CHANGES AND PREDICTIONS OF COMING CHANGES SOME CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS Book study, school, and service meeting all shortened to fit into one night Buildings in Brooklyn sold off, land for a new Bethel complex bought Doctrinal change: the heavenly calling didn't end in 1935 after all Thousands of Bethelites "laid off" and sent home "to the field" Noncombatant military service made a conscience issue Rumors more printing to be done in Canada and upstate NY The definition of a "generation" changed (yet) again Usage of blood fractions made a conscience issue Watchtower in "public" and "JWs only" issues Book studies in homes completely eliminated Awake magazine cut to only one per month Public talks shortened to 30 minutes Hours to pioneer cut SOME FUTURE POSSIBILE CHANGES Liability for disciplining etc shifted from headquarters to regional and local Bodies Of Elders Parents charged with disciplining even marking their own kids more to relieve Elders some Blood issue made a conscience matter but with strong pressure to not take transfusions More run-ins with police and courts over the secret files of Watchtower pedophiles etc The title "Faithful and Discreet Slave" will refer only to Governing Body members More use of tracts and articles on the internet instead of leaving about magazines Stronger recommendations that wills be made out to the organization Only the best cherry-picked statistics revealed Tithing not required but stressed as desirable Faders disfellowshipped or treated worse