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  Can Trump appoint his sons to his Cabinet?

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-cabinet_us_5824c2b2e4b05cf6a6435663.

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  berrygerry

  And his sons-in-law too. Jared seems very clever when buying some JW properties. He should buy them all.
  

  http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/jared-kushner-chief-of-staff-trump-cabinet-231182
  
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  Pyramid Schemes

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  several years ago, i was introduced to a "wonderful" company called fortune hi tech marketing by a brother and his wife.

  they had been introduced by a former sheriff who claims he had researched the company and found no leins or judgments, and that former sheriff had been brought in by a pastor.

  you can read what happened with fhtm on wikipedia if you so desire.. this whole new idea of multilevel marketing had my brain reeling, though, and soon enough, i actually signed up with none other than prepaid legal.

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  berrygerry

  https://youtu.be/a231RLKyfPw
  
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  KH for sale--Ryde --isle of Wight--UK

  by stan livedeath in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  sheer joy.. the local kingdumb hall is up for sale.

  a quick build from 1984. i went in there once--for a relative's wedding.

  half a million pounds.. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-44198850.html.

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  berrygerry

  How near/far is the closest KH?
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  Does Anyone Recognize This Canadian Elder?

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jehovah-s-witnesses-incapable-of-free-informed-refusal-of-blood-former-adherent-says-1.3829778.

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  Uhh, no, not me.

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  Does Anyone Recognize This Canadian Elder?

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jehovah-s-witnesses-incapable-of-free-informed-refusal-of-blood-former-adherent-says-1.3829778.

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  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jehovah-s-witnesses-incapable-of-free-informed-refusal-of-blood-former-adherent-says-1.3829778

  
  
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  Latest from Australian Royal Commission

  by gerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  just received this update.

  http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8e90fa1e64ebb08847cc04916&id=fcec86ae2b&e=0670c7af59.

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  berrygerry

  The Melbourne Herald Sun has a 1/4 page notice on page 18 today Nov 4.
  

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5b0ura/news_paper_ad_from_the_royal_commission_calling/
  
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  1000 Years is Like 1 Day?

  by Sorry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone else hear about this.

  as all j-dubs know, whenever someone complains about how long the "new system" is taking too arrive, they use the excuse that jehovah works on his own time.

  quite a few times during the public talks, i've heard speakers say the phrase "1000 years to us is only one day to jehovah" (my parents never stop talking about this).

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  One day at an assembly feels like it takes 1,000 years before it ends.
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  Fudging The Numbers JW Style

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i know most of us have probably figured this out already, but remember the good old days where you could only count full hours in the ministry?.

  then one of the gb get some "new light" from their ass and proclaim that they lovingly will allow people to report 30mins, then even 15mins of time.

  this was, supposedly, so that the old and infirm could have a joy in the ministry and report what little they could do.

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  It isn't the number of hours that prompted this change. It was to increase the number of members.

  https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/how-many-jw-members/
  
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  Shaklee and Long Distance Telephone Plans

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just had a random recall about jws and what they used to peddle.. in my area of pennsylvania (usa), there was a brother who used to be the shaklee dealer.. there was also a brother who owned his own landscaping company and sold long distance phone plans.

  in fact, i remember 3 brothers who sold lond distance plans.. did anyone else experience these products or others?

  just wondering.. brian.

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  berrygerry

  There was an MLM ring in our area.

  Everyone would join the others'.

  Stupid stuff.

  Long distance, cable TV,, natural gas, electricity, etc. At least 25% higher than market prices (always a long-term contract) - but the salesperson would get a very small piece of the marked-up price.
  
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  Imperfect Spiritual Food

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the feb 2017 wt is being reviewed here because of the "neither inspired nor infallible" potential of the gb.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6237447308443648/major-doctrinal-changes-must-on-way.

  this indeed has been stated in the past.. an equally interesting phrase in that paragraph is: "of course, jesus did not tell us that his faithful slave would produce perfect spiritual food.".

  again, wt is using the "jesus never said" line.. what would make more sense is: "jesus never said that the food would be imperfect or harmless.".

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  Feb 15, 2009 WT par 4

  Q: Why can we have confidence in the spiritual food served by the faithful and discreet slave?