Thank's for posting ...I saw this news story.....this is one brave man that possibly saved himself because he had protection, and wasn't afraid to use it.
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The Gun Story You Did Not See Last Week
by hillbilly insometimes even the media gets one right.. .
80-year-old john wayne fan puts attacker in hospital .
10:06 am cst on friday, february 15, 2008. .
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Went to a JW "funeral" on Saturday
by Dorktacular inmy brother called me late on the 13th to let me know that a friend of ours - who is no longer a jw - called him and said that his dad was being flown by helicopter to the hospital because he collapsed at home and had no pulse.
they took my friend's dad off life support on valentine's day and he died.
well, i was debating whether or not to go to the funeral because i have no desire to hang around a bunch of jws or set foot in a kindumb hall again.
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bronzefist
This is the same story about my friend's funeral talk. The speaker spent less than two minutes talking about what a good person he was, the rest (30 minutes) was recruitment crap. His non-JW relatives were appalled, How in the hell do they think anyone not familiar with their coldheartedness would join after that kind of "memorial"? I mentioned how upset the relatives were at the lack of RESPECT for the deseased to someone active, and his reply was, "So what's the problem?"
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Ever encounter gypsies?
by Gregor inthere is quite large community of them in this area.
the more you get to know them or deal with them the less you like them.
what a strange and ugly culture.
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bronzefist
My Hungarian grandmother hated them with a passion. They would steal her chickens and the clothes she had hanging out to dry back "in the old country".
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The only three reasons to miss a meeting?
by outofthebox insetting: sunday talk.
brother giving the talk (bgtt): 'a co told me' (he said that as in god told me), 'the only three reasons for missing a meeting are...' (drum roll) ... 'the three fs'.. me (thinking): wtf?
mmm.
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bronzefist
Sounds lke pretty F'upped reasoning to me.
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New Yearbook stats for 2007 now out!
by Dogpatch inthe report is out!.
http://www.watchtowernews.org/2007report.pdf.
cooking the books with 3% increase??.
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bronzefist
Welcome to the board notyetx......enjoyed your comments.
These numbers only have a meaning to the average hall chair filler. If this brings them some sort of joy at this time of year that's ok. Give it time..........discouragement is rampant at most halls.
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Good JW Growth for 2007
by voltaire indear all,.
i don't see that anyone has commented on the 2007 report.
i must say i was surprised with the impressive growth, not only worldwide, but in the developing countries which have seen some decrease in the last few years.
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bronzefist
No offense to the honesthearted ones who attend the halls (there are a few), but no matter how many turds end up in the toliet bowl it's still a bowl full of turds.
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Just talked to Witnesses at my door for Hour about Watchtower Child Abuse
by flipper init happened again like in july when i talked to an elder and his wife about child abuse, but this time i got a hold of rank and file members who fortunately i was able to play like a fiddle as they had no idea what they were up against here.
so brother middle age ex-hippie convert ( as he told me later ) and sister middle age hair in a bun offered me the awake on death or our view of death.
i graciously accepted gaining their trust saying yes, i had close loved ones who had died over the years but didn't know if i believed in a resurrection or hereafter.
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bronzefist
Hopefully they will have the courage to come back Flipper.
When I was pioneering the thing to do would have been to mark you down on the do not call list or "danger elders only" list.
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The real story: Is your congregation stagnant, dwindling or thriving?
by truthseeker inwith the 2007 service year stats out one could be forgiven for thinking that wt's problems are over, the child abuse settlement an itch in their bethel backside and the blood issue a minor annoyance.. if the truth were known, it is probably that more often than not, congregations are in decline, attendance is poor and few new recruits are not already jw family members.. so, if you know how your congregation is doing, if you have the pulse of your hall, let us know.. .
my congregation (which shall remain nameless).
dwindling attendance at all meetings (around 80%).
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bronzefist
Excellent comments yknot..........same old same old here.
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Just talked to Witnesses at my door for Hour about Watchtower Child Abuse
by flipper init happened again like in july when i talked to an elder and his wife about child abuse, but this time i got a hold of rank and file members who fortunately i was able to play like a fiddle as they had no idea what they were up against here.
so brother middle age ex-hippie convert ( as he told me later ) and sister middle age hair in a bun offered me the awake on death or our view of death.
i graciously accepted gaining their trust saying yes, i had close loved ones who had died over the years but didn't know if i believed in a resurrection or hereafter.
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bronzefist
Good teaching job Flipper. Any chance they may do a return visit since they left the Awake?
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Jan 2008 Kingdom Ministry Quote
by AlphaOmega inthis struck me as a nice way to bolster the numbers.. isn't this "preaching to the converted" ?.
is this new or is it just reiterating old news ?.
question box.
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bronzefist
Keep that Hour Counting Train a' rolling...........
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