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  CURIOSITY HAS TOUCHED DOWN ON MARS!!!

  by Quendi in

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  JakeM2012

  Landing on Mars is a myth. They staged the landing on movie sets with the help of Walt Disney and Pixar.
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  Financial Transparency of Billy Graham

  by JakeM2012 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  checking out the billy graham site i thought it was interesting that they post their filings with the irs, unlike wtbts, or at least i've never seen one on jw.org.. .

  dear friend,.

  as a tax-exempt organization, we are required to file a form 990 with the irs each year.

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  Checking out the Billy Graham site I thought it was interesting that they post their filings with the IRS, unlike wtbts, or at least I've never seen one on jw.org.

  Dear Friend,

  As a tax-exempt organization, we are required to file a Form 990 with the IRS each year. We are pleased to provide the most recent copy of that document online for anyone wishing to view it. As with many government forms, the 990 is lengthy and complicated; however, we’ve posted it here in its entirety.

  If you would like a more in-depth look at our ministry during the past year, we encourage you to read our Annual & Audit Report. It offers a clear summary of our outreaches across the globe.

  We are grateful to God for all that He has provided—last year and throughout our nearly 60 years of ministry—so that we may proclaim one simple yet powerful message: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16, NIV). If you have any questions about either our annual report or the Form 990, you may e-mail us at [email protected].

  Sincerely,
  
  Franklin Graham
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  Top 10 EASIEST WAYS TO FADE....lets use our new Code words ( I will do 2 of 10 )

  by dreamgolfer in

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  1. move out of your assigned congo territory - with gas going back to $ 4 a gallon, they wont come hunting for you.

  2. stop going to meetings because you:_______________________________________________.

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  You have a general anxiety disorder and you are uncomfortable around crowds and especially people sitting behind you.
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  The golden 3 step official Watchtower retirement plan

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you have any of the following symptoms you may want to consider the golden retirement plan offered by the watchtower society of jehovah's witnesses.. .

  1.it's boring!!!

  every "new" book reads just exactly like the old ones.

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  Those boring meetings, it used to disgust me that at a service meeting where 99% of the congregation is a publisher already, the assignment was to study for 20 minutes in the OR book "why JW's go in the field service". If your at this meeting and you don't have a clue as to why you are going from door to door??? here's your sign.

  Give me three steps

  Give me three steps mister

  And you won't see me no more.
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  Who gets the money?

  by Been there in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after reading sevenofnines post i was wondering........who gets the money?.

  who at the top (gb) gets to live in extravagant homes, be driven in limos, take fantastic vacations and buy what ever they want?

  my stupidity maybe showing but where does the gb live, bethel?

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  Thanks Gerard interesting info. I'm sure there is more research to find this than just Googling. Thanks again.
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  Seen on the ground at a relatives' house...

  by Jim_TX in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a couple of weeks ago, my wife and i visited her aunt on saturday.

  when we were leaving, i happened to glance down and spotted some 'trash' that had evidently fallen from the door and was down in and among the potted plants that share the porch space.. i instantly knew what it was from the 'look', and reached down and grabbed it as we were walking to our vehicle.. sure enuf, it was a 4-page small pamphlet... some sort of preaching words... (i didn't read them), and then on the back side was a stamped 'invitation' for the person to go to their district assembly the last week in july.. ummm... belton, tx is about 150 miles away from here.

  i'm so sure that someone would drive 150 miles to go to something that they just read about on a pamphlet stuck in their door.

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  Yes, Belton stinks. No resturants around the site for at least a half hour +++ ride either north or south. One of the last that I went to had the ice skating rink under plywood with the seats on top of that. The elderly were freezing to death on the floor. I was quite comfortable. it was coooooold.

  I thought it was hilarious that they had wired phones thoughout the convention area that brothers in the telecommunications work had to come in early and stay late to "plug in" and "un-plug". Evidently, the co's couldn't do this. You know they haven't had much training.

  I also remember that at one cir. assembly DO Coinyavich (spelling like it sounds) started to harass the elders about sitting up front at the elders meeting. There were no chairs where he wanted people to sit. He made such a stink about the "weak elders" in the group that we had to bring chairs up and put them in front of him so that he would shut up. There were other comments he made; I just assumed he hated elders and the rest.

  San Antonio was sweat. Riverwalk, resturants, ambiance, fun, Oh, but they saved $125.00 by going to Belton.
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  Have you ever heard a talk on child molestation following a judicial reproof?

  by NVR2L8 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  when someone is reprimanded by a judicial commitee there is usually a talk given to the congregation about issues that leads to serious sins.

  sometimes that talk takes you by surprise because the reproof was private and no announcement was made to the congregation.

  other times you figure out why an individual was the object of a judicial commitee...i heard talks on the usage of drugs, cigarettes, pornography, bad forms of intertainment, fornication, adultery, fraud, gambling, disapproved medical treatments...but never on child abusers and mostly how to protect your children against this terrible crime.. do you think the reason there is never mention of child abuse is that if many knew there is a child molester in their midst they would pressure the elders to go to the autorities?

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty_to_warn
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  Blondie's Comments You Won't Hear at the 07-22-2012 WT Study (TIMES & SEASONS)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  time because jehovah god can cause.

  were fulfilled at specified times should.

  prophecy regarding jerusalem and judah show.

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  Thanks Blondie, great review. This Wt article makes politicians speach seem clear and understandable. This is the biggest beat around the bush to say nothing article I have seen in a while.
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  Convention food tickets for sale on eBay

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it really is amazing the things that seller kenyakelly gets a hold of, a constant stream of the most rare watchtower items.

  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-district-convention-green-food-tickets-watchtower-jehovah-nice-/390439358400?pt=antiquarian_collectible&hash=item5ae7ffcfc0.

  and can anyone remember what was the significance of the different colours?.

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  $32.99 is a pretty good return on your money. He's just fishing for an idiot to buy the crap.
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  Are You More Of A Spiritual Person Since Leaving The "Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i don't think i'm more of a spiritual person now..

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  "The WBTS and local elders definition of spirituality has to do with only physical and fleshly things. They would think you are spiritual if you went to meetings, went out in service, followed all their rules without question, etc, basically a total kissup brown noser. I really never could follow that line of crap, it did not make since to me, and I am so happy to not have to hear it over and over again!"

  I agree, to jw's spirituality means; go to the meetings, out in service, work on quickbuilds, assembly halls, clean the restrooms, mow the grass, plant flowers, pull weeds, assemblies, conventions, pre-convention work, service, weekend service, mid-week service, auxilary pioneer during the year, regular pioneer if your single or without kids, be submissive, don't ask questions and whatever.

  I supported/accompanied an inactive jw but a friend to an AA meeting and on the wall it said, "Spirituality leads to sobriety". I sat through the meeting and asked him later if he saw the sign. We discussed that jw activities always lead to drinking, either because of fellowship or disgust with the hypocrisy. Where was the spirituality? If what we had done was so spiritual, why did we and all jw acquaintances drink so much?