Posts by mann377

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Watchtower volunteer injuries

by neat blue dog in

i was recently talking with a zealous 'sister' who for years was assigned to use a certain chemical while taking care of wt property, only to have it irreparably damage her immune system partly because she wasn't trained properly.

she said there was a potential lawsuit but she didn't want to bring reproach on jehovah's organization.

has anybody else heard of similar situations, of people being hurt or injured in service to the org, maybe even because of them, and taking the loss so the org wouldn't look bad?.

mann377

There was a young brother that fell down the elevator shaft at Squibb in '73.

Several brothers had fingers cut off in the press room. Phil Wilcox was one of them. I helped take the press apart to look for the finger.

Almost had a bad accident at the farm when I had an all night night watchman duty. On the top of the factory before it was complete I walked to inspect something but stopped (I don't know why I stopped) and noticed that I was one foot away from the edge of the slab. There was no barrier! I would have fallen 3 stories. Another time I had an all nighter at farm 2 and around 1 in the morning a calf got out of the feed lot. I grabbed the calf and put him back in the lot only to look over my shoulder and see the mother coming at me with head down and charging. I rolled under the enclosure (made of steel pipe) and got out just in time. I would have been dead if she had caught me.

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I guess "New Boy" is now "The Bethelite"

by The Bethelite in

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i dropped my old computer 2 weeks ago and had to get a new one.

i tried to log on under "new boy" for over a week and since there was no way to retrieve my old pass word i gave up and started a new profile as the bethelite.

i just want to thank everyone for the help in getting my new book out, in fact i put this website in the dedication in the book.

mann377

Well come back

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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland

by mann377 in

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had to laugh at this.

this may be what the wbts end up doing in the future as they become televangelist.

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mann377

I take issue with Kenneth Copland on one point and that is demons are only in the coach section of the plane and not in first class.

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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland

by mann377 in

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had to laugh at this.

this may be what the wbts end up doing in the future as they become televangelist.

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mann377

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7094061/Televangelist-Kenneth-Copeland-Inside-Edition-interview-defends-using-THREE-private-jets.html

Sorry, just one of those days.

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USA growth -not

by loneranger in

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"be bold" circuit assembly in conyers, ga (usa) today.. average attendance was 1220...5 baptized....mid aged or olders ones, no kids.

must be near the end...the "speeding up" is slowing down?

mann377

The WTBS keeps track of the numbers for all conventions. They see the 1/2% baptisms as we do, I'm sure that they have an end game plan for the future. Of that 1/2% how many will become elders, or support the financial needs of the org. They have something up their sleeve.

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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland

by mann377 in

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had to laugh at this.

this may be what the wbts end up doing in the future as they become televangelist.

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mann377

Had to laugh at this. This may be what the WBTS end up doing in the future as they become televangelist.

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Stories on Nathan Knorr.

by Holden Caufield in

what was nathan knorr like?.

mann377

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?