I remember hearing my dad say that for talks given at the DC, there was a manuscript the speaker had to read from and there was someone offstage who made sure that the speaker did not deviate from what was written.
Posts by Adiva
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26Do the brothers have to follow an outline when they give talks?
by Joliette insince i was a sister at the kingdom hall, i was a little confused when the brothers give talks as a kid.
do the brother work around an outline, or do they write around the outline.
how does this work?.
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JWN is enjoying a renaissance!
by Mickey mouse inthe past few months we've welcomed a lot of newbies who have contributed a lot to this forum.
some quality discussions are taking place, the likes of which i haven't seen here for a while.
in addition, many are taking action to expose the watchtower society for who they really are.
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Adiva
I'm not much of a joiner either but am definitely an active participant when the opportunity arises. Like FAL1914, I'm taken aback and pleasantly surprised at how widespread and in many respects, similar, our experiences are. And the information that is shared from all over the world is tremendously validating. It's a wild ride that I'm thoroughly enjoying.
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A Woman, A Woman - Oh What Can She Be?
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs,.
down over the years i have experienced plenty of discouragement and cynicism about faith and the existence of a god who cares for us.
if i allowed myself to dwell on those things alone, i suppose that i too would be feeling hopeless and cynical and would be just waiting until my time is up.. however, i don't feel that way at all.
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Adiva
I so Loved reading LoneWolf's words. The sweet sentiment is evident even 50 years later. My parents met when they were teenagers, my dad the local thug and my mom the goody two shoes church goer. They married when my mom was very young, about 5 years difference between them (and No, I'm not going to give their ages at the time). Just celebrated their 60 year anniversary.
Meangirl, that's just some 'man's' definition of the word crush. Get over it lady. You've hijacked what was a really great story about 2 people who are still it seems, very much in love.
'You might say I'm a dreamer; but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will live as one.' -- John Lennon
I'm outta here.
Adiva
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Adiva
That's marvelous Found Sheep. I'm with Jomavrick about him feeling better after having visited with you. He'll also enjoy looking at you, I must say. :-)
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It's what I am. Yeah, I said it!
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"We Must Have the Faith..."
by breakfast of champions in..."that the bible does provide,.
if we build such faith though god's war we will survive!.
if we have such faith accompanied by works,.
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Adiva
Actually, one of those songs popped into my head this morning, the one from the 23rd Psalm about jehovah being my shepherd. Anyway, I believe the song originally said 'my head with oil he anointed'. Then it got changed to 'my head with oil he refreshes'. It made me think that right there the writers are creating a not so subtle distinction between those of the 'anointed' and the 'great crowd'; one group gets anointed, the other just gets refreshed.
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It's my birthday today and i did NOTHING.
by Aussie Oz indo you find that years after leaving the jws birthdays just don't matter?.
i just can't get into it.
in years past the inlaws have made an effort and given a little party but now we are out country its just not a big enough deal to be bothered with.. no presents, no cake.
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Adiva
Happy Birthday. It's your day to . . . do NOTHING. Especially since that's what you want to do.
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Which songs/Albums were considered "Demonic" in your Congregation...did you toss some?
by Witness 007 in"hotel california" was considered a major demonic song.
ac/dc stood for anti-christ devils children....{not according to the band} kiss stood for knight s in satans service {not according to the band} anyone else have to toss albums?.
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Adiva
Oh, I forgot: Ghosts in the Machine by The Police.
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Which songs/Albums were considered "Demonic" in your Congregation...did you toss some?
by Witness 007 in"hotel california" was considered a major demonic song.
ac/dc stood for anti-christ devils children....{not according to the band} kiss stood for knight s in satans service {not according to the band} anyone else have to toss albums?.
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Adiva
Santana Abraxas because of the song Black Magic Woman. Oh and there was a 'naked' woman on the cover.
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Bill O'Reilly to retire
by NewChapter inbill o'reilly threatens to retire if his taxes are increased.
this is the best reason yet for increasing taxes..
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Adiva
In one of his fireside chats, President Roosevelt alluded to the conservatives in his day that said if social security and other programs were allowed to come into existence (or not discontinued, I forget which) they would leave the country. He said to them 'bye, we'll miss you'.
Adiva