Posts by Gladring

An open letter, sort of...

by Gladring in

http://astickandablade.com/do-you-like-to-gamble/.

i've been writing a little lately.

i think i'll be writing more of the same.

Gladring

http://astickandablade.com/do-you-like-to-gamble/

I've been writing a little lately. I think I'll be writing more of the same. Let me know what you think.

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JW Broadband???

by Gladring in

the congregation my parents belong to (they live in ireland) has been having a massive refurbishment recently.

apparently the congregation wanted to spend about 20k euro, but the society pushed for spending 100k euro "so that they won't have to do it again in 10 years time".. .

anyway, my dad was talking about changing his broadband provider, and he mentioned that he was going to wait, because some brothers came to his house with an aerial and they can receive the kingdom hall's new broadband.

Gladring

Well he did.Say that if he got it "from the brothers" it would only cost him 10 Euro a month.

Now my dad doesn't have the best grasp on technology, but what I've described is as close to his own words as I can.

Also, cable based broadband isn't always available, so sometimes broadband via a cellphone carrier or satellite is used. That said, I'm not sure how they'll "beam" it to his place.

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JW Broadband???

by Gladring in

the congregation my parents belong to (they live in ireland) has been having a massive refurbishment recently.

apparently the congregation wanted to spend about 20k euro, but the society pushed for spending 100k euro "so that they won't have to do it again in 10 years time".. .

anyway, my dad was talking about changing his broadband provider, and he mentioned that he was going to wait, because some brothers came to his house with an aerial and they can receive the kingdom hall's new broadband.

Gladring

The congregation my parents belong to (they live in Ireland) has been having a massive refurbishment recently. Apparently the congregation wanted to spend about 20k Euro, but the society pushed for spending 100k Euro "so that they won't have to do it again in 10 years time".

Anyway, my dad was talking about changing his broadband provider, and he mentioned that he was going to wait, because some brothers came to his house with an aerial and they can receive the kingdom hall's new broadband. He's only about a mile from the hall.

It seems to be the way all the halls are going, to accomodate the download of literature and meeting linkups etc., and they are all buying new tablets for the meetings and field service.

But is this broadband thing - are they turning into an internet provider to censor the JW's searches, or am I overly paranoid?

Also, there seems to be a large ongoing programme of renovations for all of the halls in Ireland.

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July 15 Awake - strange quote and i'm not sure what else...

by Gladring in

i was trying to find the source of the michael j. tyler quote in the was it designed article in the jul 15 awake, when i came across this website.. was this posted before the magazine?

is the watchtower passing someone else's work off as their own, or the other way round?.

also, can anyone find the source of the quote?

Gladring

Cheers for the help. I had tried searching for the quote in context online, but wasn't able to get the whole thing.

It has been used on Answers in Genesis.

Did anyone check out the link in the original post? http://www.bubblews.com/news/3378311-design-in-nature-part-1

The whole article from the Awake is there word for word, but dated May 15th.

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July 15 Awake - strange quote and i'm not sure what else...

by Gladring in

i was trying to find the source of the michael j. tyler quote in the was it designed article in the jul 15 awake, when i came across this website.. was this posted before the magazine?

is the watchtower passing someone else's work off as their own, or the other way round?.

also, can anyone find the source of the quote?

Gladring

I was trying to find the source of the Michael J. Tyler quote in the Was it Designed article in the Jul 15 Awake, when I came across this website.

Was this posted before the magazine? Is the Watchtower passing someone else's work off as their own, or the other way round?

Also, can anyone find the source of the quote? It's obviously cherry- picked.

http://www.bubblews.com/news/3378311-design-in-nature-part-1

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Best Native-English-Speaking Pop/Rock Bands that weren't English or American

by 00DAD in

jw
friends

here we go ... .

ac/dcbob marleythin lizzyu2average white bandtriumph .

Gladring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GvQ5gNKsQ4

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Best Native-English-Speaking Pop/Rock Bands that weren't English or American

by 00DAD in

jw
friends

here we go ... .

ac/dcbob marleythin lizzyu2average white bandtriumph .

Gladring

Rory Gallagher!

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Have You Ever Spoken To An Elder About Your True Feelings About "The Truth"?

by minimus in

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i've has conversations with certain elder friends but i never gave them a total pummeling, at least i haven't yet.. what about you?.

Gladring

Early on in my exit I had a visit from two elders. One of them was a rabidly anti-Catholic ex Catholic. I told him that I felt towards the Watchtower the same way he felt about the Catholic church.

I can't believe I didn't get DF'd/DA'd for that.

I actually had one elder tell me that he thought the org had become too "pharasaical"!

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