i have never understood anti-semitism .why sooo much hatred?.
Jews are hated for the same reason high performers are most likely to be bullied in the workplace. Average achievers can’t deal with others success.
The ultimate irony is that economic persecution creates economic success. Because they were dispossessed as farmers they became merchants, professionals and bankers. They helped one another and worked together as a people.
That is one of the reasons they are hated.
yes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.
i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.
as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?
The last circuit assembly I went to we had a surplus. Maybe too many have caught on to the scam
hello everyone!
does anyone have any confirmation that the governing body uses the business class for its flights?.
also interesting is the information about the hours that were on the hand of one of the members of the governing body..
I think some of the kickbacks they receive from the CONvention rooming scam might be travel related as well. No matter what, the rank and file (myself NOT included) are paying for these fat cats to get a free ride.
quotethe word christ signifies anointed.
anointing means designation to official position in god’s arrangement.
the christ is the instrument or channel for the blessing of mankind.
I sat through the meeting today.
I agree that giving is good. Just not to people who don’t appreciate it or will take advantage of my good nature.
Therefore I don’t give to the watchtower organization anymore.
My recent giving:
The lady in front of me was short of money for her lunch because she forgot she wrote a check for her kids school supplies. I bought her lunch
My employees went above and beyond these last few months as we are doing a major expansion. I’m planning on giving them a Christmas bonus
If the thankless watchtower organization wants any more of my money they’ll have to pry it out of my cold dead hands.
i had not seen my dad for 15 years because i had left the borg.
(i had been out 26 years but there was a few years when the jws permitted contact with outsiders and then changed their minds again).
they made contact with me again just before he was diagnosed with cancer.
I was at one funeral where the elder giving the talk tried to guilt inactive family members into coming back. That’s pretty lame.
Sorry you had to deal with that. Cults kinda suck and most of us didn’t choose to be part of it.
i’ll start it off.
boy did we get drunk last night.
I’ll start it off
Boy did we get drunk last night
last week was awful for the stock exchange..... do you guys think something like the 2008 crisis could happen again?
the prophets of doom are talking about a 10 % correction....
Higher stock indexes are ultimately a reflection of where inflation is heading as well as total debt of a nation.
last week was awful for the stock exchange..... do you guys think something like the 2008 crisis could happen again?
the prophets of doom are talking about a 10 % correction....
there were numerous objections and claims that watchtower lawyers made to try and get out of being held responsible for their negligence and malice.
here’s the juicy ones:.
montana is a mandatory reporting state, but watchtower lawyers claimed that the law for reporting abuse only applies to “individuals” and they are “corporations”.
My thoughts exactly. What a shit religion to try and put the responsibility back on the elders for following wt rules.
i spent a considerable length of time living and working in america (would love to imigrate one day).. almost everyone i worked with and made friends with carried a concealed firearm of somesort.
i found this pretty interesting and as an avid firearm fan even more so.. so to our american members here... .
as a jw did you or did you know any practising dubs who carried or if not had firearms for home defence?
In the rural areas of Canada everyone has a gun. I own a gun. Never been registered and probably never will be. We are just careful who we talk to about it.
