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A little example of how severely the contributions for the Society are drying up
by sir82 in
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just a little tidbit from the congregation i attend..... the congregation has approximately 120 publishers.. well over 1000 magazines per month are picked up, not to mention all the books, brochures, and tracts that are picked up.. there was a "local needs" part on the service meeting recently, asking for more contributions.. it seems our congregation has averaged just about $300 per month contributions to the "worldwide work" over the past year.. .

assuming 1500 magazines / month, that's just 20 cents per magazine - and that completely ignores all other literature that is picked up.. the last price the magazines had, 20+ years ago, was 25 cents per issue.

with inflation that would have been about 50 cents each now.. just another sign of how severely the contriutions to the society are drying up..... .
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Most Ridiculous Thing You've Ever Been Counseled On
by MrFreeze in
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i'm sure topics like this have already come up but they tend to get hilarious with the absolute absurdity that goes on in the kh.

i was once counseled for not shaving after two days.

i was also counseled by a sister for eating lucky charms cereal.
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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..
by mentallyfree31 in
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2. beliefs
who were your past circuit overseers?

i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).
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Songs that make you cry
by sooner7nc in
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there have been several threads about music the last few days, so i decided to start another.. this song absolutely makes me tear up every time i hear it.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq_3byxasmm.
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Who is Herbert L Wright? talk - The Superiority of Being Taught By Jehovah
by VM44 in
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2. beliefs
herbert l wight .

the superiority of being taught by jehovah by herbert l wight .

album: 2007 dc tulsa ok. http://www.musicbag.org/840311_herbert_l_wight-the_superiority_of_being_taught_by_jehovah.mp3.
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The Astrodome DC's
by 5go in
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2. experiences
i sort of miss it.

though i am not missing the dc's, though i wish i could.(pun).

share you memories of the dc's held at the astrodome.. i alway sat in the grey sections.. i remember hearing about an attendant decking some one on the field during a baptism.
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Called JR Brown regarding Cano Pedophile situation
by LDH in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
just called their media line:.

http://www.jw-media.org/contact.htm.

asked a young man named bryce where is the official press release on the cano pedophile situation.
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The Waterboy's Mom Was A Witness!!
by worldlygirl in
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did any of you ever see the waterboy with adam sadler and kathy bates?

i know it's an old movie, but i was watching it with my kids and i had to laugh aloud.

kathy bates plays the cajun mom of the mentally borderline bobby boucher, and i just know she was a witness!!!
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William Osbeck-The CO that helped me get out of the borg.
by Sadie5 in
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after reading cruzenheart's post on the letter about her father, and the treatment he received from the co, william osbeck, and the elders of his congregation, it brought back my own memories of this particular co and his treatment of people.

it was 1995 and one of the hardest years of my life.

in february of that year, i learned i was pregnant with our fifth child.
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What's The STRANGEST Thing You've Seen At A Kingdom Hall?
by minimus in
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i saw a fight break out on the platform between an elder and a unbelieving husband who accused the elder of f---ing his wife.

he then threw the lectern on the floor and pushed the elder.

it was cool.......