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  Literature being discontinued, including Isaiah's Prophecy and Reasoning book

  by Richard_I in

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  congregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio cds/dvds for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the isaiah's prophecy book and the reasoning book, and i think i saw the draw close to jehovah book.

  i meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot.

  the branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.. this is in canada so i don't know if this is worldwide..

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  hoser

  The reasoning book has been obsolete for the last 20 years!

  It explains the generation teaching as the generation that saw 1914 will not pass away.
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  Seeking advise on going to college/university

  by joe134cd in

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  here is the current situation of an acquaintance of mine.. age early 40s.

  currently lost her good paying job.. managed to find another reasonably quickly.

  although be it with not good money but with the possibility of been able to take an adult apprenticeship which would increase her pay over time.. she is also looking into going to university in the new year.. here is the question i have bearing in mind the above scenario.

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  What does a masters degree pay these days?
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  Congregation average

  by dothemath in

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  a while back at our co visit, he commended the cong.

  because our average hours had gone up.. we went from around 7.3 to about 7.5. i recall the days when anything less than 10 was considered awful.. of course now, they don't even print the hours in the km or anywhere.. i was wondering how these numbers compared to other congregations?.

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  hoser

  I remember too that it used to be the magic number of ten hours per month. Just recently we were commended as a congregation for getting 7 hours a month average
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  How did you feel when you found out "the truth about the truth"?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  so when you first found out specific facts about the organisation, how did you feel??.

  the un membership.

  the way 1914 was calculated from pyramid measurements.

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  hoser

  I was born in and blinded for decades. It took the shock of seeing how a judicial committee works in the case of one of my children to fully wake up.

  I had doubts for almost 20 years but I kept pushing them back in my head for some reason.

  How I liken myself now is to a recovering drug addict that now has to start over at 40 years old with close to zero social skills and no network of people to lean on.
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  Can an inactive family member hold back a MS appointment?

  by Simon Templar in

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  a friend asked me if a man can be appointed a ms if he has an inactive (inactive for 15-20 years) baptized adult child living in his home.

  the child lives by the rules and doesn't do anything wrong (jw-wise), as i am told.

  i know the child (adult) and is a good kid as far as i know.

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  hoser

  I was denied being an ms for a couple of years because my wife's hours were "too low". Then we had a change of circuit overseer and I was appointed even though my situation never changed.

  I don't think it really matters what you do. If they like you things can slide. If they don't like you you are never good enough.
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  2015-12-2-BOE/Memorial Songs!

  by Atlantis in

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  2015-12-2-boe.. .re: new songs for memorial .click the green download button.. http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/u8bdzb2.

  ..wtunderground!.

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  hoser

  I wonder how poorly written theses ones are?
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  "High" education

  by Esmeralda001 in

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  did any of you guys disregard the wt recommendations and pursue a career.

  if you answer "yes": was your journey easy?

  are you happy with the end result?

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  hoser

  Mrs hoser went to college last year. She did very well and finished too of the class. Her parents were not impressed though. Apparently Jws are not supposed to better themselves financially. It didn't help that she lived in a dorm on campus.
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  Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

  by hoser in

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  as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

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  I heard a person has to be careful how to use it I don't think I'll smoke it. Stinks too much.
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  Legalized marijuana. It's coming to canada and I want to try it.

  by hoser in

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  as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.

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  hoser

  As a good jw I never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.
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  I couldn't take it anymore, although still in because of my wife, I did this...

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  i dressed up in a hoodie, double layer so that the cameras at the kingdom hall couldn't recognize me.

  i looked in the mirror up and down so i knew that the cameras, at least at the angle that i knew couldn't see my face.

  i took this disassociation letter, stuck it in the envelope, labeled it, "(congregation's name...boe" by hand and sealed it.

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  hoser

  I've seriously considered doing something like this