I was merrily reading along in your post, and as soon as I got to ......
"Jehovah's Witnesses have unique community building projects... "
Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ....
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Tell me how this is NOT a scam
by sabastious ini know a lot of tradesman and they are all witnesses.
that's because when a young witness man is about to enter the working world he thinks not of his future prospects, but of his present circumstance.
he is recommended this approach by his peers, his role models and his god.
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My Grandma's dying...I found out by way of an impersonal text message.
by petitebrunette inyesterday at work i received a text message from my sister that my 91 yr old grandmother is unconscious, her organs are shutting down, and they're just keeping her comfortable.
she said that they moved her to a group home, and gave me the address.
i thanked her for letting me know.
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Petitebrunette,
Once we wake up ... the jw religion becomes ever increasingly just insane!!
Sorry about gramma.
As I think about my grandaughter and the close relationship we've enjoyed, I would want her come with a friend (for support)and be with me. She has my unconditional love and knows I'm there for her NO MATTER WHAT! If she didn't, she might later have large regets.
However, if gramma is shunning you, along with the family, or not been a support for you in any way ever ......... well think for a minute who's shunning who here? If that's the case does it really matter what the shunners think?
all the best
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Society putting out "Want ads" in BOE letters
by sir82 init seems the society has a severe enough shortage of help in some areas that it is asking for help thru all the us boes.. there is one recent letter circulating asking for volunteers who can work on a persian translation team to move to "britain".
elders are to track down anyone who speaks persian & english, and ascertain their willinglness to move to bethel in london to help there.
there's a bunch of the standard "in good standing" questions they are to ask, as well as immigration / citizenship / visa issues to work out.. also, they are looking for programmers who know silverlight & xaml to work on a project for software the rbcs are using.. .
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BCK............hi
" Am I bitter? Damned right I am! The stories I could tell."
You do realize so many have not had access to the wbts upper echelon secrets, so yeah please do tell, we're all ears!
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As The Governing Body Tightens its Grip...
by passwordprotected intwo and a half years ago i predicted that the governing body was going to have to tighten its grip on the rank and file witnesses.. "it's time to get in the compound, brothers and sisters...." it's classic sleight of hand.
distract your audience.
pull off the trick.
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PasswordProtected ... you need to be on here more!
Excellent, intelligent post...thank you.
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"I've explored this issue again on my blog*. I'm convinced that the WTBTS is prepared to lose members. Let's face it, it's easier - and cheaper - to maintain a membership roll of 3 million, or less, than it is 7 million. A smaller core group of die-hard acolytes is easier to micro manage than a more sprawled-out-in-terms-of-obedience congregation of wishy-washy part-timers".
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When you 'think' a smaller core of adherants to "provide" for, well just think of the Real Estate amassed world wide as well as in New York. That still belongs to wbts!!
Think of the millions being spent in Wakill(sp) on the huge recreation centre!
Gee, that just makes all the more for them doesn't it!! Maybe this was the long term plan all along!
I once knew a guy who took on a business partner. They worked liked crazy, the business became a success financially. He had the partner bumped-off and ..............he kept all of it!
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HEADING OUT....
by clarity in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6qxmp3deu8&feature=related.
clarity.
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Dude...Memorial on Sunday? and the Battle for sd-7 Continues
by sd-7 ini've gotten past much of my grieving over the whole marriage-destruction thing, largely by drowning out reality.
i've been even more of a movie-head than usual--and that's saying an awful lot.
also, the quality of my meals has gone down considerably.
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Sd-7,
Nice to hear from you, glad you're OK.
There is something about you that I really like. Your humour for one thing... in spite of everything that's going on.
Glad to hear you are giving your marriage another chance. Most times when we divorce, we only exchange one set of problems for another. Go slow.
Love that scripture Ablebodiedman -
"I will come into his [house] and take the evening meal with him and he with me. "
all the best
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from a Yahoo e-mail group (I love the "gotta love the gb and the greatest witness the world has ever seen)
by therevealer inwe also just back from our circuit assembly.. co told us that we have 1700 pubs in the circuit and approx 50% are involved this month in pioneer work.
the do said that this is worldwide the greatest shout of praise to jehovah since the angels shouted in applause at jehovah's creative works and that it is the greatest witness the world has ever seen.. you gotta love the governing body for coming up with this arrangement.
and you gotta love the worldwide brotherhood for responding so positively.
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Revealer, amazing isn't it ... 30 hour pioneers!! la te dah
Now if all of them were 75 or 90 hr pioneers well that would actually be something nothing!
Funny, I heard an elder say that this was an absolute "tsunami of spirituality"!
I hope all that knocking on doors, doesn't cause as much damage lol.
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On Human Evolution
by TD init's a subject that comes up fairly often here (understandably) and very strong opinions are expressed.
much of the discussion seems to be counterproductive.. i'd like to propose a different approach.
we all know what each other's conclusions are (or at least we should by now).
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I think #1 is truly human.
'Cause I know an elderette who looks just like this!
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Did you fake a prayer at the dinner table?
by fade_away ini was terrible at prayers.
it was hard for me to talk to someone i can't see or hear.
everyone else put their heads down at the dinner table so i needed to do the same or i'll look suspicious.
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Praying in a restaurant....oh boy, more than anything I dreaded that!
What was the point? To show how pious we were? omg
Mostly I would hold the table napkin up to my face and just kept thinking ...I hate thisIhatethisihatethisIhatethisIhatethis ...... wheew it's over!
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Barbara Anderson sharing April 10th Australian Newspaper Article about WT and back ground checks
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/former-witness-taking-on-watch-tower/story-fn6bfmgc-1226036543156.
former witness taking on watch tower graeme hammond from: sunday herald sun april 10, 201112:00ama former jehovah's witness is to launch a private criminal prosecution against the religion's world headquarters.
his action is in protest at its refusal to require church elders to submit to working with children police checks in victoria.
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Here's another link to show how WT is looked at as being a trustworthy contact for children.....
Think again!
clarity