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  What makes people so greedy/jealous/unthankful

  by hoser in

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  the owner of the company that i work for was talking to me today about his brother who chose a different line of business and makes more money than him.

  he seems to be upset about his choice of work.

  but when when i look around this guys yard he has done very well for himself but apparantly not as well as his brother.

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  A good quality of character = ambition

  bad = greed

  Fine line between the two.

  Well said. I am all for ambition, but very anti greed.
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  Is the AGM today?

  by hamsterbait in

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  anybody going or who can give us the noolite hot from the gb a$$?.

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  It has been 38 minutes since the last update. I hope our mole has not been captured.
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  What makes people so greedy/jealous/unthankful

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the owner of the company that i work for was talking to me today about his brother who chose a different line of business and makes more money than him.

  he seems to be upset about his choice of work.

  but when when i look around this guys yard he has done very well for himself but apparantly not as well as his brother.

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  Jealousy is an emotion that can kill. You will always find more successful people. Get over it.
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  What exactly do the Governing body(TM) do?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  a genuine question really.. do they actually make desicions or are they simple sock puppets for the lawyers?.

  are they just a front (like the queen is in the uk), with little or no desicion making input?.

  do they just give talks and make appearances?.

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  I suspect decisions are made well before the issue is presented to the GB. They probably make the decision between A and B. But the decision as to what is presented is made long before a sanitized presentation is made.
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  That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  leaving the university with my degree!.

  exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

  i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

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  Congratulations Billy. Best wishes for your continued success.
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  TMS schedule for 2015?

  by PlatinumFix in

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  just a question - has anyone seen the tms schedule for 2015 yet?.

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  Very mysterious.
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  Did it bother you that they taught, "miss a meeting and you'll fall away?"

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  how many times did we hear that if we dont attend meetings we will leave the truth because satan will get ahold of us?

  that always bothered me.

  i thought, "if my faith isn't able to stand alone what good is it?

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  I guess they had a point. I no longer attend and I have "fallen away."
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  JW.org: " One Hundred Years Ago—1914"

  by rebel8 in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2014-yearbook/one-hundred-years-ago-1914/.

  all links and content are posted here for critical review in compliance with copyright laws.

  the be thou faithful unto death countdown card was used by some in their resolve to remain faithful to the end.

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  NewYork44M

  This is a quite sanitized description of history.
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  Didnt Jesus kick satan out of the heavens 100 years ago for the watchtower yesterday?

  by Joliette in

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  i was at my friend's volleyball game when i looked down at my clock on my cell phone and realized its been 100 years since jesus starting ruling from the heavens and satan was casted down to earth.

  wasnt it october 1st 1914 when jesus decided to kick satan out of the heavens?.

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  We are waiting with bated breath for the next announcement. Isn't the annual meeting tomorrow? Perhaps the earthly representatives of Jehovah will add insight into the exciting fulfillment of this prophesy. I sense that we are very close to the grand climax of this prophesy.

  BTW, I always like the term "Grand Climax," not sure why...
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  JW.Org Google Ranking Not Looking Good for WT!

  by JW GoneBad in

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  NewYork44M

  What is illustrated by these comments is the significant risk related to the Watchtower when deciding late in the game to embrace the internet. People will surf the internet and find - way to easily - TTATT.

  While they may be able to convince diehards not to type the complete name into a search engine, they can't do the same with those who potentially might be converts.