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Those Wonderful Kingdom Songs

by Quendi in

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Bonnie_Clyde

The song with the lyric, "Come and take life's water free" - my young daughter thought they were talking about ice water.

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"Suggested" Donation when attending Circuit Assembly

by BluesBrother in

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i could have called this "fee now charged to go to circuit assembly" but i do not want to start rumours that go beyond what was actually said.

the k hall announcement encouraged attendance at the upcoming assembly day.

the elder then said that since the congregation no longer has to make a blanket donation to the assembly hall it is expected that the publishers remember their responsibility to maintain the costs.

Bonnie_Clyde

The comments on the costs of renting versus owning an assembly hall reminded me of the early 1970's when Clyde was accounts servant for the assemblies. The excuse that was used to get the congregations approve an assembly hall was how expensive it was to rent the high schools. Clyde was fairly vocal that the last high school we "rented" was free and the one before that was $1,000 for the weekend (3-days), and that was the highest we had ever paid. But, not only did the assembly hall get built, another assembly hall went up about 15 years later about 70 miles away. A lot of the brothers who contributed time and money for the first one were hit upon to do it again.

But get this! Not too long after this, the elders who inherited the first assembly hall sent letters to the congregations who were now using the second hall asking for donations for renovating their facility. This was their reasoning: any time you move out of a house, you want to make sure it is in perfect condition for the new tenants. So Clyde asked the question, "If you give away a building, does the new tenant really expect to you leave it in mint condition?" Shouldn't the new tenants be greatful for what they have? Actually, I don't think these yoyo's ever got the money, at least not from our congregation, because our elders saw it the same way. They couldn't see donating time and labor for two assembly halls and then being hit for help with renovating the first one.

Bonnie

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This Sunday is Besse Cooper's Birthday! She'll be 116

by 00DAD in

this sunday, august 26th, 2012, is besse cooper's birthday.

besse is the oldest verified living person.

she will be 116 years old on sunday!

Bonnie_Clyde

Wow - my mother lived to be 106-1/2 and she was born in 1896. I often referred to her as part of the generation that did pass away.

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WT Information Control

by Bangalore in

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information control.

source : http://web.archive.org/web/20000229154513/www.geocities.com/wallstreet/7209/mind.html.

through out history, mankind's governments and religious organizations have restricted their citizens from reading, viewing and speaking any information that was critical or expressed a different viewpoint other than was taught by the government or religion.

Bonnie_Clyde

Amen!

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Anyone Notice this in the New Brochure "Good News From God"?

by Cadellin in

if you look on page 10, "what is god's purpose for the earth?," you'll see an illustration of adam in the garden--with a belly button!!

what were the wt artists thinking????.

i'd post a scan but, alas, i'm unable to in my present locale..

Bonnie_Clyde

I just pulled out my copy of "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained" (1958). On page 21 there's a picture of Adam sitting naked in the garden. He has no belly button.

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Worldwide Church of God collapse

by cog_survivor in

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on my introduction post a few people expressed interest in how the worldwide church of god (wwcg) imploded.

i think maybe in hopes something similar will happen with the jws.

i think the jws will also eventually experience a meltdown but probably not in the same way since the power structure was a bit different.

Bonnie_Clyde

Many years ago I wrote Herbert Armstrong a letter asking if he had ever been a Jehovah's Witness. He responded that he had never been a witness but that he had read our magazines.

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JW Longo Story on ABC TV July 11th "Final Witness"

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120611abc02/.

final witness*.

air date: wednesday, july 11, 2012. time slot: 10:00 pm-11:00 pm est on abc.

Bonnie_Clyde

Do you think Longo thought the authorities would never find the bodies since he weighted them down? If the boy's body hadn't floated to the top, they might never have found the rest of the family?

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JW Longo Story on ABC TV July 11th "Final Witness"

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120611abc02/.

final witness*.

air date: wednesday, july 11, 2012. time slot: 10:00 pm-11:00 pm est on abc.

Bonnie_Clyde

Well I didn't know him personally, but my son met him during a cruise - I believe it was to Jamaica. I asked my son what he thought of him, and he said he was "arrogant."

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