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  The Satisfying Decline Of My Old Congregations Donations

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  according to the uk charity commission, my old kingdom hall is hemorrhaging money and less is coming in.

  long may it continue.. any ideas what a crappy, run down, shack of a kh spends £49,472.87 on in three years?

  they were praying for a new hall for about 10 years until bethel basically stole it off them to build warwick.. .

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  freddo

  My two penn'orth ...

  You can bet your bottom dollar that a five figure or higher sum in the spending column after about 2013 is a sure sign that the "building fund" that the bros and sisters were building up for the refurb of their own hall has been sent to London Bethel for the vanity project at Chelmsford.

  Of course when that has been funded by the sale of the London properties (and then some) and the printing presses finally grind to a halt for the last time and even more deluded bethelites get booted to the kerb - well, then the whole lump sum which will surely be well into the millions will disappear in a puff of smoke to WAR-WICK.
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  London fire..

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. current

  i bleed for the poor souls caught in that.

  no sprinkler system in that domestic building..!.

  tragically the govts various of london learned nothing during the world war..

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  freddo

  London Bethel on the Ridgeway is less than 10 miles away. I bet they've been sending supplies and donations by the truckload.
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  JW Cart encounter

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've seen very few carts in western australia.

  the only one i have seen is near the front entrance of the perth royal hospital and on the several occasions that i have seen it, they are there all day, at least during the week.

  i've stopped and had long conversations twice now and both times when i have approached them they've told me to take whatever publications interest me and then we've started talking.this last visit i brought up the royal commission.

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  freddo

  Brilliant job Listener - just brilliant.

  Maybe we should praise the Nazis for "being so well organised" in their death camps and commend them on their nice neat uniforms too.

  Whitewashed Graves!
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  The little things that made you feel guilty as a JW?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  watching rated r movies?

  maybe a little gambling in vegas?

  when i was in high school i went to the mall with my friend at the time, who happened to be a female.

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  freddo

  When I was fifteen my school arranged a coach trip to London for some class project - it meant getting home at about 8 pm and shock horror "I WOULD MISS THE MEETING!" and have BAD ASSOCIATION!"

  My Father agreed (laid back type) - my mother laid a guilt trip on me.

  If she had known that I had SHOCK HORROR walked a female classmate home from the bus stop afterwards in the dark (completely innocently) she would have had a fit.

  Fortunately they were at the meeting at 8 pm.

  
  
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  Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

  by steve2 in

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  2. humour

  the time remaining is... elastic.. .

  stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

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  freddo

  Overlapping.
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  Governing Body letter

  by John Davis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there is a governing body letter to be read this week..

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  freddo

  I think the last one that was a separate letter headed from the GB was about the group study being dropped.

  This one looks like the usual yearbook boasting session opening letter.
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  No Divine Protection in Kingdom Halls.

  by Tony Browning in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  sad case in honington, devon, uk.. http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/man-charged-with-murder-over-stabbing-at-jehovah-s-witness-hall/story-30378569-detail/story.html.

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  freddo

  Spot on Steve - I really haven't learned when to shut up; sorry!
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  Coffee Mugs

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am thinking about buying coffee mug(s).

  maybe i will get my coffee mug personalized.

  any suggestions on what should be on my coffee mug?

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  freddo

  I like my coffee like my women - strong and black!
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  Yesterday's Watchtower Study 11 June 2017

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "what will go when god's kingdom comes?

  " from april w/tower.

  we start with a picture of jesus riding a white horse into battle, galloping towards terrified people in darkness.

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  freddo

  What a load of simplistic brain numbing bunk. If that's the regular WT then what does the simpleton's simplified version have to say?

  I love the polarised view. So what about your unbelieving children and spouse sister "shit for brains" err ...I mean sister gullible.

  We haven't said it out right but they are toast!

  But if you sit there and nod your head hard enough you can compartmentalize all the crap so that you can function ... as long as you stay on the meds.
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  As an Ex JW now, how would you react if you met your Bible study conductor?

  by EverApostate in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a jw for 11 years , came to know ttatt and wrote my disassociation letter 5 years ago.

  since then i had been an atheist and trying all i can to spread awareness for “still in” members.

  my wife and mom are still jws and i do get along with them perfectly.

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  freddo

  If I met my study conductor I'd run for the hills - he's been dead over five years!