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  CO letter about using time or money to help out in Napal!

  by DwainBowman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was talking to my brother this morning.

  last night at his meeting, they read a letter from their co. he talked about the earthquake.

  he said that if some were moved to maybe take some vacation time, and go do volunteer work in napal.

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  I think the Japanese branch is taking care of "relief efforts" for Nepal.

  I won't give to WT for such things nor the Red Cross (but I will give blood).
  
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  JWs are being told Watchtower is financially strapped because they forgave Kingdom Hall mortgages!

  by PokerPlayerPhil in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's why the governing body did that little line on jw broadcasting, i have a source still inside new york and being as sneaky as ever, the watchtower is claiming they need the cash because they forgave the kingdom hall mortgages!

  not all the kingdom halls are hitting the targeted monthly donation-revenue range, they are still asking other kingdom halls to pony up cash for kingdom halls that can't afford the "recommended donation rate".

  pure evil, that's the jehovah"s witness watchtower theocratic war in action!

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  The BOE had to give a monthly talk in our Kingdom Hall saying "If we were a business, the utility company would have shut off the power, water and heating and foreclose our Kingdom Hall because we are not cutting it!'

  I have heard this so many times in my cong. and others.
  
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  My Last thoughts in Field Service Before the Elderly Man Shat Himself and Pissed his pants in My New Car!

  by PokerPlayerPhil in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  debating this was going to be the last day in field service was not hard after dealing with a nasty mess because i was grouped with the misfits of the kingdom hall!

  i was reading this website on my phone while something started to stink in my car and one of the weird kids nobody wanted to work with yelled "hey, you leaking all over my seat, he was freaked out too!

  " the older, retired elder, his pioneer daughter had forgotten to put his depends on and that became my problem.

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  I feel sorry for the older man and blame those who were supposed to be taking care of him in the first place.
  
  
  Never had anyone "mess" in my cars. Have had one car's interior destroyed by kids and their bubble gum and cutting a hole in the seat, picking out the insides and then stuffing it up his nose so far no one could get it out. Off to the ER with that one. (He wasn't harmed)
  
  Elders can be very selfish and self righteous, "asking" publishers to use their cars and to go in dangerous areas whey they (the elders) themselves would never wish to go.
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  I am looking for a book

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi,i would like to locate a book that is referred to several times on the www:holman linear bible with watchtower study helps (published in 1901)thanks,doug

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  That one will probably be hard to come by. Would probably cost a "pretty penny."

  I did see one at a brother's home; he collected Watchtower memorabilia, but I have never seen another one.
  
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  Who compared the KH donation arrangement to that of a never ending mortgage?

  by Boeing Stratofortress in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it was one of the commenters replying to another thread, but i cannot find it.

  it was a great rant & well thought out.

  it basically put in simple terms how the donation arrangement is like being forgiven of your 10 year mortgage, then being told you should 'donate' an amount equal to your monthly mortgage payment, but indefinitely.. i'd really like to find that person's reply, so i can use the same logic with some of my family members.

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  The organization is desperate for money and they're running out of scam ideas.
  
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  Who compared the KH donation arrangement to that of a never ending mortgage?

  by Boeing Stratofortress in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it was one of the commenters replying to another thread, but i cannot find it.

  it was a great rant & well thought out.

  it basically put in simple terms how the donation arrangement is like being forgiven of your 10 year mortgage, then being told you should 'donate' an amount equal to your monthly mortgage payment, but indefinitely.. i'd really like to find that person's reply, so i can use the same logic with some of my family members.

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  Reminds me of loan sharks with no teeth, just a loud voice. Big scam.
  
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  Ties at the Kingdom Hall

  by CloseTheDoor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the tms for wearing a "skinny" tie.

  it was one of those 2 inch wide ties.

  nothing bright or scandalous about.

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  Thanks for the comments everyone. The elder, for sure, was wrong to say what he did. It is a just a tie. He should be happy the young man wore it to begin with.
  
  

  OneEyedJoe, I'm dying laughing over your comment, re: phallus.
  
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  New on here

  by Tony Stark in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey so i'm new on here.

  just wanted to introduce myself.

  in my 20's and was rasied one, and very popular among the jw community.

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  Tony, welcome!
  
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  Ties at the Kingdom Hall

  by CloseTheDoor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the tms for wearing a "skinny" tie.

  it was one of those 2 inch wide ties.

  nothing bright or scandalous about.

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  Couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the TMS for wearing a "skinny" tie. It was one of those 2 inch wide ties. Nothing bright or scandalous about. Most of the men in my congregation are older and thus wear the 3" traditional ties, maybe a little wider.
  
  I'm wondering if anyone here heard of someone getting in trouble for wearing a "skinny" tie? Or if you've had experiences with that.
  
  Years ago a long time brother got in trouble for wearing a double breasted suit coat. He was scolded from the platform by the school servant.
  
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  Implications of Dropping "Types/Anti-Types"

  by Antioch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've seen this part of the agm folded in with other topics and poked around, but no really critical discussion of the implications.. .

  the hermenuetics of the type/anti-type practice was a big deal to me in realizing the tatt.

  i searched high and low for a rational basis for concluding that god was communicating in a type/anti-type format that wasn't special pleading and circular.

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  Marked.