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  I've been invited to go on a habitat for humanity build

  by hoser in

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  i've been invited to go to central america for a week on a global village project.

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  are there any possible issues that the congregation might have with me doing this?.

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  hoser

  Food at the proper time. I got my answer from the latest Awake magazine. The May 2015 Awake has all the solutions for helping the homeless and poor. There is no need for me to give my money and time to build a house for them. All they need to do is read from the Awake magazine and study with Jehovahs Witnesses and their housing issues will be solved.
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  It's all about appearances

  by tamagotchi in

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  so far i've managed to keep service time to a minimum and i don't put my hand up to comment at the meetings and already certain ones are distancing themselves or not talking to me at all, i have to laugh!.

  i wonder if they think i've commited a serious sin well sorry to burst their bubble i haven't, well not yet anyway lol.. i find it funny everything is measured on what they see, but yet i have too but my faith in 8 guys who i don't know or have never met, too stand a chance of everlasting life.. there was a part in the watchtower this afternoon saying we should be thankful we are 1 in 1000 of people in the world who have accurate knowledge, give me a break..

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  hoser

  Blondie

  It's all a social group. Those who have money are excused for not getting enough time in.

  in one congregation there a 2 elders who are filthy rich. Both pioneers but they always seem to be gone on vacation
  
  
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  It's all about appearances

  by tamagotchi in

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  so far i've managed to keep service time to a minimum and i don't put my hand up to comment at the meetings and already certain ones are distancing themselves or not talking to me at all, i have to laugh!.

  i wonder if they think i've commited a serious sin well sorry to burst their bubble i haven't, well not yet anyway lol.. i find it funny everything is measured on what they see, but yet i have too but my faith in 8 guys who i don't know or have never met, too stand a chance of everlasting life.. there was a part in the watchtower this afternoon saying we should be thankful we are 1 in 1000 of people in the world who have accurate knowledge, give me a break..

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  hoser

  One brother I know calls it the Ed Sullivan religion. It's a really big show.
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  Does anybody know what the "special broadcast" to all the Kingdom Halls (canada) is about on march 22?

  by hoser in

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  heard about it today just not sure if i should go

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  hoser

  The first time they had one of these meetings (3 years ago) I couldn't believe the people lining up to put money in the contribution box. It must be a viable business model or they wouldn't be doing it.
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  Does anybody know what the "special broadcast" to all the Kingdom Halls (canada) is about on march 22?

  by hoser in

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  heard about it today just not sure if i should go

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  hoser

  Heard about it today just not sure if I should go
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  How, exactly, does Watchtower's literature publishing bring them money?

  by Island Man in

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  i've heard is said many times that watchtower is a publishing company bringing in money from the proliferation of its literature.

  how exactly does this process work?

  i know that jws are encouraged to tell the householders of the donation arrangement to support the worldwide work.

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  hoser

  It doesn't make them money. That is why they are pushing digital. Their problem is that it took them 25 years to figure it out.
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  Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?

  by The Searcher in

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  atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

  with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .

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  hoser

  I don't know what cars cost in the UK
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  Circuit Overseer's Cars - Anybody got the answers?

  by The Searcher in

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  atlantis provided a uk branch letter regarding a 3 levy per publisher to pay for the britain branch c.o.s 85 new cars.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/126700001/2-new-boes-watchtower-begging-money-volunteers.

  with approximately 120,000 publishers in the uk, that will rake in 360,000. .

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  hoser

  As far as I know this levy is on an annual basis. I assume they get a fleet discount and they usually sell these back to individual publishers. As new vehicles maintenance costs are low and each congregation pays the fuel costs at the end of the co visit
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  6 branches subsidize the rest of the branches.

  by hoser in

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  i went to the meeting this morning and we had some guy from overseas bethel give the public talk.

  6 countries subsidize the rest.

  he said in some countries all the donations that they get from contributions don't even pay the electricity bill for the branch buildings so money has to come in from these 6 richer countries.

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  hoser

  This goes along with splanes visit to Sri Lanka Sorry I don't know how to link with a mobile device.
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  Jw Business Cards??? Really???

  by Nosferatu in

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  i got one from my mother.

  when the hell did they start doing this???.

  i'm guessing this is the way they're going to do it eventually.

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  hoser

  If someone made up some stealth cards I'd be willing to pay for some.