"I'm sure any good produce was skimmed by the bigwig elders."
I imagine that widows and orphans were far down the pecking order. 🙄
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Disaster aid
by road to nowhere inyesterday's wt study; giving to help others of course mentioned contributions to jw.org.
the example was covid.
what a crock.
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I've done it: Christmas Lights Outside
by StephaneLaliberte inlets see if that causes a problem.
i've been inactive for a very long time now (like 10+ years), so, i don't expect to hear anything from it, but my parents are worried i'll get df.
lets see what happens.
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NotFormer
From my discussions with Mormons, Pepsi is fine*. It's another one of those points where a high control religion demonstrates inconsistency. We outsiders see their prohibition of tea and coffee and logically project that it is a prohibition on caffeine. So, back in the day when the Mormon church supposedly owned PepsiCo**, I brought it up and they said "So what?" The prohibition by JS himself is not on Pepsi, but on tea and coffee alone. Apparently the Mormon church is not bound by the "ejusdem generis" principle. Mormons can happily knock back Pepsi by the gallon. We outsiders might wonder if there's any cognitive dissonance going on, but they're right: Pepsi isn't tea or coffee.
* If anyone knows better, let me know
** Probably an urban myth of the time
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But I thought Trump is literally...*?
* Not my opinion. I've just heard it said, once or twice 🙄
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Suing the Borg
by JohnR1975 inwhat would be the best way to start suing the borg?.
what kind of evidence would you need for this elf is still physically in?.
here is someone suing them https://youtu.be/wr2dpxm7cc0.
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NotFormer
Suing the WT would probably only work to bring them down if you had deeper pockets than them.
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I've done it: Christmas Lights Outside
by StephaneLaliberte inlets see if that causes a problem.
i've been inactive for a very long time now (like 10+ years), so, i don't expect to hear anything from it, but my parents are worried i'll get df.
lets see what happens.
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NotFormer
Rattigan succeeded in making this thread about himself.
To the WT, having fun is "worldly". Christmas lights are fun, therefore worldly. 🙄
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Who Directs the Activitie$ and Doctrines of the Hovering Body?
by Sea Breeze injehovah’s witnesses boast that theirs is a “spirit-directed organization”.. see w88 3/1 pp.
10-17 (my life in jehovah’s spirit-directed organization).
they believe that their deceased founder, charles taze russell (who faced legal action by his wife for inappropriate behavior in his maids bedroom), is directing the modern-day work of jehovah’s witnesses.. after the founder, c t russell died, it was stated that he was still directing the work from heaven.. "though pastor russell has passed beyond the veil, he is still managing every feature of the harvest work.
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NotFormer
Vanderhoven7, I wanted to upvote your post, but that photo and the reference to future kings makes me feel ill 🤢.
Edited to add: I held my nose and upvoted anyway.
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Would You Get A Cease and Desist Letter From the WT if You...
by NotFormer in...put a christmas wreath that featured the jw.org logo on your door?
🤔.
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NotFormer
I am currently out of my usual town. Before this trip, I read a few references on here to the JW.org symbol being on all things WT and thought that that must be being overstated. Then I went on this current trip. I've seen way more Kingdom Halls than I expected. And what struck me was how odd and out of place that JW.org sign looks on all of them.
I saw a Christmas wreath somewhere and had the inspiration of combining the two symbols. What would a JW in field service think if he saw their symbol in a Christmas wreath?
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Who Directs the Activitie$ and Doctrines of the Hovering Body?
by Sea Breeze injehovah’s witnesses boast that theirs is a “spirit-directed organization”.. see w88 3/1 pp.
10-17 (my life in jehovah’s spirit-directed organization).
they believe that their deceased founder, charles taze russell (who faced legal action by his wife for inappropriate behavior in his maids bedroom), is directing the modern-day work of jehovah’s witnesses.. after the founder, c t russell died, it was stated that he was still directing the work from heaven.. "though pastor russell has passed beyond the veil, he is still managing every feature of the harvest work.
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NotFormer
Good to see that the spirit of Tony is still directing things* from the bottom of whatever watery grave he ended up in**.
* In advance: I know he was removed from the GB and that this is an old image.
** Referring to speculation by some on the "Where's Tony?" thread that Tony is sleeping with the fishes.
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Would You Get A Cease and Desist Letter From the WT if You...
by NotFormer in...put a christmas wreath that featured the jw.org logo on your door?
🤔.
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I've done it: Christmas Lights Outside
by StephaneLaliberte inlets see if that causes a problem.
i've been inactive for a very long time now (like 10+ years), so, i don't expect to hear anything from it, but my parents are worried i'll get df.
lets see what happens.
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NotFormer
It's just decorative lights, Rattigan. Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning*? You're being very picky and judgemental today.
Enjoy your lights, Stephane! 😁👌👍✨
* Saying with a possible pagan origin.