Doubtfully Yours

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  Not Only Do They Rebuild Our Nation....

  by Doubtfully Yours in

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  but also now come to bring aid to victims of hurricane katrina!.

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5264038,00.html.

  thanks mexico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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  They're great, hard-working people. If not for their help, Charlotte County would still be in shambles.

  Hats off to the tough Mexican workers!!!

  DY
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  Can JWs donate to the Red Cross?

  by marsal in

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  i do remember that as a jw, i was not allowed to donate to the salvation army because technically it is a church, but i don't remember anything about the red cross.. if jws are not allowed to do so, why not?

  as far as i know, the red cross is not a faith-based organization.. marianne

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  Oh, yes, Finally-Free, I forgot.... other JWs "in good standing".

  A spiritually weakling wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell at being helped anytime soon. Sad. Very sad.

  DY
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  Can JWs donate to the Red Cross?

  by marsal in

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  i do remember that as a jw, i was not allowed to donate to the salvation army because technically it is a church, but i don't remember anything about the red cross.. if jws are not allowed to do so, why not?

  as far as i know, the red cross is not a faith-based organization.. marianne

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  The WBTS does not encourage its members to donate to any one charity. However, this JW and many others secretly donate to charities of their choice.

  The only thing WBTS encourage their members to donate is their time/resources for service, to try and get more recruits. Otherwise, everybody that's not a JW is SOL when it comes time to help the community.

  Sad, but true. JWs go great distance to help.... other JWs.

  DY
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  Not Only Do They Rebuild Our Nation....

  by Doubtfully Yours in

  1. social
  2. current

  but also now come to bring aid to victims of hurricane katrina!.

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5264038,00.html.

  thanks mexico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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  But also now come to bring aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina!

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5264038,00.html

  THANKS MEXICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  DY
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  WHOOOOHOOO...I just closed on my first home

  by jaredg in

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  i officially have a home and a morgage.

  i'm so excited.

  this weekend i'm going to be painting the interior and you would belive who is helping me....my jw mom and my jw uncle!!

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  Jaredg,

  Congratulations!!!

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  DID ANYTHING ODD OR UNUSUAL HAPPEN IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  Yes.

  We now have a recently ex-elder and ex-regular-pioneer that without any signs just up and separated. The rumor is that he's filing for divorce already.

  No apparent reason. They still give comments at the meetings and seem so very happy both of them.

  Strange. Plain strange. Quite the example for young couples that struggle to keep the marriage together, because in case you all didn't know, marriage takes a lot of work to make it work.

  DY
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  The Extremely Rich, What do they do with it?

  by joelbear in

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  i'm comfortable but by no means rich.

  i own just about everything i could possibly want.

  i have travelled all over the us and some of canada.

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  You see those eccentric idiots that try to make from one point on Earth to a certain distance without stopping? Those are the ones with too much money and time in their hands!

  DY
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  WTS requesting insurance checks? Verification?

  by EscapedLifer1 in

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  i have read comments on several threads about the wts policy on asking folks whose homes have been repaired/rebuilt by jw volunteers to sign over their insurance checks to the wts?.

  is there any kind of paper proof of this policy anywhere?

  any further details would be kindly appreciated!!.

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  Cruzanheart,

  Considering the fact that they did such great work, fast, with good quality materials, and we were asked to donate way less than it would've costed if we were to hire a contractor, we didn't mind one bit making our donations.

  Like I mentioned before, there were many without insurance that got the same work for nothing.

  As I've always said, it's a business... a religious business.

  DY
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  WTS Emergency Meeting

  by doinmypart in

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  the disaster relief committee at patterson organized 3 meetings this past memorial day, monday september 5, 2005. the meetings were held in lake charles, louisiana; bossier city, louisiana; and ball, louisiana.

  over 1,200 elders were in attendance from louisiana, missouri, arkansas, and texas.

  i took horrible notes, but want to share a few things.. the elder opening the meeting emphasized the importance of confidentiality.

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  I tell you all, no boubt, the WBTS has one heck of a plan when it comes to assisting their own. It's just outstanding!

  If they get their way, without fighting all the red tape, JWs will probably be the first ones to be rebuilt and carrying on with life as usual.

  My hats off to the WBTS in this regard.

  Did you all know now there's a new arrangement in which there will be a superintendent to oversee the needs of the elderly in each individual congregation? I mean, that's awesome!

  It's all wonderful. Just wonderful what they're doing for their people.

  DY
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  WTS requesting insurance checks? Verification?

  by EscapedLifer1 in

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  i have read comments on several threads about the wts policy on asking folks whose homes have been repaired/rebuilt by jw volunteers to sign over their insurance checks to the wts?.

  is there any kind of paper proof of this policy anywhere?

  any further details would be kindly appreciated!!.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  This information is false.

  When they did repairs in my home, they asked for a donation equal to the cost of materials. Of course, since we received a pretty good sum from our insurance plus local anb Federal aid, we donated a little more.

  I knew of quite a few JWs in the congregation where I attend that don't have a pot to piss on and got all the work done for free.

  They did excellent repair/rebuild work!!! If we were to pay contractors to do all the work they did for us, we would've spent the last penny given to us!

  Once again, the information about the WBTS asking people to sign over their insurance checks is totally false. Of course, due to some people's generosity and thankfulness perhaps there were some that did do just that. However, it wasn't asked of anyone.

  DY