i am planning a trip to nyc mid november and the thought has crossed my mind to visit bethel.
i haven't been there ifn aprox 7 years and i am curious to see if anything has changed.
specially with the layoffs and down sizing.. so, do i tell them i'm da ?
Wozadummy : Hmmm, never thought about it from that view point. I don't suppose they can legally turn me away.
Wayout: TOO FUNNY ! But, I don't think I want to gulp my food down in less than 20 minutes. Or have to get up in the middle of dinner with a mouth full of food and try to say amen.
Sparkplug: You make it sound so cloak and dagger. I could have some fun with this can't I.
i am planning a trip to nyc mid november and the thought has crossed my mind to visit bethel.
i haven't been there ifn aprox 7 years and i am curious to see if anything has changed.
specially with the layoffs and down sizing.. so, do i tell them i'm da ?
Hello all,
I am planning a trip to NYC mid November and the thought has crossed my mind to visit Bethel. I haven't been there ifn aprox 7 years and I am curious to see if anything has changed. Specially with the layoffs and down sizing.
So, do I tell them I'm DA ? Do I use an Alias ? When asked what congregation I'm from..do I make one up ? Can I say, proudly "From JWD" ?
Let me know what your thoughts are. For now, I'm off to fight some wind mills.
Thanks
Quixote
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Hello Wanderer and everyone
I have to agree with Wozadummy's. The written word is very different than the orally spoken one. A missplaced comma can change the meaning of a whole sentence. I am no Shakespeare or Cervantes, and I can only hope that what I write is not miss understood.
You're right about the many personality types, but diiferent colors and flowers is what makes the world beautiful.
Quixote
idle hands are the devil's playthings.... http://thebentinel.com/watchtower3.html.
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I clicked the "press to leave" button. Does it mean that you are all going to shun me now ?
Very good post !
Quixote
just a few notes.
the entire ass-embly was dealing with materialism or higher education; apparantly one leads to the other.
why cant the wts realize that higher education is not just a means to get rich or ahead in this system, but a means to have a career outside of janitorial work?
Yes, because of their suggestions I never went to college and now am sorry for that.
Now I work for a meager wage which just barely covers my expenses. If I had gone to college I would have studied architecture or engineering. That was my dream, now I live reality..........how sad.
www.reexamine.org (wt publications online).
"this, then, is how you should pray: " 'our father in heaven, hallowed be your name, .
nwt.
Thanks once again for all your hard work and research. It is allways appreciated.
If you really want to try some "green tomatoes" check out this site:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/tomatoes/a/green_tomatoes.htm
you are committing the same sin that king saul committed or that miriam and aaron committed.
you are acting presumptuously and going against jehovah's arrangement.. .
you can't have it both ways.
To shun or not to shun ? Didn't Jesus teach that love conquers everything ? Did he not say something like "The first among you that has not sinned throw the first stone ? (sorry I can't remember the exact words.
My point is this, you atract flys with honey not vinegar. When I was active I could not with good conscience shun a person. How could I go agains Jesus' word and not show love instead ?
Quixote
i was reading this on the urban legends web site.
i recall a post and some discussion earlier on this site about the john denver rumor.
the rumor of him at one of his concerts asking all jw's to leave.
Well, I remember this with Gloria Estefan as the protagonist. The same week we heard about it every one in the KH threw out all her tapes, lp's and 45's. (If you don't know what they are you're to young LOL !).
Come on every body do the conga........
have joined in the past month or two?.
i can't keep up there seems to be so many so i wanted to start a welcome thread for new newbies.. sorry if this was already done recently.. note: the in-built search system is currently being redeveloped so i am not able to check for this topic without looking through tons of pages.. anyway...say hello!.
plm.
O.K. , add one more to the list. I have been a lurker for some time but started posting not to long ago. I still don't have the courage, or know how, to start my own threads but I'll get there.
I do enjoy reading all the threads and I do enjoy some of you more than others .
Quixote
i am new here and have been "lurking" for several months.
the discussions have helped me tremendously to break free from the society.
i want to thank you all for your help and heartfelt posts.
Hello Kitten Wiskers !
I too am new to this board but find it very useful and informative. In time you will be able to determine what is best for you. Hang in there !
Quixote
