they are all absolitely the worst videos that you could make a person sit through.
drawcad_1
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The Society's Videos
by seeitallclearlynow inwhat does everybody think of the various videos produced by the society?
i have one in particular in mind that i could not stand even while i was still "in".
had a really "bad attitude" when i tried to watch it in preparation for one of the service meetings in that series when they were covering some of the videos.
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New Age Medicine
by Gadget injust another average day --.
i was having an out-of-body experience and almost astral-traveled away.
yesterday, so i grounded myself, did some toning and got centered with .
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drawcad_1
I know people in Northern California that consider this a normal day.
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Is the Wt bursting at the seams with$ billions?
by fearnotruth22 init is true that the society owns 10'0s of millions of $ to say the least in real estate, and monetary funds used to run the org.
but can anyone substantiate that the wt has billions of dollars in moneys such as cash in bank accounts, in stocks?.
if so, how does the wt justify having all of that wealth while most of humanity is in dire need?
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drawcad_1
there is not a lot of money at the local levels, unless you are in a rich neighborhood. I can go into a kingdom hall and look at the old carpeting paint that needs to be redone, shingles coming loose, etc etc. but every month there is a donation that goes to bethel so that they can do what they want. Like was said earlier, there are no programs for the poor and needy, not even for the old in the congregation.
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It's probably all gonna hit the fan soon!
by onintwo inthere must be hundreds of thousands of current jw's who haven't planned for retirement.
i know that i was "in" the troof til my mid-forties and always believed what's the point?
didn't they tell us that advanced degrees were useless?
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drawcad_1
the "college degree equivalency" was a way to make people feel good about themselves as they were getting shafted. "Yes, I do not have a good job, any savings or an education, but the watchtower says that I do."
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It's probably all gonna hit the fan soon!
by onintwo inthere must be hundreds of thousands of current jw's who haven't planned for retirement.
i know that i was "in" the troof til my mid-forties and always believed what's the point?
didn't they tell us that advanced degrees were useless?
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drawcad_1
I am also in the group of boomers that will hit the fan soon, maybe a little longer than most. If I can get enough stashed away, without my Dub wife realizing it, then we should be able to make it. Of course, her pioneering full time really helps out the whole picture, and does not add anything to the Social Security safety net. Along with her donating a few thousand dollars a year in vehicle expenses (rant).
I have met more than a few people in their 50s and older, who should be retired, but do not have the investments to do it. They have lived a life of ignorance and being controlled that has led them to where they are. One man that I talked to was in his 60?s had all of his messed up kids in the ?truth? and was still working at a home business and trying to build up a nest egg for ?when they get older?. He told me one time that the Awake had compared the amount of studies and material that the average Dub will go through in a 4 year period as comparable to a college degree. I asked him if it would do him any good to put down on an employment application that he probably has a doctorate, with all of the time that he has spent. He will never get out of the Organization though, all of his kids and their children are in and the only friends that they have are in. What a shame, but someone should be held accountable.
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Is the Wt bursting at the seams with$ billions?
by fearnotruth22 init is true that the society owns 10'0s of millions of $ to say the least in real estate, and monetary funds used to run the org.
but can anyone substantiate that the wt has billions of dollars in moneys such as cash in bank accounts, in stocks?.
if so, how does the wt justify having all of that wealth while most of humanity is in dire need?
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drawcad_1
there is a lot of prime property in New York City that could be unloaded for a good price. Since they don't pay any taxes on thier real estate, the City of New York would propably like to see them get rid of it.
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COMMENTS PLEASE ON YOUR INVESTMENT
by seesthesky ini have read numerous posts throughout this forum.
i want to get your opinions on why so many people here are so deeply invested in discussing these issues.
i find it quite interesting because some dubs (on the fringe of dubland) and ex-dubs vigorously argue against wt doctrine while other dubs and ex-dubs vigorously argue against the existence of god.
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drawcad_1
I agree that this is a place where you can talk to people that have shared interests. Sometimes it is hard to relate to people that do not see the Watchtower as a cult or thier activities as destructive. This site also gives me a heads up to some of the literature and another viewpoint so that I can discuss it with my wife(still in).
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*sigh* I think I'm staying in the borg
by SC_Guy ini *can't* leave, i'm trapped.
i was talking to my twin sister tonight on how i didn't want to go to the upcoming convention this weekend because we had already been to it 2 months ago... .
i have to prepare some audition matrial for a arts event and my parents are not sympathtic to the fact i got allot to do, and we've already been.
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drawcad_1
don't give up on your sister getting out. and stay in touch with places like this board.
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What Did you Plan On Doing In The New System?
by minimus inevery child and bible student was told about how wonderful the "new system" was going to be.
"and what animal do you want to have in the new system?
"......that was a very typical question.
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drawcad_1
I guess, that I did not think a lot about what I would be doing for that eternity. I knew that I would get bored and at some point try to get free. My wife, on the other hand, had all kinds of work. She would be cleaning up all of the dead bodies, cleaning the pollution and kissing some serious Elder butt.
What worried me the most was the idea of perfection. We were always told that we would receive perfect bodies, no more disease and paradise would be perfect. But, to whose standards would all of this be judged. My idea of a perfect body might be a lot different than someone else?s, at what age are we perfect. Maybe at 60 years old we have come to a perfect state of enlightenment and we would not have to worry about sex. Would we need to worry about disease, would they also become perfect, they were created by God (he created everything).
Maybe I just looked into it to far. Beer and sex.
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Got caught throwing magazines in the trash
by unbeliever ini had to take my dad to the va hospital for a doctor's appointment and in almost every waiting room there was magazines not even recent issues.
you have to wait for freaking ever at the va hospital so i decided to do my civic duty and i went around this huge hospital collecting magazines and would throw them in the nearest trash can.
nobody cared until i got on the 4th floor.
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drawcad_1
I like the idea of inserting some literature from freeminds into it. Maybe glueing it to one of the pages, so that it will be harder to remove.
Don't forget to count your time!!!!