Posts by metaspy

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Is there anyone able to covertly provide publications from KH libraries?

by seatrout in

i recently contacted my local kh to get hold of a publication that i need (pay attention to daniel's prophecy).

i also asked in the letter to be provided with a watchtower cd (apparently it has all the old material on it).

however, they have not replied and i am left wondering if it is because i am a member of the general public (and they don't want me to see this material)?.

metaspy

For anything else, I am sure that there are some of us who are able to "place" literature with you.
:-D

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KM 09/07

by Philippus79 in

does anyone know or have a scan of the km 09/07.

in the german edition the question is raised and answered if the "faithful and discreet slaves" encourages biblestudy groups who study "deeper" topics.

obviously the answer is "no" don't do that the slaves feeds you more than enough.. i could do with an english copy.

metaspy

I would like to know how people got the German versions of their KMs for September, but there hasnt been a peep about the english version...

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If the universe is growing??.....

by ex-perfectdaughter in

i was wondering the other night....if the universe is growing how does this explain creation?

if god has finished creating how can an expanding universe be explained?

do the dubs have any comment on this?

I had a teacher who showed us some articles that proved the universe was expanding.
that was a long time ago (15 years), and I don't know what references he used.
That being said, my former PO said that the universe is expanding to counter gravity.
His favorite saying was "nothing stays the same, it gets bigger or smaller" or he would use "better or worse" depending on the situation.

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Who is the next most powerful/dominant member of the GB after Jaracz?

by yaddayadda in

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for some reason there is a consensus on the board that teddy jaracz is currently the most dominant, powerful member of the gb.

i'm not quite sure where that view comes from, but assuming it is true, my question is: who will replace him when he finally dies?

jaracz is 82, recently had a heart attack, but evidently he is well again and still very energetic so he will probably be around for quite a few years yet.

metaspy

I concur with the idea of Herd being the next up.
He was once the DO of my District.
He had the honor of being quoted as saying "Sisters, if the barn needs painting - paint it."
that was in reference to sisters wearing makeup.
He recently gave a talk at the special assembly day, and he hasnt lost his touch.

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SCAN OF UPCOMING "QUESTIONS FROM READERS"

by deaconbluez in

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friends

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metaspy

I know that smelly sister too!
I worked with her the other day, along with some young kids.
the whole morning they kept asking "what's that smell?" "Where's it coming from?" "Did we ever figure out why it smells in here?"
ROFL!

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KM 09/07

by Philippus79 in

does anyone know or have a scan of the km 09/07.

in the german edition the question is raised and answered if the "faithful and discreet slaves" encourages biblestudy groups who study "deeper" topics.

obviously the answer is "no" don't do that the slaves feeds you more than enough.. i could do with an english copy.

metaspy

I haven't received my copy yet - but I do know (through some bethelites) that the Question box will be covering that subject.
When it comes in, I will put a copy online.

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This past week's "Questions From Readers" Scans

by deaconbluez in

just to catalog these by week:.

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metaspy

thanks for putting them in one post. It makes it easier to bookmark.

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Witnesses Encouraged to Read a Book Written by a Damn Demun!

by gumby in

that's right my dear brothers and sisters in the lord......the society endorsed a book written by a fallen angel!.

this is an oldie, but it was written 5 years after the society was approved by jehovah himself in 1919 as his loyal servants.. for your reading pleasure: .

the golden age 1924 dec 3 pp.150-151 angels and women.

metaspy

all your links to
http://www.seanet.com/~raines/Jehovah.html
come up as a 404

it should be lower case:
http://www.seanet.com/~raines/jehovah.html

even the website has those problems.

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If We Were All In The Same Circuit, Do You Think We Would've Been Friends?

by minimus in

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friends

we've made a lot of friends here and have enjoyed the company and opinions of one another, so my question is, do you think we would've all hit it off so well had we known each other on a more personal, visible basis?

metaspy

I honestly don't know. I am a bit of an introvert.
my brother did most of the socializing and I tagged along.
so the better question would be, do you think you would have been friends with my brother?
if so, then I would have too.

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Bethel - Forced retirement question

by pratt1 in

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i was recently told by a friend that many bethelites that attended congos in brooklyn ny were among thoses who were asked to leave.. .

according to my friend, many of these bethelites were offered the chance to serve as "special pioneers" in other areas.

these other areas were rural areas in the us and the borg has offered to pay for their housing and living expenses indefinitely if the agrred to stay in the full time work.. since this friend is an inactive dub (like myself) who always feels the need to defend the borg, i have some misgivings about this information.. does anyone have any factual information about compensation being given to members of bethel who were asked to leave?.

metaspy

If this post is referring to the thinning of bethel in the not-so-distant past, then the answer is simple.

Bethel asked the bethelites to leave (like it was really a question) and encouraged them to pioneer in the hall of their choosing.
They would be given 3 months of "full time service" status despite actual service time.
In other words they were told "don't let the door hit you on the way out".
the majority were not offered CO, DO, Special Pio status.