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  Governing Body Letter details things that "have never been done before." - Really?

  by cappytan in

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  [note: copy/pasted this with permission from reddit.].

  once each year, the governing body writes a direct letter to the congregation members included in the yearbook.

  in his annual message to the catholic faithful (urbi et orbi) delivered on christmas day, the pope spoke about world peace, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.

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  So now we know what they mean when they throw around the word "historic": things that have never been done before.

  By their reckoning of 'things that have never been done before,' the formation of a snowflake would be considered historic.
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  Chaos at Brooklyn Bethel 12/2016

  by James Jack in

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  2. scandals

  this was how it was described to me yesterday by a brother who has been there for some 40 years.

  "everyone is about gone; the governing body is set to leave within 2 months; the kitchen and laundry personnel are gone and i have to fend for myself now.".

  "also the aggravation of 4 to 5 business men in suits with clipboards daily checking out the watchtower properties.

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  He told me that he is assured that he will be transferred to another Bethel location because of his long years of Bethel Service.

  . . . . until they change their minds. They've been known to do that.

  Interesting info JAMES JACK.
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  Yearbook 2016: Annual Report (15177 Partakers)

  by Designer Stubble in

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  2. bible

  the 2016 yearbook is up on jw.orgbranches of jehovahs witnesses: 89 (was 90)number of lands reporting: 240 (was 239)total congregations: 118016 (was 115416)worldwide memorial attendance: 19,862,763 (was 19,950,019) decreasememorial partakers worldwide: 15,177 (was 14,121 in 2013:13,204) large increasepeak of publishers in kingdom service: 8,220,105 (was 8,201,205) minor increaseaverage publishers preaching each month: 7,987,279 (was 7,867,958)percentage of increase over 2014: 1.5 (was 2.2)total number baptized: 260,273 (was 275,581)average auxiliary pioneer publishers each month: 443,504 (was 635,298) huge decreaseaverage pioneer publishers each month: 1,135,210 (was 1,089,446)total hours spent in field: 1,933,473,727 (was 1,945,487,604) decreaseaverage home bible studies each month: 9,708,968 (was 9,499,933)

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  Now the push to build new kingdom halls makes perfect sense.

  They're going to need them to accommodate the ever increasing number of "partakers."
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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

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  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  SPARROWDOWN - from my experience, that (dropping the g's) is very NYC/Northern NJ-ish. Actually more of New Jersey than NY. Perhaps it happens other places as well.
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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

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  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

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  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  American accents, Bette Midler, Clinton, Rick Fearon, Strathclyde, Morningside

  by slimboyfat in

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  i used to enjoy being able to distinguish different local accents, but for some reason i've got worse at it.

  i was thinking about this today when i was listening to bette midler on the scottish radio.

  i thought to myself i quite liked her accent and also that it reminded me of someone else.

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  This is a great thread!

  I pretty much agree with DUNEDAIN with respect to New York accents.

  I think there is a kind of "generic" NY accent that overspreads the city and at least northern NJ. That's the accent I have.

  Then there are places where the NY accent seems much stronger. As DUNEDAIN mentioned, the Staten Island accent is different, but I also think that the Brooklyn accent is different than SI. I'll add to this that I think the strongest of all the NY metro accents is the Queens/Long Island accent.

  If you're interested in American accents, you'll find that the greatest number of different accents occur in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic states, and there are historical reasons for this that are really interesting.

  As far as Seinfeld, I was never really a fan (I like what I've seen of the show, I'm just not a TV person) but from what I remember, Jerry (who is from Long Island in real life) really doesn't have a LI accent; it's more of the "generic" NY accent. From my recollection, Elaine had a pretty light, generic NY accent. Her accent would fit well into northern NJ. Jerry's parents, however, had solid Brooklyn accents (from what I remember).

  In regards to the "caught/cot" distinction mentioned my SNUGGLEBUNNY, that is entirely regional. I would NEVER pronounce them the same way.

  The vowel sound in "caught" would sound like "awe," ("cawt") and the vowel sound in "cot" would sound like "hot" or "pot."
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  Local Needs part given after Ministerial Servant left the organization

  by cappytan in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbb8rt2bem8.

  some crazy cult language in this talk.. some highlights:.

  18:15 - obey.

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  Very interesting, thanks for posting that CAPPY.

  My wife and I both noticed something missing in that talk.

  Yes, there was the fear mongering and call to obey without thinking. . ..

  Here's what wasn't said, something that would have certainly been included in a talk like this 20 years ago:

  "And brothers, just imagine listening to these poisonous falsehoods and walking away from Jehovah today. . . and tomorrow the Great Tribulation and Armageddon breaks out."

  No one actually believes Armageddon / the New System is coming in their lifetimes anymore. They don't even mention it when they want to guilt trip you/fearmonger.
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  Voices calling Watchtower to give money

  by wannaexit in

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  .........will they do it?.

  http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151217/opinion/151219924/jehovahs-witnesses-should-leave-brooklyn-a-big-thank-you-gift.

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  Wow. Good.

  I predict they leave nothing and that NYC ends up suing the shit out of them.
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  2014-12-17-BOE-Children Give Up Your Pocket Money!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. bible

  petra!

  2015-12-17-boe already, you dear brothers have done so well, sending gifts both large and small.

  for in-stance, two children, five and seven years old, sent their pocket money to help build our new bethel instead of going to the circus, writing, "this is much better than that!

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  What the hell? Really?