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  'The Assembly days'

  by jolly_green_giant in

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  remember going to the 3 day assembly every summer, sitting for numerous exhausting hours on end?

  those were tough on me especially when i was really young and wasn't supposed to be roaming the convention center while the talks were being given.

  i couldn't beleive those pricks with the "please be seated" sings.

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  RunningMan

  Mulan:

  I was at that 1969 Vancouver assembly. Although I was only 7 at the time,
  there are still many vivid memories burned into my mind. Such as:

  -Travelling 1000 miles in a 1969 Ford Custom 500 with 8 people. All of the
  luggage was in a roof rack.
  - Sleeping in a tent for the whole time. At 7, I thought that was pretty cool.
  But, I don't imagine my mother or older sisters were too thrilled.
  - Buying a fudgesycle at the concession stand at Empire Stadium and finding
  a ball bearing in it. (Were you at Empire Stadium or the Pacific Colloseum?)
  - Having the option of standing or sitting during the songs. About every 20th
  person stood, making them look very pious.
  - Crying during the closing song, because it was all over.

  And biggest of all, next to the stadium, the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition)
  was running during the assembly. How could they do that to us?

  By the way, a sister was killed at that assembly while taking a short cut accross
  the path of one of the rides next door.
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  Harry Potter and my daughter's class

  by RunningMan in

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  here is a little story that i thought you might find interesting.. last week, the local jw sisters dropped by our house to enquire.

  as to our recent absences (we actually had good excuses this time).. one of the sisters has a son who is in my daughter's grade 6 class.. during the visit, she asked what we were doing with regard to harry.

  potter.

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  RunningMan

  Here is a little story that I thought you might find interesting.

  Last week, the local JW sisters dropped by our house to enquire
  as to our recent absences (we actually had good excuses this time).
  One of the sisters has a son who is in my daughter's grade 6 class.

  During the visit, she asked what we were doing with regard to Harry
  Potter. We had no idea what she was talking about. But apparently,
  the teacher is reading the first Harry Potter book to the class for a few
  minutes at the beginning of each afternoon. Her son must leave the
  class and sit in the hallway during the reading.

  So, for the past week, we have been having much laughter at their
  expense. Our daughter has already read the whole series. She has
  also noticed that the Witness boy does not want to go into the hall.
  Whenever the teacher starts the reading, he postpones his exit as long
  as he can.

  Poor kid. It's people like that that make JW's look like even bigger idiots than
  they are.
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  space.com dates Noah's flood to 2350 B.C.

  by aChristian in

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  the watchtower society dates noah's flood to 2370 b.c.e.

  they do this by following bible chronology quite closely, counting backwards from 607 b.c.e., their date for babylon's destruction of jerusalem.

  however, as we know, the society's date for that event is in error.

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  RunningMan

  I fail to see the relevance of the meteorite theory, even if it is true.

  The Bible says that it RAINED for 40 days and 40 nights, and that
  is why the earth was covered in water.

  So, if side A is right, and there was a flood caused by a meteorite,
  then the Bible is wrong. If side B is right, and there never was a global
  flood, then the Bible is wrong. Either way, the Bible is out to lunch.
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  'The Assembly days'

  by jolly_green_giant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember going to the 3 day assembly every summer, sitting for numerous exhausting hours on end?

  those were tough on me especially when i was really young and wasn't supposed to be roaming the convention center while the talks were being given.

  i couldn't beleive those pricks with the "please be seated" sings.

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  RunningMan

  I would like to complain about the parking attendants.

  At every assembly, there is a lineup of at least 20 attendants
  waving you into a parking spot that is at the far end of the lot.
  Apparently, they fill them from back to front. Then, there is
  always a brother standing in your spot, waving you in. Actually,
  he appears to be daring me to pick him off with my bumper.

  I don't know how I ever manage to park at the mall without them.

  By the way, does anyone remember the old 8 day assemblies?
  Talk about adding new meaning to the phrase, "Be long suffering".
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  Business Territory

  by Amazing in

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  business territory in the 1960s and 1970s: when i was first associated in the late 1960s, it was common to see jws roaming the streets of downtown districts, offering the magazines.

  sometime in the early 1970s, after i had been a jw for a few years, we worked businesses directly.

  this was especially true when certain events were newsworthy - such as the persecution of jehovah's witnesses in malawi.

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  RunningMan

  The street work has certainly not died in my area, although it has been
  reincarnated. You won't find JW's imitating billboards around here, but
  they are making extra efforts to annoy people in parking lots and at bus
  stops.

  The "approach work" is being pushed pretty hard.
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  An Ominous increase

  by metatron in

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  for sept. they got 960k publishers in the us.

  (latest km).

  this should worry them.. while it is an increase over sept of last year,.

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  RunningMan

  Our meeting attendance for the school/service meeting of Sept 11 was 120%.
  The following week, it was 100%, and the week after 75%. After about 6 weeks,
  it was back down to its usual level of around 50-60%.

  Yes, the terrorist attacks filled the halls for a few weeks, but it died off quickly
  as everyone realized (faster than usual) that it was just another flash in the pan,
  and that the JW's not only do not have the truth, but aren't even relevant.
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  Have we judged God?

  by joelbear in

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  a very interesting conversation that i have been having with a very nice jehovah's witness in private has led me to ask this question.. have we judged jehovah based on the conduct of humans, our families, people in the congregation, even governing body members?.

  does this distract us from a direct view of god and his personality and purposes?.

  don't just jump on me, think about my point and let me know what you think.. joel

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  RunningMan

  As far as the accusation of judging God based on his name people is
  concerned, that is nothing more than a diversionary tactic.

  But, if we haven't judged God, then maybe we should. And, we should use
  his own standards.

  According to the Bible, God is a murderer, liar, and all around dishonest
  person. He has ordered genocide and execution of children.

  I think we can safely judge God, and find him guilty.
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  JW statistics 2001 -- www.jwic.com/stat.htm

  by Osarsif in

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  jw statistics 2001:.

  http://www.jwic.com/stat.htm.

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  RunningMan

  According to sociologists, sects grow best in areas where there is
  either economic deprivation or rapid social mobility. These two criteria
  fit the known facts about JW's perfectly.
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  Is your PC demonised?!

  by ISP in

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  been tempted to go back to the meetinz?

  thinking of having a babble study?

  could be your pc!.....

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  RunningMan

  I need further clarification. My warranty does not specifically list demon
  possession. Am I covered?

  Also, since PC's prior to 1985 seem to be OK due to lack of disk space,
  what about old mainframes? I learned to program on an IBM 370 which
  had plenty of disk space. I wouldn't be at all surprized if it were posessed.

  Precisely how much disk is required to house an evil spirit? Does it need to
  have adequate free space, or will it piggy back on my existing files? If I
  defragment the disk, will this kick them off? I'm sure Norton has something
  to cure this. I will check right away.
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  Any suggestions on a Bible and a Bible commentary?

  by DB in

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  i currently use the new world translation of the holy scriptures, and it seems to be a pretty good bible.

  but i am looking for a good, modern-english version with which to do some comparison reading.

  plus, i am looking for a good bible commentary for research.

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  RunningMan

  For a Bible commentary, I recommend Assimov's guide to the Bible.

  As for a Bible, being a cheapskate, I suggest:

  link: http://etext.virginia.edu/rsv.browse.html

  This will give you on line access to the Revised Standard Version. I also
  downloaded the individual books.

  As well, the following site is useful:

  link: http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?

  This link will give you about 10 comparative translations of any text you want.