Posts by mann377

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Stories on Nathan Knorr.

by Holden Caufield in

what was nathan knorr like?.

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Sparky who was that sister? I think I might know.

Knorr hated bicycles, his new boy talked indicated he had a problem with sex, his demeanor was from his "dutch" back ground. Would talk to him each Wednesday around 10 am when he would make the rounds at the farm and stop by the press to ask about the productions (paper quality, wire quality). He was a businessman running a corporation and wanted to find out every detail of production.

Sat next to wacky Fred Franz at the Squibb dining room for about four months. Love the green plaid shirt with a yellow tie and weird comments he would make while chating with him at the table. He loved the bongo drums and would drink wine and eat cheese on the weekend.

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BLONDIE’S FIRST THOUGHTS WT STUDY 2-10-2019 (DECEMBER 2018, PAGES (3-7)

by blondie in

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blondie’s first thoughts wt study 2-10-2019 (december 2018, pages (3-7).

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-december-2018/you-will-be-with-me-in-paradise/.

excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .

mann377

Paradise: from Proto-Iranian*parādaiĵah-"walled enclosure".

Think about it. Who wants to go to a walled enclosure? Research "summerian text".

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Hidden Spaces

by mann377 in

well my son (he's pimi) came to me the other day and asked if i could make a bookcase with hidden spaces built into it.

i asked him what for?

he said that they were encouraged to start thinking of and preparing for persecution and hide literature.

mann377

I convinced him of a better way to hide the literature. I took some logs used as fire wood and hollowed them out and put a wood plug to seal. I hope he doesn't forget which ones have the literature in them as I did such a good job.

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Hidden Spaces

by mann377 in

well my son (he's pimi) came to me the other day and asked if i could make a bookcase with hidden spaces built into it.

i asked him what for?

he said that they were encouraged to start thinking of and preparing for persecution and hide literature.

mann377

Well my son (he's PIMI) came to me the other day and asked if I could make a bookcase with hidden spaces built into it. I asked him what for? He said that they were encouraged to start thinking of and preparing for persecution and hide literature. WHAT? I asked who has been telling him about this. He said since the Russia situation the word from the Society is to prepare for it to come here soon (he's an elder). I told my wife (she's PIMI) about this and she confirmed what he said. Has anyone else heard this is going around from the Society misinformation, fear mongering?

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Kingdom Hall burned down

by mann377 in

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i hear that a hall was burned down in washington state.

was shot at numerous times.

is the wbts that desperate to merge congo's and collect insurance money and now the land has no building on it the land can be sold with no demo expense.

mann377

I hear that a hall was burned down in Washington state. Was shot at numerous times. Is the WBTS that desperate to merge congo's and collect insurance money and now the land has no building on it the land can be sold with no demo expense. Or someone woke up to the truth about the truth and could not handle it.

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Noah 'warning the people'

by KW13 in

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am i imagining this?at the kingdom hall we were told many times that noah warned the others about the coming flood and was ridiculed but actually there is no evidence of this in the bible!there is however evidence to the contrary.

matthew 24:37-39.

37 as it was in the days of noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of man.

mann377

I think there is more detail in the Sumerian text. It's the part where god shuts the door to the ark and Noah goes to the top rail of the ark and looks down on the people and says "So long suckers, and you thought the correspondence boat building course I took was a waste of time".

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Can you ever see a time when Govt`s of this world will attempt to abolish all religions ?

by smiddy3 in

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we are now in the 21st century of our common era with its insights into the potential of what can be achieved in the near future to benefit mankind for years to come .. the co-operation of governments around the world on so many levels has never been better than it is today and it is at least encouraging to see this .. whether it has to do with the climate , the environment ,food production ,safe water for all ,and the better health for all in the near future, and in the future space exploration.

however the problem today is still religion !

in its many extreme forms that divides us in no ways that politics divide us .. politicians learn how to compromise and work with their opponents for the greater good ,whereas religions don`t.. religions divide humans like no politicians ever did well not to the extremes religions will go anyway.. is their going to come a time in history when governments politicians say enough is enough and try attempt to abolish religion ?.

mann377

Religions and politicians prostitute each other. No way outlawing one.

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How Long for The Light to Come On?

by new boy in

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how long does it take for the light to come on?

how long to realize the great deception you were a part of.. of course everyone is different.

it took over 50 years for me.

mann377

Interesting situations for all as there are some common elements. For one we are able to recognize BS when we see it. For me it was back in 1986 after reading Ray's book. My employer was a JW also, infact he was the city overseer and had read the book also. He invited the CO to discuss the info he had just read and invited me to sit in and listen. I was in no way prepared to deal with what happened next. The CO threatened us that if we even discussed what we read or agreed with what we read then we would be df'd immediately! You cannot believe what went through my mind as I drove home from work. I had just been threatened with df'g for just reading something. Keep in mind this is 1986, no internet or forums. I told my wife what had happened and she got real mad at me for reading the book. I'm thinking this is straight out of "1984" novel. I had to watch what I said and measure my words at all times. I was PIMO from that time forward. After about 5 years I no longer went to the meetings and just faded away on my own. I am still nice to all the members of the congregation and keep a very low profile.

Interesting that my years at Bethel had prepared me for how to handle the situation as I learned to keep low and non-confrontational. I knew how the WT handled things at Bethel.

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1975—Were You Affected By What 1975 Was Supposed to Bring?

by minimus in

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for years , we were told to wait until 1975!.

the end was coming and we better be ready—or else!.

were you around during this “momentous “ time??

mann377

1975............Oh how I remember. I was at Bethel at the time, Watchtower Farm as a press operator and in charge of printing the Awake magazine at the time. Had been for 3 years. I'll never forget the time I was given the work order to print 10,000 extra copies of a particular Awake to fill an order from a congregation in Texas. Yikes! I thought these people are all in. To this day I wonder what happened to all the mag's in this order. Must have been real embarrassing having to dispose all the mags later.

Although I keep my mouth shut, I get sick when I hear dubs talk about how the WTBS never encouraged the brothers 1975 was it. The people don't know I was operating the press '73-'76 and proof read the mags over and over as the press was running. I know what was said and written!!!

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JW Investment Tip

by neat blue dog in

when your fridge is getting empty, what should you do?

a recent wt shows the ideal next step.

(in picture form, so all ages/education levels can understand.).

mann377

I thought it was a coin operated refrigerator