Posts by aligot ripounsous

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Favorite Quotes

by brotherdan in

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we all talk about the negatives about the ugly face of the watchtower that i thought i would start a 'happy' thread.. what are some of your favorite non-wt quotes?.

here's a good one to start:.

you cannot be, i know, nor do i wish to see you, an inactive spectator.

aligot ripounsous

Until age 40 I thought it was a bone

King Henri IV of France

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continuing onward into chapter two (as directed by the boe ltr dated aug 23, 2010) of "shepherding the flock of god" a publication by the non profit organizatin known as the wts of penn & ny as part of their for donation only bible educational work.. for those of interested in chapter one discussion please see: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.

chapter two discusses the various titles within the boe.. subtitles are:.

2) elder's meetings.

aligot ripounsous

Thank you, Yknot, for these pieces of information, well not really anything new, we wonder why they bothered to issue a new elder manual just for the sake of this brazen thing. But please would you tell us, as you seem to have an evident craving for freedom, how do you manage to stand all these meetings and the constraints of JW life ?

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Twickenham Assembly 1963 newsreel

by dozy in

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a bit before my time , but hopefully of interest to some.

the food service brings back memories of the 70's & 80's before it was "simplified" by the wtbts.. it would seem that the 60's & early 70's were very much a golden era for the society , before the 1975 debacle.

it is always amazing watching baptisms of adults - i honestly can't remember the last time a reasonably compus mentis adult was baptised at an asembly.. http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=chrp_&m=jz1jo9yc4yjrty&b=tdwz1ywjej1njt4nmqic2a.

aligot ripounsous

I used to work at the food section at Twickenham in the late 70s, under the terraces, and we would make sandwiches, with some mashed potatoes, peas and sausages, but nothing like these huge cauldrons, as far as I can remember. In France they have stored them, together with giant burners, etc. for quite a long time and sold them away only many years later.

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More AGM News !!!!!

by yknot in

more agm news continues to trickle in..... .

as a disclaimer i feel the need to draw attention to the fact that all information was initiated by faithful/believing jws so if any lurkers thinks they recognize nuances of an email(s) they might have similarly received.... the original bro/sis holds no responsibility for my actions of reiteration..... .

anywho lets get on it........ .

aligot ripounsous

if successful, benefits are extended to the translation departments

Sorry, I hadn't paid enough attention to what follows in the report. In fact this is the confirmation of the previous post, they are very likely to plan the disbandment of translation departments specialising in rare languages.

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More AGM News !!!!!

by yknot in

more agm news continues to trickle in..... .

as a disclaimer i feel the need to draw attention to the fact that all information was initiated by faithful/believing jws so if any lurkers thinks they recognize nuances of an email(s) they might have similarly received.... the original bro/sis holds no responsibility for my actions of reiteration..... .

anywho lets get on it........ .

aligot ripounsous

a ‘Simplified English’ language WT edition for countries where English is a 2nd language

First step to suppressing a number of translation departments in bethels. Can't wait to see what the simplified French literature will look like.

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I'm back with a new computer and feeling better

by Lady Lee in

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the last 15 days have been hard.. 10 days without a computer is hell.. i said this on another thread but want to say it again.. thank you so much to those of you who have contributed to getting me a computer and back on line.

this new baby of mine is awesome.

it would have taken me months to save up enough money to either fix the old (which i think would have needed to be rebuilt) or buy another.

aligot ripounsous

Never mind, welcome back , confident that you will keep being the guarantee for decency on JWN.

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I'm back with a new computer and feeling better

by Lady Lee in

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the last 15 days have been hard.. 10 days without a computer is hell.. i said this on another thread but want to say it again.. thank you so much to those of you who have contributed to getting me a computer and back on line.

this new baby of mine is awesome.

it would have taken me months to save up enough money to either fix the old (which i think would have needed to be rebuilt) or buy another.

aligot ripounsous

Meilleurs et chaleureux souhaits de rétablissement, Lady Lee, (speaking to the native Quebeker, if I'm not mistaken.)

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Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

by Farkel in

it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

aligot ripounsous

You never disappoint us Leolaia, your thoroughness is just dazzling, whether in linguistics or otherwise. I can see now what you meant in a previous post about your penchant for comprehensive research work. Historians of the WTS will be grateful to you for having unearthed facts unknown to the public or which the Society simply hadn't kept record of. Thanks for your dedication.

Suggestion, so that we can benefit from your wide array of interests : Have you ever envisaged doing a study about UFOS and the possibility of outer space intelligent forms of life ?

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...Happy Birthday "Purple Sofa"..

by OUTLAW in

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purple sofa... .

...................... ...outlaw.

aligot ripounsous

Such a shame time flies that fast , is it already one year since your "I made it !" thread ? Happy birthday, Purps.

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Are they really closing down branches in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guyana ?

by aligot ripounsous in

i just got this information on the phone, from a local jw family member : the society is definitely downsizing its worldwide institutional network and they intend to disband their bethels in the three french overseas departements of martinique, guadeloupe an french guyana.

i've not heard about the fourth departement la reunion in the indian ocean but i gather that they might go the same way there.. i wonder , what about the decent amount of money i donated to them in order to build one of those bethels , is it bound to be siphoned off to brooklyn ?

objection, that was not included in the deal.

aligot ripounsous

I wonder if this has to do with the French government eliminating the Watchtower's tax exempt status.

As you probably know, the French tax department asked in 1998 the former association Les TJ de France (which wasn't registered as a religious association at that time) a levy of 60% on all the donations in cash they had received between 1992 an 1996. In theory, that measure was merely the enforcement of the law but in fact it has never been applied to other associations and it is quite discriminatory against JWs. The levy amounts to 45 million €. The association has lost all its successive appeals before the French courts and has paid, so far, 5 million €, but in 2005 they put the case before the European court of human rights, where it is still pending. Now, well informed jurists within the French government think that the latter might lose the case, on the ground of breaching equal rights of french associations regarding taxes. So the Government is seeking to reach an agreement with the JW association.

I don't think this has anything to do with overseas bethels being closed down. Those branches are simply done away with because they lack the contributive basis of the local witnesses to support their own bethel staff and building maintenance. The increase in the number of JWs in these regions (as in many european countries) is due to foreign input. The new members are not so well off as the local French witnesses, who now don't contribute so much as they used to.