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Remember being invited to a bethel room?

by knight in

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i started to reflect on it the other day how it was like,some great honor to go down there,and be jammed into this tiny space with maybe eight others and try to play cards or some board game.

and try to be quiet at the same time.nice view of the city though.

i used to think of all the people down there who spend so much on rent,or a mortgage to live down there and the bethelites basically live there for free.

bj

OHD,

Very good questions. If nobody provide the answer, why don't you write to the WBTS. I would be happy to know more.

Joe

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ANYBODY FROM FRANCE

by bj in

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bonjour,.

i would like to know how many french post on this board.

(we all know charles chasson) recently i saw the name georges.. can you please write me:.

bj

Celia,

I live in France, but will tell you more if you write me.

Joe

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ANYBODY FROM FRANCE

by bj in

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bonjour,.

i would like to know how many french post on this board.

(we all know charles chasson) recently i saw the name georges.. can you please write me:.

bj

Bonjour,

I would like to know how many french post on this board.(we all know Charles Chasson) Recently I saw the name Georges.

Can you please write me:

( [email protected])

joe

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Bethel Memoirs, Good and Not So Good

by Room 215 in

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in an earlier post, i mentioned a recent trip to a local assembly hall to catch up on the latest in jw rhetoric -- which incidentally sounds pretty much like it always has.. .

while being regaled with exhortations to elevate the importance of meeting attendance to the status of that approaching a patient on life support, i couldn't help but chuckle as how so many -- not all, mind you, but many bethelites during my tenure there in the late sixties, honed their skill at ducking meetings to the level of fine art.. because it was policy that work assignments took precedence over all other obligations including and especially meetings and field service, many would find some pretext to stay back and piddle away at their desk or workbench.

this was particularly true of the stafers assigned to the maintenance of the bethel home.

bj

Thanks for sharing your experense. Can you tell us please who was your Overseer who asked you to hide the paint?

I remember when Milton Henschel came to Malta, in a whole week, he NEVER went on the service. No, he prefered to play the tourist and leave others do the dirty work!

Joe

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Jehovah's Witness wins case ...

by messenger in

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jehovah's witness wins case for conscientious objection.

army deferment for the sake of prayer .

rossiiskaia gazeta, 16 november 2001 .

bj

Which country is the article speaking about please?

Joe

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The LATEST JW Worldwide report on line

by bj in

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you can check the worldwide 2001 report at:.

http://observer.org/apps/pbcs.dll/article?site=wo&date=20011119&category=jwandsociety3&artno=111200001.

joe

bj

As I said above, this year JW closed 70 congregations in France. Last year 36, and the previous year another 46. That total 152 congregations less in three years.

Is this their "writing on the wall"?

Joe

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The LATEST JW Worldwide report on line

by bj in

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you can check the worldwide 2001 report at:.

http://observer.org/apps/pbcs.dll/article?site=wo&date=20011119&category=jwandsociety3&artno=111200001.

joe

bj

In France, they closed 70 congregations. If they continue decreasing with the same speed, in less then 50 years, there wouldn't be any JWs over here. This is their 6th consecutive year of decrease.

I would like to thank ALL of you for your hard work and contribution.

Joe

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