LOL! I always felt bad for the people touring the factories in their nice clothes when we didn't even have A/C! It got stupid hot in there sometimes and I remember some people quitting the tour halfway through and going back to the lobby that at least had A/C.
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Breaking news -- Visitor at Bethel wreaks havoc
by FatFreek 2005 inpostings lately have revealed the silly dress code for visitors while they simply tour the factory.
godzilla did not like it during his recent visit.. .
cheers,.
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Greetings! My first post
by BU2B inhello all at jwn!
i have been a lurker here the last few months and have been going through the process of researching both sides of the story of jehovahs witnesses.
i was raised in the borg, got married and now have a young child.. my wife is very much dedicated to the organization and will justify anything the "slave" does putting it off on the borgs imperfection.
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Welcome BU2B. Good luck on your spiritual journey.
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ITS MY ANNIVERSARY!!
by puffthedragon inits now been one year since i have stepped foot in a kingdom hall.
here's to another happy year for me!
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Its now been one year since I have stepped foot in a Kingdom Hall. Here's to another happy year for me!
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Rick Fearons wife Inez passed away
by mouthy indid anyone hear that rick fearons wife inez passed away???
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Thoughts and prayers Rick.
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How many Kingdom Halls in poor African or South American countries can 28 million dollars build?
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Credit card machines at district conventions
by OneDayillBeFree inso it's true they are real.
i never thought i'd see the day when the org.
would be so desperate for money that they would do this.
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*** g03 8/8 p. 29 Watching the World ***
Plastic Card Donations
“A growing number of Canadian churches” are adopting “modern banking practices, introducing bank cards and credit cards as convenient ways for parishioners to make collection-plate donations,” says the Vancouver Sun newspaper. Debit machines have been placed in church halls along with “donation envelopes with options for automatic account withdrawal and credit card payment.” Individuals simply swipe their card, key in the amount they wish to donate, and then put a copy of the receipt in the collection plate. As one pastor stated: “A cashless society is where society is going. Why not the church?” A church treasurer joked: “You get air-miles on your card, plus you go to heaven for donations. Just think of it as double reward points.”
*** w75 11/1 p. 651 Insight on the News *** “Pray Now, Pay Later” ? The phrase “pray now, pay later” appeared in a headline of the Philadelphia “Inquirer” in reporting on a church experiment due to go into effect shortly. A group of ten U.S. religions, including some major Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist and Baptist denominations, have decided to try church collections by credit card. The experiment, sponsored by the National Council of Churches, will encourage participating church members to authorize credit-card transfers of a specified contribution to their church each month. The idea, a Council spokesman says, is that “this will provide the local church with regular income whether or not the local congregation is in attendance,” especially in “off-seasons,” like summer vacation time. The report on the experiment says that those joining the program will be “giving unto business what belongs to business—a profit.” How so? “Participating banks will charge 65 cents a transaction, and the credit card companies will rake off 3 percent of every donation.” Obviously someone benefits, but how much spiritual benefit is the modern churchgoer getting?
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Do you miss the sense of security the organisation gives you?
by Mr Facts ini am sure most of you miss the sense of security regarding the future that the organisation offers- the certainty of everlasting life in the paradise earth, being healed and the confidence that you will definitely see your loved ones again if you remained faithful.
but why did you pursue a course of life that had suddenly turned everything into a fable?.
i have pity for you all.. .
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Mr. Facts. Just because you believe in magic does not make it real. If it makes you feel better, GREAT! Honestly, if it makes you happy, most of us are happy for you. Just don't waste your time selling your snake-oil to us. Been there, done that.
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How is a blood transfusion the same as food, but a heart transplant is not?
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Not exactly breaking news, but...how can the posters on JWTalk.net be so obtuse?
by sir82 inon jwtalk.net, the jw apologists are all over the conti case, about how "dumb" the jury was, how it is certain to be overturned on appeal, how jehovah will vindicate his name, blah blah blah.. meanwhile, on another thread about the sandusky verdict, you will find these comments:.
so sad that it took all this time and ruined those young boys lives.
but what about the school officials, didn't they have a responsibility to report this to the authorities??.
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This is the quality of posts and love on JWTalk. Reminds me of my last hall. HI BOB!!
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How ManyYears Did You Waste Being A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus ini was raised as a jw and i haven't been to a meeting in about 8 years..
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25, 5 of them at Bethel.
