Posts by Esse quam videri

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New Tactic for Jehovah's Witnesses
by compound complex in
1. jw
2. friends
bbc's comments on the trolley/cart work:.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28166192.
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Watchtower January 1, 1924
par 24
24 - SALES SUPERVISION

For the encouragement of the faithful workers in

the field we take this occasion to say that the records in

our office show that during the last year the classes which

have followed explicitly instructions and suggestions sent

out from time to time by the SOCIETY, have obtained the

best results and the workers have received the greater

blessings. This is exactly as we should expect it. If we

believe the Lord is directing his work in an organized

manner, then what else could we expect than that he

would direct his work in the sales of literature and books

in a harmonious manner? We hope during the year to

see every consecrated one engaged in some part of the

service work, giving what time each can. We urge upon

the classes, in harmony with the Apostle's admonition,

that every class and every one in every class do show

forth the same diligence to observe the prescribed rules

for pushing the Lord's work and to do everything in

their power to further the interests of the kingdom that

is at hand.
There can be no doubt the cart work is being blessed.
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Share, Please: Pictures of Your Garden
by compound complex in
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2. friends
paradise regained, at home:.

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My guess, early 1950's. Cute kid. Innocence.
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Best statement a householder made to get you to leave them alone.
by Esse quam videri in
1. jw
2. experiences
knocked on a door on a saturday morning.

a window opened on the floor above me.

a grizzled old man stuck his head out and said, " we're all heathens here!
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That wouldn't have stopped me at all. I'd start inquiring about what that means, or I'd come up with anything that would keep the conversation going.
Did you miss the 'head back in and window closed' part?
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Sister at Kingdom Hall visibly upset "they took jehovahs name out of song"
by hoser in
1. jw
2. friends
i went to meeting today and the sister in front of me was upset song 134 now song 139 no longer contains jehovahs name.

they took it out.

i never even noticed .
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Shame on WT don't they know it makes Jehovah sad when he is taken out of a song.
When Jehovah gets sad he gets angry. It's not nice to make Jehovah angry.
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Best statement a householder made to get you to leave them alone.
by Esse quam videri in
1. jw
2. experiences
knocked on a door on a saturday morning.

a window opened on the floor above me.

a grizzled old man stuck his head out and said, " we're all heathens here!
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Knocked on a door on a Saturday morning. A window opened on the floor above me. A grizzled old man stuck his head out and said, " We're all heathens here!"
Head back in and window closed. I thought, "That is a crisp and concise statement. Very effective."
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How Old Was Eve When She Was Tempted?
by berrygerry in
1. watchtower
2. bible
has this question ever been answered by wt or biblical apologetic?.

if near the beginning of her creation, would she not have had the effective development of a a toddler or even a baby?.

if so, would you sentence a toddler or a baby to death for grabbing an appealing candy from a bowl?.
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Craziest thing you ever did during intermission at a Circuit Assembly
by Esse quam videri in
1. jw
2. experiences
1970 - there was a local drag strip a few miles away from the hall rented for the circuit assembly.

i was 18 , tim o. was 16 and wayne d. was 18. wayne had a 1955 chevy 4 door, 6 cylinder and fresh paint job.

tim had his dad'ss 1965 chevy half ton.
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1970 - There was a local drag strip a few miles away from the hall rented for the Circuit Assembly. There were three of us. I was 18 , Tim O. was 16 and Wayne D. was 18. Wayne had a 1955 Chevy 4 door, 6 cylinder and fresh paint job. Tim had his Dad'ss 1965 Chevy half ton. I used to drag Wayne and his Chevy with my Dad's 1968 Datsun 510 on local side roads. No traffic. We were crazy, not stupid.
Anyways, during the intermission, I think about 1 1/2 hours, something like that, we decide to just drive down to the drag strip to have a look. Nothing planned, just passing time. When we get there we find the main gate open and no one around. Of course the next thing we are doing is dragging the 1955 - 6 cylinder Chevy 4-door, three on the tree against the 1965 Chevy half-ton 6 cylinder three on the tree. We got about 5 or 6 good runs in. Just amazing. The whole drag strip to ourselves. All of a sudden the caretaker who had opened the gate and was working in one of the site building comes over in his pick-up shouting and cursing and threatening to call the police. We were 3 scared teens, not like the smart ass teens nowadays that would just give him lip. We promised we would never do it again and high tailed it out of there back to the Circuit Assembly. That afternoon we are all paying special attention to the program and looking up all the scriptures, like the good boys we were. Good memories.
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She was a fine sister
by silentlambs in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
she was a fine sister with a history that went back six generations with jehovahs witnesses.

her family boasted well over 1000 jw family members, many of which had high station within the organization.

this proud heritage was marred by another fact in the familys history this sister had not disclosed.
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mommy - Carl Sagan on balancing openness to new ideas with skeptical scrutiny...."if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense,you cannot distinguish useful ideas from worthless ones."
Of course, this also applies to what Carl Sagan said. Right?
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She was a fine sister
by silentlambs in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
she was a fine sister with a history that went back six generations with jehovahs witnesses.

her family boasted well over 1000 jw family members, many of which had high station within the organization.

this proud heritage was marred by another fact in the familys history this sister had not disclosed.
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Our sister was reproved for being molested and to add insult to injury she was not allowed to discuss the matter with anyone in the congregation to protect the “good” reputation of the pedophile.
Where did this happen? In Saudi Arabia?
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WT Flip-Flops on Jesus Inspection Was it in 1918 or 1919?... Did the WT PASS or FAIL?
by Alfred in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is utterly ridiculous.... .

the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.

it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).
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