Doubtfully Yours

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  Serena speaking for the Red Cross?

  by Fatfreek in

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  i'm watching the u.s. open tennis and the williams sisters are about to play each other.

  then comes the commercial.

  serena, in a simple plea, asking the viewers to make their contribution to the american red cross toward the katrina tragedy.. good for you, serena.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Well done Serena!!!

  The Red Cross does a terrific job!!!

  DY
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  WWW.JW-Aid.COM going belly up already?

  by DannyHaszard in

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  2. current

  this is what their front page now shows either they are upgrading the site or their getting heat and going down.

  missing persons search

  until we hear otherwise, we are directing those looking for missing loved ones to the red cross missing persons registry shown below.

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  The Red Cross and the Salvation Army did an excellent job last year in my area during Charlie. Therefore, I'll make my donations to both of those organizations.

  They helped EVERYONE, not just their own such as JWs do.

  DY
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  The most monumental conversation with my mom and dad.

  by Daunt in

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  2. friends

  at the meeting today, me and my family were sitting in the back.

  i've been heavily emotional lately because of the katrina disaster and my temper and sadness and all emotions have just been on a rise lately.

  well my dad was noticing that i was frowning so my father got sort of angry with me and demanded that i stop.

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  Ah, the JW talk/thinking for every little concern anyone in the whole universe has. Ah, such memories of all of my JW relatives! Ahhhhhhh, so refreshing!!!

  NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

  This is why lately I've stopped bringing any significant subject to them. I'm just polite, friendly and there if needed. Nothing more.

  Take care of your well being mentally.

  DY
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  Anyone think that the 'Secret Subcultures' will bust up the Borg?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i mean there seem to be several fairly well rooted sub-groups operating within the ranks of the witnesses now.

  many under the continuing premise that it is the 'truth'.

  i know of a couple.

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  The WBTS has had many a disappointment due to predictions fallout, doctrinal changes, etc., and still hasn't collapsed.

  It will never collapse. It will just continue to evolve and develop other tactics.

  DY
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  heres a report on whats up with the witnesses affected by Katrina

  by PaNiCAtTaCk in

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  2. friends

  i really feel for them!

  please do not be an idiot and call any of the numbers!

  if you know of someone displaced by the hurricane, they should call the rooming hq: .

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I won't be calling any WBTS #.

  My $$$ goes to the Red Cross or the Salvation Army. Those organizations help EVERYONE, not just JW in 'good standing'.

  DY
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  Did You Keep That Soft Voice After You Left The JW's

  by Honesty in

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  Which 'soft voice'? I've never had a 'soft voice'!

  DY
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  WTBTS: Do Not Mark Donations For Relief Efforts - Mark World Wide Work

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have just talked with the wtbts service department at 718-560-5000.. you can contribute for hurricane katrina relief efforts through your local kingdom hall and put your donation in the contribution box marked for the world wide work.

  you may also send donations directly to the branch office... to the brooklyn address.

  donations should be marked for the world wide work and not specificically reserved for relief efforts.

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  I won't be making any donations, although my husband more than will make up for me not giving. He's very generous $$$ wise, plus he donates a lot of his time and skills on a regular basis.

  I don't agree with their stance of only helping their own, and not even all of their own at that.

  The ones well connected, or the ones that are considered 'pillars' in the congregation are the ones that benefit the most.

  All help given has to be approved by the 'service committee', so those that aren't in good standing will probably get what's left after everybody else in 'good standing' has been helped.

  My fact is part of those relief committees and he tells me that 'inactive' ones, the trouble makers labeled 'spiritually weak' ones, are left for last.

  Nope, I don't be donating a penny to the WBTS.

  DY
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  Katrina Aftermath - whatever happened to personal responsibility?

  by EscapedLifer1 in

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  ok, all you "bleedin' hearts" get ready to flame me..... i have been watching the developments in the devastated areas like everyone else, and something has begun to strike me.

  there seems to be tens of thousands of people who are just sitting around waiting for help to miraculously drop out of the sky, and the longer they sit idle, the madder they get that the government hasn't swooped in and immediately solved all their problems.

  i have a few questions about this mindset:.

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  All of these people. Every single one of them. Starting from the upper government echelon on down to the poorest citizen. NONE OF THEM HAD A PLAN!!!

  They should've!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  DY
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  Watchtower relief effort...

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i googled some different religion home pages this morning to see how some religions/churches were responding to the disaster on the gulf coast.. all the ones that i checked, catholic, baptist, lutheran, presbyterian all made mention of the disaster and had already started some relief efforts.

  the cathoic church has its own relief website, catholicrelief.org where various relief efforts around the world are listed.

  (one interesting one is that the catholic church is teaming with the mormons to bring food to niger) .

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  Doubtfully Yours

  The JWs do a superb job at helping out... but only their own.

  It's their modus operandi, and it's not going to change anytime soon. Their way of rescuing their own is absolutely superb! Even more so if the person happens to be very active and considered a 'pillar' in the congregation or if you're 'well connected' with the heavy ones.

  Well, looking at it positively, at least they'll offer some sort of help if only to a chosen few. If every group or religious organization would offer the same sort of help with the same organization as the JWs, the problem wouldn't be as much for the government.

  DY - Of the 'thankful for any help at this time' class.
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  OMG!!! YOU MUST READ THIS!!!! My appeal letter worked!!!

  by kwintestal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those not up-to-date on my situation ... .

  i was disfellowshipped and i posted about it here.. i wrote an appeal letter, and wrote about it here.

  so, i just got home from a weeks vacation, i was home for 3 hours.

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  WOW!!!

  Those hardly ever work. I mean, once they make up their mind to kick somebody out, that's it.

  Congratulations, I guess. If that's what you really wanted.

  DY