people like me, that have little experience with instruments and have never composed, we probably cannot fully comprehend his musical talent and genius. But I can tell you that when I watched him create music, I greatly desired to be an "artist" like him! Someone who can "paint" his canvas with brushes of notes, chords, and even mathematics! Likely most of us non-musicians generally do not think of music and mathematics being related, however Jacob has shown how math & music are intertwined like words & language. I hope in the New World, with a much higher functioning brain compared to now, that I could compose some music 1/2 as good as young Jacob does now as an imperfect young person!!!

Thanks for the reminder. I remember hearing and reading about this before, but had completely forgotten about it. We certainly do need to fill them up about halfway LOL, before we add some good compost.