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Why I HATED Saturday Morning field Service

by TOTH in

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i had to be in the bath and getting dressed to go in service with my folks instead of watching cartoons!.

lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kg_tzqvf4.

Quarterback

Field Service was not for everyone. Honest, I did enjoy working in FS with some of my young friends. There were mornings that we played hooky, and got to watch cartoons. That Johnny Quest cartoon never was on Saturday morning when I was a kid. It usually appeared in the afternoon, after school time. I really enjoyed that one. I agree with, Toth. Hollywood is remaking shows i.e Tintin. Johnny Quest would be a great remake.

I got to play with the kids in the neighborhood alot, so I wasn't deprived there.

I just didn't like the constant routine,every saturday. It was overkill I thought.

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Jupiter and Venus visible for awhile

by Quarterback in

i came upon this interesting article that called the "conjunction of venus and juniper" that appears every thirteen months.

this will also continue to be visible for tomorrow evening as well..

Quarterback

I came upon this interesting article that called the "Conjunction of Venus and Juniper" that appears every thirteen months. This will also continue to be visible for tomorrow evening as well.

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It CAN'T go on much longer

by jean-luc picard in

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so thats what my mum told me today.

i've learned to hold my tongue but i was thinking,.

"why can't it?

Quarterback

Top Ten signs, that the end is so close:

10) Aux Pioneering reduced to 30 hrs

9) Chicago Bears win the Superbowl

8) Men start shaving their heads

7) Imminent is a name for a new Rock Band

6) That "Generation" teaching gets changed, one more time

5) A Zone Overseer can't afford the gas to travel.

4) A District Overseer can't remember what the words, "soon, or very close" means

3) Rush Limbagh tells you that Evolution was a Conspiracy Theory

2) Circuit Overseers tell you it ok to go to University

1) The declaration of, "The Corporations really have a guilty conscience, and will now return those bonuses".

Then you must run like hell......

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are there other instances where they say this about who will survive the big A

by therevealer in

*** w89 9/1 p. 19 par.

7 remaining organized for survival into the millennium ***.

7 only jehovah's witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the "great crowd," as a united organization under the protection of the supreme organizer, have any scriptural hope of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by satan the devil..

Quarterback

They have modified this statement in a more recent WT - Public Edition to say, "Only those encouragibly wicked will die at A".

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Quote from Giliad Graduation

by lostinthought in

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so loch made this gem of a quote on saturday: the "slave makes mistakes, truth is revealed progressivily.

our understanding changes and gets better" .

he also said that we know we have the "truth" because thousands are baptized but we should not only watch numbers..... ok, huge eye roll..

Quarterback

So we shouldn't only watch numbers....I guess not. There are more Catholics out there, than JW's.

And, what else should we watch?

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Now that we plan for Retirement

by designs in

one of the big adjustments for many of us was growing older and realizing retirement was a reality.

did you have a company or government retirement package or personal ira or 401k.

what advice would you give the 20 to 60 year olds coming to term with 'life in this system'..

Quarterback

I'm fortunate to have a good pension. It's about secure as the rest our given the times that we are living in.

In Canada, we have RRSP's instead of 401 K's. I never beleived in being the one having the most expensive gravestone at a gravesite, so me and my spouse will be content with what we have saved up.

Getting there though, you have to resist the pressure that the society puts on you for dropping your savings plans to get out and becoming a pioneer, and getting out of the work force early. Many in the ORG are not so fortunate, but still some are not too bad., depending on which country you live in.

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As a JW, did you eat at any religious restaurant?

by Iamallcool in

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my jw parents refused to eat food from religious restaurant, they have very good reviews.

i was wondering when you were jw, did you go to any religious restaurant?

.

Quarterback

Lilbluekitty, here in Canada we have a sacred donut/coffee shop too. It's called Tim Horton's. Named after a famous Hockey player.

Many JW's frequent it on Saturdays, and during the week for coffee breaks. It is very addictive to go there. It's almost like what the Asians consider to be an Opium house, but the drug that is used is Caffeine and other mysterious chemicals..and oh yes...it is now the season of "Roll up the rim, to win" A pagon celebration that the Society hasn't caught up to yet. It's like buying a lottery ticket and winning a car.

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For my Ontario Friends, Happy Family Day

by Quarterback in

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yes, enjoy the day, and the good thing about this is that there are no pagon roots in this holiday..

Quarterback

Florida, is good.

Tal: It would be a pleasure to adopt you into my family.

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 02-19-2012 WT Study (OLD FAITHFUL)

by blondie in

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oholiab were guided by gods spirit?

oholiab were guided by gods spirit is the.

gods spirit.

Quarterback

That's interesting. Was it really a human sacrifice? Judges 11:40 states that she was visited yearly by many and commended for her actions of loyalty.

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Latest Study Article: Was Jephthah surprised at his daughter coming out?

by garbonzo in

paragraph 15: "he vowed that if god gave ammon into jephthah's hand, the first one to come out of the door when he returned home would be jehovah's.

as jephthah returned home from subduing ammon, his daughter came running to meet him.

(judg.

Quarterback

Human sacrifices were never acceptable to Jehovah. Jeremiah 32: 35 mentions that, "such a thing has never entered into His heart". The sacrifices were not always living things. Based on the person's financial status, a measure of wheat could have been offered.

I'm not sure about how the drama played out between, Jephta, and his daughter, but we know what message the society is giving. They want many to give their children to full-time service whether in Bethel, or pioneering. Of course, the parents have not vowed this, but the Society is implying that they did, or they should, and it's all a wonderful thing.

I'm not sure what would have happened if Jephta's daughter would have refused.