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  Standing on Street Corners, Counting Time - the Impotent Future of Preaching

  by passwordprotected in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you see them all over the place now, 2 or 3 of them standing near a portable display of bible-based literature, chatting to each other.

  counting time.. i've seen them in london, glasgow and cluj (romania).

  the portable display is always the same.

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  berrygerry

  Maybe they're hoarding cash to buy Asimo to "man" the carts.
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  How many have stopped attending at YOUR Kingdumb Hell?

  by hamsterbait in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on a recent thread about the fleecing of the sheeples, one poster said their congo was down to 85 publishers from 102.. the last hall i attended had 80-odd publishers 20 years ago, now only 30.. how much of a decline at your kh?.

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  berrygerry

  Maybe it's a mark that the end will come after a decline until a certain number of hardcore remain, pick a number, say maybe 144,000.
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  The resolution was actually passed!

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who would have thought that enough people would raise their hands when the resolution was put before the congregation tonight?

  based on the pledges that the publishers put on those little pieces of paper, the congregation is promising the wts that they will send $1,000/month to support the society's building funds.. there is a traditional monthly shortfall of about $100 with the basic monthly bills usually around $1,000.

  i didn't raise my hand.

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  berrygerry

  We had something similar happen with meeting times.

  The PO offered 2 times, expecting the "normal time" that was usually used to be voted for - instead it was about 2/3 to 1/3 for the new time slot. He said, Wow, really?

  The subsequent years, there was no vote - just his assigned time.
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  The resolution was actually passed!

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who would have thought that enough people would raise their hands when the resolution was put before the congregation tonight?

  based on the pledges that the publishers put on those little pieces of paper, the congregation is promising the wts that they will send $1,000/month to support the society's building funds.. there is a traditional monthly shortfall of about $100 with the basic monthly bills usually around $1,000.

  i didn't raise my hand.

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  berrygerry

  In all of my years, I have never seen a single resolution follow the rules.

  Most "resolutions" are fluff crap and unrequired (does the cong. want to reimburse the C.O.'s $150. in expenses, etc.), which the elders are entitled to just pay.

  However, major items, such as buying or selling, mortgaging, changing bylaws, an indefinite encumbrance, DO require a lawful resolution.

  For the most part, the procedure is to read the resolution, have it moved by a member, seconded by a member, THEN opened up to the membership for open questions and discussion. The bylaws should stipulate whether the vote can then subsequently take place, or whether it should be held after a certain period allowing for thought, and then brought back before the membership, and then who is eligible to vote and how.

  A s-disturber could have some temporary fun with it, but it would eventually be corrected and passed.
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  All you wise, intelligent, brilliant folks, what's the best method to get rid of God's lovely creature.

  by jam in

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  2. beliefs

  skunks underneath the house....

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  Febreze became what it is because of skunks. (Very interesting story.)

  If they scent, give it a try.
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  The dumest thing an elder ever said to me..

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  conversation with an elder...i said " did you watch due south yesterday" and he said " ive got far more important things to do".

  i mean that comment of his got me to thinking and wondering, and made me see he was missing out on living..and i think that comment was the straw that broke this boys faith, and started my i dont want to be a witness anymore.

  kind of wierd how a simple question opened my eyes.. and now as i write this i am watching " the rebel" a 1950s western series, and its great and its even better my 9 year old is watching with me..and there is nothing more important than being happy.. .

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  berrygerry

  "So you got braces to have one less thing for Jehovah to do in the NS. 14 years ago"

  So well said.

  Over the past number of years, I began paying attention to the number of JW's with bad and missing teeth, especially pioneers.

  It became a disturbing obsession.

  (Sorry, not trying to hijack the thread.)

  (FS, thanks for the PM. Shot down, BTW. Ouch. [For now])
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  PO showed up to encourage me. Haven't seen him for two years.

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday the po (15 years my junior) pulls up in his truck, finished with service and interested in saying hello.

  he shoots the breeze for a few minutes and i show him the apt.

  we're remodeling.

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  Bump

  Enjoyed reading your conversation.

  Excellent example.
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  maybe I am reading too much

  by roberto avon in

  1. social
  2. humour

  while i was reading a book ( picture emclosed ) some toughts came up in my mind.

  brothers in the usa are not allowed to have a moustache unlesse it concerns coloured brothers but white brothers are allowed to have a beard if they are bold ( i read it on this forum ) so i am very sorry for the coloured brothers who want a beard, no way!.

  in france, brothers are allowed to have a beard and in scandinavia " longer " hair ( i would like to advise " worlds apart " a very interesting movie about shunning ).. so if a french, coloured brother moves to scandinavia and let his hair grow and then .

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  In the photo, change "three year old" to "33 year old" and the word "gorilla" to "pioneer" and then re-read it.
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  My memorial visit this year.

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have a jw relative now living with me so i went to the memorial this year with him since he is new to the hall and doesn't really know anyone.

  the warmth was amazing (insert sarcasm here).

  one witness couple that has been stopping by and relatively new to the area saved us seats so they talked to me, one other sister and her brother talked to me.

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  berrygerry

  "You will know them by the love they have amongst themselves", ha...that's what got my wheels turning to start with.

  That was, and is, (and probably always will be) the deal-breaker scripture.

  For me, the witnesses do apply it for neutrality.

  But, as is often cited even in talks, what about day-to-day life?
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  I'm a target now

  by Stirred in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, it has come to another fork in the road.

  i have been going to other meetings and skipping more.

  car groups and two bros tried stopping by my house recently but i was not home or gates were locked.

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  berrygerry

  IMO the push to purge is like a manhunt, with the gratification of a kill after the JC.