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  Watchtower Corporation Should Turn Into An Old Folks Care Center To Care For Those That Devoted Their Lives To Corporation Causes

  by frankiespeakin in

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  what do you think?

  i mean isn't that what jesus their master want as a form of loveing your neighbor especially those that devote their life to them and their silly dream about being god's organization..

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  This idea has already been implemented by a group of industrious brothers, including Judah Schroeder:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/273093/1/A-247million-assisted-living-facility-for-aging-JW-ministers
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  Watchtower Corporation Should Turn Into An Old Folks Care Center To Care For Those That Devoted Their Lives To Corporation Causes

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what do you think?

  i mean isn't that what jesus their master want as a form of loveing your neighbor especially those that devote their life to them and their silly dream about being god's organization..

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  This is a great new revenue stream. There is money in nursing homes. Convert these folks to Medicaid and keep the alive as long as possible.
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  Is this new donation arrangement for real?

  by nugget in

  1. watchtower
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  just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.

  congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.

  congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.

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  That seems a bit odd. I cannot imagine individuals allowing an elder to review their tax return. Nor would I expect an elder to know what to look for.
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  Is this new donation arrangement for real?

  by nugget in

  1. watchtower
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  just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.

  congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.

  congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.

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  JW GoneBad, thank you for providing that form. If that is used now, it is not new. I remember this from the late 80s when we decided to build an assembly hall.
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  Mickey's epitaph, "I tried". What will yours be?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  mickey rooney passed,a sad loss.

  yes, the above is reported to be his epitaph.

  how about yours?.

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  "See, I told you I wasn't feeling well."
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  Mickey's epitaph, "I tried". What will yours be?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
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  mickey rooney passed,a sad loss.

  yes, the above is reported to be his epitaph.

  how about yours?.

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  "I am done, have a great life without me"
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  Is this new donation arrangement for real?

  by nugget in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.

  congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.

  congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.

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  I can remember something similar when an assembly hall was built in our area. We asked individuals how much they would contribute and how much the could contribute each month. We passed out small surveys at the SM, collected the results and sent it to the assembly hall building committee. This was back in the late 1980s. So what you describe is nothing new.
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  Can it be said mankind has tried....

  by punkofnice in

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  ....every form of government there is?.

  the watchtower claims this is why armageddon hasn't come yet....apparently ol' j-man is showing how awful man is at governing himself.

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  The fact that the human race is still in existance suggests that we have done something right. So, to suggest that mankind has failed is incorrect.
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  What JW beliefs did you used to hate trying to defend?

  by DuvanMuvan in

  1. watchtower
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  as one of the jw "young ones" i was always expected to witness to my friends at school if i wanted to make god's heart glad or whatever but i didn't.

  the closest i ever got was just explaining why we didn't celebrate christmasetc.

  even then i was just reciting things i read in publications.. one topic i always tried to avoid talking about was birthdays.

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  I hated to hear how great Lot was. I found this story to be disgusting. He was an opportunist who abused his family and allowed others to do so for his own benefit.

  I hated to have to defend how wise Solomon was. His wisdom clearly did not extend to simple economics. He burdened his nation with excess taxes so he could live a lavish life style. Then he had hundreds of kids. There is no faster way to dissolve wealth than by having an excess number of children fighting over the pot of gold after your death.

  I also hated defending birthdays and Christmas and the general distain for all holidays.
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  My S.A.D. experience

  by NewYork44M in

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  2. friends

  for those who have been out of touch for more than a few years, a s.a.d.

  is the special assembly day.

  i attended the sad in brooklyn this weekend and thought you might enjoy some of the highlights.. the morning began with two "telling" illustrations.

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  Wow - I am famous

  That was so so so long ago. I am a different person.