Topics Started by R.F.

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Smurf Rumors - 2 Questions
by A question in
1. jw
2. friends
as the board no doubt knows, there was some sort of rumor in the early 1980s going around amongst the witnesses that a smurf doll came to life in the kingdom hall, or that smurfs were demonic.. 2 questions:.

1. do any not remember any such rumors though they were witnesses at the time?.

2. of those who do, did all the witnesses believe them, or otherwise, what proportion rejected the rumor as nonsense?.
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Do you have a Facebook Page? and if so
by DeeDubs in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what do you have on the info page for religion?.
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WTBTS Elder & Ministerial Servant Problems
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i attended a recent ministerial servant k m school on the east coast and the main school instructor mentioned among other things (part entitled: 'objective of the km school course') that the total number of ministerial servants is seriously less than it should be.

in times past the ratio of m ss to elders was much more than it is today.. in the u.s. apparently the total number of elders is 88,500+ as opposed to m ss 65,000. the numbers show & numbers don't lie: the society is running out of spiritual men.

the instructor stated that this is a new downward trend that has (in so many words) the society worried.. the next speaker (part entitled: 'why we must be spiritual men') added that in his years as a traveling servant the pool of m ss has always been much, much larger than it is today.
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When Was The Last Time You Went To A Meeting?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think it's been around 7 years for me.

and i never ever missed going or being with the "friends"..
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Have your views on gays changed over the years?
by laverite in
1. jw
2. friends
some questions....feel free to answer any or all of these.

have your views of gay people changed over the years?

do you have or have you ever had gay friends?
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Too Much Coffee
by daniel-p in
1. social
2. physical
i think i drank too much coffee.

it feels like my heart wants to bounce out of my chest.

is that good?
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Arkansas Floods
by snowbird in
1. social
2. current
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37637416/ns/us_news-life/?gt1=43001.

purplesofa?.

john doe?.
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Anyone look at this board while still an IN and ACTIVE JW?
by Mad Sweeney in
1. jw
2. friends
i vaguely remember looking at this board a few years ago, before i ever considered leaving the borg, and being appalled at the evil and hateful attitudes i saw here and scared to death of reading any further.. now i go back through years and years of posts and there is no evil or hate there at all.

it's one of the most kind and welcoming boards i've encountered since the invention of the internet.. that is how well borg indoctrination works.

it is eerily like 1984. black is white.
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Pics of tornado damage by our house that hit FRI night
by purplesofa in
1. jw
2. friends
three of my kids live within two miles of where this tornado hit friday night.. it was a pretty frightful night.

my daughters apt was three inches from getting flooded.

we moved what we could to upstairs and on shelves.. stayed in half bath with grandbaby with pillows and blankets over the baby.. my son has been working at this site where it hit to help out.. these pics were taken today (sunday) can't imagine what it looked like yesterday, they said there were over 300 (worldly) .
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worst privelege ever?
by rockmehardplace in
1. jw
2. friends
collecting money after every meeting.

i could never get someone to help, and i was always last to leave.

when i did finally have one person who would help, if i used them too often i got questions about why the two of us were always taking the contributions.