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  When did district conventions become regional conventions and why?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think it was gary and heather bottings' book the orwellian world of jehovah's wifnesses that noted the function of the habit of the watchtower organisation of changing organisational terminology periodically.

  congregations became companies and then back to congregations again.

  circuit overseers became circuit servants and then back again.

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  sparrowdown

  They have to keep changing the terminology so they can spot the ones who are not current or active.
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  New Word Coined In April 2016 WT!

  by Naoscillator in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and the word is... .

  canaanitelike!.

  here it is in context, just in case you're curious about how to use this new word.. article: being faithful leads to god's approval.

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  Isn't there a kingdumb malady about a Canaanitelike thot.....or was that a Shulamitelike maiden.

  Anywho, maybe I'm getting my ites mixed up.
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  New Word Coined In April 2016 WT!

  by Naoscillator in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and the word is... .

  canaanitelike!.

  here it is in context, just in case you're curious about how to use this new word.. article: being faithful leads to god's approval.

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  Uh oh, promoting materialism? So I take it the WT will be donating their billions to the poor then.

  To avoid being hypocrite-like.
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  Being positively recognized

  by menrov in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi, for over a year, i stopped attending meeting and field service.

  actually, passively disassociated from the congregation.

  but i did not stop reading and doing my own research.

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  sparrowdown

  Welcome Mrs Bouquet, yes it is good to get back in touch with your intuition isn't it.

  
  
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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

  1. social
  2. current

  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  Thanks boc, "Penny" from Bing Bang does that droppin the g thing aswell.
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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

  1. social
  2. current

  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  Which accent is it where the g in the ing sound isn't pronounced eg thinkin, lookin, goin ?
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  New Field Service Format?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it seems that hype is the only thing keeping jw.org alive and well these days (that and the money of suckers who continue to fall for it).. at meeting on monday, an elder announced "the faithful slave has seen it fit to change the format of our ministry in 2016, and more information will come".

  i guess the desired reaction is to get jws preoccupied with what those changes could possibly be, and if it means that the end is nearer or some crap.. with that said, i've been suckered into wanting to know what these 'changes' will be.

  does anyone know?

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  The format of the ministry huh....hmmm, maybe the witnessing will be conducted from the local coffee shop with tablets left open on the table playing JDubyer.borg videos while the group orders coffee and gossips.
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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

  1. social
  2. current

  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  I love Matthew McConaughey 's voice mostly because of his accent.
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  No Soliciting signage and JW Policy

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have a copy of the boe letter directing publishers to not go into apartment complexes and/or condominium complexes with no soliciting signs?

  i ask because yesterday and buttheaded jw (that obviously had no idea who i am or my past) was knocking on doors in our condo complex.

  he would have had to drive past a sign which clearly states "no solicitation or material distribution.".

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  Dangerous dog signs seem to do the trick.
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  No Soliciting signage and JW Policy

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have a copy of the boe letter directing publishers to not go into apartment complexes and/or condominium complexes with no soliciting signs?

  i ask because yesterday and buttheaded jw (that obviously had no idea who i am or my past) was knocking on doors in our condo complex.

  he would have had to drive past a sign which clearly states "no solicitation or material distribution.".

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  Many witnesses ignore signs, and any direction given on them.

  They will gleefully find reasons as to why the sign does not apply to them. That they are not there to do the sort of thing listed on the sign, that it doesn't apply to charities like them etc etc.

  Totally maddening people.