There's nothing the JW's offer freely that you can't get elsewhere. All of the things they "provide" is done only if you become a JW. Otherwise they won't help you.
MrFreeze
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Being honest & fair, can you think of anything that the Watchtower does that's beneficial to the public?
by Theocratic Sedition ini'm curious, as where i reside there's about to be a major brouhaha over the tax exempt status of a major player in this area.
reading and hearing the arguments from both sides conjured thoughts about the tax exempt status of religions and the arguments associated with that issue.
a significant portion of the arguments related to that issue center around how a tax exempt organization benefits it's community.
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I am not sure what to do......
by Iamallcool inlet me tell you a very weird story, .
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recently, i met a nice good looking lady that share the same first and last name as that ugly lady.
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MrFreeze
Didn't you learn anything from Shakespeare? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
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Online Dating
by love_ever_wanting inwhat does everyone think, is dating avenues really that big of a deal?
i have been told by everyone on my congregation to not trust online dating.
especially if this is supposed to be the "truth".
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MrFreeze
Because you don't know if the person on the other end is really a JW. I think that is why.
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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..
by mentallyfree31 inwho were your past circuit overseers?
i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).
ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).
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MrFreeze
Late to this party but I know all of the CO's you mentioned 2 years ago drew sagan.
I liked Raneer (Raineer, can't really remember how to spell that one either). I was pretty young when he was CO but he seemed nice enough and not over-bearing.
We didn't have Mosier (Mosher, don't know how it was spelled) for very long. His wife died while he was our CO. His wife was always sick so we usually had fill-ins.
You are totally spot on about Leighton. He was miserable.
The one right after Leighton was pretty good. Can't remember his name. He would give us Bible riddles or pose questions in the groups for field service. Eventually the DO told him he had to stop doing that for some reason. Something about only discussing stuff that helps our ministry. We would usually get really good conversations going in the car groups. You could tell how upset it made him that they wouldn't let him do that anymore.
The one we had after that was even worse than Leighton. Can't remember his name. He was a small creepy looking fellow, like something out of Nazi Jewish propaganda. I was due to give the public talk after him and he said that he wasn't going to let me give the public talk if I didn't cut my hair. My hair wasn't even that long.
The last CO I had was Chris Roumayah. Very young CO. Was single. His mother traveled with him. He did get married while he was our CO but I never met his wife. He also wore a toupee. He was a nice enough CO. Very approachable. Huge sports fan. He loved to play basketball and would get brothers in the circuit together for games. He did my pioneer school. His was a pretty good public speaker (as most CO's are) but he was probably my favorite.
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Who would you date?
by MsD ini was just wondering i have a friend who is getting divorced.
she is 32yrs old and has 4 children ranging from 10 yrs old to 18 mths old and i wonder if she can ever really date again?
she's a really pretty woman but still i wonder.
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MrFreeze
Wait, why couldn't she date again? My mom was almost 50, had 5 kids and dated (and married) someone after my dad died.
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Joel Osteen...come again?
by SophieG inalright then!.
http://joelosteenministries.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/joel-osteen-resigns-cites-lack-of-faith-leaves-christianity/.
i don't know how to make the link clickable.
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MrFreeze
Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
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Best "Modern" Film Noir Movie
by Farkel insay after 1970 for reference, i cast my vote for the 1973 classic, "chinatown.".
what say ye?.
farkel.
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MrFreeze
Had to think over in my mind my favorite movies. I'm going to have to recast my vote for Se7en.
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Best "Modern" Film Noir Movie
by Farkel insay after 1970 for reference, i cast my vote for the 1973 classic, "chinatown.".
what say ye?.
farkel.
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MrFreeze
I was gonna say LA Confidential.
Edit: Fargo. How could I forget about Fargo?
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The official list of things for which you may be disfellowshipped
by slimboyfat infrom the secret elders' book which states that the list "of course" is "not comprehensive".
nevertheless here are the acts that they deem worthy of specifying as being possible grounds for chucking people out:.
murdermanslaughter such as killing someone while breaking traffic lawsattempting suicidesexual intercourse with someone other than your spouseanal sex with someone other than your spouseoral sex with someone other than your spousesexual stimulation of the genitals of someone other than your spousedelay in reporting a rape?
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MrFreeze
nugget, I think that goes into questioning the organizational arrangement.
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I just finished The Silmarillion. Any suggestions on next Tolkien to read?
by sd-7 ini've read 'the hobbit', 'the lord of the rings' (including the appendices, well, except the shire calendar and elvish language), and 'the silmarillion'.
i was really impressed with 'silmarillion'.
almost seems like it could be a movie in itself.
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MrFreeze
Silmarillion was such a difficult read. I read through the whole thing. It's like reading an encylopedia. I love Tolkien's work but that is like a companions guide to Middle Earth.