Posts by millie210

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New Article - Watchtower View of Homosexuality

by jwfacts in

i have thought about writing this article for many years, and the awake!

2014 no.4 was the final straw.

there it states that jehovah's witnesses show no prejudice towards homosexuals, and "they neither mock nor mistreat people whose practices differ from their own.

what more cuts might be in the pipeline

by pepperheart in

there have been so many cuts in the past few years in the jw world what do you think might be next?

There has been a rumor floating around for years that they are going to cut the number of circuit overseers. Use qualified COBEs from a local circuit to do the job. Shorten the congregation visits to a long weekend (Thurs night thru Sunday).

I am not sure though since they removed D.O.s if that will happen but it would cut costs.

Circuit overseers seem somewhat of a liability as they cost the Org a lot of $$ and the members are finding them more and more of a visit they dread and just dont support

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Food trends/Sweet dreams

by JWdaughter in

ok, i like to bake, cook, read and write.

my goal, short term is to work on a winning entry for the pillsbury bake off this year and other food contests.

i plan to write, maybe blog about the process.. my small problem with pillsbury is that i am a home baker.

millie210

oh yeah, the tastes buds will vote for velveeta!

You make a good point though in all seriousness....peoples taste buds are very adapted to what they are used to arent they?

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Food trends/Sweet dreams

by JWdaughter in

ok, i like to bake, cook, read and write.

my goal, short term is to work on a winning entry for the pillsbury bake off this year and other food contests.

i plan to write, maybe blog about the process.. my small problem with pillsbury is that i am a home baker.

millie210

coconut oil is a GREAT idea!

Only 7 ingredients huh?

Then each one really needs to count....

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Food trends/Sweet dreams

by JWdaughter in

ok, i like to bake, cook, read and write.

my goal, short term is to work on a winning entry for the pillsbury bake off this year and other food contests.

i plan to write, maybe blog about the process.. my small problem with pillsbury is that i am a home baker.

millie210

If I mull this over maybe I can come up with something better but the first thing that comes to mind is the whole foods movement.

Free range eggs, grass fed meats (not for baking but maybe the lard in pie crusts and such?).

Grass fed dairy milk, butter, cheeses.

You said Pillsbury so I am guessing that is the contest sponsor?

I like King Arthur flours personally,

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The Congregational Make Up Research Project: WTB&TS wants to know you.

by oppostate in

we have a bethel speaker on the english side.

they're pretty regular up here since it's only three and a half hours drive from nyc.. but this is a special kind of visit.. it turns out he's involved in doing a special research project and the christian congregation of jw's wants to know us better.. in order for the broadcasting to address issues more meaningful for families, they want to know the demographic make up of the congregations.. he spoke with the secretary about young single publishers and couples 20-35 y.o.

how are they employed.

millie210

I think it shows they KNOW they have a problem.

Which is great...let them sweat a little.

The problem is not fixable so it doesnt really matter how much data they gather.

Old saying comes to mind...trying to shut the barn door after the horse is gone...

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The Congregational Make Up Research Project: WTB&TS wants to know you.

by oppostate in

we have a bethel speaker on the english side.

they're pretty regular up here since it's only three and a half hours drive from nyc.. but this is a special kind of visit.. it turns out he's involved in doing a special research project and the christian congregation of jw's wants to know us better.. in order for the broadcasting to address issues more meaningful for families, they want to know the demographic make up of the congregations.. he spoke with the secretary about young single publishers and couples 20-35 y.o.

how are they employed.

millie210

Same thought as Robo,

They have to gather and triangulate the data so the Holy Spirit can amaze the flock with its timely messages.

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Try Being Kind...It Actually Feels Good!

by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

jw
friends

let me start by saying that this forum has been helpful to me in many ways.

i haven't gotten involved in much commenting and i am not very assertive by nature so i've steered away from participating in debates.

but i have read threads often and had a sense of community.

millie210

I love zeb!

Great thread Eyes Open...thanks for starting it and letting us see each others hearts,

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900000 US$ donations from Brother Nelson (aka Prince)

by sp74bb in

jw
friends

2005 - $20,000 for chanhassen jevovah witnes y st louis jehovah witness2006 - $130,000 for jehovah witness kingdom hall2007 - $800,000 for peccole ranch lakes kingdom hall fund.

the amounts of his donations has been posted in other forums with copies of the public tax filings of his love 4 one another foundation..

millie210

Well now we know how much it "costs" to get yourself a public announcement from headquarters after your death.

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There will be a Funeral service for Prince in the Kingdom Hall this sunday

by Farai in

about 30-50 high profile guests are expected among 300 other guests.

the kingdom hall has requested for support from the police for crowd/traffic control .

http://kstp.com/news/email-details-prince-funeral-minnetonka-jehovahs-witness-kindom-hall-police-traffic-crowd-control/4136002/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/prince-memorial-scheduled/.

millie210

Pete Zahut
I'll bet some of them have been secretly doing this at home but since it's ok now, all the Brothers should turn up to the memorial wearing high heels, tight pants and eyeliner

Funniest thing I am going to read all day....even though it is early, I feel confident is saying this.