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  Sundays without the indoctrination session...

  by Tornintwo in

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  what are you doing instead of the meeting?.

  i'm ordering cool personalised pressies for all of my non jw family online, whilst listening to some great 80's classics (currently fade to grey, visage).

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  I'm a bit late but I relaxed and watched some sports and then went xmas card and gift shopping for the few non-dub friends I have plus my kids.

  Sooo nice.
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  25-30 Columbia Heights headquarters up for sale

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/3/breaking-news-jehovahs-witnesses-put-brooklyn-heights-headquarters-sale.

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  Money aside it seems that selling those buildings would have a negative effect on the morale of the older ones in the hall. The younger ones won't care but the older ones may. Not enough to leave but just another straw on the camels back.
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  25-30 Columbia Heights headquarters up for sale

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/3/breaking-news-jehovahs-witnesses-put-brooklyn-heights-headquarters-sale.

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  but their money is tied up in real estate and it's not liquid. And maybe they borrowed against those properties already. Which could leave them still broke even though they own expensive property.

  I don't know this stuff very well but it seems they could still be broke.
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  Just put on ARC website: submissions of senior counsel

  by Tornintwo in

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  2. friends

  http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=359d7249-0d4f-4c51-9265-1c40aa6b3b21&type=transcriptpdf&filename=submissions-of-senior-counsel-assisting-the-royal-commission&fileextension=pdf.

  just having a quick read through, the findings are damning.

  mr toole is being reported to the law society of australia.... a few highlights so far:.

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  Wow! Love it!!
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  The new me and DE shaving

  by PlatinumFix in

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  i haven't seen a thread quite on the same subject so weren't sure where to file it :) so 2016 will be the start of the new me.

  i've nearly cleared my small amount of debt.

  i'm going to get some new clothes and stuff as a single person.

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  PlatinumFix, it sounds like you are doing good. Keep up the hard work.

  As far as shaving goes I never tried the double edged but I did try straight edge. It was just too time consuming for me. It gave a super close shave but it took me too long. Maybe if I kept it up I could have gotten better at it and faster.
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  Is the elevated tone of the G.B disappearing..

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  and with it the language in the w.t loosing its authority?.

  i ask the question because, with the g.b now appearing before members on their social media, and reluctantly on royal commissions my opinion is :-.

  a) the g.b can no longer hide like wells's invisible man.

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  I think the fact that the GB put up those videos on their website specifically talking about the overlapping generations and whether there has been a slave for 1900 years shows that they are continually getting negative feedback.

  They even said at the end of one of those videos that now you don't need to write in with questions. I guess because they figured all questions were now answered.
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  Happy Thanksgiving!

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  happy thanksgiving everyone!

  i know that we are an international group here and that thanksgiving is an american holiday (and not even all of us in the us celebrate it), but i thought it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to sharing the many things we have to be thankful for: .

  i am thankful for: .

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  Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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  I just found out that my youngest brother committed suicide

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  my middle brother called me a couple of hours ago.

  our youngest brother, josh, who was 38, was found by his friends in his apartment.

  he hung himself.

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  I am really sorry to hear this. You will definitely be in my thoughts. I hope reading this thread and all the love and concern that we have for you on the forum helps just a tiny bit in your processing the grief.
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  What is the monthly stipend that the bethelites receive every month?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  what is the monthly stipend that the bethelites receive every month?

  does any one has an actual number?

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  TheListener

  For mileage reimbursement you had to keep a log book.
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  Comment during the WT

  by OneFingerSalute in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so ofs got to comment again this morning and thought the comment might bring a smile to someone.the second half question on par.

  15 was, "we cannot actually see jesus, sohow can we look intently at him?".

  ofs commented, "of course, we cannot literally see jesus as peter did.

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  TheListener

  You really said that? Love it!