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  7 New Files Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2019-09-01--local design construction update.

  all the descriptions for the files disappeared after i clicked (save).

  there is the september announcements and reminders, 2020 convention dates, ldc newsletter, congregation analysis report, 2019 publications approved for discard, and congregation-convention assignments... https://docdro.id/bw85yom.

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  BluesBrother

  In the last letter were refs. To.......

  Life and Ministry Meeting Overseer?.

  Auxilliary counsellor ?

  New titles to me, and whats with reviewing/rating speakers?
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  Museums growing at the branches especially Warwick

  by benny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not sure if this has been discussed but last night mid week meeting about organisational accomplishments really got my goat as the example of the temple was used.

  people contributed to the building of the jewish temple and now the museum and bethel in warwick.

  this supposed .be evidence of god s guidance.

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  BluesBrother

  Yuk! That exhibition was just a trumpet blowing demonstration

  Did I not hear Mark Sanderson claim that this was a multicultural society? Really?

  The Cambridge Dictionary defines that as , " including people of many different customs and beliefs" .. I leave you to decide if that is true of the WTS......

  We went to thev " Show Love Gallery" more trumpet blowing . Why did that title remind me of the Ministry of Love in Orwell's 1984? That building was really an instrument of repression.

  Many many years back I enjoyed Bethel tours. I think I would want to give this one a miss even if I were still in.
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  How a rumor of assassination spooked the Watchtower

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  president kennedy's brother robert excited the world as a candidate for president 5 years after jfk's murder.rfk, in turn, was murdered.the assassin's name was sirhan sirhan, he was palestinian.it just so happened the assassin's father, bishara, was a member in good standing as one of jehovah’s witnesses.so what?

  so this:this seemingly innocent fact would jolt jehovah's witnesses into a near panic.

  i know because i was there.here are the facts as i remember them.______the jehovah's witness, bishara sirhan unfortunately had a reputation in his neighborhood and community for being excitable, even volatile at times.

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  BluesBrother

  Sirhan......

  I remember the events well, a shocking assassination. Word of a J W connection reached our cong. (U.K.) when our Cong.Servant ( pre elder times) mentioned it in a prayer . Later he explained that he had heard the news .

  Did not the WT or Aw. Print a disclaimer ,under Watching the World , or something similar?
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  Friends! (A pain in the ...?)

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friends?

  some friends are like a holiday a favorite pair of shoes the scratching post for kitten fingers to caress some friends can really wear you out with their whinging and their blues yet more or less - not worse than all the rest.

  some friends are chatty cherubim and others?

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  BluesBrother

  I have never been good at making friends , so I learned to carry on with lots of associates but no close friends .... That is ok.

  I try to remember what Terry's poem said , that we are all just human and bound to differ
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  What’s Your Favorite Breakfast??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to me, breakfast can be served at any time of the day.

  a local bar in my area serves breakfast all day long.

  for 5 bucks you get 2 eggs any way you like, bacon sausage or ham with home fries and toast!!

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  BluesBrother

  every day it is simple cereal. A treat would be an "Eggs Royale" at our local pub/restaurant. That is an eggs benedict without the ham but smoked salmon instead

  
  
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  Very happy young drum player

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i saw this young boy play the drums i was really impressed by his talent and the joy that he has.

  for some strange reason, i thought of how his life would change if his parents studied with the jdubs and became witnesses.

  i could see how the boy's life would change.

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  BluesBrother

  Yea.... that boy can play!

  I hope he goes on to make a success of a musical career. ....As the op suggests, if he were born into a dub family, or perhaps other restrictive religions/cultures he would have no chance of making a career out of what he obviously loves.

  I have known one or two young witnesses who had musical ability. Who knows if it would have led to a career? but of course they were stopped once they got to a point that it started to interfere with the all important Ministry. One lass told me she was unable to enjoy an orchestra now , it made her sad to think that she might have been there
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  GB’s WIGGLE

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://youtu.be/gpd453rzdzu.

  if this has been posted before i apologize.

  this about sums up what the grovelling body is looking to do!

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  BluesBrother

  Just saw the opening again.......... If ever confronted by the B of E, I can say “ I do not answer to Watchtower “....... and then tell them I am only quoting Gerald Losch..........
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  Do You Have ALEXA?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what’s your opinion of having alexa ?

  is it something you would get if you don’t already have it?

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  BluesBrother

  Had one for ages....I love it.

  She reminds when it's time. To take medicine, she gets me up in the morning, tells me time in the dark, the state of local traffic etc etc

  I wouldn't be without her now
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  GB’s WIGGLE

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://youtu.be/gpd453rzdzu.

  if this has been posted before i apologize.

  this about sums up what the grovelling body is looking to do!

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  BluesBrother

  Yes, well worth seeing. Food for thought. Amazing statement by G Losch, technically true but disengenuous.

  A very skilled presenter. The Borg could do with his style.
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  Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  would you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?

  conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?

  would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?

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  No , I just look for the best value and service. Many of the complaints against companies spoken of here are news to me.

  All firms exist for one reason only ... to make money . That inceases the share value for the all important investors. That is the end of it, that is our capitalist society.

  I do not trust an advertised " ethical stand" if they make one.