the witnesses have obviously sold off lots of stock and fixtures over the years, as they replaced older, redundant technologies with new, including within this, buildings, kingdom halls and such like.. 'bernard' brought up the reminder in a reply post below, quoting his old kingdom hall as being sold to the mormon's.
frankly, this raised my eyebrows.. what else have they sold that we know of to people on the 'outside' that they would normally disagree with?
and how have these fresh funds been used, to what ends, if any specifically?.
The Kingdom Hall in Connersville, Indiana was a Holiness church when last I visited there. I don't know if it was sold directly to the Holiness people or if it changed hands in between.
Here in Bloomington, Indiana, the old Kingdom Hall became a plastic surgery clinic.
Ginny
i thought a discussion about personal ads would be fun.
i have dated many women by many different methods.
except i have never looked for women at a bar.
LoneWolf,
Can I check her teeth first?Sure!
Heheh. Are you afraid she might bite?
Ginny
> > > was interested in you?
> > > "i'm not interested".
> > > "may i ask, do you mean that you are not interested in me or is it.
See also:
"Reasoning With the Sisters"
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=6403&site=3#107877
it is estimated that working women will on a yearly basis spend approximately $5,800.00 to adorn themselves, perhaps a breakdown is as follows:.
1. cosmetic stuff ( make up ) approx $500.00.
2. hair care approx $800.00.
LOL@Beans!
Reminds me of Rodney Carrington's comment about visiting a titty bar:
I felt like a woman in a shoe store! "Show me every damned pair ya got!"
Ginny
Hangin' With Rodney
http://www.rodneycarrington.com/Hangin%20with%20Rodney.htm
its all about lurkers: there are at least three main types of lurkers, 1. a jw with doubts, concerns, feeling that something is wrong with the religion, 2. an ex-jw who is caught between two worlds, and does not feel free yet to live a normal life, 3. a non-jw who is either involved with a jw, or a relative of a jw, or is in the middle of being studied with by the jws.. defining moments: everything we write, say, and do is observed by the lurkers.
in a single moment, or a series of collected comments, we will eventually cause a lurker to have a defining moment ... a point in time where they decide that being a jw is not for them anymore, or that they can stop living between two worlds, or cease studying, and not join the religion.
we may never know who we help, or how many.. flame wars and character attacks: when we get embroiled in these, whether we are the instigator or the brunt of the attacks ... what are we really doing?
What "it" is about (as distinct from how it should be) is a mixture of giving an honest witness to lurkers, who are to be encouraged at every opportunity, and also about the feelings and emotions of individual board participants who are themselves in varying stages of recovery - or of denial that they need to recover.
I agree with Focus and hope that the board maintains a balance between caring for the needs of both lurkers and board participants by providing information, emotional support, and a place to practice the skills we've learned.
Critical thinking skills can be honed regardless of what topic we discuss, and these skills will protect us not only from manipulative and coercive religious groups like the Watchtower Society, but from an environment dense with daily attempts to control our behavior and our thoughts.
Everyday Influence
http://www.workingpsychology.com/evryinfl.html
Continuum of Influence
http://www.workingpsychology.com/ethics2.html
Ginny
i just did some research on the amish and found out an interesting fact.shunning created the amish.a group of people broke away from the mennonites in germany because the mennonites would not suport the shunning doctrine.these people became the amish.as a side note, do you guys remember the 60 minutes that delt with shunning.they had amish and jw teenagers that were shunned by their parents because the wanted out of their religion.
See also:
Amish - JWs similiar problems
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=3260&site=3#127090
Amish Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Battery
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=12157&site=3#145828
-------------------s post the other day got me.
thinking about all the things that really bugged.
me about the wts.
Check out Sister Rossetta's Skateboarding is a SIN!:
http://www.rossetta.com/skatebrd.htm
The scripture references are great, too:
Ezekiel 1:16-22Ginny
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.Ezekiel describes the rudimentary elements of the skateboard. Naturally, such sinful conveyances didn't exist in his day, so he could only use the words of his generation. It sounds like four wheels on a skateboard to Sister Rossetta!
1:17
When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
Skateboarding juvenile deliquents, taking over the sidewalks and the streets, paying no heed to the havoc they wreak!1:18
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.Ezekiel saw today's skateboarders wearing Nose rings, Earrings, Pierced navels, nipples and genitalia. All of them are high on drugs! Some of them are wearing dreadlocks!
1:19
And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
Those youngsters won't go anywhere without their skateboards. When Ezekiel says they were "lifted up," he can only be describing skateboard air-borne manuevers.
i am definately insane although i dont think it can all be blamed on the knowledge i've obtained recently and trying to deal with the aftermath.
at least part of the reason is probably genetic.
so where are the angels of mercy for people with incurable insanity?
"See, the human mind is kind of like . . .
a piñata. When it breaks open,
there's a lot of surprises inside.
Once you get the piñata perspective,
you see that losing your mind
can be a peak experience."
--Jane Wagner
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
ummmmm how to put this?
i'm leaving and moving on from this community, obviously to the great delight of many of you, however, for all the other more genuine characters, may i extend a hand of appreciation for all the help that you have given me at times.. to be honest, this place makes me feel more ill often than better, it feels like i'm sliding backwards the longer i stay around.. maybe one day i'll return when attitudes from those who could be more socially responsible actually make their nessarsary changes rather than constantly being on the attack against those who have no other agenda but a desire to help out their fellow man, regardless of religion, creed, sexual orientation or whatknot.. to those friends that i have made here, please feel free to email me anytime and/or if ever you need any help personally, please do not hesitate to call upon me.. cheerio, keep your chins up.. peace & whatknot(?).
mark.
My giddy aunt!
I understand, but I do hope you'll at least favor us with your presence in chat once in awhile.
Best wishes,
Ginny
last year i re-read the book 1984 by george orwell.
only i read the book with the borg in mind.
it was amazing!
David Gladden,
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