There does appear to be a sifting work. They've really upped the ante on reminding you that they're the Faithful and Discreet Slave. Its beyond offensive how much they mention that now. At the same time , the WT recognizes the need to downsize in light of this economy. They also recognize the need to downsize in light of increasing apathy of what used to be potential recruits. Then there's the increasing subtle thumbing of the nose by many JWs towards their leader's directives. Another poster mentioned in another thread about Ray Franz speaking about the WT leaders feeling threatened by JWs watching TV as opposed to being the chief reason for the WT's investment in all their property and machinery. Not to mention supporting the WT heavies lifestyles that they've grown accustomed to. The downsizing may very well be a reaction to what was previously mentioned. So they're downsizing and in turn digging in for the long haul for what the percieve will be limited resources and support from their limited number of drones. I'd love to see this organization disappear, or even better I'd love to see them recognize the potential for good that they're capable of. I'd love to see them reorganize themselves, lay off of being so iron fisted.
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When will the crashing and burning of this organization begin?
by easyreader1970 inas i see it, there are three looming threats that all have the potential - individually or combined - to bring the wbts to its knees, at least in the united states, anyway.. 1. youth retention.
the young people aren't buying it.
the watchtower will argue that faithless young people are giving in to demonic persuasion and leaving the truth.
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Best JW Jokes!
by brotherdan ini was watching "friday" this weekend and had forgotten about the part in the beginning when the 2 jw ladies woke him up.
it was hilarious.
even my wife laughed and said, "that's how you preach in the hood!".
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Answer the door with a bloody knife and say, "I'm sorry, could you come back in a half hour? We're not done with the virgin yet."
Something similar really did happen to me like this in field service. I rung the bell. I heard some footsteps so both I and my partner put our game faces on. This Asian dude came to the door with white pants and a white shirt on with fresh reddish/purple stains all over it. Behind him several feet in the hallway was another Asian man dressed the same with the same fresh purple/reddish stains and also a surgical mask. My first rational thought was they're painters. Then I noticed the guy in the hallway had a knife in his hand. The guy at the door seemed agitated and told me to leave the magazines on the porch because they were very busy. He assured me that he would read them. I then noticed that there was a heavy clear plastic covering over what appeared to be a torn down wall. The plastic wasn't 100% visible because of heavy moisture in the closed area and also reddish stains. I nodded my head to the householder, dropped the magazines on the porch furniture, and got the heck out of there. I've always wondered since, what was going on back there. I never did make a return visit.
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Do you ever "spiritualize" songs?
by Inkie indo you ever or have you ever spiritualized secular songs?
i find that i have done it quite a bit in my life.
i dont really know whyjust recognize that i do it.
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Nas-NY State of Mind
It drops deep, as it does in my breath, I never sleep, cuz sleep is the cousin of death
behind the walls of intelligence life is defined, I think of crime, when I'm in a New York State of Mind.
This verse always reminded me of Ecclesiastes verses on death, and how as JWs we had a condescending view towards anyone who didn't view death and the afterlife as we viewed it. We saw ourselves as being more intelligent. This verse also makes me think of Jesus prior to resurrecting the little girl stating that she was sleeping.
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I Want Some of That Convention Pudding!
by snowbird inalong with one of those cream cheese danishes, and a lemon-lime shasta.. know what i mean?.
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They did not - they ordered them to serve it anyway. About half a dozen of us were just sitting there like the Morton Thiokol engineers waiting for the O-rings to blow on the space shuttle. The department head actually said to me - I just hope we haven't made a lot of the friends sick today or even killed somebody.
Luckily, no reports of food poisoning came about. Another JW miracle, I guess.
LOL, I'm glad nobody sick or died either. WTH LOL I'm picturing some old Dick Cheney like character or MArie Antoinette giving the order to serve it anyway.
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Does this link set off any of your cult bells?
by Libelle inhttp://www.ellerslie.com/home.html.
i know this isn't specifically a jw thing, but it does seem cultish to me, so i thought i'd ask you.
a family member is considering going, and it's just ringing all sorts of bells to me.
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miseryloveselders
I don't pick up on this being a cult as much as I pick up on a couple of fraudsters trying to get in my pockets. They've got the Joel Osteen phony vibe going on .
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NOW how do you view the Future?
by theMadJW incasting aside what little you learned about god and christ- are you thrilled with the future of mankind?.
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A brother said to me after an Elder's meeting. "One day Misery, I'll be dead and so will Bro.Such-N-So. You and Bro.So-N-Such will be sitting in on these meetings for the next forty years! Ha Ha Ha!" He genuinenly was kidding, but there's some reality behind those words. To be honest, the future ain't lookin to bright. That's why I don't get flu vaccines. I'm hoping I'll get a rare strain and croak.
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Airman spreads AIDs at swinger parties
by MsDucky insergeant charged in hiv casesby deb gruverthe wichita eaglewichita tech.
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david gutierrez, stationed at mcconnell air force base, has been charged with aggravated assault, accused of knowingly exposing others at "swinger" parties to hiv, the virus that causes aids.. charges were read this morning in military court.. u.s. district court documents that had been available online briefly said gutierrez attended at least 21 such parties, where promiscuous sex is common among multiple sexual partners.. .
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nushawn_Williams
This is the case that brought it to my attention. I remember this because well his name is Nushawn which isn't a forgettable name, plust Stern was going on and on about this guy on the radio. He infected up to 14 women, and claimed to have had 300 partners. He had two children born with HIV. He got convicted of statuatory rape due to a couple girls being underage, and also wreckless endagerment due to being infected and still doing what he was doing.
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Gorgeous guys and gals in the Witchtower Study
by hamsterbait inhow often have you seen a picture of some gorgeous piece in the sunday study, and indulged in a sweet fantasy?.
post your favorite lust inspiration here.
you dont need to tell of your fantasy.... hehehehehehehehehehe.
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The picture I was somewhat fond of was the one with three young gals on the front cover in a grassy field. I think the issue was about Real Friends or something, I can't recall.
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I Want Some of That Convention Pudding!
by snowbird inalong with one of those cream cheese danishes, and a lemon-lime shasta.. know what i mean?.
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I forgot about the frozen orange juices. My homey's little 4 year old asked me to poke a straw into her little juice box similar to those frozen orange juices we had back at the conventions.
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I Want Some of That Convention Pudding!
by snowbird inalong with one of those cream cheese danishes, and a lemon-lime shasta.. know what i mean?.
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OMG!!!!! The vanilla pudding, and cheese danishes!!!!! The Shasta cans!! Does Shasta still exist by the way? I've often wondered was there a JW business connection with the pudding, danishes, Shasta, and breakfast sandwiches. One of my fondest memories as a kid were sitting in those cramped stadium chairs with my folks and siblings eating cheese danishes. Life at that moment was perfect, almost brings a tear to my eye.