in the past week, i have heard from a number of friends scattered all over the place.
a number of them are very upset over the congregation being required, to send in all monies over $4,000.
a number of these were kh's that were saving to buy land, and or build new kh's.
I left over 7 yrs ago. Even when I was still in and an elder, I did not donate a dime to ANY funds, local or WT. Instead, I would buy things for our local hall I knew we needed, mulch, landscape pavers, cleaning supplies, TP, etc. That way I KNEW what it was for.
Snakes
this week's service meeting, the whole 30 minutes, is devoted to the "new songs" foisted upon jws.. note this from paragraph 8 of the km article that is to be considered:.
we will conclude our meeting today with the new song entitled the kingdom is in placelet it come!
this song, which was featured at the recent annual meeting, was specially composed to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the kingdom.. .
Don't want any kingumb coming on me.
WTWizard... your posts crack me the hell up.
Snakes
i just heard a fairly reliable rumor that sam herd will be the "guest bethel speaker" at the circuit assemblies at the orangeburg sc assembly hall on january 17-18. .
orangeburg is about halfway between columbia & charleston, assembly hall is right off i-26.. just in case any of y'all want to be enlightened.
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I knew the Herds before he became GB, while he was a DO in the US midwest. I partly blame him and his wife for "encouraging" me to apply for and attend MTS. She was funny but tough old bird. He was full of himself, and is the token black guy on the GB.
Snakes
i would like your thoughts, please..
No. My JW mom says she won't have a KH funeral or any at all. My stepdad is not a JW, and my 2 brothers and I are not dubs either, so no pressure.
Maybe the local yokels will have one on their own, but I doubt it, my mom hasn't lived in her area long enough to have deep roots.
Snakes (Rich)
12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..
I lurked here as an elder in 06, joined the site 2/4/07 and posted my intro thread 4/07. I dont spend as much time here as I used to. Busy living a non-JW life.
Snakes
you can't move forward to a new, more interesting, possibly much happier life, if you're still looking behind at the former life.. there is so much obsession on here about what the wtbts is doing, and discussing all the forms of injustice and bullshit in the wtbts, or how to bring down the wtbts.
yes, their doctrines are crazy and they are a cult and cruel to boot.
move on.
I come here from time to time, see what BS my JW mom (43 years in and counting) is being fed.
I like to read of others journeys out, knowing I am not alone.
I read JWD in bed on the tablet so it's more tedious to post and correct inevitable tablet-driven typos.
Snakes
i have been looking and finally saw the logo on the kh sign............. .
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Funny, I seem to remember the ass hall in st louis was told they could NOT use the open bible logo from the "Christian Congregation" on their sign, and all congos told not to use it.
Funny, how when its the GBs idea, everyone does it, but dont let it be a LOCAL idea.....noooo.... that would be running ahead of Jehobers cart, I mean chariot...
Nah, I meant cart.
F**king hypocritical cult.
Snakes
simon:.
do your mods never merge identical threads?eg.. today pope francis tells kid dogs go to heaven!.
pope francis: all dogs go to heaven.
Can you imagine all the time it would take to monitor the board that closely, esp. for a non-paid gig?
I'm just glad SImon didn't shut the board down awhile back. Grateful for all his and the mods work.
Snakes
my apologies if this topic has previously been spotlighted.. the following is a portion of the the recent money-grabbing letter from jw.org.
it's on page 4 - one of the three pages which only the elders were allowed to read.. "surplus funds: is it necessary to save congregation funds for future construction or major renovation projects?
what should be done with excess congregation funds that are currently being held or that may accumulate in the future?
Here is how you keep from sending WT "excess" money: DON'T PUT IT IN THE CONGO ACCOUNT UNTIL NEEDED LOCALLY. CO can't take what he can't see.
And if you are a signatory and won't cooperate, you won't be a signatory. lol
Snakes
it's likely that the grand jury verdict on the michael brown incident will be released in the coming days or weeks.. i've no doubt many people are going to feel strongly about things whatever the verdict is.. whatever the outcome though, here's what's not going to happen:.
we're not going to put up with inflamatory language and comments designed to rile others up.
be respectful.. we will not allow accusations of racism simply because some have a view of the verdict that contradicts others.. there will not be invented evidence or claims being repeated - if it's been falsely reported or debunked then it's off limits.. it's not going to be an opportunity for people to air past gripes over past discussions.. if you feel that you cannot discuss the subject in a rational way then it may be better to simply avoid any topics on the matter.. please try to be objective and respectful if you do decide to comment and not keen to take offense.
Indisputable facts:
1) MB is dead and his family is heartbroken.
2) DW's life and career are ruined, he and his family will be in danger for a long time, no matter the verdict.
3) Ferguson will never be the same. I drive through there for work, at least one Dr. Office has relocated, supposedly temporarily
4) No matter the verfict, SOMEONE won't be happy.
Snakes
