Peace and Security, Great Tribulation, Armageddon

[Shawnster]

2 hours ago, Doug said:

The expansion of NATO from 19 to 32 has not received any attention in our publications that I can see.

Should it have?

 

Why is the growth of a military alliance worh mentioning? 

 

A military alliance is not a world power. The military alliance called NATO does not rule over people.  It's simply an alliance, a treaty.  

 

2 hours ago, Doug said:

Apparently, no one else here heard that at their assembly.

 

The recording of this assembly is available. We already have a transcript in the transcript topic. We can all go download the transcript and see if this is how it was worded at the assembly we have a recording of. 

 

Granted, this won't be your specific assembly. But it will be the same talks 

[Shawnster]

2 hours ago, Doug said:

As I already said, he could have skipped a line of his manuscript

 

You assume the talk was a manuscript. It may have been an outline. 

 

Manuscripts, as I believe you are aware, are given word for word. Outlines allow the speaker to use his own words. 

[Doug]

5 hours ago, Shawnster said:

 

You assume the talk was a manuscript. It may have been an outline. 

 

Manuscripts, as I believe you are aware, are given word for word. Outlines allow the speaker to use his own words. 

 

No.  If you'll notice, I said "his manuscript", not "the manuscript".  It was obviously not a branch manuscript or every circuit would have had the exact same information.

 

As you are aware, brothers may feel more comfortable or confident by preparing the talk outline in a manuscript format.  It may calm their nerves to have the talk right in front of them as opposed to going off the outline.  This may be doubly true in a circuit assembly talk with thousands in the audience.

 

I'm giving the brother the benefit of the doubt and just thinking of a plausible explanation for his statement.

[Doug]

5 hours ago, Shawnster said:

 

The recording of this assembly is available. We already have a transcript in the transcript topic. We can all go download the transcript and see if this is how it was worded at the assembly we have a recording of. 

 

 

I didn't find it in the Transcripts topic. But maybe I gave up too easily.  I see the CA CO, but not the CA BR.

 

Can someone put a link to the transcript here?  Talk:  Become Watchful, and Strengthen the Things Remaining

[Shawnster]

22 minutes ago, Doug said:

 

I didn't find it in the Transcripts topic. But maybe I gave up too easily.  

 

I have much difficulty searching for the transcripts. You aren't alone. 

 

Here it is 

Circuit Overseer

 

Branch Rep 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Shawnster

[vern]

I thought were eventually to learn to get away from manuscripts?  So we can have better audience contact?