Posts by NewYork44M

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Special Local Needs From Branch This Week

by kneehighmiah in

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friends

i hear there will be a special local needs outline provided by the branch this week.

does anyone have details?

will this be a regional thing only?

NewYork44M

Don't they allocate 20 minutes every month in the Service Meeting for "local needs?" Is this now being directed by the central office?

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so as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.

the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.

sylvia.

NewYork44M

Over the years I worked with a number of old eccentric men who had the zeal for the preaching activity but presented themselves as unstable homeless people. My father exhibited these traits towards the end of his life. Had I hung around, I would be able to look forward to be classified in this same group.

Perhaps I missed my calling.

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SECRET SIGN FOR FADERS

by Bob_NC in

faders need a secret sign to use at the khall.

the thought came to me after reading replies to datadogs post on stopping singing at the meetings.. i can suggest a few secret signs for faders to use and to look for at the khall, but it would be better that current meeting attenders make suggestions here.

if readers on this site can agree to a secret sign to use at the meetings, just imagine the power that would have at your kingdom hall.

NewYork44M

I have long suggested a secret handshake. But the idea never took off. Perhaps now is the time.

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Does anyone remember the excuse they used in 1979-1980

by Crazyguy in

back in 79-80 they came out with another wt stating quite clearly that jesus was not the mediator for most jw's and of course this upset quite a few and some asked "if jesus is not my mediator then how does god hear my prayers?

' does anyone remember what they said to answer this question?.

NewYork44M

So, if I asked a typical r&f witless would they agree that Jesus is only a mediator to the annointed? If so, that is a big deal.

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the circuit assembly

by thedog1 in

i am off to the circuit assembly tomorrow.

not really looking forward to it as it is the first one i will go to after finding out many things on this forum.

since the last assembly i have read coc, in search of christian freedom, and some of the gentile times reconsidered.

NewYork44M

Once you clearly understand TTATT, you will find the sessions almost shocking.

Good luck.

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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day

by Laika in

in the uk, this sunday is mother's day!

ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.

but this is really just a cover.

NewYork44M

Outlaw, I thought it was birthdays that created the risk of losing your head, not mother's day.

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Why JWs don't celebrate Mother's day

by Laika in

in the uk, this sunday is mother's day!

ask a jw why they don't celebrate holidays and they'll tell you it's because of some nefarious pagan connection.

but this is really just a cover.

NewYork44M

This is one celibration that I never understood the jw opposition.

I heard that Mother's day is a continuation of Mary worship. And we cannot have that. But again, I never got the connection.

In any event I wish I was able to celibrate my mother in such a way that she understood how important she was in my life.

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one eighth of jw's are regular pioneers?

by Truthexplorer in

that's what a brother said during his public talk.

i mentioned this to the missus afterwards and asked if i heard right?

seems quite a high number!.

NewYork44M

And, did he suggest the significance of this. Back in the days, a pioneer needed to meet a quota of 100 hours per month, I remember when they dropped it to 1,000 per year. And now, isn't it something like 15 minutes.

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How Do You Come to Terms with Being Just One of the 7 Billion?

by will-be-apostate in

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friends

being a jw makes one feel special, no doubt.

when i found out ttatt i realized i'm not special at all.

i'm just one of the other 7 billion human beings who will live and die being nobody, the world will forget about them (and i'm not talking about relatives and friend), they didn't make anything special in their life, they didn't change the course of history, were not famous nor rich, didn't invent facebook, google or anything awesome, didn't have an article published in newscientist, had no imdb profil, not even a wiki page, didn't write a book etc.

NewYork44M

Stand on a street corner offering free hugs

I might get arrested.

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Lies taught by the GB about ....Life, Worldy people & apostates

by williamhconley in

the governing body not only lies to it's members about their true history but also about life itself, worldly people and former members.. here are some of those lies that come to my mind.. .

"jw's are the happiest people on earth" -.

fact: depression, anxiety, fear of punishment, paranoia, is what jw's live with every day.

NewYork44M

"Going to University or College shows ambition, pride and greed"

And, why is that a bad thing? Those are all human emotions, and just like any other emotion it can be channeled to a good purpose.