Sorry, the phrase "Society's Income" should read "Society's profit".
ballistic
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Society CD ROM vs BOUND VOLUMES
by ballistic inseveral years prior to the release of the first edition of "the watchtower library" in england on cd rom in 1994, the society made an announcement that back-issues of bound volumes of the watchtower and awake would be available (for sale) by ordering through the literature desk.. many in the congregation had wanted a complete library of watchtowers for years and there was a frenzy of orders placed.
i, myself, ordered the complete collection.. however, upon receiving news of the cd rom becoming available, i wondered just why the society had made so many old re-prints available when they must have known about the future release of the cd.. this also coincided with the rules changing in england for the charging / donating for literature and i distictly remember a talk by an elder saying how much we should donate for the cd through the new donation process... something like "a comparible encylopedia on cd rom would cost 30 to 40 in the shops - so how much do you think we should donate for this treasure of god-given knowledge".. it just struck me that the literature sell-off was a last ditch attempt at making money, for fear that the cd rom combined with the new donation programme would spell disaster for the societys income.. any thoughts?.
i need a more recent copy of the cd rom if anyone has one?
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Society CD ROM vs BOUND VOLUMES
by ballistic inseveral years prior to the release of the first edition of "the watchtower library" in england on cd rom in 1994, the society made an announcement that back-issues of bound volumes of the watchtower and awake would be available (for sale) by ordering through the literature desk.. many in the congregation had wanted a complete library of watchtowers for years and there was a frenzy of orders placed.
i, myself, ordered the complete collection.. however, upon receiving news of the cd rom becoming available, i wondered just why the society had made so many old re-prints available when they must have known about the future release of the cd.. this also coincided with the rules changing in england for the charging / donating for literature and i distictly remember a talk by an elder saying how much we should donate for the cd through the new donation process... something like "a comparible encylopedia on cd rom would cost 30 to 40 in the shops - so how much do you think we should donate for this treasure of god-given knowledge".. it just struck me that the literature sell-off was a last ditch attempt at making money, for fear that the cd rom combined with the new donation programme would spell disaster for the societys income.. any thoughts?.
i need a more recent copy of the cd rom if anyone has one?
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ballistic
Several years prior to the release of the first edition of "The Watchtower Library" in England on CD ROM in 1994, the society made an announcement that back-issues of bound volumes of the Watchtower and Awake would be available (for sale) by ordering through the literature desk.
Many in the congregation had wanted a complete library of Watchtowers for years and there was a frenzy of orders placed. I, myself, ordered the complete collection.
However, upon receiving news of the CD ROM becoming available, I wondered just why the society had made so many old re-prints available when they must have known about the future release of the CD.
This also coincided with the rules changing in England for the charging / donating for literature and I distictly remember a talk by an elder saying how much we should donate for the CD through the new donation process... Something like "a comparible encylopedia on CD ROM would cost 30 to 40 £ in the shops - so how much do you think we should donate for this treasure of god-given knowledge".
It just struck me that the literature sell-off was a last ditch attempt at making money, for fear that the CD ROM combined with the new donation programme would spell disaster for the societys income.
Any thoughts?P.S. I need a more recent copy of the CD ROM if anyone has one?
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Star Trek: Enterprise: What did you think?
by slipnslidemaster inok, i know that i'm not the only star trek geek out there.
i know tons of dubs (ex dubs) that love star trek because it's one of the only interesting shows that they are allowed to watch.. anyway, did you watch the first episode tonight?
i'm pretty sure with the one scene, that the dubs will be reproving some for masterbation tomorrow night.. oh and what's your favorite kingdumb song?
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ballistic
DON'T SPOIL IT!!!!!!!!!
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questions for my elders
by sleepy inhere are some questions i have prepeared for my elders if and when they deside to visit me.. anymore you can suggest?.
questions?.
1. gentile times.. a. why do we believe in such a thing as the gentile times?
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ballistic
Sorry, I had to stop reading your post. I still get angry every time I realise how much I've been lied to and what a sucker I was.
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Elder Manual - 10 Year Anniversary
by Black Man inok.......this year marks the 10th annniversary when the wts unleashed the "pay attention to the flock" book a.k.a the top secret elder manual.
in honor of that milestone i'll post some memorable gems from what is now the modern-day holy grail.....(parenthetical comments are mine)........ sexual misconduct, including; adultery, fornication, and other forms of "por.ne'a..": .
uncleanness includes an intentional momentary touching of sexual parts or caressing of breasts.
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ballistic
What I find interesting is when you combine the rules about kingdom hall use with the rules about loose conduct.
In order for the elders to determine whether you should have use of the hall for a wedding, they ask a series of intimate and graphic questions in order to work out if a kingdom hall wedding is permissable.
In England, nearly every wedding is now NOT held at the kingdom hall, but at a register office, even elder's children.
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I D Cards First Step Down Slippery Slope?
by Englishman inthe uk government has announced that it is very serious about making it compulsory for citizens to carry an id card in view of the risk of subversive activity increasing.
it seems to me that this is the thin edge of the wedge.
i spent years trying to get out of a repressive organisation, and then even more years getting that organisations brain-washing out of my head.
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ballistic
Mike, although I'll agree to disagree with you about ID cards, you should learn a bit more about internet security. I have just sent you an email with what I was able to discover about you from one internet site and from what you said in your previous post.
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What's that Smell?
by FrightMare in"could a being create the fifty billion galaxies, each with two hundred billion stars, then rejoice in the smell of burning goat flesh?
" - ron patterson
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ballistic
siegswife, I like pondering some parts of the bible like you have done, but at the end of the day, you can read too much into it.
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I D Cards First Step Down Slippery Slope?
by Englishman inthe uk government has announced that it is very serious about making it compulsory for citizens to carry an id card in view of the risk of subversive activity increasing.
it seems to me that this is the thin edge of the wedge.
i spent years trying to get out of a repressive organisation, and then even more years getting that organisations brain-washing out of my head.
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ballistic
Englishman, I know exactly where you're coming from, but surely you have to weigh the pros against the cons. On the balance of it, I think we should have compulsory ID cards.
To my michelle, the answer is no. Although we have driving licenses, these do not need to be carried at any time, even while driving. An officer can ask to see it, and may ask you to present it at a station if you don't have it on you.
Also Englishman, I feel very strongly about benefit fraud which puts our taxes up which is rife in the UK. Any measure which will help put an end to this is good in my book.
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Care to vent with me?
by patio34 inam aware this is not original.
my jw son called yesterday.
he pointed out to me how "fragile" everything is, what with the wtc bombing threatening so much in the us and world.
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ballistic
As has been noted on this board in the past, some witnesses have admitted to counting time when "witnessing" on boards such as this.
I pioneered once, so I know what it is like when the pressure to count time over takes genuine concern for people; yes I admit to that.
It's kind of sick isn't it when we come to share and give, and witnesses come to clock up minutes for their field service report, but there again, isn't the whole counting time thing a bit sick, as if the hours people give are building up some strange bank balance in heaven?