A friend of mine once told me that if he won the lottery he would split the money into two halves.
One half he would spend on booze, cars and loose women.
The other half he would just fritter away.
George
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Mega Millions Jackpot…
by Biahi inin the us, our mega millions lottery jackpot has reached over 1billion dollars!
what would you do if you won?
i think i’d run public service announcements on television, alerting people of the dangers of the wt cult, among other things.
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Dating with a guy
by Renee86 inhi,.
if you date a jw guy do you say to each other you are actually dating or courting?.
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My advice is to run for your life while you can.
Yes, terminate and run for your sanity!
The two best pieces of advice you will ever hear!
George
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New Translation Record as 13 Bibles Are Released in One Weekend
by Wonderment innew translation record as 13 bibles are released in one weekend:.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/new-translation-record-as-13-bibles-are-released-in-one-weekend/.
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We still don't have one in English yet. That's REAL English, as used by the British, not the US version that contributes to the lack of spelling ability of British JW's.
George
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The resurrected will not get a change of clothes in the New System
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | september 2022.
20 what an exciting time the thousand year reign will be!
it will include the greatest educational program ever undertaken here on earth.
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I want to know what that ominous looking cylindrical metal thing with glowing lights is.
A model of the Tabernacle with molten sea and altar etc.?
George
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Memory Lane and Brooklyn Bethel
by new boy ini spent monday walking down memory lane.
i went to the old brooklyn bethel.
the old towers hotel, were i roomed for 3 years is now a care facility for old folks.
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They removed it, and recently put in it's place a few flat plaques of dead ones around there.
It would be interesting to see some photographs of what they have done.
George
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Random thoughts on the Jubilee in the UK
by ballistic insaluting the flag was something not encountered very often here in the 1970s uk, in fact that kind of nationalism or patriotism was something i'd been warned about as a young boy, being brought up in the jehovah's witnesses from age 4, through meetings and the publications.
at some point, i don't know when, i decided it was more american, whether rightly or wrongly.. but even so, there was a large black and white photo of our entire school in panoramic format right outside my classroom on the wall saluting the flag, and i think this was the 1977 25 year jubilee of queen elizabeth ii.. now as a young person attending a fairly religious school in the 1970's, you were used to "making a stand" for things, letter in hand first day in a new class, and being ushered into one room or another to avoid religious assemblies and other xmas, and other seasonal celebrations.. one day the teachers, in their abundant wisdom, stood myself and a younger witness in the corridor right outside the assembly hall where the children would filter past.
every second or third child that filtered past would ask, "why are you standing there?
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we all got a commemorative coin. I wonder how many still exist and whether they are valued enough to buy a mars-bar,
In 1953 we all got a Coronation mug and a New Testament. I still have mine but not worth much monetarily.
George
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Random thoughts on the Jubilee in the UK
by ballistic insaluting the flag was something not encountered very often here in the 1970s uk, in fact that kind of nationalism or patriotism was something i'd been warned about as a young boy, being brought up in the jehovah's witnesses from age 4, through meetings and the publications.
at some point, i don't know when, i decided it was more american, whether rightly or wrongly.. but even so, there was a large black and white photo of our entire school in panoramic format right outside my classroom on the wall saluting the flag, and i think this was the 1977 25 year jubilee of queen elizabeth ii.. now as a young person attending a fairly religious school in the 1970's, you were used to "making a stand" for things, letter in hand first day in a new class, and being ushered into one room or another to avoid religious assemblies and other xmas, and other seasonal celebrations.. one day the teachers, in their abundant wisdom, stood myself and a younger witness in the corridor right outside the assembly hall where the children would filter past.
every second or third child that filtered past would ask, "why are you standing there?
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I never had any problems at school. I did not go into "Assembly" each morning until the end when the announcements were read out. I was the only JW but the Catholics did likewise and nobody bothered. We all sat in the library which was adjacent to the Main Hall.
Likewise at the end of a film at the cinema, as soon as "The End" came on screen there was a rush for the exits, where I lived I don't think there were many Royalists.
The only time I was really embarrassed was at my degree ceremony. We were all standing and as the National Anthem started I had to sit down. Later, probably in the 1980's there was a QFR and it said if you were already standing there was no need to sit.
George
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Watchtower July 22 - JWs being interrogated need to muzzle their mouths
by Listener inthe watchtower has printed a disturbing article about self control and gives this instruction to the r & f .
self-control also allows us to remain silent when opposers try to trick us into revealing things that could endanger our brothers and sisters.
this might occur when we are being interrogated by the police in a land where our work is banned or restricted.
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To use the old phrase "Theocratic Warfare".
George
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Beards- just told by an elder
by dothemath ini know this subject has been talked about lots over the years, just thought i would share a recent finding from canada.. while visiting with a group of friends, an elder (don’t recall how the subject came up) mentioned the local body had voted to allow brothers with beards be allowed to give talks from the platform.
(it was a very close vote).
the direction given was for each congregation to decide for themselves if that is now acceptable.. so some congregations will be for, and for many it will not.. it’ll probably be a long time before we see any pictures on the watchtower where they’re allowing this though..
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Here in the UK in our congregation there are several brothers who have a full beard and are used to give talks, other meeting parts and prayers etc.
Back in the 1970's in another part of the country, I had a beard and never had any problem. Maybe a case of having to use what you have, cannot afford to be too choosy!
George
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Aussies closed all the coal power plants...now we have blackouts no electricity!
by Witness 007 inso we have been "green" blowing up all our coal power plants now they are saying we are like north korea...expect regular power blackouts.
who is running this show?.
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Meanwhile they want us to buy battery powered cars. Exactly how is that supposed to work without the ability to charge them?
Meanwhile the UK government has just announced that electric car grants have been scrapped with immediate effect.
George