This is just like when you get those calls around dinner but no one is there: Telemarketer on an automatic dialer hanging up on calls to blow time.
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Witness Sister Alone At Our Door on Sunday ..No knock ..Just Silence
by adelmaal init was pretty odd.
we had a jw sister come to our door on sunday by herself.
she walked up really slowly and quietly.
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A comment I heard tonight
by Generic Man intonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.
the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.
through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.
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Wow! Pwned was only sharing a personal observation/experience!
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spanish congregations vs english
by Pwned in(i dont mean the countries - grammar nazis, please dont flame).
i dont know how many of you attended a spanish speaking hall like i did but in my experience and from reading people's posts i think that there are some pretty big differences.
1. spanish congs are more liberal .
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Sounds about right. I'm sure none of them could possibly be as annoying as that Dora the Explorer Chick.
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Would the W.T. be open for massive lawsuits if they changed blood policy?
by hubert ini was just thinking of this, because of my last post topic.
if the watchtower changed their no blood policy to accepting whole blood, would and could that .
open the flood gates for law suits from jdubs that sacrificed their children for the tower, or would .
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unfortunately i dont think it would cause a mass exodus, no major changes before this has.
That's actually not true. Failed dates and changes in policy (such as smoking) have caused people to leave in droves at times. The new cause is the Internet.
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Would the W.T. be open for massive lawsuits if they changed blood policy?
by hubert ini was just thinking of this, because of my last post topic.
if the watchtower changed their no blood policy to accepting whole blood, would and could that .
open the flood gates for law suits from jdubs that sacrificed their children for the tower, or would .
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Imagine someone that didn't experience Armegeddon in 1975.
I don't even have to imagine, my parents were among them. And they were brought in just a few years prior on the premise that '75 was probably the year. (or "I'll eat my hat" as the elder they studied with put it).
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Would the W.T. be open for massive lawsuits if they changed blood policy?
by hubert ini was just thinking of this, because of my last post topic.
if the watchtower changed their no blood policy to accepting whole blood, would and could that .
open the flood gates for law suits from jdubs that sacrificed their children for the tower, or would .
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Dropping the blood ban all at once would definately cause a mass exodus. Imagine everyone who knows and loves someone who died or faced death suddenly being told that they did so at the ill advice of an organization that commands strict adherence.
They'd have to do it gradually. First, stop talking about it. Stop disfellowshipping for blood (as they have falsely claimed to have already done in court). Then make a casual statement that out of love and understanding for brothers and sisters in critical medical situations, judgement is saved for Jehovah.
Then make it a conscience matter. That would do it, the old "conscience matter" routine!
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The Contribution Box
by professor ini have always wondered: to what extent do the elders go to get contributions?.
how closely do you think the elders work with individuals?.
i left the org.
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I have always wondered: to what extent do the elders go to get contributions?
How closely do you think the elders work with individuals?
I left the Org. when I was 18. But even at 18, my elder father still regularly asked me if I had been putting money in the box. I knew that some dubs, including my father, would make donations with a personal check. Obviously this way, even if one hand didn't know what the other was doing, those who emptied the contribution box sure did.
I'm just curious if the pressure goes beyond those once-in-a-while talks that were strictly fund-rasing. Has anyone ever been pressured to give, or felt that their status in the congregation depended on their verifiable donations?
Prof.
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A comment I heard tonight
by Generic Man intonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.
the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.
through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.
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See, if you leave Jehovah's Org you are perhaps condemning your kids to death. Can't do that to the kids. My brother died in infancy and the elders told my parents that they had to stay faithful in order for him to be resurrected.
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Since the restoration of pure worship in 1919
Correct if you mean 100% pure B.S. Still, I wonder why they are dissing on Russell like this. I thought they considered him a righteous dude.
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spanish congregations vs english
by Pwned in(i dont mean the countries - grammar nazis, please dont flame).
i dont know how many of you attended a spanish speaking hall like i did but in my experience and from reading people's posts i think that there are some pretty big differences.
1. spanish congs are more liberal .
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One elder recently wrote:
(so and so) is the Overseer of our Spanish group, & he is doing a fine job. We really love them very much. It's a great feeling to have so many wonderful spiritual Brothers & Sisters. The Spanish people are very loving. We even hug the Brothers!
I wonder what happens if you hug a sister?