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  Atlanta International Convention Hotels Not Being Filled Up!

  by James Jackson in

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  this week our kh devoted the whole service meeting to the upcoming international convention in atlanta.

  they read a 5 page letter from the branch which stated basically that we should feel priviledged to be invited to this convention.. however, many are not using the "recomended lodging list", "many hotels still have plenty of rooms available", "we must be loyal to this arrangement", (or the organization will not get their comp rooms)..

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  maninthemiddle

  Bump, anyone else form geogia that can tell me more about the parking situation at the dome?
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  The first step toward apostasy

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. watchtower
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  "the first step toward apostasy is a drop in field service activity.

  i have read that statement in wts publications and heard it many times from the platform.

  i haven't studied philosphy so i'm not sure what type of logical fallacy this is an example of, but it is one for sure.

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  maninthemiddle

  I remember that statement from a poster here recently telling about their SAD.

  I've not sure I read that, the usual printed schtick is something like "they don't feel they have go door to door"
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  Atlanta International Convention Hotels Not Being Filled Up!

  by James Jackson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this week our kh devoted the whole service meeting to the upcoming international convention in atlanta.

  they read a 5 page letter from the branch which stated basically that we should feel priviledged to be invited to this convention.. however, many are not using the "recomended lodging list", "many hotels still have plenty of rooms available", "we must be loyal to this arrangement", (or the organization will not get their comp rooms)..

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  maninthemiddle

  James, they can't park in the Turner decks, isnt't that the usuall parking deck for the Dome? I know that's where I've parked before.
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  Atlanta International Convention Hotels Not Being Filled Up!

  by James Jackson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this week our kh devoted the whole service meeting to the upcoming international convention in atlanta.

  they read a 5 page letter from the branch which stated basically that we should feel priviledged to be invited to this convention.. however, many are not using the "recomended lodging list", "many hotels still have plenty of rooms available", "we must be loyal to this arrangement", (or the organization will not get their comp rooms)..

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  maninthemiddle

  We are so used to driving in this city that I bet people from easily 70 miles around will drive instead of using a hotel. That makes up a huge amount of people all all the suburbs around the city.
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  Atlanta International Convention Hotels Not Being Filled Up!

  by James Jackson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this week our kh devoted the whole service meeting to the upcoming international convention in atlanta.

  they read a 5 page letter from the branch which stated basically that we should feel priviledged to be invited to this convention.. however, many are not using the "recomended lodging list", "many hotels still have plenty of rooms available", "we must be loyal to this arrangement", (or the organization will not get their comp rooms)..

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  maninthemiddle

  The GA dome has two big hotels attached to the adjoing world congress center. Were thoes on the official list?

  My In-laws from Winder have decided they are too old to drive downtown and are going to Knoxville with family instead, I wonder how many are opting out from driving downtown and parking.

  Also Atlanta has many nice hotels that people will stay at for a mini vacation, maybe a lot of folks are chhosing other hotels for that reason. I'd sure stay at the Westin even if it wasn't on the list. (not that I'm going).

  I'd love to know where you are from IE what areas appear to not want to go downtown. PM me if you like.
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  BOE Letter: We want to suck three hours out of your life

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: branch visit in november 2014 .

  dear brothers: .

  on february 11, 2014, the bethel family was excited to learn that a branch visit is sched- uled for the united states.

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  maninthemiddle

  This seems to lend to thoes theroies that the org is heading to more Circuit assambly hall usage with video and less local speakers.

  Also, more push to a cult of personalilty with GB.
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  The reports of my apostasy have been greatly exaggerated

  by sparrowdown in

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  since finding the meetings too morally repugnant to attend (coupla months now) i have.

  been reaquainting myself with the joys of sat morn's at home.. imagine my disappointment to find the group study overseer and his wife pulling up out front.

  the thought bubble over my head read "oh poo, poo and double poo!!".

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  maninthemiddle

  I have a freind that was accused of being "too smart"

  My own mother tried to agure the JW point of view quickly gave up and wanted "someone smarter" than her to talk me. Graned my mother is not a deep thinker.

  I also know several very intelligent people in the org, I don't understand how they stay in.
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  Look for the answer to these questions at your CA

  by FadeToBlack in

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  i missed the recent ca, but checked out the program posted on jw.org.

  in what to listen for they had this:.

  3. what should be our reaction when.

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  maninthemiddle

  I hope someone records this one. I would like to hear it.
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  SOME are MORE EQUAL than OTHERS

  by oppostate in

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  george orwell's animal farm reminds me a lot of the wt organization.

  often we find jwn members quoting from 1984, and so appropriately too.. but animal farm has the pigs being "more equal" than other animals in the farm.

  what started as a "congregation of brothers" if it ever really was that in the russellite beginings has become a hierarchy controlled by an oligarchy where some, as the governing body, are more "equal", and thus more powerful and can do no wrong by the less powerful and loyal subjects.. .

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  maninthemiddle

  I keep this picture in my photobucket for a reason. That reason is it applys in so many places in life.

  
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  How many in the cong visited you when you started fading

  by joe134cd in

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  i'm just curious speaking from a person who has stopped going to meetings.

  i have heard reports from inactive ones (or from ones who the elders suspect of going to the dark side) of having so many visits from elders (cong members) that it got to the point of harassment.

  surprisingly i have to say from personal experience and from numerous others that i have spoken to that the exact opposite has been the case.

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  maninthemiddle

  The only two non-elder visits we ever had was people dropping by while they were in field service.

  There were the once a year drop by of two elders leading up to the CO visit. But that only happened maybe three times.

  So that is 5 visits is 5 years.