mailing campaign fallout.
recently, kingdom halls of jehovahs witnesses were the largest group of intended recipients of an international mailing campaign, spanning all fifty states of the united states and including the countries of canada and england.. the results in the us have been interesting, and could have far-reaching effects on our legal system and on the preaching practices of jehovahs witnesses.. over a hundred years ago, a group of evangelical apocryphical persons calling themselves "bible students" began a campaign to sell bible-based literature at homes throughout the united states.
from time to time, their effeorts faced legal challenges, some were won and some were lost, but in general the door-to-door campaigns have continued unabated, with varying degrees of success.
Let's pick a day and just go nail it to the doors of all the Kingdom Hall's.
I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but this sounds like a good idea to me. I could conceivably get copies posted on at least four or five halls in my area. They certainly wouldn't be able to ignore that.
Brian
am i the only shmuck on this board watching this every week?
please say i'm not.
Fear not, TheStar...consider me a fellow schmuck.
What is it about this show that is so darned addictive? Have you voted for any of the contestants yet? I actually called and voted three times last night. I'm so ashamed of myself. LOL!
Brian
i always find it so annoying whenever there's a wt study on the good samaritan.
no one at the hall ever suggests that the idea behind it, is that we should be helping our "enemies" in a charitable way, such as feeding them, clothing them, helping them out in a physcial way.....nope they always turn it around to where it only means we should be preaching to our enemies, cause lord only knows, actually helping someone out in a charitable way means less than nothing in the organization.. anyhoo, the last time we had an article on that (couple of years ago), i specifically put up my hand and said "this is not talking about preaching to our enemies.
the samaritan did not preach to the jew nor vise versa.
The attitude of many JWs toward their fellow man is truly disheartening. Taking a few extra minutes out of your day to do something good for your 'worldly' brother hurts you none and encourages those around you. Kindness costs you nothing.
Not only do Witnesses generally not engage or contribute to charitable works, many actually think that it is wrong to do so. Paranoia over contributing to "Christendom's organizations", fraudulant charities or otherwise wasting valuable time and finances that could be spent on the preaching work - the only "real and lasting solution to mankind's problems" - prevents most from having any involvement with charitable organization. This gives many JWs who are cheap legitamate sounding excuses.
Excellent point! I can still recall food drives during my school years. Nope, we mustn't do that...it's for Thanksgiving, run by The Salvation Army, run by The United Way. Speaking of The United Way, I remember those little donation drives they did in grade schools where you donated some small amount of change and they would give you one of those little yellow stickers with a smiley face indicating that you had donated money. My first year in public schools, I donated a quarter and I wore that sticker with pride all day long feeling so good about what I had done. Needless to say, my family was less than thrilled with my contribution to society.
Brian
i have really enjoyed getting to know so many of you.
don't consider this a permanent goodbye, as i'll most likely stop back every now and again to see how you are faring.
and to keep you updated with me and the family deal.. the reality is, this board was great for me while i was pregnant, i was so sick.
Lisa,
Please don't go! I've enjoyed reading your posts so much and hate to think we might lose you. Don't make me hold my breath until I turn blue...
<-- See, it's already happening!
Seriously, I always make sure to look for threads you've started and comments you've made as I enjoy reading them so much. I hope you'll change your mind.
Brian
well folks, my first glbt pride parade was a blast!
my hands are sore from all the clapping and my voice is hoarse from all the cheering.
i clapped so much that i bent my silver celtic ring on my left hand...ouch!!
Hey Brian,
We meet again...hehehe! I know that I'm gay and all, but The Village People have always seemed a bit frightening to me. Maybe it's those porn star moustaches, but they're a little too out there.
But, have you ever seen there incredibly campy movie "Can't Stop The Music?" Soooo cheesy and sooo campy that it's a must see. Saw it in the store the other day on DVD for $12.00. I might have to grab a copy for myself.
Brian
what do americans in general actually really know about the big outside world outside of their own culture?.
it's certainly not just me, but for years since early childhood in fact, it has been commonly accepted by many, that americans in general are the biggest ignorant fools residing almost anywhere on the planet, yet they still do their damndest to have everyone believe what a great nation they are.
is it even beyond their comprehension how foolish they look often to the rest of the world, the fact that they have so little understanding of problems on the worldwide front?.
Um...possibly what was being reffered to were the IRA attacks of recent years.
You're probably right about that, Bgurltryal. I suppose I was thinking more of the bombing raids that they had to deal with in England during WWII.
Brian
what do americans in general actually really know about the big outside world outside of their own culture?.
it's certainly not just me, but for years since early childhood in fact, it has been commonly accepted by many, that americans in general are the biggest ignorant fools residing almost anywhere on the planet, yet they still do their damndest to have everyone believe what a great nation they are.
is it even beyond their comprehension how foolish they look often to the rest of the world, the fact that they have so little understanding of problems on the worldwide front?.
Jan said:
No, I am suddenly glad I don't live in Britain, where people have lived like this for decades.
Amen to that! I was thinking about this last weekend as our family was making plans for the Fourth of July. I can't imagine how it must have been for the Britons to live in constant fear of the next attack during the war. I've seen representations of some of the realities of the time in many different films and television programs, but can not grasp how horrible it must have been.
Brian
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try these .
http://mypeoplepc.com/members/go2madmax/thebestmaxplace/id16.htmledited by - leander on 1 july 2002 14:9:32.
Thanks for the link, Kenneson...I needed that laugh.
Had I seen that sign when I was in field service, I gladly would have left and moved on to the next house. Actually, any excuse for me to move on and get the heck out of the territory and back home was welcome. LOL!
Brian
