Posts by _Morpheus

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Did you skip the meeting to watch the superbowl ?

by av8orntexas in

i know we must have alot ofpeople on here huge football fans like myself.

born and raised in boston, i am a huge sports fan, and of course patriots fan.

so anyone here go to another meeting, makeup some bs excuse, illness, flat out miss the meeting or anything else to watch game if your meeting happened to go from the 9am to the 3pm in january ?.

_Morpheus

Lol coffy, im just giving my soccer loving friends a hard way to go. Intellectually i understand the draw of soccer and i have enjoyed watching a few matches (when the usa plays in the world cup) but i havent found it interesting enough to hold me long term. I think simon said it well when he said "those who have grown up watching soccer"... Its what we as individuals are accostomed to. American baseball was the worlds dullest sport to me until i learned the ins and outs and i susspect i would feel the same about soccer.

As i say, im just fanning the flames in a good natured way ;)

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Did you skip the meeting to watch the superbowl ?

by av8orntexas in

i know we must have alot ofpeople on here huge football fans like myself.

born and raised in boston, i am a huge sports fan, and of course patriots fan.

so anyone here go to another meeting, makeup some bs excuse, illness, flat out miss the meeting or anything else to watch game if your meeting happened to go from the 9am to the 3pm in january ?.

_Morpheus

As an aside, its hard to take cries of "oh football is boaring compared to soccer " when an "exciting" soccer game ends in a score of 3-2

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Did you skip the meeting to watch the superbowl ?

by av8orntexas in

i know we must have alot ofpeople on here huge football fans like myself.

born and raised in boston, i am a huge sports fan, and of course patriots fan.

so anyone here go to another meeting, makeup some bs excuse, illness, flat out miss the meeting or anything else to watch game if your meeting happened to go from the 9am to the 3pm in january ?.

_Morpheus

Miss a meeting for the superbowl...? I would miss meetings for regular season games and that was when i was a believer ;)

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Quick introduction

by OzGirl in

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friends

only have a few minutes to spare so thought i would throw this together.. been in for about 30 years.

questions and doubts gathered over that time.

i have a keen interest in the legal and financial matters of the watchtower.. came across this site about 5 years ago.

_Morpheus

Well, I apprecite you posting and saying hello! Dont be a stranger :)

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Some screenshots from new KH meeting!

by pixel in

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they just put up a link to watch a replay of the "new kh meeting", here some screenshots.. .

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_Morpheus

Great job pixel! Thank you

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Please vaccinate your children

by Viviane in

and remember your boosters as adults!.

currently there is a measles outbreak in the u.s. the outbreak is clustered into communities where parents choose not to get their children vaccinated.

vaccination works primarily on herd immunity.

_Morpheus

Thank. You. Simon.

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Please vaccinate your children

by Viviane in

and remember your boosters as adults!.

currently there is a measles outbreak in the u.s. the outbreak is clustered into communities where parents choose not to get their children vaccinated.

vaccination works primarily on herd immunity.

_Morpheus

Im all for individual rights. Im all about freedom of choice. If thats the view of individuals then by all means go with it.

my kids were vaccinated. Im glad my parents got me vaccinated.

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Scientology commercial during superbowl

by _Morpheus in

as preface for those outside the usa, the superbowl is a big deal here in the states.

commercial spots are extremly expensive and the air time is coveted by advertisers.

in fact the commercials are a huge draw for non sports fans to watch the game because companies get so creative.. with that as the back drop, the church of scientology ponied up the dough for a superbowl commercial!

_Morpheus

As preface For those outside the USA, the superbowl is a big deal here in the states. Commercial spots are extremly expensive and the air time is coveted by advertisers. In fact the commercials are a huge draw for non sports fans to watch the game because companies get so creative.

with that as the back drop, the church of scientology ponied up the dough for a superbowl commercial! I was blown away. A religious advertisement during the superbowl. What are the odds that people will be drawn to a religion because of that commercial? Would the borg ever get that point? Would it help them? Im not really sure how to quantify my feelings about that spot, but its not a good feeling to see a cult advertise in such big way

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Ony J.W.'s could do this and not question what is going on

by Sour Grapes in

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at the meeting today several elders commented about the wonderful program that they attended yesterday on the new kingdom hall designs.

they said that the new halls are going to be so beautiful with lots of windows and glass panels and that the lights will be kept on in the lobby 24/7 so that you can see into the hall at night and that thousands of these halls must be built.

then five minutes later they are talking about how close the end is and that we will be meeting in basements in the near future.

_Morpheus

Just as an aside to the OP, no congregation had a loan forgiven.

1) The branch office of jehovahs withesses is listed as the owner of every kingdom hall. If the branch owns it and finances it, the local publishers are not indebted or repaying "loan".

2) the imaginary loans wernt "forgiven" and payments ceased. The terms modified so that loans are now payed in perpetuity. That is the complete opposite of a loan being forgiven.

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So my dad comes from vacation and ???!!!

by Kool Jo in

hello folks.....so in an earlier thread i started, you'd realize that my father and i are quite close, we talk about almost everything/anything.. he traveled outside the country (he's semi-retired), enjoying the fruitage of his hard labor during his younger years.

so he recently returned home after he and mum went away to catchup with some old friends in another country.. upon his returning home, and subsequently to the meetings, he was told that a decision was made to strip him of his "field overseer" role, but will still continue to be an elder.. the reason...he goes away for too long too often...you can't be away from your congregation for three months out of the year!!!???

has anyone else had this experience before?

_Morpheus

Yep as others have noted, totally normal. The ks says the main qualification for being a service group overseer is to be out with them in field service. Maybe he will see the advantage of less responsiblities and use his time for himself or some other worthwhile pursuit