When I was congregation secretary, I kept the records on a computer program developed by a brother. Though I was never told to dump the program as it was extremely usefull and made the monthly report to the society a breeze, there was always a high level of apprehension about those records being on my personal computer. The program was password protected and I was told never to allow anyone access to the records nor to used the publisher lists for any purpose other than congregation related. And yeah I heard the same stories about the list falling into the wrong hands and putting the publishers at risk. I don't know what the current policy is about maintaining congregation records on personal computers.
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elders paranoid about baby shower
by jurs inperhaps someone out there knows if this is a common jw paranoia.
once a sister in my hall was going to have a baby.
because she wasn't in the "click" no one offered to give her a baby shower.
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Does God still exist for you?
by nakedmvistar ini'm quite new to this forum (only a handful of posts).
but from what i've read up to now, it seems apparent that some of you have abandoned your belief in a god.
is this because of trauma brought about by the jw religion?
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Oldhippie
Not sure what I believe at this point.
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Ok...College football anyone??
by safe4kids inthis saturday marks the season opener for the university of florida fiiiiiiigghhhhtin' gators!!!!!!
yahoooooooooo!
guess what i'll be doin' come saturday evening??
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Oldhippie
Big Tex...took the words right outta my mouth. I'm lookin' forward to seeing Cedric Benson make his run for the Heisman!
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The Society loves its young people
by Omega Man in>do you remember at assemblies when you would hear talks on how the organization loves its young people.
by publishing a book "young people ask" this would be pretty much the extent of what they would do for it's young people.
it would be like a father saying to his kids i love you, here is a book how to live your life and never spend any time with them.
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Oldhippie
Wonder what they're afraid of?
Losing control
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".......... but are as angels in heaven"
by Ice Blue inone of the many teachings that troubled my conscience matthew 22:30. does this mean that after armageddon there will essentially be several different classes of people ie survivors (who may marry) and resurrected ones (who may not) and those born after armageddon (presumably who may)?
does this mean the resurrected ones will be sexless - like 'drones'?
surely then they will not be the same person that they were?
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Oldhippie
The most logical way to view that scripture is that those who experience the resurrection are "as angels in heaven" in the sense of being resurrected with spiritual bodies of the same substance as the angels. This of course is not what is taught by the WT society however in view of the description of the resurrection by Paul in which he states that if there is a physical body then there is also a spiritual body, a resurrection to the spirit makes sense.
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Notice to GB - She became our little Girl!
by Amazing innotice to the governing body: today, as the arrest was discussed in the news media by officer corona, the sherrif of orange, county, california, speaking of samantha runion, he said to the accused, "mr. avila, she became our little girl!
" ... yes, the police, public and media joined forces to find the girl and the perpetrator ... as though she was their own daughter.
that is what we call community committment, love, and concern.
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Oldhippie
Amazing.....Love ya man!
How can anyone who has never had children (the GB and several elders I have crossed paths with) even begin to comprehend how far a loving parent will go to defend their children?
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Shaking Hands with Death - Part 3
by Amazing inshaking hands with death part 3: .
the angioplasty begins: the cardiologist arrived from the other hospital, and started telling everyone what he needed.
more medical staff showed up soon after, and the room was insane ... just like on tv ... short tempers demanding this or that device or assistance, people yelling out my vital readings, and i got a brief glance of the operating room door with people in green outfits, head caps, and face masks bopping in and out.
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Oldhippie
You conclude your story with a profound observation that we humans share a bond created by the eventuality of death. With that in view it makes life and the here and now ever more precious. God, if he exists, must laugh at those who try so hard to put him into a narrow, easily definable box. For some reason, the Lennon song "Imagine" comes to mind. I can't remember the lines exactly however the gist is to imagine a world w/o religion where people live in harmony. God is not the problem...it is religion.
Having said that, I am glad you are with us today and able to share your experience and how it effected you. Take care of yourself.
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Greg Stafford's new book
by Oldhippie ini just finished 'three dissertations' and i must say, i was surprised by what he wrote.
not at all what i expected.
has anyone else read it?
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Oldhippie
Depends DB, do you mean physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually...none of the above...all of the above?:)
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Greg Stafford's new book
by Oldhippie ini just finished 'three dissertations' and i must say, i was surprised by what he wrote.
not at all what i expected.
has anyone else read it?
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Oldhippie
Sorry I missed your post AlanF. You are right though, he does not openly criticize the organization however he asks leading questions which lead the reader to conclusions that could be construed as criticism. He seems to be in an uncomfortable place right now.
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Greg Stafford's new book
by Oldhippie ini just finished 'three dissertations' and i must say, i was surprised by what he wrote.
not at all what i expected.
has anyone else read it?
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Oldhippie
I just finished 'Three Dissertations' and I must say, I was surprised by what he wrote. Not at all what I expected. Has anyone else read it?