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  New convention releases?

  by TheOldHippie in

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  any new books or brochures or tracts or whatever at this year's conventions?.

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  1 - Coupon Books with discount gasoline coupons to enable the book study to be reinstated.

  2 – “Advertise Advertise Advertise New Light”

  3 – “How to win friends and influence people (NGO version)”

  4 – “Babylon the Great has fallen and we fell too!”
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  The Horsemen of the Apocalypse

  by snowbird in

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  the official wt stance is that these horsemen began their ride in 1914.. at the time i began my "bible study" with the jw's, i bought into that with all the zeal of an old testament prophet.. however, i submit if those horsemen set out in 1914, they either lost their way and vanished, or the horses ditched their riders and returned to their stables.. what say you?.

  sylvia.

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  Brokeback Mountain has gone apocalyptic
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  6/15 WT- GB More Powerful than Worldwide Anointed- Don't Judge Partaking

  by flipper in

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  more of the latest from the june 15th " witness only " watchtower.

  under the article " the faithful steward and it's governing body " there were some very telling quotes which could indicate how the wt society is tightening the control of it's members - and trying to justify more partaking of the emblems at the memorial since the numbers partaking have gone up from about 8,000 to 10,000 since they no longer feel that the sealing of the anointed ended in 1935.. so first off, notice this quote indicating the importance of elevating the governing body over the rest of the anointed around the earth.

  paragraph 16 it states , " are all these anointed ones throughout the earth part of a global network that is somehow involved in revealing new spiritual truths ?

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  Flipper, I just had confirmed yesterday that a very prominent elder in our city (on every committee and subcommittee and sub sub subcommittee ...) who is used at all the c/ass, d/ass and international’s has outed himself as an anointed at this year’s memorial.

  This elder is such a political heavyweight here in Australia, aged about 58, constant trips to Sydney Bethel and even NYC, lots of contacts and allies (and a few enemies). He speaks in the most condescending manner and does the fake smiles from the platform, fake warmth, but I digress...

  My point is that I am sure that there are a number of powerbroker brothers like him that will come out of the woodwork and claim to be anointed. This article will prevent them from wanting to take on an even more prominent role perhaps??? More like the GB recognising that yes, the number of partakers is going to increase, but you are not special or powerful, only us GB’s are all powerful (insert mad insane power drunk laugh here).

  Mattieu.
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  INTERESTING OR UNUSUAL FACTS ABOUT YOUR KH OR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?.

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  Mattieu

  We have this anointed brother who is about 39 years of age, reg pioneer (anointed the last 6 years) cannot be made an MS due to the fact that he does not have a scriptural divorce (he used to beat the crap out of his ex wife and step kids, got nasty, police involved). The elders love him, yet all the sisters know he is weird and a sleaze and no one and I mean no one will let their kids near him (he keeps offering to babysit other people's kids)

  Why, oh why do all the elders and c/o love him??? Yes he kisses butts, though if everyone else can see through the charade, why can’t these supposedly older men??

  At the memorial he did the count, so as he crunched on the bread and I mean crunch (you could hear him eating it from the car park) he is walking around the back of the hall doing the count and eating away as if it is a piece of gum!!!! So much for that solemn experience being about reflection...........

  Odd, very odd....
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  polar bear club

  by John Doe in

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  anyone here a member?

  even though i'm deathly afraid of water, i want to join the polar bear club and jump in some freezing water.

  (with flotation device, of course).

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  How much can a koala bear? Hot showers for me, I will take a raincheck thanks....
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  If the Society says "JUMP!"

  by nicolaou in

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  the dubs say;.

  rank and file "oh okay".

  pioneer "how high?".

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  Can I count the time I spend in Jumping? Where do I record my Jumps on the report slip? Is there a minimum amount of hours I should spend Jumping each month? What about informal jumping? Business Jumping? Car park Jumping? Telephone Jumping? I can’t wait till I have been Jumping for 1 year, then I am off to the Jumping School.....

  If I get myself a trampoline with 4 doors, or a 7 seater trampoline, I can really help the b & s in my Congo expand the Jumping work......

  All this Jumping just makes me want to lay down, I’m tired of Jumping , but my C/O, Bro Jumping Jack Flash told me that now is not the time to be resting, we are so close to the end, one more Jump and we are almost there......
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  Who Knows about Voting Being a Conscience Matter?

  by jamiebowers in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayoq98pt6js.

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  Hi JB,

  The w/t (about 2 years ago I think) had an article stating that if you lived in a country (like me, in Australia) where it is compulsory to vote, if your conscience allows it, you can attend the voting booth and register to show that you have legally attended. Then if you decided to register a vote or abstain, well that is up to you. (Vote 1 Peter Griffin)

  In Australia, we get fined for not voting if the Government does not accept your reason to not vote. The past 5 years has seen the Australian government start fining more & more jw's. So despite the w/t article highlighting that you can just go and register that you have been to the voting booth without actually casting a vote, 100% of j/w's here will still take the fine. I showed that article to an elder I was close with once and he said (despite how clear the article was written) that we would still refrain from going to a polling booth so as not to stumble anyone!

  Yeah, well my fine is coming out of my congo donations then.....

  mattieu
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  How common is swinging among JWs?

  by JimmyPage in

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  my wife and i recently heard about two couples we know who switched partners in the past.

  we then got to talking about a different couple we ate dinner with a while back who i thought gave off the vibe of wanting to swing.

  my wife said she got that vibe too... thus the question: how common is this in wt-land?.

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  Roski, spot on!!!! His brother took my pioneer school (BH), I really liked him, great sense of humour and he liked Aussie rules footy.

  Mattieu.,
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  Pioneer School - Class Photo

  by Mattieu in

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  hi all, at the conclusion of my pioneer school we took a group photo with the instructors.

  we had to chip in $$ to hire a professional photographer (who was a brother).

  it is a custom with all pioneer schools in australia to take a class photo with the instructors (much like gilead photo).. do they do that in any other countries?

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  Mattieu

  Hi all, at the conclusion of my Pioneer School we took a group photo with the instructors. We had to chip in $$ to hire a professional photographer (who was a brother). It is a custom with all pioneer schools in Australia to take a class photo with the instructors (much like Gilead photo).

  Do they do that in any other countries? Or is that just a local thing here?? I look back at the pioneer school photo and hardly any of the pioneers in that class form the late 1980's are still active, let alone alive (see previous posting on suicide). I would love to post that pic, but it would identify me, so maybe later ion in time I will...

  At my last MS school (2006 I think), we did the same thing, though I distinctly remember during the photo shoot that this would be the last MS school I would go to (serious doubts emerging).

  Say cheese, Mattieu.

  PS - If you were in a photo shoot (for the pioneer school that is), did they make you close your eyes and on the count of 1,2,3 open your eyes for the shot?? Our photographer said that is how they do the Gillead photo! I never looked at a Gilead photo again since without thinking of that comment... (A@G and ATJ, your comments please...)
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  If they can shun......so can I

  by KAYTEE in

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  let me first say that i believe in god, in jesus and the holy spirit.

  therefore to hear the watchtower liken us who have been df, ( in our case asking questions about u.n. paedophiles 607 etc ) liken us to the first apostate the devil i find them judgmental in the extreme, not surprised but very offensive.. thanks to "flipper" with his thread i have decided to ban my brother in law from coming to my home, this year he intends to come over from spain where the need is great, ............the wine.and the beaches very nice too.. he is going to visit his mother who now because of dementia lives with us.. he will not be allowed on my premises at all, he will pick mum up at the front gate.. as a witness you must accept what the so called boffins tell you.. therefore if he can align himself with thinking that way, of his sister and myself then he is not welcome.. i will only accept him in my home when he gets out of her (babylon the great).

  kt.

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  Mattieu

  ok, forget the wine (though I wont tonight). Just ask him what would Jesus do????? So many times when I was growing up (still am at the age of 40) elders, w/t and my mum used to say "what would Jesus do in this situation?" Now, they dont dare ask that question because the society is doing exactly the opposite of what Jesus would do.

  Amen, Mattieu.