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Surprise ! Surprise ! 2015 Arrives and NO Armageddon or World's " End " - Go Figure

by flipper in

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i guess 99.9 % of ex-jw's here could have predicted as much .

armageddon didn't happen in 1914. it didn't happen in 1925. it didn't happen in 1975. and it did not happen in 2014. since the wt society first predicted a world's end when their organization started in 1879 - 126 years have passed which according to any dictionary in any human language 126 years comprises of 4 separate generations each totaling 30 years each.

plus 6 years into a 5th generation.

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Flipper

I went through the 1975 debacle. We were told that the ''end '' was near and anyone that was not baptized would not see PARADISE. I was baptized in 1974 at a young age of 14. I remember brothers and sisters selling their homes and businesses to make themselves busy as the end drew near.

Forty-one years later as you have stated : NO Armageddon

COCA COLA : markets and sells soft drink products

The Beatles : market and sell c.d's, posters, t-shirts

New York Yankees : markets and sells tickets, t.v. rights, t-shirts, hats, and concessions

Ford Motor Company: markets and sells automobiles and trucks

Watchtower Bible & Tract Society : markets and sells books, magazines, and owner of BILLIONS OF DOLLARS of real estate. Receives large donations from 7 million members who in return receive the promise that they will survive ARMAGEDDON. The promise has been around since 1879 with generation after generation not seeing this glorious '' end of times.''

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CO michele sinapi

by wannaexit in

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does anyone remember an old co from the 1970's by the name of michele sinapi?

i believe he was from montreal

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Wannaexit

Wow!

News spreads fast in the Witness circles! I will talk to my mom and see if my brother ( who knew him well ) mentions the bad news about Michele. My mom always calls if there is any bad news in Watchtower land. Also ,since we were talking about him yesterday, this will be a shock for all of us.

She just mentioned yesterday what a wonderful family they were and how well liked Michele was as our Circuit Overseer.

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CO michele sinapi

by wannaexit in

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does anyone remember an old co from the 1970's by the name of michele sinapi?

i believe he was from montreal

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Wannaexit said:

But I heard that Michele died, but I can't seem to find any notice of his death on any of Montreal's newspapers.

As I posted yesterday, my brother knows Michele Sinapi and was told that he is still alive and lives in Montreal. He said that Michele should be in his late 60's and has a hard time walking. He suffers from a disease which makes him lose his balance and needs someone to hold him stay on his feet.

Also, Google shows that he has a Linkedin account.

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CO michele sinapi

by wannaexit in

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does anyone remember an old co from the 1970's by the name of michele sinapi?

i believe he was from montreal

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Qu�bec Circuit 13b Of Jehovah's Witnesses - 2013-08-31

Navigation:Overview & Contact InformationFinancial Trend

Annual Detail:2013-08-312012-08-312011-08-312010-08-312009-08-312008-08-31

Programs

Program Description

Ongoing programs:

To assist the local unincorporated association of jehovah's witnesses in carrying out their religious objective of preaching the good news of god's kingdom and promoting public religious worship designed to uplift jehovah's witnesses and any who attend their public meetings by means of moral and spiritual instruction based on god's word the bible.

Programs by Category

Program Category Percentage

Missionary organizations, evangelism 70%

Places of worship, congregations, parishes, dioceses, etc. 30%

Directors / Trustees

Name Position Arms Length

Italo Belli Assistant Assembly Overseer Yes

Marco Genduso Accounts Overseer Yes

Michele Sinapi Assembly Overseer Yes

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CO michele sinapi

by wannaexit in

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does anyone remember an old co from the 1970's by the name of michele sinapi?

i believe he was from montreal

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Wannaexit

Hope you are doing well !

I just came back from my mom's house. My brother (who is an Elder ) was telling us how he is attending the Elder School in New York next week. He mentioned how much it cost to buy airfare, hotel and car rental. He went on to tell a story about the year he went to stay at the house of an Elder, Michele Sinapi , while in Montreal.

Wow! That was weird! Before I left to go to my moms I saw your post.

I remember that he was our Circuit Overseer close to 20 years ago. (As you know, I'm from the Midwest area)

As far as I remember, Michele Sinapi had a wife named Josephine and had twins. My brother knows him well . He told me today that he still lives in Montreal and needs someone to help him walk. He suffers from a neurological disorder.

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To all my congregation Elders :

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

thank you for coming to my house so often because you were so concerned about me missing so many meetings.. ( actually, the only time you visited was when the circuit and district overseers were in town.

you really showed them how concerned you were about your sheep.

i now know that it is more of a duty than a concern.).

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Freddo said :

It's a little dance. They pretend they care and we pretend we wish they called more often.

DesirousOfChange said :

The fact of the matter is that we THOUGHT they would be missing us and thus would hound us in an attempt to get us back. BUT................the fact is: they didn't. No calls. No visits. Nadda.

That was my point! They pretend that they care on the outside but have no true love for the spiritually weak and members who don't pull their weight. The spiritually weak are a burden. They don't want them around since they would infect the congregation.

I didn't need Elders visiting me since their whole objective is to have members who tremble and shake when they walk around and have ass kissers who want to make Ministerial Servants and future Elders. They don't want my kind who no longer answer at the meetings, go out in service,miss meetings and are fence sitters. I never found an Elder who really cared about me at the meetings but showed his love when the Circuit and District Overseers showed up at my door. Go away! I had an Elder tell me how much he loved me at these visits but would never shake my hand or pretended he was busy and walked around like he never saw me.

The Watchtower Society is more interested in new members who are zealous and on fire to preach and hand out books and magazines. Every time I see Witnesses walk the streets in field service I always say to myself, '' There are your new replacements. They are zealous like you were when you first started. They are doing the same job you just quit. And when these new members get tired out, there will be new members to follow. The Watchtower Society only needed me to find new members to replace those who died, dropped out and quit doing the dirty work of recruiting. "

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To all my congregation Elders :

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

thank you for coming to my house so often because you were so concerned about me missing so many meetings.. ( actually, the only time you visited was when the circuit and district overseers were in town.

you really showed them how concerned you were about your sheep.

i now know that it is more of a duty than a concern.).

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Thank you for coming to my house so often because you were so concerned about me missing so many meetings.

( Actually, the only time you visited was when the Circuit and District Overseers were in town. You really showed them how concerned you were about your sheep. I now know that it is more of a duty than a concern.)

Thank you for taking me off the sound and microphone duties.

( I did miss some meetings due to work but that wasn't nice since I was a baptised member. My, it's amazing how you punish members if you don't follow company policy.)

Thank you for not giving me a Blood Card Directive and the "Proclaimers " book.

( I know I was starting to miss some meetings and stopped field service but that was pretty petty of you to do that since I was a baptised member. It really hurt my feelings when I was told that the "Proclaimers" book was only for those that were regular in field service. The book was just a sugar coated history of the WTBTS anyway.)

Thank you for avoiding me as much as possible at meetings and assemblies.

( It didn't feel good when you shook hands with everyone but looked the other way or looked busy when I was walking around.)

Thank you for telling me that since I was "inactive' in field service that I would not make it when Armageddon came.

( I tried looking up the scripture where it says that but I couldn't find it. )

Thank you for not inviting me to any of the congregation events and parties you planned every year.

( I guess you were worried that I would be a bad influence on the congregation members. )

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Music!! Who's your Favorite Top Ten Rock Groups or Solo Artists All Time?

by flipper in

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mr. flipper here again gang!

so who do ya like all time?mr.

flippers list is as follows, almost in this way.

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james brown

beatles

pink floyd

the who

sepultura

marilyn manson

jimi hendrix

alice in chains

the doors

led zeppelin

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Why are people so dramatic

by rebel8 in

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i want to retire.

i'm quite a ways off from the age to collect social security and all.

i don't hate working--i actually like it.

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rebel8 said:

There appears to be a somewhat large percentage of the human race that needs to create drama all the time. It's like breathing to them--second nature. Drama hounds. Need to create conflict, gossip, find fault, manipulate, etc. Waste more damn time doing all that crap than they do just working.

I own a small landscape company. People complain about the smallest things.

Why is the lawn yellow? ...............................Well...it's 90 degrees out and hasn't rained in three months.

Why aren't you here at the same time every week?................ If it rains, I get backed up and it changes my schedule.

Why can't you do my job today or tomorrow?.................... You are not the only customer I have.

Why isn't my grass green after I paid for fertilizer? .................It takes 2 weeks or more with lots of water to green up.

I'm a senior citizen, why don't you give me a discount?........... Why should I? The cost and labor is the same if you were 25 or 85 years old.

Why is your company so small? .....................................It allows me to serve you better and control costs. If you want, hire the larger outfit and pay more for the same service.

Someone gave me a cheaper price for the same job. .....................Why don't you hire them if the price is cheaper? Most of the customers lie about receiving another estimate.

Customers that complain about nothing are the worst. I try to bend over backwards for them but after a while they tire me out and I cancel the service.

These customers are the same ones who when given an invoice pay you two months later.

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Feeling sad over a wasted life in watchtower

by wannaexit in

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it's been 12 years since i first read ray franz's books and the scales came off my eyes.

by that time i was in my forties.. since 2002 i went back to school and have worked with 3 very professional organizations.

but my biological clock is ticking away and while my peers are looking forward to retirement, i am only beginning.

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wannaexit

Hope you are doing well !

Just think of the millions of married couples who divorce after so many years together. Just think of all the years you wasted at jobs you didn't like and now you find one you like. Just think of the many years spent with friends and then you no longer speak to each other or hang out.

The Watchtower life is the same. Things change and what was important in your life then is no longer important now. Try not to think of all the hours spent in book studies, field service, assemblies, Kingdom Hall meetings, personal study and Bible studies. It will drive you insane if you had the count the hours that you spent working for the WTBTS. They are nothing but slave drivers. If it ain't you slaving for them, they will find a new one.

My uncle was an Elder for close to 50 years and died with no '' paradise '' anywhere in sight. Who knows how he felt at the end of his life after dedicating all his life slaving for the WTBTS?