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  Going where the "Need is Great"

  by OUTLAW in

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  lets go back in time,back to the late 60`s early 70`s..armagedon is coming and the wbts wants it`s members to sell every thing they got and preach in areas where there are few or no dubs..where did the people you know go?..my parents packed up their belongings and went to..the friggin bible belt of b.c..lol!

  a good wind storm would knock a few christians out of trees there were so many..a bloody church on every street corner,and every one of them had the truth..so why the bible belt?..there were`nt many dubs there at the time,but most importantly property was cheap.a smart dub could make a killing at real estate,and they did..more money than you could shake a dead donkey at,lol!....my bud`s dad also went where the need was great.the dumb-ass religion broke his family up,his wife being a none believer and all.so where did my buds anointed dad go?..hawaii,lol!

  where else would you go to rough it out till armagedon?

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  mustang

  Why, thank ye, Unc. You are most generous. Perhaps someday Dragon Lady and I will venture that way.

  So, what kind of wild life do you tend? 2-legged or 4-legged???

  Mustang
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  Going where the "Need is Great"

  by OUTLAW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lets go back in time,back to the late 60`s early 70`s..armagedon is coming and the wbts wants it`s members to sell every thing they got and preach in areas where there are few or no dubs..where did the people you know go?..my parents packed up their belongings and went to..the friggin bible belt of b.c..lol!

  a good wind storm would knock a few christians out of trees there were so many..a bloody church on every street corner,and every one of them had the truth..so why the bible belt?..there were`nt many dubs there at the time,but most importantly property was cheap.a smart dub could make a killing at real estate,and they did..more money than you could shake a dead donkey at,lol!....my bud`s dad also went where the need was great.the dumb-ass religion broke his family up,his wife being a none believer and all.so where did my buds anointed dad go?..hawaii,lol!

  where else would you go to rough it out till armagedon?

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  mustang

  Well!!!!

  Sorry, didn't mean to keep you in suspense, so here goes, Unc. LSS (Long Story Short):

  Dad picked a town in the same state that had had a congregation. The congo had been dissolved. Fortunately, this was the same country etc., so culture shock issues were not applicable.

  He found one discouraged sister (who had pIONEERED) who lived in the largest town in that county. There was also an elderly couple at quite a distance from the town. This couple was best described by an old favorite term of the WTS in those days: INFIRM.

  So, with this great collection to start with, Dad bought some property, got a job and started holding occasional meetings in some rented halls and local lodges.

  HOLD ONTO YER HATS!!!! He actually got a CIRCUS TENT and held TENT MEETINGS FOR A WHILE!!!!!!!!!!

  Some time later, he had built a couple of small rental business fronts for himself. So, one of them became the KH for a while. The "Contribution Box" sometimes yielded something resembling RENT!!!!

  Dad evangelized the health out of the local flora & fauna. He also scoured assemblies & conventions for others willing to move to the area.

  There was a significant population of transient people moving through the town because of a local industry; letter-writing to and from Brooklyn managed to get information on people passing through. Relatives of these migrants would track them down and ask if there was a congo nearby. Brooklyn would pass the referrals on, now that the congo was reforming.

  Sound familiar??? JW's invented networking BEFORE THE WEB & BEFORE AL GORE!!!!!

  (I am being purposely vague for security purposes: names have been changed to protect the guilty. God helps the innocent

  During these days, there was much dispute and strife over lack of qualified servants. In some cases, SISTERS were appointed as "ACTING SERVANTS". Varied opinions caused some real grief here. Heck, I believe that Adam even had some concerns with this facet of the Theocraptik arrangement.

  The attendance gradually picked up, with all this attention. So, then the congo moved into something slightly larger in rental property.

  About this time, several people moved in who were much more qualified as servants than Dad. Soon trouble was a brewing!!! This is where I learned JW POLITIX!!!!!! Oh, the dirt of the "back-room" knows no end

  So, after a while Dad was "passed over" by flashy new talent on the scene. Oh, the struggle with the Corporate Ladder has been ever present, all the way back to Moses, it seems.

  Well, today there are 6 congo's in that area, with probably a 100 or so pUBLISHER's each. Passed over or not, Dad still bitterly pounds his chest as the "founder " of all this.

  Which brings things to me "bailing out": how could he tolerate that? He didn't; so he ha ranted, raved, preached, cajoled, manipulated, LIED, tricked, schemed and so on for nearly 30 years to drag me back to "the TROOF(tm)" kicking and screaming.

  What did I learn? Firstly, HONESTY, from a dishonest Borg and a likewise dishonest father. I got blindsided on that one.

  Secondly, in JW-land POLITIX RULES!!!!!!

  Thirdly, you can't appease a bully and get anywhere. And overzealous JW parent's eventually become bullies. I finally had to tell him to "go pound sand....".

  So, I have moved cross country several times, disconnected from the Dubs and met a wonderful Asian princess. Refreshingly, she has NO CONCEPT OF WESTERN RELIGION!!!!!

  Who knows, Unc, we could tour Oz on one of our excursions!!!

  Mustang

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  Going where the "Need is Great"

  by OUTLAW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lets go back in time,back to the late 60`s early 70`s..armagedon is coming and the wbts wants it`s members to sell every thing they got and preach in areas where there are few or no dubs..where did the people you know go?..my parents packed up their belongings and went to..the friggin bible belt of b.c..lol!

  a good wind storm would knock a few christians out of trees there were so many..a bloody church on every street corner,and every one of them had the truth..so why the bible belt?..there were`nt many dubs there at the time,but most importantly property was cheap.a smart dub could make a killing at real estate,and they did..more money than you could shake a dead donkey at,lol!....my bud`s dad also went where the need was great.the dumb-ass religion broke his family up,his wife being a none believer and all.so where did my buds anointed dad go?..hawaii,lol!

  where else would you go to rough it out till armagedon?

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  mustang

  Remember that??? Oh, yes; my folks did it in the 50's!!!!!!!!

  Mustang
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  The U.S. already has the RIGHT to wage war on IRAQ

  by starScream in

  1. watchtower
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  whether a u.s. lead invasion of iraq is necessary or not the united states has that right and here is why.

  in 1990 the u.n. security council authorized the use of military force to expel the iraqi army from kuwait.

  british and u.s. forces were the dominant contributors to the coalition.

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  So, Germany gets invaded and you ignore it???

  REFERENCE: http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news1/an011212-15.html

  It took 9-11 to wake you out of a Neville Chamberlain slumber?

  Mustang
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  The U.S. already has the RIGHT to wage war on IRAQ

  by starScream in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  whether a u.s. lead invasion of iraq is necessary or not the united states has that right and here is why.

  in 1990 the u.n. security council authorized the use of military force to expel the iraqi army from kuwait.

  british and u.s. forces were the dominant contributors to the coalition.

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  mustang

  The German comrade has a heavy heart.

  Well, you’ve had your say and likely others will exercise their privilege, too.

  But could you explain how you stood still so long for the "Caliph of Cologne"? Let him sneak up and establish his own little government, did you?

  It is not likely that the rest of the world will be so like Neville Chamberlain!!!

  Mustang

  REFERENCE: http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/news1/an011212-15.html
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  JW's Companions In Arms?

  by Englishman in

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  july 15, 1958. i sailed aboard the ts arosa star.

  she was bound from southampton for new york.

  i was 12 years old and accompanying my grandmother.

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  mustang

  I was @ NY in 1958, too. For about a decade, whatever DC was @ NY was a bad habit for our family.

  Mustang
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  What Would A Jehovah's Witness Romance Novel Be Like?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  i was reading in the religion page of the newspaper today that the mormons are enjoying romance novels in which descriptions of the characters' sex lives are limited to little more the first kiss--- that could happen after they are engaged to be married........any ideas of what a jw romance novel might be like?

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  mustang

  Boring!!!

  Until the couple gets to the Judicial Committee for NOT DOING ANYTHING!!!! (In other word, they still haven't gotten to "1st Base"!!!)

  JW Harlequin Romances have a different style of excitement.

  Mustang
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  What Would A Jehovah's Witness Romance Novel Be Like?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading in the religion page of the newspaper today that the mormons are enjoying romance novels in which descriptions of the characters' sex lives are limited to little more the first kiss--- that could happen after they are engaged to be married........any ideas of what a jw romance novel might be like?

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  mustang

  Boring!!!

  Until the couple gets to the Judicial Committee for NOT DOING ANYTHING!!!! (In other word, they still haven't gotten to "1st Base"!!!)

  JW Harlequin Romances have a different style of excitement.

  Mustang
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  Finally received our "shepherding call" today

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was inevitable.

  after dodging the bullet for a few weeks, the elders finally made their way to our house today.

  the reason i think this to be so, is because he asked me what he should write down for my report.

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  mustang

  Justhuman:

  Don't forget to toss in a few "waiting on Jehovah's".

  Mustang
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  BUG INFESTATION LEVEL

  by mustang in

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  in a universe far, far away (and @ a major computer peripherals company), my programming buddies and i made up a rating scale of software/firmware errors.

  1- a single fly.

  2- a couple of mosquitoes.

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  mustang

  In a universe far, far away (and @ a major computer peripherals company), my programming buddies and I made up a rating scale of Software/Firmware Errors. It went something like this:

  1- A single fly

  2- A couple of mosquitoes

  3- A swarm of gnats

  4- A termite mound

  (It’s been a long time; some items may have slipped beyond memory.)

  Well, I think Simon has been dealing with THE TERMITE MOUND!!!!!!!

  Thanks for your perseverance and here’s "hats off" to a really good sport!!!

  Mustang