I used to give a substatial amount... not hundreds of dollars a month but maybe $50-100.... I always reacted to the deficit announcements and then that month maybe give $200. Since 2002.... I havent put one penny in the box at the hall of Assembly Hall. Wife thinks I donate so she gives me the money to put in the box but i hide it in her wallet again or just keep it.
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How Much $$$ Did You Contribute To The Organization?
by minimus ini know of some elders that regularly gave about $500 per month towards the kingdom hall and other watchtower society interests....and you???
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What Do You Think About The "Faithful&Discreet Slave Class"?
by minimus inthere are so many new posters here now, i think this topic should be revisited.
i believe the most ridiculous belief that witnesses have is a "slave class" made up of 144,000 give spiritual "food at the proper time".
why can't jws see thru this??
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That Faithful and discreet slave thing was just one of Jesus parables... and as for cross linking it with the 144,000 number mentioned in Revelation, thats definitely a stretch. Besides the new testament in numerous verses state that all ...ALL christians must be in union with Jesus and that if you are not then they wont see the kingdom of god. Their reasoning is that the new testament was written exclusively for this annointed slave class.. how convenient and with no proof to justify that other than that they say its the truth... new testament was written only for annointed christians because there are only 144,000 of them that the words apply to.. circular reasoning at its best! As far as I am concerned the whole theology of a slave class made up of 144,000 individuals is false.
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What is your purpose here?
by The Scotsman init is interesting to read the posts here.
people desperately trying to convince themselves that they were right to give up!.
is this your purpose in coming here????.
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XBEHERE
Scotsman welcome to the board. I suggest to you to go to the elders in your congregation and let them know that you come here and post and reply to people...essentially speaking to "apostates". I am curious to know how these spirit appointed men handle your situation with love and concern just as Jesus would have. Let us know.
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Mars bars made with blood
by 5thGeneration inanyone remember back 15 years or so ago when some brothers used to think mars bars were made with lecithin derived from blood .. we had a sister call the company and interrogate them.
funny.. .
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If they are so concerned about "..abstaining from blood" then why are compoments derived from the so-called primary components are up to the individual's conscience if they want to use them or not? Is it really abstaining if you use a derivative of the product?
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Holy spirit my ass!!!
by unbeliever inmy mom called to tell me that my cousin made ms and how happy everyone is.
we got to talking about how the elders think they are led by holy spirit and crap like that.
it damn near killed me not to say anything but my cousin is a double lifer.
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XBEHERE
I am living proof that "Holy Spirit" isn't controlling d**k in the WT org. Been posting here bashing them for 4 going on 5 yrs and still not deleted as an elder.. heh.
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Special Assembly 2-Day 2,000 delegates and TWO baptisms!
by MinisterAmos injust got back from the special one day assembly and had to share this important info.
only two baptisms today; two girls about 15-16 out of 2,000 attendees.. i stumbled more than two with my anti-witnessing.
i posted un expose material in the bathrooms along with pre and post nov 1995 1914 generation belief.. incidentally, attendance was down almost 25% over last year as well.
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I attended mine yesterday and we had just over 2000 attending with 17 baptized. It always fluctuates based on the age and amount of children of baptized JW's who take the plunge. I think its more accurate not to fixate on the "only 2 baptized" but the fact that very VERY few are coming in from the field anymore.
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What will Pres. G. Bush do now?
by hambeak inafter watching his impromptu press conference yesterday on abc i am convinced that clown wants a war with either n. korea or iran.
what do you folks think?
especially your take across the pond as you say.
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.....bombs away!
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Annual Meeting Quote
by XBEHERE ina friend of mine said an elder in his congregation who attended gave a part on the service meeting lastnight about the upcoming campaign and one of the things he said was during one of the gb talks at the annual meeting i think he said it was morris stated that "the governing body is certain that jehovah's day is getting near" anyone go to that meeting or also heard this?
can they verify?
his reasoning for his part was no wonder the year text is zepheniah 1:14 and we are presenting this tract "false religion's end is at hand" .
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A friend of mine said an elder in his congregation who attended gave a part on the service meeting lastnight about the upcoming campaign and one of the things he said was during one of the GB talks at the annual meeting I think he said it was Morris stated that "the governing body is CERTAIN that Jehovah's day is getting near" anyone go to that meeting or also heard this? can they verify? His reasoning for his part was no wonder the year text is Zepheniah 1:14 and we are presenting this tract "False Religion's End is at Hand"
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Meetings are BORING!
by 5thGeneration inwhy do the brothers take such offense when someone says that the meetings are boring?.
i can't possibly fathom how people who have been going to the meetings for decades can sit at the kh and listen, for example, to yesterday's wt study for an hour about adam and eve, cain and abel, how we are all allowed to pray, blah, blah, blah... and not be bored out of their minds!.
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I completely agree, they are totally boring. Imagine having to give talks and service meeting parts about this same crap over and over, year after year... that may be worse than listening to it.
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Anyone here attended an Annual Meeting? What was it like?
by truthseeker indid they open with song and prayer?
how many in attendance?
i understand that they tie in brooklyn, paterson and the stanley theater in new jersey.. what do they talk about - anyone stay for the business meeting?.
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Its really just your typical WT propaganda after the brief business meeting. Epxeriences from different parts of the world on how good the preaching work is doing. The GB and some other "heavy's" give talks. Thats about it.