Posts by Quarterback

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BOE - CONVENTION 2014

by WatchTower87 in

re: convention service meeting part for week of january 6, 2014. .

http://adf.ly/ayq16.

instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.

Quarterback

My New Years resolution this year is to book my own reservations inspite of this list. No CO will be getting a free room on my dime.

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Christmas - love it or leave it?

by Xanthippe in

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friends

i am just watching my neighbours across the road putting up christmas lights while their children run around bursting with excitement.

i am feeling all christmassy now.

can't wait for my daughter to come home from uni next weekend so we can go and buy a tree from the garden centre.

Quarterback

Love the lights.

Love the food, the chocolate, watching the Griswalds, the days off work, families geting togeather, sleeping in.

But, don't celebrate it.

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VERY CONFIDENTIAL LETTER - Child abuse 10/01/2012

by WatchTower87 in

confidential letter child abuse http://adf.ly/auxbu.

to all bodies of elders.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

What concerns me is how many times a publisher overlooks the "Do Not Call" on the territory card. When they approach the door and find out that it seemed like a good call and placed literature there, they assume that it was a mistake.

There should be a better arrangement to protect young people from this danger.

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If the GB reinstated the Book study, would it take?

by BU2B in

i have been noticing in recent threads that people have been observing that the zeal has been waning among r+f jws.

i have observed that most zealous, die hards have gone to foreign lands, or foreign language congregations, leaving the others in the stagnant english congregations.

when you think of it, if you cared at all about bringing people into the cult, you probably would be preaching where it is fertile, the foreign field.

Quarterback

Let's not give them any ideas

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The Governing Body Have Stabbed Many Old Bethelites In The Back By Not Taking Care Of Them In Their Old Age

by frankiespeakin in

these guys are real company men when they have mass lay off of older bethelites tossing them to the curb and making the congregation they are assigned to carry some of the load, so that the watchtower corporation can cut costs of providing for these nolonger young people who have devoted theirs lives to the corporation.. they are heartless bastards aren't they?

i wonder what kind of undercurrent this is causing at headquartes?.

Quarterback

I often wondered who in their right mind would want to stay at Bethel. When I speak to a Bethelite, they also ask me what I do for a living. It's as if they regret being where they are and are searching for answers about how to leave. It's sad that feel that they are stuck in there. Here they are after spending years in this life, they can't leave financially. It's only when they are forced to leave that they go and pursue government assistance.

It's a trap. Parents, don't let your children grow up to be Cowboys, and Bethelites.

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CO explaining at Circuit Assembly how to measure neighbourly love

by Daniel1555 in

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friends

i attended the circuit assembly this weekend.

it was boring as always (except for one positive thing that was said was that we should be gentle especially the elders).. there was one thing that left me absolutely speechless.

the co was explaining how to measure neighbourly love: by the amount of time spent in fieldservice.. the next point he mentioned was that we should strictly adhere to the disfellowshipping arrangments and not find excuses to speak to df family members.. .

Quarterback

I gave my donation for the Philipine Releif this morning at a local Bank. Funny how my wife and I felt confident in giving this way. We were turned off recently from hearing a Bethel speaker tell us to not tie down the the Society's hand's by making special requests for our donations. "Just give to the WorldWide work, and they will sort it out", they said.

We beleive in giving to ither charities as well. My wife also campaigns for the Cancer Society.

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CO explaining at Circuit Assembly how to measure neighbourly love

by Daniel1555 in

jw
friends

i attended the circuit assembly this weekend.

it was boring as always (except for one positive thing that was said was that we should be gentle especially the elders).. there was one thing that left me absolutely speechless.

the co was explaining how to measure neighbourly love: by the amount of time spent in fieldservice.. the next point he mentioned was that we should strictly adhere to the disfellowshipping arrangments and not find excuses to speak to df family members.. .

Quarterback

Yes, that's such a switch from today when we are bombarded with requests for giving to the WT international work, and locally. They don't even want us to put strings on our donations such as to apply the funds to the Phillipines Releif work. Just give to the Society and they will control our money.

It all seems so suspicious, when they even want to control our monetary gifts like that. I want to help the Phillipines but I just can be bothered to give my contribution to the Society. I gave my money at a local Bank that specified their intentions.

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JWs left about 10 Minutes Ago

by ABibleStudent in

i'm visiting my brother and his family in virginia for thanksgiving.

as i was looking out the kitchen window today, saturday, waiting for my sister-in-law to finish talking with my niece on the phone, i noticed an older couple in thick coats going to different houses in the cul-de-sac.

as i was watching the older couple and thinking about what i would do if they rang the door where i was and if they were jws, the door rang.. at the door were two older african-american women.

Quarterback

I love Virginia. Did you have a good time visiting your family for Thanksgiving?

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District Convention drama practice

by hoser in

this experience goes back some time too.

it was one of the defining moments in helping me to wake up to this nonsense.. .

i had a minor role in a drama several years ago.