Hi Prisca,
I can't recall the exact issue but there was an Awake! article that mentioned the large ammount given to the society by "a successfull entertainer" or something along that line. It was pretty obvious they were talking about Michael Jackson.
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17The Prince Concert...(Gag)
by NikL inhey all!!
i got to see prince, last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he was totally and .
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Kiss a** journalism
by NikL infollow the link for a great example of a** kissing the dubs.. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2001/june/15/lnspot.htm.
the only reason people do it is because of all the money the dubs bring to town.
be more interesting if they reported on how the society puts the screw to local businesses.
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Follow the link for a great example of a** kissing the dubs.
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2001/June/15/LNspot.htm
The only reason people do it is because of all the money the dubs bring to town. Be more interesting if they reported on how the society puts the screw to local businesses. That's just my opinion though. See what you think. In case you are feeling lazy I have pasted the text...Witnesses spiff up Arena for event
6,000 delegates of Jehovah’s Witnesses will gather for annual convention
By BOB WITHERS - The Herald-Dispatch
[email protected]Tim Johnson/The Herald-Dispatch
Ruth Morris of Athens, Ohio, trims petunias Thursday as she and dozens of volunteers helped get the Huntington Civic Arena ready for the three-day Jehovah's Witnesses convention this weekend.
HUNTINGTON -- They swept. They scrubbed. They painted. All to soothing orchestral music that doesn’t sound like the customary arena repertoire.And now, they’re ready.
A small army of Jehovah’s Witnesses descended on the Huntington Civic Arena on Thursday to prepare it for the 6,000 delegates arriving at the religious group’s annual District 12 convention today.
"This is our place of worship for three days," says spokesman William "Pat" Thompson. "So we have to clean Jehovah’s house."
Such meetings -- to which the public is invited -- are loaded with benefits, everyone agrees. Attendees are looking for a recharging of the old spiritual batteries, and Huntington is anticipating an economic shot in the arm.
Thompson says the witnesses are particular about the condition of the places they meet.
"The Civic Arena does a good job, but our standards are higher," he said. "Gum, cigarette butts, cups, all types of trash might have been missed. If we meet outdoors, the grounds would be swept."
Tim Johnson/The Herald-Dispatch
Jessica Shafer of Winfield cleans seats Thursday in the Huntington Civic Arena to prepare for the three-day Jehovah's Witnesses convention this weekend.
Business leaders are glad the Witnesses are coming."We’re happy to have them here," says Richard Monga, general manager of the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites. "They have a positive impact not only on the hotels, but also on the restaurants, all the shops in the downtown area, everybody here."
Not many Jehovah’s Witnesses are registered at Monga’s hotel, he says, but that’s only because people connected with the Mrs. West Virginia pageant and several assorted wedding parties beat them to it.
"Our hotel is full," says Peggy Deardorff, director of sales and marketing for the Radisson Hotel Huntington, who says the Witnesses are staying in 188 of the hotel’s 202 rooms tonight and Saturday night.
"We do leave a few rooms available for airline pilots who stay here 365 days a year," she says.
Deardorff likes the way the Witnesses do business.
"Two days after they announce the dates for the following year’s convention, we’re full on those days," she says. "You know your hotel is going to be full a year in advance. And when they reserve, they come. They don’t cancel."
Restaurant managers sing a similar tune.
"I’m sure it impacts all the businesses in Huntington," says Harold Wilson, a manager at Red Lobster. "It has to. You can’t bring 6,000 people in here without it increasing the economy."
Wilson says his restaurant won’t benefit very much directly because his customers usually have to wait after 4 p.m. on Fridays, 1 or 2 p.m. on Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. on Sundays.
"And a lot of people leave if they have to wait," he says.
J.R. Ousley, assistant general manager at Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurant, says a weekend convention of that magnitude increases his already-busy weekend business by 10 percent to 15 percent.
"It makes everybody busy," he says.
Government leaders make it unanimous.
"They ought to be welcomed because they have selected Huntington as a place to meet and they’re going to spend money here," says Jerry McDonald, president of the Huntington Area Development Council. "And that money turns over at least seven times."
Gerry Krueger, president of the Cabell-Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau, says the impact of such a convention is dramatic.
"We’ve found that the average expenditure for lodging in Huntington is $40 to $75 per person per day," he says. "The average expenditure for food and beverages is $100 to $150 per person per day and shoppers spend between $26 and $75 per person per day."
The figures are based on a survey done about a month and a half ago of 380 people from 21 states -- excluding West Virginia -- who requested information from the bureau. So far, Krueger says, 58 people have responded.
"Wouldn’t it be nice if we had groups like this in here every week?" Deardorff asked.
The admiration is mutual.
"We like Huntington because it’s convenient, centrally located and we like working with the people, who are always friendly," says John Poindexter, who works in the administration office. "The hotels are cooperative and the Civic Arena is comfortable. And the city is just the right size -- not too big, not too small."
Convention activities likely will not be confined to the Civic Arena.
"There’s always preaching going on," Thompson says. "There will be informal witnessing going on in hotels or restaurants, wherever we meet a stranger."
Scheduled door-to-door visitation is not a part of the meeting.
"But sometimes people go out in the morning before the meeting," he says. "Or sometimes they get information from the platform and they want to use it right away."
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The Prince Concert...(Gag)
by NikL inhey all!!
i got to see prince, last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he was totally and .
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It seems that the new fave singer of dubs everywhere is now Prince since he has embraced their way of not thinking, as the following will demonstrate...This was from a sister who went to a "Prince concert".....
Hey all!!
I got to see Prince, last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was totally and
completely awesome!!!!!!!!!!! It was the best concert I have ever been to.
Everyone that I've talked to that went agrees. He was on stage for over 2
hours and did all of our favorite songs (except the nasty ones and the ones
with swearing!) He said he wouldn't be doing that stuff on "his stage." We
all sang, danced, yelled, (screamed!), hooped and hollared all the way thru
the
show. He looks wonderful!!! Doesn't look 43 at all!!! Very cute!!! Very
small!!!! But that guy definitely has alot of talent. He played two
different guitars, a keyboard, piano and two different drums.He preached a little bit. He inserted things in some of his songs. He sang
how before Revelation could be fulfilled that alot of work needed to be done.
He said how Jesus was his savior and how important it is for families to be
together and stay together. And during Purple Rain, he threw in "Open up
your bibles and read them!" Everytime he preached a little, I got all
happy!!!!! :)Wish you all could have been there!!!! Can you imagine how much fun we would
have had??? Another thing I appreciated was the diversity of the crowd,,,
black, white, hispanic, young, old (the oldest I heard of was an 81 year old
lady), rich, poor,,,,,and everyone was having a good time!!! He has a very
peaceful affect on people.Can ya all tell I had a great time????
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Dateline program?
by MoeJoJoJo inbefore i became a registered poster here, i was reading someone's post that mentioned an upcoming dateline program that was possibly dealing with the org.
can someone tell me if this is true and if it is when does it air, or did i already miss it?.
"plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
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No one does it as well as you Freddy ole boy!
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Thanks for the info Max. I never knew that Maria Russell was a poet.
Also thanks Scorp for the reprint of the poem and the WT quote at the end. Very insightfull.
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Maria Russell okay.
BUT...
This is going around JW circles as being from Charles T.
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Is this for real?
“If We Only Understood”Charles T. Russell
From “Poems of Dawn” 1912Could we draw aside the curtains
That surround each other’s lives,
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives-
Often we would find it better,
Purer than we judge we would;
We would love each other better
If we only understood.
Could we judge all deeds by motives,
See the good and bad within,
Often we would love the sinner
All the while we loathe the sin.
Could we know the powers working
To o’erthrow integrity,
We would judge each other’s errors
With more patient charity.
If we knew the cares and trials,
Knew the efforts all in vain,
And the bitter disappointments-
Understood the loss and gain-
Would the grim external roughness
Seem, I wonder, just the same?
Would we help where we now hinder?
Would we pity where we blame?
Ah, we judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life’s hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at it’s source.
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good,
Oh, we’d love each other better
If we only understood. -
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Convention Apostatizing Brings Gestapo Response
by outnfree inmy flyers merely said: if as a jehovahs witness, a member of your family has been molested information is available for further information see: www.silentlambs.org or call 1-877-wtabuse.. nothing overtly inflammatory, actually more like a public service announcement.. i guess thats what most of the local organizers and friends thought in my neck of the, woods for the first two days of the district convention!
but once the 'friends' realized that the website i was promoting with my flyers and moving car billboard was not an approved wt site, the powers that be got ... well ... pissed is the word!.
nobody bothered me on friday as i went smiling about my posting flyers on the light and utility poles on the routes to/from the convention site.
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I Loved this account of your adventures. I am not sure what was accomplished but it was very interesting. My heart got best fast just reading it I found it so exciting.
I remember when I was a dub that I was so blind that I would just look away when I saw the apostates outside the gates of the convention. I really tried to be a good witness. I have never been so proud about failing at something as I am of that failure :-)
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I want to see my records
by NikL ini have been thinking about this for a while now.. when i was a faithful dub back in the 80s i know they had records on all members.
anything you did, be it field service hours or judgements against you for wrong doing went into this record.. i remember i asked an elder if i could see mine sometime and was told that it was not allowed.
i remember it bothered me at the time but as dubs will always do, i forced the issue out of my mind(mostly anyway).. now, i am wondering, is it legal for them to maintain records about me or anyone else and not share them with that person?
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I have been thinking about this for a while now.
When I was a faithful dub back in the 80s I know they had records on all members. Anything you did, be it field service hours or judgements against you for wrong doing went into this record.
I remember I asked an elder if I could see mine sometime and was told that it was not allowed. I remember it bothered me at the time but as dubs will always do, I forced the issue out of my mind(mostly anyway).
Now, I am wondering, is it legal for them to maintain records about me or anyone else and not share them with that person? Is there someone on this board familliar with law who might have some ideas?
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Notes from 2001 District Conv.---Friday
by LostMyReligion inhere are a few notes i took at the friday session of the 2001 "teachers of god's word" district convention.
i thought i would share these upbuilding theocratic point with my new friends, along with my thoughts as i was listening to the program.
1st instruction of the day: sing loudly and listen to the prayer!
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NikL
Thank you thank you thank you!
My wife is attending the indoctinational session as well. She is actually riding a bus with our 8 year old son 3 hours each way to go listen to this crap.
Anyway, through you I can get a gist of the drivel she is hearing.
Thanks again and keep up the good work.