Always a popular thread – the what are you reading at the moment thread?
My favourite reads for the summer of 2006:
The History of Love by Nicole KraussIn many ways a sad story of a talented Jewish writer left totally alone in the world after the holocaust. A must read.
Gilead by Marilynne RobinsonI just loved this gentle story of a truly good religious man.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomAn interesting read – makes you want to evaluate what is important in your life.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina LewyckaI found it mildly amusing but really not my sort of novel.
The Accidental by Ali SmithA slightly quirky novel but overall quite enjoyable.
Great Expectations by Charles DickensA book I have read many times but still occasionally scan through. So many favourite bits but the account of the impromptu wedding of his friend Wemmick’s wedding is so heart-warming. “Halloa, here’s a church …….. Halloa here’s Miss Skiffins, let’s have a wedding”.
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What are you reading - Summer 2006?
by eyeslice inalways a popular thread the what are you reading at the moment thread?.
my favourite reads for the summer of 2006:.
the history of love by nicole krauss.
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Could the JW's be in "survival mode"?
by JH ini notice that they don't preach much door to door anymore.
i'm not the only one who notices this around here.. i was just wondering if they reached a point where they can't bring anyone to the org.
anymore, so all that counts for them is to keep going to their meetings and wait for armageddon.
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yes - I agree that they could be.
They have no sense of direction at present. That doesn't mean that they are in danger of imminent collapse - there are too many 'old timer' and hard liners for that. But in developed countries nothing new or exciting is happening. -
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Our congregation is buzzing..................
by vitty in..................yep thats what my sister said to me today.
apparently after the dc, it was said that there may not be a convention next year and that its obvious the society knows something.
she said the whole congregation are really excited and people are making plans to pioneer this year.
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eyeslice
2 + 2 = 5 This is the sort of reasonong that fuels such rumours.
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Thirdwitness -- An Agent of the Governing Body?
by AlanF inthirdwitness -- an agent of the governing body?
this evening i was talking with an old friend about recent postings on this forum by jw defenders.
we concluded that something unusual is going on.
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No - I don't think so. They are neither that interested or that clever to start such a campaign.
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NEWS ALERT! : The End of The World will be on August 22
by Ms. Whip inthe president of iran will give bush an answer about their nuclear program in two weeks.
august 22nd.
august 22nd is an important day in islam.
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Oh no! I am doomed along with 6 billion other earth inhabitants who are outside of the safety of the 'Christian congregation of Jehovahs Witness'.
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the best bible software??
by Ade ini wouldnt mind purchasing a piece of bible software, has anyone got any good advice on a quality piece at a reasonable price please.
god bless .
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I like
http://www.biblegateway.com/ - a useful online Bible.
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British Asians and Pets
by ThomasCovenant inas many are aware there is a large asian 'community' in great britain, indian, pakistani and bangladeshi.
in my line of work i have been into the homes of many but only today did it occur to me that i have never and i mean never met an asian family with pets.
am i just not aware or is it something that isn't done, in particular with the muslim 'community'.. thanks.
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Your observation about British Asians is probably correct.
However, in India families do keep pets though often as a dual purpose, i.e. as guard dogs.
Also, another issue is that many Hindus are vegetarians, so carnivorous dogs can be a problem. Again, in India you can get vegetarian dog food - dogs are happy with this but cats biologically need meat.
In India almost all cats are fairly wild and rarely kept as pets. They survive off their own skills as hunters.
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Remember when KH's had a piano and real singing?
by WingCommander inthe thread about got me thinking about my very early childhood, back when witnesses were allowed to be social and have get togethers.
they also had a piano in every congregation i ever attended, and an older sister would always play the kingdom melody.
there was actual singing - not mindless droning and humming.
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I well remember to days of the piano!
When I was about 13 years (so that would make it 1966) we had our regular 'old time' sister who played the piano for us. However, after the meeting was over a young sister about my age (how well I remember her - my first love!) used to drag me off to watch her play the piano. She was very good and used to play classical music (not just the Kingdom songs). As far as I can remember, no one ever said a word about it.
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preached throughout the whole earth ???
by Ade inhow far has their preaching gone exactly, how much "earth" is left to cover, they keep claiming here in the uk that they haven't "invaded china yet" but i know differently.
if they have covered the earth how long has it been ??.
anyone who has a little of knowledge of this i would appreciate how many years they have been preaching worldwide "literally".
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No, with a few exceptions the Good News has not been preached in Pakistan, India or China. Billions of people here have never come in contact with many Christians, let alone JWs.
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KH Builds are a statistical sham!
by jeeprube inwell my mother-in-law is spending the night and blabbing about their kh build.
since i'm drinking whiskey (canadian if you must know), i feel like going on a rant.
i'm sick of kh builds.
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Building kingdom halls is an exciting past-time for those involved with them.
Totally agree that in the west zero growth means a lack of opportunities to build new halls.