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  Pioneers Assist Others program

  by rocketman in

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  i was still an elder and i was present at the elder's school about three years ago when it was announced that the pao program would be re-introduced (it was evidently in practice some years before).. the program was a problem from day one.

  it was very hard pairing publishers with pioneers.

  publishers who were approached and asked to participate felt that they were being thought of as "weak".

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  I remember this one really well. I was already assigned a part on the Service Meeting when the PO and Sec. "remembered" that a talk had to be given for the program. I ended up giving one part coming down for the next part and then going back up for the Pioneers Assist Others talk.

  Both the Pioneer and publisher had the option of rejecting the pairing. I see comments where some felt forced to work together. The program was a flop. The CO would come and ask about it and I had to beg people just to sign up.
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  New Light on the United Nations (U.N.) (Scarlet Beast)

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

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  there appears to be "new light" in the latest watchtower magazine (june 1st 2003 issue).

  several watchtower publications for the last 50+ years have said that the united nations (u.n.) organization ("the scarlet-colored wild beast" of revelation) would definitely be the organization that will carry out jehovah's judgment on "babylon the great" (false religion), and then, under satan's [gog of magog's] direction, the united nations organization would become "greedy", and try to attack the remaining remnant of the "anointed" jehovah's witnesses and their companions, the "great crowd" of "other sheep", and then jehovah and jesus would destroy the united nations organization, along with everyone else who was not a jehovah's witness.

  here is a quote that shows this: .

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  The WT has always taught that Armageddon is God's war, initiated by God coming on the heels of the Great Tribulation. Now I'm going to have to get a June 1 mag. to see what this is about. Does anyone have a program for the District Convention? Perhaps the talk titles will shed some "light."
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  United Nations reply letter

  by HoChiMin in

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  this recent letter was an answer given to a request of the un for wt information.

  minimus and i know the individual, who wishes to remain anonymous.. .

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  It would be good if someone could reproduce the letter from the WT saying they withdrew as an NGO when it was "brought to their attention" the terms of membership had changed.
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  Revised "Truth" book?

  by Nathan Natas in

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  hello friends, .

  not long ago, i read a message here that said that the book "the truth that leads to eternal life" (originally published in 1968) was revised in 1981. .

  can anyone provide some information about the revision?

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  Thanks for those references. Somebody in the Writing Dept. may be looking for me and I hope he finds me.
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  I'm going to be a Witness again!

  by dedalus in

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  recently i wandered over to derrick's site, h20, just to check things out.

  while casually looking around, i came across this, a description of one of the forums over there.

  i've bolded the part that caught my eye:jehovah's witnesses and bible prophesy.

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  I've seen people sitting on park benches holding mags. On the subway with the mags propped up on their laps. Outside the Supreme Court Bldg. in Brooklyn there's a table set up with all kinds of literature being manned by 2 or more. I've seen the same thing at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. This counting time thing is a joke.
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  JW's and their hypocritical rhetoric!!!

  by anti-absolutist in

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  after reading francois' last post, it reminded me of how easy it is for jw's to ignore common sense.

  what, to you, is the most ridiculous justification that they have used to refute you exposing their religion as possibly not being the truth?.

  for myself, when i have discussed with them the greatest scandals that have come up lately, (u.n., paedophiles, etc.

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  I once asked an elder if the Society had ever admitted being wrong. He said they used the phrase "adjustment" which is a stronger term. I think he had a hard time believing that one himself. I've long since tired of hearing about Moses and others being imperfect but this not stopping God from dealing with them because they were all he had.
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  Supposing I Want To Go To An Assembly?

  by Englishman in

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  supposing i want to go to an assembly?

  i just park my car, wander in, sit down after i've taken a look around, listen for a while, go and get a cuppa tea (i know they don't supply food anymore btw) and stroll out if it all becomes too much.. that's right, isn't it?.

  englishman.

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  For anyone worried about not having books, badge, etc. just go on the second day, or late the first day, find the lost and found and stock up!
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  Was There Ever A Circuit Overseer That You Couldn't Stand?

  by minimus in

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  i know this has been discussed before but i think a fresh thread on this will be enjoyable.

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  I wouldn't say I couldn't stand him but Leon Johnson was a strange one I think he had small man's complex. One day he walked up to me and said: "You're tall right?" I stood there wondering where that was going, then he told me to fix the time on the KH clock.
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  Weekend shot to hell by a simple knock on door

  by goofy in

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  hi all, just thought i would vent a little.

  i am more mad at myself than anything.

  yesterday (saturday) morning, after a very nice friday night of partying and chatting it up at my favorite lounge, knock knock on my door.

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  Goofy, in many cases your name is just another name on a sheet of paper. Memorial time: Make list of inactive ones to call on. Assign brothers to make the call. Brothers will report on visits. No where is there a ounce of concern for an individual, just concern for following the Society's directions. The "We Did Just So" attitude.

  Hope you feel better.
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  Weekend shot to hell by a simple knock on door

  by goofy in

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  hi all, just thought i would vent a little.

  i am more mad at myself than anything.

  yesterday (saturday) morning, after a very nice friday night of partying and chatting it up at my favorite lounge, knock knock on my door.

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  Goofy, in many cases your name is just another name on a sheet of paper. Memorial time: Make list of inactive ones to call on. Assign brothers to make the call. Brothers will report on visits. No where is there a ounce of concern for an individual, just concern for following the Society's directions. The "We Did Just So" attitude.

  Hope you feel better.