Posts by ssn587

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Did you really pay attention at conventions or assemblies?

by donny in

a co-worker of mine whose family (2 daughters, wife) are jw's related a funny story yesterday.

his wife and daughters missed the friday portion of the convention last week in order to attend a wedding of a worldly relative.

at dinner she mentioned to him that she would go to the convention this friday to make up for the one she missed.. he then asked why and she said so she could get the information she missed.

ssn587

I would take notes only for the reason to remember stuff to ask the elders about. like just where in the scriptures did it show that Timothy's dad wanted him to attend a higher learning school (or whatever they call it) instead of grabbing his scrolls and going door to door. That got to them real good, and the two I asked himmmed and hawwwed and couldn't answer. Well what about his friend who did go to school and then supposedly regretted it?

I then asked them why are they the society promoting falsehood and trying to pass it off as bible truth in the Dramas. They said i wasn't spiritual enough to understand, and i just laughed at them and told them they were being ridclous. You can't answer it because it is all made up, no truth in it which is really surprising because aren't Jehovah Witnesses supposed to be the religion of truth?

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Are their d2d presentations good enough to convert?

by highdose in

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i remember asking a uber dub i was on the fs with " if you were the hh would you want to know more after listening to your presentation?

" she addmitted that no, she wouldn't have wanted to listen further.. so basicly the fs is really quite useless?

the jws doing it mostly have neither the skills nor interest to make a hh want to listen.

ssn587

Are you kidding? NONO NO NO NO (capials for emphasis)

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Details of next service years Circuit assembly & Special Day

by dozy in

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2010/11 circuit assembly.

theme: you are no part of the world.

saturday talk full time service protects us how?.

ssn587

"Turn your eyes away from useless things" like the Wt and Awake I can't think of any two rags more useless than those. Would't that be great if that is what they realy meant.

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Divorce

by ssn587 in

my brother has been married over 30 years, is drawing ssn disability, va disability and military retirement, he is wondering what his spouse my sil would be entitled to if they were to get a divorce.

guess things aren't all that rosy for him and he has been very unhappy for a number of years.

his wife doesn't want anything to do with us, doesn't like us and never has.

ssn587

My brother has been married over 30 years, is drawing ssn disability, va disability and military retirement, he is wondering what his spouse my SIL would be entitled to if they were to get a divorce. Guess things aren't all that rosy for him and he has been very unhappy for a number of years. His wife doesn't want anything to do with us, doesn't like us and never has. When they visited (2 times) she was pushing him to leave before they had been here with us for even a day. So i want to find out for him. he lives in southeastern Texas. Anyone with any knowlledge on this issue please to let me know so that I can pass it own. He can't ask anyone, he has to email me, he is almost totally deaf and real handicappedand unable to ask for himself.

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Love Story Ends Unhappily Ever After

by Bangalore in

love story ends unhappily ever after.. http://thechronicleherald.ca/front/1187892.html.

bangalore.

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ssn587

Being stupid knows no bounds, that should have been obvious to her from the beginning, that all he wanted was a free ride out of Nigeria nd she was silly enough to give it to him. Hopefully he will be deported and sent back.

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vaccinations

by ssn587 in

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have been wondering if here is a specific time that the u. s. and other countries required people(s) who traveled in and out of them to have proper vaccinatins against diseases?

i have recently been wondering about this.

an older brother years ago had mentioned to us that they had to mask the fact that their children had certain vaccinations when they really hadn't.

ssn587

Come on you historians no one has the answer or a real good guess? What is it with you all?

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Do you believe the Bible?

by Cagefighter in

i don't want to high jack african gb's thread but something got me thinking.... moses, abraham were inbred and hearing god's voice... paul never met jesus yet he is the only apostle coming down like a hammer of gays and has this "close bond" with timothy.

then there is the issue of "horus" the egyptian god and is this where the story of jesus comes from.

i have searched the internet for information on horus and have not had much luck finding anything authorative either way.. my question is do you or don't you believe in the bible and why or why not?

ssn587

As per AGs's comment about David cutting off the foreskins of peckers, one wonders does that make him a pecker neck lover or what? He must have loved the peckers of dead men, what a sick dude, makes one wonder what the hell he was doing with the sheep in his sheep herding days.....hummmmmmmmmmmm?

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vaccinations

by ssn587 in

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have been wondering if here is a specific time that the u. s. and other countries required people(s) who traveled in and out of them to have proper vaccinatins against diseases?

i have recently been wondering about this.

an older brother years ago had mentioned to us that they had to mask the fact that their children had certain vaccinations when they really hadn't.

ssn587

Have been wondering if here is a specific time that the U. S. and other countries required people(s) who traveled in and out of them to have proper vaccinatins against diseases? I have recently been wondering about this. An older brother years ago had mentioned to us that they had to mask the fact that their children had certain vaccinations when they really hadn't. Which in my book made him and those others who had done it liars, cheats, and irresponsible.

But is there somewhere where one could look up and definitely see that i.e. the state department, department of health or someone actually required in and out of country travelers to be vaccinated against certain diseases? Any and all help will be very much appreciated. thank you in advance.

Was it the vaccination requirement for travelers that suddenly made it ok for Jdubs to be vaccinated?

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Let's get that Field Service Time in... Part 2

by Jim_TX in

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about a month ago, i posted here about this fella standing outside of big lot's with magazines in his hand.. this morning, at about 11am, i went to big lot's to get some birdseed.

well, lo and behold, there he was again.

i said, "well, he is a jehovah's witness, and he is handing out literature.

ssn587

I had seen them in malls out west where there are signs against soliciting and distributing literature, and have seen dubs in there holding up their mags but not talking to anyone or even trying to. I approached and asked them what they were doing and they replied their witnessing work, by just holding up the signs and letting people see them and not approaching them in any way they were performing a witness for Jehover. Two of them were sitting in the food court and having mags proped up on their table and just eating and drinking thier food and when asked they too mentioned that they were witnessing to jehover just by being there and people seeing the literature and knowing who they were. So I told them why don't you go out in you vehicle drive up the Highway for 1 to 2 hours then drive back and all the while having a mag proper up in the front and back windows and then they would be in their terms witnessing for jehover. They looked at me like i was nuts. Me I wondered what the hell the difference would be???

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Field service reporting

by gutted in

so one of the elders called asking for my time.

i lied, somewhat.

yes i did talk to people about the "truth" but not in favourable terms.. has anyone simply stated, "i have not been in service this month"?

ssn587

3 mos and counting that is not turning in time, when asked told elder smelder that I don't recall signing any contract that says I will do X amount of time in the service, nor do I see anything in the bible that equates with one having to turn in time. Time cards are a game, and i don't play games with my spirituality. he just sort of gave a sick smile and walked away so they haven't bothered me anymore.