"I suspect it won't be long when the Public issues will be only one page and printed on one side with the words, "Bye""
Why say Bye, or goodbye, when you could just tell the public that the magazines are being delivered invisibly?
JakeM2012
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A JW's Comment Regarding The Magazine downsizing
by Bangalore inon one of those pro-jw message boards there was a small discussion about the magazine downsizing.here is one comment that stood out.. .
though the special letter read, mentioned printing, paper and the cost of presses has led to a reduction in the number of pages in the public issues of the magazines, it makes me wonder- hummmm.
the message to the public will now be shorter - and more than likely more direct.
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2012 DC Program
by blondie indigital publications.
books and brochures.
http://www.jw.org/index.html?option=qryqcsvrglbbx.
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Billy said, "I noticed right away that on the Friday morning symposium "Beware of Dangerous Heart Conditions!", they neglected to include the dangerous heart condition, hoof-hearted."
This is one of the problems with taking the Bible completely literal. Perhaps they are going back to the idea they had in the 70's that when the Bible talked about the "heart" or "heart condition" that it literally meant the blood pumping muscle heart.
Which would mean that the "heart" has it's own brain that is in competition with the, ugh..., well brain; let me try to explain, in the conflict of the the brain's brain but not the reasoning part of the brain of the heart, because that is the heart. As the conductor said, "Let's move on to the next paragraph we are running short on time".
Therefore, as the mad scientist taught before the blood pumping heart can reason and deceive us and be "hoof hearted". I somewhat remember as a kid sitting through this WT study thinking "what the, and who the son of a hampster thought to write this"? They eventually came to a new light that quietly swept this teaching behind. I'll bet this writer was moved to the electrical repair department and prescribed regular enemas.
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2012 DC Program
by blondie indigital publications.
books and brochures.
http://www.jw.org/index.html?option=qryqcsvrglbbx.
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Friday
10:50 Song No. 57 and Announcements
After singing song No. 57 please remain standing for all of the announcements.
BETHEL SERVICE
Baptized publishers 30 years of age and under who are legal
Residents, or are on a Tourist Visa, in excellent health and shape, and are interested in serving at Bethel should
plan to attend the meeting for Bethel applicants on Friday
afternoon. The exact location and time for this meeting will
be announced in advance.
BOOK ROOM
This department cares for dispensing all literature items, including any new publications released at the convention. Please remember that considerable cost is associated with printing of the publications and your contributions help to cover the cost and support the worldwide work.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographic flashes are only effective for a few feet. Please do not distract the audience or the speakers by taking flash photos. This year the Governing Body has made arrangements for professional quality photos of speakers, interviews, baptisms, and the drama to be available through the District Convention Digital Photographic Department. The District Convention Digital Photographic Department is located in room 700 on the Skyclub Level directly to my right. There is a suggested donation and contribution boxes will be located at convenient locations.
Further, the Governing Body, Keynote speakers and participants in the Drama will pose with publishers in the District Convention Digital Photographic Department. You may choose from several authentic backgrounds. Arrangements for autographed photos will be available by arrangement from the closing of the session until 6:00 p.m. each night.
Please remember that copyright laws apply to all of these photos and reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Personnel will be available to assist you in ordering 16 wallet sized photos, four 5 x 7 photos or one 8.5 x 11 in either glossy or matt finishes. Framing services are available with payment of the suggested contribution and will be available for pick up after the closing session. Please address all checks to “Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses”. That is 5 words.
CHAIRMAN
The chairman cares for matters pertaining to the convention
program and program participants. The Chairman’s office is located on the SkyClub level in room 685 directly behind the bar room.
CONTRIBUTIONS
At considerable expense, arrangements have been made to
provide adequate seating, a sound system, and many other
services that make it enjoyable to attend the convention
and help us to draw closer to Jehovah. Your voluntary contributions
help to cover these expenses and also support
the worldwide work. For your convenience, clearly marked
INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES 3
contribution boxes are located throughout the facility. All
contributions are very much appreciated. The Governing
Body wishes to thank you for your generous support of
Kingdom interests.
FIRST AID
Please bear in mind that this is for EMERGENCIES ONLY. After utilizing the First Aid department, please remember to contribute the suggested donation. In certain cases arrangements can be made for you to provide the suggested donation after receipt of all the incurred costs.
Fire Arms and Switchblades
Fire arms should not be left in the car as gunpowder becomes unstable while stored in the heat. Please check your fire arms including pistols, shot guns, and ordinance on the Mezzanine level directly to my left. Switchblades should also be kept in an approved container for safety. Please be mindful that these loving provision do have cost and payment should be submissive to the suggest donation.
ATTENDANTS
The attendants are assigned to assist you. Please cooperate fully with them by following their direction with regard to parking, crowd control, seat saving, and other matters. At the end of the each day’s session, envelopes will be available for contributing to the World Wide Work clearly marked Volunteer Delegates 3 at a suggested contribution for the cost of providing attendants
Chewing and Spitting
Chewing of Tabaco products or gum is prohibited in the auditorium. Spitting is prohibited on certain levels. Before spitting please observe the posted signs. Chewing Tabaco products, cigarettes, and gum will be available through the Book Room for a suggested donation.
Valet Parking
Valet Parking is available at the Market Street entrance off 186. Personell carriers will transport you to the main entrance of the Stadium. Please remember to contribute the recommended donation for these services.
Donations
Suggested Donations should not be given directly to any brother or sister and tipping in not needed. Please use the conveniently located contribution boxes and fill out the deposit slip or use the automatic teller machines. You may also purchase ticket books in $20 increments to be used for these suggested donations on debit and credit cards automated machines in the lobby.
You may be seated.
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Is there an honest way to make a living online?
by AK - Jeff inour area is hit hard by this recession.
unemployment is out the roof - close to 18%.. my wife has been trying to find work for over a year.
she has done so very diligently.
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There have been some excellent suggestions made. WoW...
Well these might not be that helpful, but I've toyed with the ideas,,,
Online swimming or scuba diving lessons.
Online window washing, (recommended by WTBTS)
Online virtual reality dog walking.
I sympathize with you, we are currently going through some tough times, my wife is in nursing school with another year to go, and is trying to find job for the summer. Over 50 applications in less than 2 weeks, and no replies. She does have a nice camera, I thought the photos idea sounded great.
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Recently heard rumor, can anyone substantiate?
by baltar447 inso a friend of mine said that one of their family members told them the following:.
... was telling me last monday that entire congos were being dissovled due to individualized thinking.. .
now, i haven't heard anything specific, and if there were widespread rumors i'm fairly confident we would hear them here.
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Just another random thought,
I remember when young after 1975, Circuit Overseer, Brother Frank Spaciel, came through on his congregational visit and not one elder showed up for his Thursday night meeting. This was before the time they started changing the congregational meeting times to suit the CO. All the elders had heard Frank's hate before and remembered it. "Evidently", miraculously each elder had problems on their job on Thursday afternoon and could not attend the meeting. My father was one of them. Frank Spaciel looked around and saw that no elders were there and he loaded up for bear, breathing fire and brimstone like he had always done before, threatening from the platform to dissolve the congregation. As a young person this really concerned me. I thought that as a congregation we had committed the unforgiveable sin against the Holy Spirt. I could always tell when the CO was a jerk, because Dad seemed to sit at the table reading his equipment magazines and drinking a whole bottle of wine. Drink, rip a page turning it, drink, rip a page turning it.
The borg can't just threaten without occasionally dissolving a congregation, they have to maintain the threat. In other words; the "beatings will continue until the moral improves":)
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Recently heard rumor, can anyone substantiate?
by baltar447 inso a friend of mine said that one of their family members told them the following:.
... was telling me last monday that entire congos were being dissovled due to individualized thinking.. .
now, i haven't heard anything specific, and if there were widespread rumors i'm fairly confident we would hear them here.
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Blindnomore says, "Malicious Slandering, witch hunt, horrendous gossiping, brown nosing, drinking party, evil scheming, lying and manuplating, morbid dread, etc are only existing truth among them."
Those were the day's my friend,
we thought they'd never end,
we sing and dance forever and a day,
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose,
For we were young and sure to have our way,
La, La La La, La La......
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GIVE more Money to the WTBTS
by RagingBull ina 5 min.
talk will be given from the kingdom ministry about "donating" more to the world wide preaching work.
remember the woman who gave 2 coins of little value?
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Lynnie, thought you might appreciate this thought from Proverbs
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
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Hello... this is me and my story...
by jamir ini was raised as a jw, baptized in a 1998 district convention, somewhere in portugal.. studying with jws had some positive things (not many... just a few).
i learned to read before going to school and developed this excelent skill of reading, interpreting and resuming texts.
i was an excellent student.. as a teenager my life sucked (and i considered it a "privilege" at that time) because i simply couldn't enjoy these best years of my life, because had to avoid all contact with people of my age (there were no young people in my congregation) so i lived the best years of my life as a "forever alone".
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Jamir, Welcome! and I appreciated your introduction.
I have to agree that I was intrigued when I heard at a District Convention a speaker harping about the dangers of apostacy, and the DO had the example of one sister who"as we say", learned the truth about the truth. The DO speaker said, this strong sister had her faith shipwrecked in one night after reading apostate literature and that several elders spent weeks trying to salvage her faith. This DO's talk just made me think, "if this is the truth, how can a 50 year witness veteran have her faith ruined in a few hours of reading apostate literature". My question was, "how can this "fortress of truth" be so fragile and suffer demolished devestation with a few hours of reading "apostate literature"? The truth was this fragile? The curiosity was compelling and I am out today. The house of cards had fallen. I would not say that this is what awakened me, but the constant droneing of beware of apostate thinking had the opposite affect on me of what I believe the speakers intent was. (Unless they are playing a mind game at a deeper level than I could imagine).
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Homeopathy - Interesting Case in Australia
by cantleave inas i expect many of you can guess, i am very sceptical about unproven medical techniques, and find some of the claims made by homeopathic medicine quite ludicrous.
when i was a witness i saw lots of faith in "alternative" medicine, so long as it didn't border on anything to do with demunz, it was probably being promoted by some crank pot sister.
i would be interested in what opinions you guys and gals have.. anyway here's the article.. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news-old/watchdog-blast-homeopathy-site-over-whooping-cough/story-fn3dxity-1226346266370.
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I went to a Kinesiologist/Homeopathic recommended by numerouse sisters. I was unsuspecting. The kinesiologist placed a certain element on my chest and asked me to pull against his arm; then placed another and asked me to pull again. The "doctor" said, "Oh, see how you are stronger with this element"? That's what you need (to buy). My BS meter was pegging at this time.
I've been in Bethels where brothers or sisters with this "training" were brought in and it was announced that you could visit them. Usually the practicioners were there for a few days. I always thought this was interesting that branches could provide the donated services of the kinesiologist/homeaphathic practicioner, but if you needed real surgery or tests that actually cost money, then the branch acted as if you were abusing the system.
While in one African country, my wife needed a surgery performed. I accompanied my scared wife to a neighboring country which had excellent doctors. Neither the branch that I was visiting nor the branch I was from assisted me financially, nor with transportation, nor with even a place to stay. All was arranged and paid for by myself. I had even written a letter to he branch asking permission for the time for the surgery and recovery but I had to take vacation time.
When I returned to the "home" branch after an emotionally draining operation and continued recovery for my newly wed wife, the branch read at the first "morning worship" in what I thought was a hateful tone, a lengthy list basically outlining everything that I did to take care of my wife and demonized our behavior. The opertion which would have an estimated cost of $50K in the U.S. was paid for by me. There was no cost involved to the branch nor world wide work. But the branch committee took their cheap shots, and afterward got their photos of themselves in the yearbook.
After the major public reproof and butt chewing at the "morning worship", which I am not kidding, lasted for 10 minutes, I returned to my recovering wife in tears. I sat there in the room and thought, "I am here to build the homes of these "brothers" on my own dime and they have this much hate for me that they would publicly denouce my actions for taking care of my family responsibilty. I knew I had to suck it up for a little bit so that they wouldn't black ball me even further, but I left well within a month. Basically, the first flight that I could get out of that hell hole. I thought, if they were this hateful and uncareing, I did not need to spend my time building their "palace" branch in the middle of African prairieland.
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! ! ! Going BONKERS ! ! !
by irondork ini'm usually clothed, fed, and out the door to work before my roommate even comes out of her room in the morning.
she informed me after work yesterday that she opened the cereal cabinet and found the milk carton sitting there.. .
"ooops!
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There's three things that I have trouble remembering.
The first is...............ugh, well,......let me see......
There's four things that I have trouble remembering.