Posts by sparrowdown

the opening query is presented, loosely, in the past tense, assuming that you are not currently a reader of watchtower publications.. not that i'm already rather certain of your reply, it's just that i would like to know if in your english-speaking country (or esl [english as second language]) the society deigned to tailor the publications to your spellings, expressions, idiomatic renderings, etc.

as you will read below, so-called american english is a dialect of english.. i found this online under american english vs. british english:.

sparrowdown

I can see Tiny Tony Morris in Frank en Furter style suspenders and fishnets - unfortunately.

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Jehovah (As Taught By JWs) Offers A Bum Deal

by pale.emperor in

i thought this during my wake up.

if you think about it, jehovahs promise for the faithful is actually a bum deal.

some would even say a con.

sparrowdown

Remember that scripture they loved to use that said something about "...and probably you will be concealed in the day of his anger..." Habakuk?

So yeah, no guarrantees even if you do it all and give it all.

Total scam.

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Explain the annual meeting please

by carla in

can someone please explain the annual meeting to me?

it takes place tomorrow from what i gather.

does this mean they still do fs in the morning?

sparrowdown

It's just an extra special special meeting to make all JWs feel special for being invited but in reality it's nothing special.

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Just Got Dubbed..

by snugglebunny in

jw
friends

so there i was earlier today, enjoying a spot of lunch in a pleasant little cafe whilst out shopping, when up came a fella i vaguely recognised from the dim and distant past just as i was tucking into my highland soup with bread roll and butter..

"i would never ignore you you know".. "eh?

what" i ventured wondering wtf is this all about.

sparrowdown

What a bizarre thing to say to someone you haven't spoken to for years. If he would never ignore you why is it he is only saying hi now? As someone else said why not just say hello like a normal person.

I have had a few interesting close encounters in the supermarket myself lately and I 'm tellin ya the further away I get from this cult the more strange and bizarre their behavior appears to me.

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Don't expect any more downsizing announcements at annual meetibg

by nowwhat? in

expect a day of fluff, more bells and whistles and boasting.

they are not going to throw shade on their glorious day.

but shortly thereafter when everyone's feeling good about themselves expect the hammer to come down during a morning worship broadcast..

sparrowdown

Nah, I doubt they would want to interupt the momentous flow of pomp and circumstance of the event. I imagine it's difficult to maintian that big booming wizard of Oz voice machine going when talking bout business.

They probly have a special separate annual meeting where the champagne and caviar is served by bethelites in togas and they laugh about the hall/sale/mergers there.

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"Circumcision is a sign to set you apart from the people of the nations"

by stuckinarut2 in

we know that the hebrew scriptures, or old testament states that the practice of circumcision (of males) was supposed to be yet another sign that set the jews apart from the "people of the nations".

but apart from so many odd things, how dumb is this?.

i mean, how did someone know if a male was circumcised or not??

sparrowdown

Zeb - Aaah ok. Thanks for explaining one of the great mysteries of the penis club. Us girls have these little things called doors in our public toilets so I never understood there was a urinal etiquette. LOL.

But hey if public toilets become nongender maybe we'll all have the urinal experience in the future - possibly...god I hope not I like doors.

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All Donations Received @ KH During Annual Meeting Must Be Sent To The Branch

by thedepressedsoul in

i just got word that in all congregations where the annual meeting is being streamed, any donations received that day, even if put in the box for the local hall must be sent to the branch immediately.. there will be an announcement made before the program starts for this arrangement.

so the extra electric needed that day, heat/ac that the congregation has to pay for does not matter.

all money donated that day has to go to the branch..

sparrowdown

Why wouldn't they send everything above running costs to the branch?

WT owns their ass.

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The upcoming protest at Warwick on November 5th

by UnshackleTheChains in

hey all.. just saw this video about the upcoming protest at warwick on november 5th.

it looks like some momentum is building up to it.

but what i really want to know is will it have much impact?

sparrowdown

WT...compassion? ...aahhh no.

But hey, I hope heaps turn up and wish them all the best for the event.