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  Brooklyn Brothers Signworks... WUT?

  by schnell in

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  2. friends

  the ad for this site came up here on jwn.

  http://www.brooklynsignworks.com/jw/?gclid=cp7ppbzr_tacfy-baqodwocm1a.

  i was not aware that these cart signs were being made and sold by essentially a private company or proprietorship.

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  tepidpoultry

  Hi,

  I guess I need some help here as,

  A few years ago there were these Contribution Boxes everywhere that said WORLDWIDE WORK Matt 24:14,

  I understand that was replaced by requisited Congregation extortion I mean donations,

  Now doesn't this Trolley Work have something to do with Matthew 24:14?

  So shouldn't all this be put together in some JW compound, (as labour there is pretty much free/volunteer/slave and so costs should be very competitive with that of China,

  Now, isn't this the sort of thing that the Matthew 24:14 donations are supposed to be for: PREACHING THE GOOD NEWS???

  What am I missing?

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  Letter Read Out at KH

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if this letter has been discussed or published here - apologies if it has.

  this is not verbatim, but it basically said that even if j.w.

  's couldn't offer any physical support for the wonderful provision of the new britain branch (which the g.b.

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  Letter Read Out at KH

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if this letter has been discussed or published here - apologies if it has.

  this is not verbatim, but it basically said that even if j.w.

  's couldn't offer any physical support for the wonderful provision of the new britain branch (which the g.b.

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  tepidpoultry

  I would love to see the Witnessess occasionally making some

  sandwiches and giving

  them to the hungry,

  Nah too complicated,

  And they're not brothers anyway,

  :(

  I have to paraphrase, but doesn't the scripture say "do good toward

  All and especially toward those related to us in the faith" WHAT

  HAPPENED TO "ALL"?

  ignoring what the scripture saiys is a little self serving no?
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  The movie moment that woke me up.

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can still remember the day.

  sitting in a theater watching the new star trek flick.. they were searching for god and found him...or did they?.

  when this part played before my eyes i literally felt my heart fall.. still powerful after all these years.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnxvkjav5ik.

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  tepidpoultry

  Responding to OnTheWayOut:

  "I find it hard to believe in a God who enjoys being praised so

  much" -Neitzsche
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  The movie moment that woke me up.

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can still remember the day.

  sitting in a theater watching the new star trek flick.. they were searching for god and found him...or did they?.

  when this part played before my eyes i literally felt my heart fall.. still powerful after all these years.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnxvkjav5ik.

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  tepidpoultry

  For me one original series episode keeps resonating,

  The planet controlled by "Landrew"

  Which was a mind controlling computer,

  A wonderful peaceful concordant society,

  No thought
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  God's word-the publications?

  by notalone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  okay, so i have a friend that still interacts with my family.

  she is going through some difficult times, so i suggested she just read some of psalms.

  she became a little agitated and said she would just listen to the mags.

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  tepidpoultry

  The last Witness nonsense heard was among other things (spread by

  local elders): Jeopardy question had New World Translation at World's

  Most Accurate Bible (never happened I checked)

  From past times,

  One CO said that a popular hamburger chain had blood in their hamburger,

  Another CO said that "direction from Society" was that at every door we

  start with: Hello, we're Jehovah's Witnesses" THIS GUY ACTUALLY LIED

  TO THE CONGREGATION
  

  Definitely a lot of abuse of authority,

  What I found amusing was a long time elder relating that on a recent CO

  visit the CO said how he was sick of elders asking for him to verify

  his instructions in writing from the Society,

  I'm hearin' a bit of a credibility gap lol
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  Do you believe that Jehovah is using the Organization today?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any elder has never asked me that question so far but i want to be prepared to answer that question if any of them ask me that question in the future.

  i hope that they will never ask me that question.

  any suggestions on how to answer that question would be very much appreciated.

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  tepidpoultry

  "Well Of course!

  I think that's obvious!"

  (Because I feel my thoughts are none of his business

  What do you think?)

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  Kingdumb songs, will they someday make the top 25 Religious Hymns???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  amazing grace have been around since 1779, how great thou art 1885,holy holy holy 1826, be thou my vision (ireland) 6th century, all creatures of god and king (italy)1225. so you think one day we will hear a kingdumb song playing over the radio.

  you would think surely jehovah want the world to be familiar with his hymns.... maybe they have instructed the rf to only sing their songs in the kh, only for special folks..

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  Do you think that the music has been getter or worse over the years?

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  Kingdumb songs, will they someday make the top 25 Religious Hymns???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  amazing grace have been around since 1779, how great thou art 1885,holy holy holy 1826, be thou my vision (ireland) 6th century, all creatures of god and king (italy)1225. so you think one day we will hear a kingdumb song playing over the radio.

  you would think surely jehovah want the world to be familiar with his hymns.... maybe they have instructed the rf to only sing their songs in the kh, only for special folks..

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  tepidpoultry

  Well it would have have to be after Uncle Joe's death 1945 (?) as he

  banned music in the Kingdom Halls,

  I love Uncle Joe

  Not
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  Elder wants to stop by with the CO for a visit .

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i got a text from an elder who i consider one of the good guys and a friend in his own way.. he asked if he could bring the co by for a visit.

  he said it would be "just a pleasant call and visit and will hopefully encourage my wife".

  he says that "he knows she is dealing with a ton of pressure".. in all my years around the organization, i never had a visit from the circuit overseer.

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  tepidpoultry

  Re redvip and freddo's comments,

  I see your point as a rule of thumb,

  But I could see it going differently depending on the individual CO,

  They're not all the same,

  I'd hate to see the poor guy get blind sided,

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