Posts by Shepherd Book

if you go to this link: http://mnatheists.org/content/view/34/37/, and scroll down to the podcast menu on the right side, you can watch two podcasts titled "from faith to reason".

two of the three people interviewed in this show are ex-jehovah's witnesses.

though it's an atheist show, there's not much in this show about atheism, it's mostly about leaving the religion of one's childhood.. it's a two-parter.

Shepherd Book

If you go to this link: http://mnatheists.org/content/view/34/37/, and scroll down to the podcast menu on the right side, you can watch two podcasts titled "From Faith to Reason".

Two of the three people interviewed in this show are ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. Though it's an atheist show, there's not much in this show about atheism, it's mostly about leaving the religion of one's childhood.

It's a two-parter. There's not much to look at, so you could just listen while you do other stuff.

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Words in other languages which have different meanings to when we say them

by The Nothing Man in

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does anybody know of any words, which are spelt and pronounced the same, which are used in other languages but which mean completely different things?

as an example (which doesn't work i know) love in english means affection, but love in say, spanish, means hate?

dumb example i know, but do you catch my drift?

Shepherd Book

Parakeet--

Yeah, a prequel would be nice, but I doubt it would ever come to pass. The people who cancelled that show are going to a very special hell. The kind they reserve for child molestors and people who talk at theaters.

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Words in other languages which have different meanings to when we say them

by The Nothing Man in

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does anybody know of any words, which are spelt and pronounced the same, which are used in other languages but which mean completely different things?

as an example (which doesn't work i know) love in english means affection, but love in say, spanish, means hate?

dumb example i know, but do you catch my drift?

Shepherd Book

Mist, in German, is equivalent to our slang word crap.

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New video showing inside of Brooklyn Headquarters

by Shepherd Book in

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well, this is nothing terribly scathing or impressive, but i thought i would upload some of the footage i shot while on tour at bethel.

at the time, i was volunteering to work there, so i received a slightly more in-depth tour than the kind they give people who just show (like on bus tours).

i shot some footage of a video talking about the graphic arts department.

Shepherd Book

Gopher -- thanks for making the link clickable. Frosty -- how does one go about getting the job of tour guide? Was it your full time job, or did they take you off the 'line' when your services were needed in the tour-guiding department?

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New video showing inside of Brooklyn Headquarters

by Shepherd Book in

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well, this is nothing terribly scathing or impressive, but i thought i would upload some of the footage i shot while on tour at bethel.

at the time, i was volunteering to work there, so i received a slightly more in-depth tour than the kind they give people who just show (like on bus tours).

i shot some footage of a video talking about the graphic arts department.

Shepherd Book

Well, this is nothing terribly scathing or impressive, but I thought I would upload some of the footage I shot while on tour at Bethel. At the time, I was volunteering to work there, so I received a slightly more in-depth tour than the kind they give people who just show (like on bus tours). I shot some footage of a video talking about the graphic arts department. The odd angle is because the tour guide told me not to film it, but I did anyways. I also filmed the inside of their super-secret-vault. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cGn4UQqa6A&feature=user

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update...husband made appt. with the elders, what do you think of this?....

by New light for you in

ok... so my husband felt bad that the elders wanted to meet with us and he wasn't responding... so he set it up for saturday at 2 even though everyone said dont meet with them.

oh ya, and everyone said not to meet with them at your house, but again, he didn't want to rock the boat.

it's funny, though he was the first one to leave, he's still afraid and doesn't want to "raise any red flags" he's willing to just say "we're discouraged, can you just leave us alone fora while" feel free to yell at him (robert7).. here's the thing.

Shepherd Book

New light, If it helps, you can use this letter: http://www.watchtowerletters.com/our_letter_elders.html (just modify it to suit your circumstances). My wife and I had not been to a meeting in over a year, and the elders still contacted us and requested a meeting. Like your husband, I did not want to say no, for fear that they would 'punish' me anyways. So I said I'd think about it, and then I sent them this letter.

Looking for scans from 2006 Convention

by Shepherd Book in

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does anyone have a scan of the 2006 district convention program?

the title was "deliverance at least 2 years off"...i mean, "deliverance at hand!

also, the final talk of that session featured a resolution being read.

Shepherd Book

Does anyone have a scan of the 2006 District Convention Program? The title was "Deliverance at least 2 Years Off"...I mean, "Deliverance at Hand!" Also, the final talk of that session featured a resolution being read. Does anyone have the manuscript of that dialogue?

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Toastmasters... again?

by Bryan in

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i know, not the most exciting topic, but.... as most of you know i have been speaking at many of my book signings and am working to increase my speaking career.. the toastmasters international competition has been going on for a month or two.. i have won the club, area and division contests and i go on to the district competition in spokane, washington on the 19th.

this is really a great joy for me and the higher i get in the competitions the more recognition i get from speaker bureaus (agents for speakers).. help me with some positive thoughts as i compete in the next two competitions.

if i can get through those, i'll get to the big one!

Shepherd Book

Positive thoughts for Bryan:

I read and enjoyed your book. Let me know when you're in the Land of 10,000 Lakes (aka: Minnesota) and I'll show up to hear you speak. Good luck!