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  Do you still go to meetings?

  by NikL in

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  as i was sitting in the meeting last night i thought about this question.. sometimes it feels really lonely because i don't connect with most others in the congregation and i have to be so careful with the ones with whom i do associate.. quick rundown on my life...got baptized at 17...married at 20...became inactive at 28 wife still active though...came back to meetings with her 20 years later just to keep her quiet and see if they had changed (for a while i actually thought they had)...now i am still inactive and haven't gone out in service or anything.

  i just go to meetings with my wife who is happy as a lark to have me there with her...just go to meetings and think...and think...and think.... anyway, i just wondered if there are any out there like me who are going to meetings and nothing else?.

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  @ punkofnice

  I've heard that is a beautiful Cathedral. Nothing like that in my neck of the woods. I've often dream t of visiting your island but so far the only time I was there I was on a layover at Gatwick for an hour
  
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  Was kidnap victim Sherri Papini a JW?

  by NikL in

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  sherri papini is that woman kidnapped in california and released on thanksgiving day making the news right now.. during one of the reports this morning on the today show there was a quick scene of an investigation going on at a kingdom hall.

  there was crime tape up and everything.

  credit goes to my wife for catching it.. i just wondered why the kingdom hall was a crime scene when she was abducted and released somewhere else?anybody else catch this?.

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  NikL

  Thanks Blondie. I know someone out there would know.
  
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  Was kidnap victim Sherri Papini a JW?

  by NikL in

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  sherri papini is that woman kidnapped in california and released on thanksgiving day making the news right now.. during one of the reports this morning on the today show there was a quick scene of an investigation going on at a kingdom hall.

  there was crime tape up and everything.

  credit goes to my wife for catching it.. i just wondered why the kingdom hall was a crime scene when she was abducted and released somewhere else?anybody else catch this?.

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  NikL

  Sherri Papini is that woman kidnapped in California and released on Thanksgiving day making the news right now.
  

  During one of the reports this morning on the Today Show there was a quick scene of an investigation going on at a Kingdom Hall. there was crime tape up and everything. Credit goes to my wife for catching it.

  I just wondered why the Kingdom Hall was a crime scene when she was abducted and released somewhere else?
  Anybody else catch this?
  
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  Do you still go to meetings?

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as i was sitting in the meeting last night i thought about this question.. sometimes it feels really lonely because i don't connect with most others in the congregation and i have to be so careful with the ones with whom i do associate.. quick rundown on my life...got baptized at 17...married at 20...became inactive at 28 wife still active though...came back to meetings with her 20 years later just to keep her quiet and see if they had changed (for a while i actually thought they had)...now i am still inactive and haven't gone out in service or anything.

  i just go to meetings with my wife who is happy as a lark to have me there with her...just go to meetings and think...and think...and think.... anyway, i just wondered if there are any out there like me who are going to meetings and nothing else?.

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  NikL

  LOL @ OUTLAW
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  Do you still go to meetings?

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as i was sitting in the meeting last night i thought about this question.. sometimes it feels really lonely because i don't connect with most others in the congregation and i have to be so careful with the ones with whom i do associate.. quick rundown on my life...got baptized at 17...married at 20...became inactive at 28 wife still active though...came back to meetings with her 20 years later just to keep her quiet and see if they had changed (for a while i actually thought they had)...now i am still inactive and haven't gone out in service or anything.

  i just go to meetings with my wife who is happy as a lark to have me there with her...just go to meetings and think...and think...and think.... anyway, i just wondered if there are any out there like me who are going to meetings and nothing else?.

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  NikL

  As I was sitting in the meeting last night i thought about this question.
  

  Sometimes it feels really lonely because I don't connect with most others in the congregation and I have to be so careful with the ones with whom I do associate.
  

  Quick rundown on my life...Got baptized at 17...married at 20...became inactive at 28 wife still active though...came back to meetings with her 20 years later just to keep her quiet and see if they had changed (for a while i actually thought they had)...now I am still inactive and haven't gone out in service or anything. I just go to meetings with my wife who is happy as a lark to have me there with her...just go to meetings and think...and think...and think...

  Anyway, I just wondered if there are any out there like me who are going to meetings and nothing else?
  
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  I'm not the only one who sees the similarity am I?

  by NikL in

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  i've been thinking this for some time.

  we all know what this picture is.... .

  well, this is dachau concentration camp.... .

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  I've been thinking this for some time.
  

  We all know what this picture is...

  

  Well, this is Dachau Concentration camp...

  

  Ever since I first saw the tower at the new HQ I've thought about this.
  
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  WTBTS' corrupt translation - to elevate elders!

  by The Searcher in

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  the wt march 2017, p.11, par.

  13 quotes ephesians 4:8 as saying, "the bible refers to them as 'gifts in men.

  however, the org's own kingdom interlinear translation (and every other bible translation) gives a truthful translation of the verse: .

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  I was just thinking, maybe all this new fluff about the elders being "all that and a bag of chips" plays into the GB saying they are "not inspired". Meaning the GB is not responsible for any of the bad stuff the org is being sued over?

  I dunno, just a thought.
  
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  New Resolution?

  by NikL in

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  had our midweek meeting last night.

  they had a resolution to send an extra (i wanna say $1100 but i only remember it was at least $1000) per month to forward the kingdom preaching work etc.. you know how they work in the kh...no one votes against anything.

  i abstained as i almost have always done.

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  I had a chat with a MS friend of mine about it. Was interesting.

  First of all I need to correct the amount. It was $500 NOT the larger amount i said at the start. Not sure where i got that. Sorry for the misinformation.
  

  Anyway, this MS friend said (he would know as he did the finances for our hall for a while) the branch comes of with an arbitrary amount based on the number of publishers. This includes children who are publishers...meaning no income at all. He is rather disgruntled about the whole thing and said he was going to vote against it but was indisposed at the moment.

  I said "why would you bother? it's a done deal the minute a motion is put forth".

  He said "it's a principle he feels strongly about". He said, "they should base their expected donation on working adults and not pensioners and kids".
  
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  WTBTS' corrupt translation - to elevate elders!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wt march 2017, p.11, par.

  13 quotes ephesians 4:8 as saying, "the bible refers to them as 'gifts in men.

  however, the org's own kingdom interlinear translation (and every other bible translation) gives a truthful translation of the verse: .

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  NikL

  Searcher, you rock!

  I love your posts and scriptures.
  
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  JWs kinda admit to not being Christian

  by NikL in

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  during the book study which is basically a book all about the history of "gods organization" ©.

  a paragraph that hit me like a ton of the proverbial bricks was this.... 9 first, jehovah’s servants came to have the proper view of the importance of god’s name.

  faithful early bible students viewed the ransom arrangement as the bible’s main teaching.

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  Crazyguy an hour ago

  It's articles like this that really make me start to believe that the members at the top the real power behind the Borg are masons!

  Oh no not the Masons again! LOL

  Seriously, I've been taken to task in the past for suggesting a Mason connection with the JWs.

  Some people got really nasty about it too. Which I've never understood.