Oh yes.....yankee Stadium and polo grounds in 1958.....no wonder I developed an anxiety disorder...yankee Stadium in 1963...65..69...etc. Hot humid subway cars stuffed with stinky sweaty worshippers....then the thunder storms and everyone not under the tiers running for cover and they'd shroud the podium area with plastic. Putrid rest rooms reeking of stale urine...bad feces..and menstrual stench. Mirrors taped over...toilets that might or might not flush...waiting lines.....smelly food concession stands....interminable talks....but Freddie Franz was always a hoot. And the 3 day circuit assemblies...ours were usually school auditoriums they rented out. I actually liked them once I stopped puking from carsickness getting there as I sat in a classroom painting signs the whole time. Or laying in first aid with a puke bucket. Ahhh the memories...
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35Memories of Maryland Conventions!
by Atlantis inposting for brother x. petra!.
if you were a child during the years of 1960 to 1970, the question isn't; do you remember these conventions?
the question is; how could you forget?
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Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?
by phoenixrising ini have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.
i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.
i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.
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tiki
From my observations it is decidedly a power trip for most. They get prominence of a sort, an audience and an ego trip....something that eludes them in any other scenario.
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E-MAIL Shepherding during Covid stay at home
by wannabefree inmy wife is getting regular emails from the cobe ... you know we have the truth, the world is in the dark, we're special, hang in there, read this encouraging watchtower ... blah blah blah ... just wondering if these are coordinated from org.. recent mass email example .... " .... an excellent watchtower article in the july 2020. it is entitled “be convinced that you have the truth”.
the scripture is from 2 tim 3:14. we are to continue in the things we have learned and be persuaded to believe.
reflect for a moment what appealed to you about the truth which drew you to jehovah.
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tiki
I wonder if the "shepherds" have to track their time for their "encouraging" electronic visits?
Whatever I am so glad they never bugged me.....only a couple visits way back when and I was conveniently not at home.
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JW Memorial Gallery
by neat blue dog injwdotorg released a picture gallery with dozens of images from around the world of jws celebrating ('commemorating') via zoom, organized by continent:.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/2020-memorial-commemoration-international-photo-gallery/.
the vast majority of photos show the people's faces, but this european 'brother' is a rare exception.
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tiki
Back 25, 30 years ago when I was still entrapped, in Europe male facial hair was not considered the big deal it was in the USA.....
Perhaps this is their way of easing up...allowing a little five o'clock shadow??
Also...that wine does not look carbernet or merlot or a heady zinfandel....it looks more like a wimpy moscato to me.....
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Zoom zoom rules +
by Wakanda in1. and this is most important, everyone listen up: dress up like you normally would for meeting!
-oh, gawd.. 2. if you use a zoom background, make sure it is not distracting, or something crass like prison.
stick with something dignified and subtle.
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tiki
Some people apparently are crazy....
I wonder....if a sister has on (gasp) yoga pants or a miniskirt ...if she only shows from waist up on camera...how will they know she needs to be counseled? Or is a full body shot required for entry into the zoom doom?
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When do the 2300 days begin?
by Kosonen inwhen to begin the countdown of the 2300 days?
to get an idea, it could be helpful to discern when those days end relative to time times and half a time.. i see a possibility that the 2300 days end the same day as the 1260 days.
that is because the woman in revelation 12 will be fed 1260 days.
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tiki
I must say this is amusing reading......
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An emerging new global authority at how it will affect believers
by Kosonen ingood day believing brothers and sisters, .
i have to inform about latest information concerning the set up of a global authority.
we have waited un to be empowered.
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tiki
Empty planes...price of fuel dropped significantly...arranged by Jehovah so our flight is cheap.......
That is the best!!!! Awesome essay Mr Kosonen!!! Subtle satire. Interesting however...while the price of fuel has been divinely manipulated the upper New York lords still have to beg, borrow and steal . odd....I wonder why....
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When do the 2300 days begin?
by Kosonen inwhen to begin the countdown of the 2300 days?
to get an idea, it could be helpful to discern when those days end relative to time times and half a time.. i see a possibility that the 2300 days end the same day as the 1260 days.
that is because the woman in revelation 12 will be fed 1260 days.
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tiki
Comments regarding many roving about and true knowledge becoming abundant?
And how to correlate Mr. Kosonen's logic and assessment with Jesus utterance that no one knows the day or hour.....
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Are Jehovah Witnesses still trying to bring the good news to others during the pandemic?
by Maria Nieves ini am no longer a study.
during the onset of the pandemic the person who used to be my bible study teacher began to reach out to me.
initially, i just thought that she wanted to know that i was well.
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tiki
I always found the letter writing thing quite scary given the profound lack of proper grammar, spelling and written communication skills most jws possess.
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An old JW friend got back to me ,Phillipine Convention experience and my reply.
by smiddy3 inthis link had to do with the experience that was given by a young witness pioneer in the phillipines convention and her take was on return to jehovah .. an old time friend from the past sent me this link a couple of weeks ago trying to encourage me to come back to the religion and asked me what i thought of it ?.
i said i would if she could reply to my 2 questions first fair enough ?
so far i haven`t heard back from her and i will let you know if and when i do.. the 2 questions i asked her was to do with jehovah`s name and the christian greek scriptures ,especially the ki publication the wt brought out ,the word for word greek to english that didn`t have an equivalent greek word for jehovah .. and the other one was to do with the charge that was given to christians ,followers of jc to witness about jesus with over 20 such scriptures and not one saying anything about being a witness for jehovah anywhere in the nt.. over the years she has always still kept in touch, a little bit eccentric and we had a lot to do with her family and mine back in the day when we were all believers .. .and she is not backward in coming forward about having a go at the elders who she doesn`t agree with .. at the time i looked at the link and have posted somewhere else about it on this forum and mentioned i didn`t see anything about "returning to jehovah" in it .. anyway this was a few weeks ago and i was still waiting to hear from her..today we got mail from her ,,slow mail ,even though we have each others e-mail address .and in the envelope was only the wt "return to jehovah " and inside a $50 note.?.
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tiki
Strange....I wonder what she was thinking sending money....