Posts by sparrowdown

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The Wheels On The Bus ...

by Solzhenitsyn in

the wt for this upcoming sunday 10/07 is especially precious in its standard double speak.

aren't we so grateful to the f&ds who directly mediates our relationship with jesus christ and give us the food we need at the proper time?

i dunno....maybe i have anger issues with the the wt?.

Personal Data Permission (Spain)

by paradiseseeker in

jw
friends

i had the meeting yesterday and there it was announced that there will be a new law passed in spain regarding personal data.

that law makes it compulsory for the wt spanish branch to collect a signed permission from the publishers to keep and utilize personal data.

no choice was given to us, we were just told to make sure we hand in our signed permissions before may 18th.

sparrowdown

Take the form and draw a penis on it, but don't sign it.

Only joking.

Just stall stall stall and stall some more, or...

just say upfront you don't feel comfortable signing until you've done some research.

Honestly they have you over a barrel and they know it so just say NO thanks.

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it was announced at our clam that there "was no shipment of the october study editions of the watchtower" and that they were asking if people could just use electronic or make their own copies.. is this just happening in ohio, or did you hear the same thing?.

sparrowdown

I'm surprised they haven't pulled the plug on hardcopies already isn't that what the website is for.

And what about the KH screens can't they just have one WT study video for everyone straight from borg studios.

Snail mail study pamphlets seems so obsolete now even to my ears.

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No Watchtower shipment

by LevelThePlayingField in

it was announced at our clam that there "was no shipment of the october study editions of the watchtower" and that they were asking if people could just use electronic or make their own copies.. is this just happening in ohio, or did you hear the same thing?.

sparrowdown

Aw, what a shame.

Damn, if only you could study the bible by just using the bible.

Great minds (snakeface)

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BS stories in the publications

by Billzfan23 in

this is an example of a story that just strikes me as funny from their publications:.

"wilson, a christian from ghana, was notified that in a few days, he would be fired from his job.

on his final day at work, he was assigned to wash the private car of the managing director of the company.

sparrowdown

Thanks for not stealing my money Wilson Wiiiiiiiiillllssssooooonnn....

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Nationwide epidemic

by neat blue dog in

breaking: after testing of the presidential alert system this afternoon, young adults across the country are in need of counciling and admission to mental health clinics after receiving a message on their phone without consent.

"i felt violated", said 29 year old shealyn.

"now he's found a way to break into people's safe spaces.

sparrowdown

Phones are "safe spaces" lol that's funny.

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Anyone Tried "Sous Vide" Cooking?

by Simon in

i like a nice steak but cooking one can be a little intimidating and the results hit and miss especially when it comes to getting the right temperature so getting it wrong can be an expensive mistake.

can anyone do that "finger and thumb together to check the doneness" thing?

i can't .... so i came across this cooking technique called "sous vide" which cooks food (in a sealed vacuum bag) in a warm water bath, even steak.

sparrowdown

Restaurants and chefs use this method quite a bit. It's great for meat but works for many things, cooks it evenly, retains all the moisture and then chred on a grill to finish off - great way to cook.

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WATCHTOWER Is Trying To Put Cameras In All of Their Kingdom Halls

by minimus in

jw
friends

one of my best friends is in the security business.

he told me the other day of how the watch tower has been in contact with his good friend and business associate.

evidently they are inquiring about putting cameras into every kh so that they can do 24 hour monitoring.

sparrowdown

If I had to walk into a KH again the camera would be catching some serious middle finger crime on my way out.

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Our Christian Life And Ministry Answers

by bola in

jw
friends

please i need the answers to the our christian life and ministry from the month of october, 2018 to december, 2018..

sparrowdown

Seriously???

Look them up yourself or better still, tell her to look them up for herself!

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Taking children out on the ministry

by Freedom rocks in

can i ask your views on taking children out on the ministry?

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do you have any experiences you can share of things you as a child/your children/grandchildren have witnessed on the ministry that they shouldn't have?.

sparrowdown

This is one my bugbears with JWs.

I agree with "still ADD" I truly believe it to be a form of emotional and psychological abuse and one of the forced activities that forms the basis of the trauma that cements the indoctrination in the child's mind.

The child is also exposed to all sorts of potentially dangerous people, animals and situations - again all part of the trauma for a child and the embarrassment can be crippling to a young teenager's self esteem and image.

Just like being forced to keep awake at meetings with threats of corporal punishement and humiliation.

Effectively teaching the child "learned helplessnes."

Shame shame shame on you WT