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  More on Maryland Conventions, 1970-1975! Do you Remember?

  by Atlantis in

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  1970 circuit assembly program, sherwood high school, maryland.. .

  rented schools were the accepted places for assemblies before 1970. the high school was used all the time.

  the last one in a school in maryland came in january 2,3,4 1970.. .

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  BluesBrother

  I remember these .... I was in Britain but the programmes were the same. It's true that 1975 was a really big deal at the time, with expectations raised entirely by the WTS.. I mean, did they think that we made it up ourselves? Of course not !

  By the Summer of the year '75 we could see that a lot still had to happen and we thought that maybe the old system would go a bit over ( due to a glitch in the calculation) perhaps a few months or a year, but never did we think it would be decades past.....

  As for living in the twenty-first century ? Come on.... "the world can never last that long! "
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  2020-04-10--Safe Work Protocols--COVID-19!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  2020-04-10 letter--instructions.. safe work protocols.

  those on the email list already have this letter in their email box.. .

  those not on the list, reply below that you want us to drop a copy off in your pm box.. .

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  BluesBrother

  A very cautious set of work protocols here. One might think we were dealing with Ebola!

  I wonder what the intended readership was? Was it for Bethel use ?

  At least they are being careful, I’ll give them that.
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  Kingdom Hall Sales

  by lastmanstanding in

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  video conferencing systems are being installed in kingdumb halls.

  this is being charged to the congregations.. the ability to video conference, zoom, directly from the halls will now be the thing.. i believe that the current situation has given the wts an idea.. if there are two kingdom halls in an area, then one can be sold.. congregations will split the use, half using the hall one week and zooming the next and visa versa..

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  BluesBrother

  Technology in K.Halls enables live video from Bethel and allows the cong to broadcast meetings via " Live Kingdom Hall" and KHConf apps,The log in codes for these are carefully guarded by elders and only given to the very elderly or infirm . That is to preserve meeting attendance ,in normal times.

  When this virus thing is over and meetings start again, they won't want people sitting at home.

  At least that has been my experience. .?..
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  Dis/UNITED Kingdom?

  by BoogerMan in

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  england, wales, scotland & n.i.

  are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.

  garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.

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  That is the result of devolution. .. you give semi autonomy to Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland and they have to take responsibility for themselves.
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  Reel to reel tapes and old Watchtower literature

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it's been an emotional few weeks going through old watchtower literature, i mean old.

  i have saved many things, some you have never seen.

  particularly related to 1975, i have wts literature, even a big newspaper article about the 1975 prediction.. today, i started going through the reel to reel tapes.

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  BluesBrother

  We have got a load of old Watchtower stuff back through the 70's and further .. people on this board used to ask for articles and we would scan and post here , but I think most of it ,and more,can be found on line now. We lived through the 60s and 70's and well remember the excitement we all felt.... but '75 was 45 years ago now. That seems not to matter to the faithfull.....

  Lastmanstanding. I hope your dad is ok , at least he saw the truth of things.
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  Memories of Maryland Conventions!

  by Atlantis in

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  posting for brother x. petra!.

  if you were a child during the years of 1960 to 1970, the question isn't; do you remember these conventions?

  the question is; how could you forget?

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  BluesBrother

  When I was a kid Circuit Assemblies were Friday night session, start Saturday Morning short meeting then Field Service , sessions afternoon and evening. Sunday the same but finish perhaps around

  As kids we used to hang out and socialize when they were out " on the work"

  They were held in town halls, school assembly halls ...anywhere. once I remember an army drill hall with a large field gun at the back.

  We used to have food though. The temporary kitchens they built would grace an army ....health and safety? . Hot dinners on trays plus a cold buffet... better than taking sandwiches .

  Looking back... yes they were fun, .meeting friends , helping (or hindering) the workers . The programme was often more like amateur theatrics too.
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  Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?

  by phoenixrising in

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  2. beliefs

  i have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.

  i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.

  i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.

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  I have known too many that were more about their job than being a Christian.

  Having been on the BOE, I hope nobody saw me that way. I will say though, that when you are in that position, the job can easily take over. Each meeting is an opportunity to see the other elders and discuss things that seem so important. The pressure to report good field service while preparing then delivering talks and items is so great that the original faith can get easily forgotten.
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  Dissenting Virologist

  by Wakanda in

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  so here it is on bitchute.. tear away.. https://www.bitchute.com/video/pyd8crtke8xy/.

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  BluesBrother

  When I read this wild exaggeration in line 2, I knew it was time to stop...

  ”Nations are collapsing. Hungry citizens are rioting for food. “

  I’ve not seen that... or perhaps the biased media are hiding it...
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  Aysha King's Mother and the JWs.

  by Lost in the fog in

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  i apologise if this has already been posted.

  i have been dealing with family issues and haven't been following every post for a couple of weeks.

  do you remember about 6 years ago that kid in the uk whose jw parents took him out of a hospital for proton beam treatment for his cancer and ended up as the subject of an interpol police search?

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  Hmmm. It seems to be a marital problem as much as anything. Her husband always came over as a strong character, which enabled him to do what he did for his son.

  Serving a prison term for fraud is a bad mark on his record but it would appear he is back among the Witnesses now.

  She should really be more accurate in her description of J.W’s because nowhere have the Organisation taught that this is the end . That must be the assumption of crass individuals.

  She lambasts her husband but the worst she can say is that he makes the children say their prayers. There are millions of Christian families who do that.

  I don’t know how relevant this news source is ....but it seems quick to look for a sensational headline.

  However, I am glad their boy is doing better.
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  What Do You Think Of Fining People For Not Wearing A Mask?

  by minimus in

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  some towns in massachusetts are fining people 1000 dollars for not wearing a mask 😷 outdoors.

  starting wednesday, the governor mandates everyone from 2 years of age up, must wear a mask or get a 300 dollar fine!.

  of course some governors are recommending that you rat out anyone that doesn’t follow their orders.. i don’t like it!👎🏿.

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  BluesBrother

  I would not be as outspoken as Queequeeg, above....... but

  If the U K government want us to wear masks , which largely protect others more than ourselves, I will do so. A lot of people do already. These are strange times . We have to accept some rules and restrictions on us, for the sake of the community.

  In WW2 tbey had restrictions on freedom. E.g. those at home could not show a light from the window after dark . It was a blackout . If your curtains let light through or a chink showed , the ARP warden gave a last warning prior to a fine...We are in a war against this virus, we have to accept rules. Ss they used to say :

  "Don't you know there's a war on?"