Isn't it funny how they rationalise one but reject the other. It is a sad world they live in where generosity has to be scrutinised as to whether it is appropriate or not. I feel sorry for the children who did not get the gifts you so thoughtfully provided for them. Good for you that you tried.
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19I got my money back
by Faithful Witness ini posted a question here after i sent packages to my jw niece and nephew in december.
i wasn't sure what the response would be.
yesterday, i got an email that the packages were "undeliverable," and my money was refunded.
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What does 2014 mean to you
by NewYork44M insometime in the early 1990s i made a commitment to myself that if the end did not come in 2014 i was going to walk away.
then i started thinking - if i waited until 2014 i would be 57 years old with very few options.
that is when i realized that i needed to make changes to get my life back.
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nugget
2014 an even year a time to develop skills to move forward with my life.
I am hoping for a good year for our family.
I know that for the organisation the year has more significance as it is 100 years since 1914. It means there will be more smoke and mirrors to reinvent past pronouncements and hide the corpses of people who haven't made it to the 100 years. However the end will always be just around the corner.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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If someone approaches you in a social setting about your beliefs then they are taking a huge risk. It is also impolite to ambush you in this way however well motivated.
You gave him the courtesy of an honest response and that is the best he could have hoped for.
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Closed WT Branches list.
by Hecce inone of the friends at extj forum provided this list of wt branches that have been closed so far, there is also a mention that two large ones are in the process of being dismantled, they are spain and argentina.
posted for informational purposes and it seems to be accurate.. thanks for reading.
1) alaska.
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nugget
Wow I do so hope that global communications are still available after Armageddon or that the society has trained carrier pigeons otherwise what will all those congregations in the outlying ccountries do? After all there aren't many specialists in the organisation to get things up and running.
This organisation is planning for economies of scale not for global recovery after an apocalypse. It is a business built on the gulible for the preservation of the greedy. I pity those putting their faith in it.
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nugget
Have a great evening and enjoy yourself. New Year is full of promise get it off to a good start.
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HELP!
by somebody ini see no option to reply to topics.
things have changed, or i'm having major senior moments yet again..
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nugget
Try clearing the Cache and if all else fails log off log back on again.
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New to JWN and excited!
by sunny23 inhave been visiting jwn for about a week now and it motivated me to join.
i look forward to meeting everyone i can and learning from their experiences and wisdom as i search for more and more reasons not to get reinstated.
here's most of my story:.
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nugget
Welcome hope we can help if needed.
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WHERE IS THE BEEF - Little Bitty Skinny Magazines
by Bob_NC inthe magazines were left in my door today.
skinny little things with a lot of pictures and bullet-type commentary.
actual articles are almost non-existent.
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nugget
When we left I did not complain when my husband trashed all the bound volumes. As soon as I realised how poor the writing was and how poorly researched I couldn't stand them taking up space in the house. It is a sad fact that they had no intellectual value even as basic reference works. God knows how the latest 16 page excuses for magazines would stand up to scrutiny and why would anyone want to keep them for long term research if all they are is bullet points.
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Do you Remember 2nd & 4th Saturday Magazine Day?
by cofty ini think it may have been in the mid '80s a new arrangement was started for the 2nd and 4th saturday of every calendar month.
they were designated "magazine days" and the idea was to place as many as possible with 30-60 second presentations.
personally i hated feeling like a magazine seller, i wanted to talk to people.. i think this, and the release of the "reasoning book" was the beginning of the end of jehovah's witnesses as evangelists..
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nugget
I remember them well. It is funny that all these things are designed to give pressure points when witnesses should be out. But actually they reduce the obligation from weekly to threee times a month.
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How often did you entertain the "Traveling Overseers", and did you regret it afterwards?
by ÁrbolesdeArabia ini found taking the traveling overseers out for a meal, to be a waste of time.
our literature regulary spoke of the upbuilding talk the local congregations received by entertaining our brothers.
now some of the modern cos look at their telecommunication devices, talk of things not related to our ministry or phone it in.
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nugget
It was always a relative few people who were allowed to entertain the CO when he stayed. We did lunch once and I cooked and invited a few over. As I remember it was a pleasant lunch with the CO not wanting to get involved in congregation politics nothing too heavy.
I did find going out with JWs generally was a nightmare, especially when it came to settling the bill. Many did not want to pay for service and on occasions would leave without having paid appropriately. We were once left to pay the balance of £50 because half the party had left without clearing their bill completely and the other half had people who refused to leave a tip even though the service had been wonderful. What was annoying was that we probably were the least well off people there and yet the others had no embarrassment leaving us to pick up the bill.