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  I received an E-mail from an old friend....how do I respond?

  by schne_belly in

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  2. experiences

  to my dear xxxxx hello there-how are things going with you?

  i've been thinking of you a lot, i've wanted to write you this for quite some time.

  i guess we both know that things aren't the way they used to be-between you and i; between you and jehovah's organization-and i just want you to know how much i miss you.

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  Our friendship will eventually come to a complete hault if I don't "dance her dance". This may just be a waste of time....

  I have question about her comment " I will always be here for you if you decide you want to support HIS organization again". So does that mean she won't be there for me otherwise? Hummmmm....

  I was thinking I would say something like this atleast, just to help her see the treatment we are receiving from others.

  Your E-mail was especially touching, since XXXX and I have stopped going to meetings, we have really gotten to see who my true friends are and I'm happy to say you have proved to be one of them. Few have really bothered to ask us WHY we aren't going and what the situation is. Maybe they don't care?! I'm not sure. It seems that they have just assumed we have turned away from Jehovah, are bad people and ignore us. It's painful to see some from the hall at the grocery store or around town and have them look straight at you and turn around, like you are a stranger. I'm not making this up. I know what things may appear like, but we are counseled to not gossip and I can only think that is the reason why these certain ones have discontinued our relationship since I have not spoken to them at all about my reasons for not going to meetings.

  I'm not asking for everyone to counsel or ask me about my choices in life, and I actually choose not to talk about it with people, even when I have the chance. However from what we have experienced, many that we once thought were friends are only "conditional friends". How loving is that?
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  I received an E-mail from an old friend....how do I respond?

  by schne_belly in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  to my dear xxxxx hello there-how are things going with you?

  i've been thinking of you a lot, i've wanted to write you this for quite some time.

  i guess we both know that things aren't the way they used to be-between you and i; between you and jehovah's organization-and i just want you to know how much i miss you.

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  To my dear XXXXX Hello there-How are things going with you? I've been thinking of you a lot, I've wanted to write you this for quite some time. I guess we both know that things aren't the way they used to be-between you and I; between you and Jehovah's organization-and I just want you to know how much I miss you. At the circuit assembly I was thinking how I wished things were the way they used to be.I sat behind your parents one day of the assembly and I wished you and XXXXX were sitting there next to them. I remember one of the last circuit assemblies you were at you came over right after the session and talked with me and it made me feel so good. I remember when XXXX and I first were separated and we started e-mailing I was so happy, I thought of all the fun we would be able to have together, keeping in touch so often. I miss you when I go to the meeting in XXXX and you aren't there. ! ; I remember all the fun times we had when we were younger, how I'd come and stay at your house, we'd get ready for meeting together Sunday morning. Jehovah has given all of us free will as to how we will live our lives and you told me that you have come to some decisions in your mind that have caused you to pull away from the congregation. I'm sure you realize how that affects the rest of your life, and the rest of the lives of all those who love you-your family, your friends, the ones who miss you now. The choices you are making are decisions that only you can make for yourself. You know me well enough that I would never want to say anything to hurt you, but I am worried about you. I really do miss you!! Every day is one day closer to the end of this system, the times are so urgent, o how I wish you'd put your trust once again into the organization, true, it is thru imperfect men that things are organized but Jehovah has provided so much evidence proving that he is backing this arrangement. I just want you to know that I will always be here for you if you decide that you want to support His organization again. But I realize that is a decision that only you can make. Basically XXXX, I just want you to know that people love you, miss you, and wish you'd come back to the congregation. Please remember I'm thinking of you often, Love, XXXXX
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  AUSSIES: PLEASE READ THIS - Is JW accountant Australia's top tax fraud?

  by ozziepost in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  appearing in the current issue of australia's brw ("business review weekly") magazine is the cover story of the australian taxation office's cracking down on tax fraud.

  two high fliers are singled out, a former assistant tax commisiioner and...... a cpa (public accountant) well known to jws in sydney.

  because the practice is staffed and run by jws, some of them quite prominent in dub circles!.

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  Ozzie - looks like the story is "locked" and I need an account to view. Can you post it? Thanks
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  Yes America, you elected these magnificent leaders:

  by SixofNine in

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  er.... i mean magnificent liars:.

  president bush apointee condi rice: "i don't think anyone could have anticipated terrorist flying airplanes into buildings.".

  president bush: "i don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees.

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pontchartrain

  The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was constructed in the 1950s and 1960s connecting New Orleans with Mandeville, bisecting Lake Pontchartrain from north to south. It is also the longest bridge in the world, spanning about 24 miles (38.6 kilometers).

  During hurricanes , a storm surge can build up on the large lake, just as with Florida 's Lake Okeechobee . Therefore, levees have been built to protect the city of New Orleans, most of which is actually below lake level. These have so far been constructed for only moderate hurricanes. In addition to the surge from the lake, the lake can also get its own surge from the Gulf of Mexico , adding significantly to the problem. This is considered a worst-case scenario for the city, as a storm approaching from the south first blows the surge into the lake, then into the city. Most of the levees were constructed after 1965 , when Hurricane Betsy left much of the city under the lake's waters for weeks.

  Hmmm. Built in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

  And the issue of levees sustanablilty was first addressed in 2004? Seems to me, there are plenty of administrations to blame, not just the current one.
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  Yes America, you elected these magnificent leaders:

  by SixofNine in

  1. social
  2. humour

  er.... i mean magnificent liars:.

  president bush apointee condi rice: "i don't think anyone could have anticipated terrorist flying airplanes into buildings.".

  president bush: "i don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees.

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  I can see the headlines now:

  "Bush, Rove, What Did they Know About Hurricane Katrina?" A behind the scenes look at what the White House did to cover up this national disaster.

  Schne (of the tounge-n-cheek class)
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  Where is the outrage?

  by schne_belly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so katrina is one of the worst us disasters ever?

  are there any other governments stepping up help the united states?

  does anyone remember the tsunami outrage?

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  From:

  http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

  Apparently, this is the first national disaster to fall under the following:

  National Response Plan

  The National Response Plan is an all-discipline, all-hazards plan that establishes a single, comprehensive framework for the management of domestic incidents. It provides the structure and mechanisms for the coordination of Federal support to State, local, and tribal incident managers and for exercising direct Federal authorities and responsibilities. The NRP assists in the important homeland security mission of preventing terrorist attacks within the

  http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xml

  For additional information on the plan or on how to obtain copies of the National Response Plan, please call 800-368-6498.

  Looks pretty comprehensive to me. So did the Tsunami ravaged area have a National Response Plan? Did the US use that as an excuse to not donate? I don't think so .
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  Where is the outrage?

  by schne_belly in

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  so katrina is one of the worst us disasters ever?

  are there any other governments stepping up help the united states?

  does anyone remember the tsunami outrage?

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  Sorry for the double post
  
  
  
  
  
  

  I'd love to believe ya. Am I just to take your word?

  Need some details, how much, when, etc.
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  Where is the outrage?

  by schne_belly in

  1. jw
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  so katrina is one of the worst us disasters ever?

  are there any other governments stepping up help the united states?

  does anyone remember the tsunami outrage?

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  Google
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  Where is the outrage?

  by schne_belly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so katrina is one of the worst us disasters ever?

  are there any other governments stepping up help the united states?

  does anyone remember the tsunami outrage?

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  So Katrina is one of the worst US disasters ever?

  Are there any other governments stepping up help the United States? Or are we on our own?

  Does anyone remember the Tsunami outrage? From what I remember of news coverage, the United States was not doing enough to help the victims. What was wrong with us? Why are we so "stingy"? Geez.

  I would love to be proven wrong. Show me news articles of foreign countries helping us out.
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  Do any white people live in New Orleans?

  by sonnyboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've never been there myself, but every single person being shown on the news is black.

  wading through the streets, stranded on rooftops, etc.

  i'm not sure if the media is just focusing on certain areas of new orleans or if it's a predominantly african american city.. the only footage i've seen other than this has been mardi gras and that consists mostly of tourists.

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  Good question Sonnyboy -

  Has anyone seen pictures of "white" people looting?

  I've only seen "black". Is the news media not showing us white people who loot, or are there none?

  Sorry to ask.