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  We are planning a trip to Upper Peninsula of Michigan ,any tips ?

  by troubled mind in

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  we plan on going next month .

  first time to that area ,any suggestions on must see/do in that area ..?

  i just made reservations for the first two nights in a resort motel near porcupine mountains state park..

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  There's a bear sanctuary near Newberry. We were hesitant to visit it thinking it would be a tourist trap, but it was great. Highly recommend it.
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  Restrictions on sanitation supplies at a$$emblies

  by WTWizard in

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  now that the grand boasting sessions are well under way, now is a good time to discuss what they are restricting on supplies there.

  the "one towel" rule is quite famous by now.

  however, i have heard scattered reports that they are rationing things like toilet paper as well.

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  "I also remember the lines so long that one woman pushed herself past everybody in line and went in, pulled her underwear down and sat on a sink to use the bathroom. Honest truth, swear on a stack of Bibles. All of this happened at the 8 day long International Assembly in Atlanta in or 1967? or 1968?"

  That assembly was in 1969--I was there. The heat was vicious, and I had a 2-year old son. That's probably why he always hated assemblies.

  I remember long, long lines at lots of assemblies. There was one assembly where the bathroom attendant actually walked out along the line and asked if there were any "emergencies", and they could go to the head of the line. I thought that was rather kind.
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  Restrictions on sanitation supplies at a$$emblies

  by WTWizard in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  now that the grand boasting sessions are well under way, now is a good time to discuss what they are restricting on supplies there.

  the "one towel" rule is quite famous by now.

  however, i have heard scattered reports that they are rationing things like toilet paper as well.

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  I remember an assembly somewhere where we were "encouraged" to not flush the toilet if you only had a little bit of pee and toilet paper--let the next person flush one time for two people. This was not an announcement from the platform--it was from the bathroom attendant, and I don't know if the person was given those instructions or if it was her own idea.
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  YMCA now I am mad!!!

  by loosie in

  1. jw
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  i talked to a current jw today and he told me that it came out in print from the wtbts that you can be a memebr of the ymca as long as you don't associate with the other worldlys that go there..

  omg!!!

  just a few years ago i was told that i couldn't be at the ymca because it was a christian org.. .

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  I remember our circuit actually had the baptism at the local YMCA because the pool at the high school where they were holding their circuit assembly couldn't be used. This had to be 45 years ago.
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  A Question To All on this Board

  by kes152 in

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  hello,.

  i have been reading this board for some time and would like to ask: why you come here and post?

  what do you all hope to accomplish by being here?.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  I'm keep hoping that I will some indication that the WTS is losing its strength--hoping that I could some day get my daughter back from the cult.

  Though it's not looking too promising, it helps to know that there are other people in the same situation and that I just need to be happy with the blessings that I have and not unhappy about what I don't have.
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  How is Cynthia Franz doing?

  by onemore in

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  hi all, .

  im wondering if anyone here close to ray franzs widow knows how is she holding up.

  onemore.

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  Bonnie_Clyde

  I've been wondering too.
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  OUR ACTIVE LEADER TODAY sept 15 wt

  by booby in

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  4 still, christ found these same faithful anointed christians doing their utmost to.

  provide timely spiritual food for the household of faith.

  from 1879 onward, through.

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  They do this all the time. Make a blatant statement, then throw in a scripture that has almost no connection as proof. The term "Governing Body" is not found anywhere in the scriptures, but they use the term so often that I'll bet many/most witnesses think it has to be there.
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  "Neither be called leaders" vs "Obey your leaders"

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm trying to harmonize matt.

  23:10 with hebrews 13:17. any thoughts?

  or is this a contradiction?.

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  Yes. I just looked back a few verses, Heb:13:7, "Remember those who are taking the lead among you, who have spoken the word of God to you, and as you contemplate how their conduct turns our imitate their faith." I just don't like the word, "obey."
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  "Neither be called leaders" vs "Obey your leaders"

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm trying to harmonize matt.

  23:10 with hebrews 13:17. any thoughts?

  or is this a contradiction?.

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  I'm trying to harmonize Matt. 23:10 with Hebrews 13:17. Any thoughts? Or is this a contradiction?

  Matt. 23:10 "Neither be called 'leaders' for your Leader is one, the Christ." Heb. 13:17 "Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive." Some translations say "Obey your leaders."

  Bonnie
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  I remember the "Paradise" book like it was yesterday. Our daughter was only two years old Clyde and I were reading to her out of that book, and before we knew it she was reading herself. We were so proud that she could read quite well by the time she was four. I remember looking at that picture and saying some like, "Bad people--die at Armageddon." When our next child was born, a son, we tried to teach him to read the same way, and all he would do was hit the book and try to tear the pages. Well, our daughter is still a staunch witness, waiting for Armageddon to strike us dead--but our son, who wanted to tear the book up when he was little, wants nothing to do with the organization.

  Oh I also remember how clearly the book explained the 70 or 80 year generation, and I even used that book to study with several people.