Posts by LoisLane looking for Superman

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Could the WT have paid of large loans when it sold NY properties?

by StephaneLaliberte in

it seems that everyone is taking for granted that the sociaty has made 1 billion in profit.

could anyone tell me why it would not be a posibility that the society had a large number of mortgages attached to these properties?

wouldn't that explain the latest monney grab from the congregations?.

LoisLane looking for Superman

Watch Tower Worldwide Real Estate Inc . is a Business. It is also a supposed Christian charity. No. What it is, is a money grab.

WT/GB serenades you with sweet nothings...

Armageddon is so close, stay with me. Don't get married, don't have children, don't go to college (WT/GB say it as if God has spoken).

Stay and be my slave.

As my slave, I want a portion of you to stay in the same building with me. Bethel. Clean my room, my toilet, cook my food, iron my shirts, cut my hair, wash my car, drive me in my car.. You get the picture. Be my slave.

I want another group of you to go out and do manual labor, work that will keep your mind off of what I am up too. Those jobs available are window washing, carpet cleaning, cleaning office buildings and other peoples homes, lawn maintenance. Now with what money you get, you gotta give "Mother" some.

Those of you who through sheer will power, have bettered yourselves, "Mother" will want more of your time and money too .

Some of you did not listen to us and went and got yourself married. Well! So what about the wives who don't work? If you are not slaving for me here at Bethel, or on the circuit work, then I want you to slave for me, going d2d, selling WT literature, be at all the meetings, make sure the house is clean, all the family's clothes are clean, pressed and in order, and don't forget to wash the car once a week. If you get money donations out in the field, or if anyone gives you money for gas, "Mother" wants her share!

I own you. Whatever you do, it is for my benefit. You slave for me!

This Christian Charity religion, has never been about you. Where ever would you even get that idea?

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Watch Tower has paid NO TAXES on any of it's worldwide real estate for over 100 years!

Turn the question around and ask yourself...

If I didn't have to pay taxes on what, 2 billion dollars worth of world wide properties... And everything was built with "free" labor, from free "donated" money, how much extra money would I have?

Does 2 billion dollars include all the insurance money, homes, and other saleable real estate, jewelry, stocks, bonds, automobiles, air-miles???, hotel room kick backs.

This has never been a local money grab. This is global.

Cha - ching ...

LoisLane

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How do you study? What are your methods of memorizing big amount of text?

by will-be-apostate in

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i'm having an exam in mineralogy in 20 days and need to learn 120+ pages of content.

i've learned a part of it so far.

i'm just curious how did you/do you study?

LoisLane looking for Superman

Marking to print out later.

LL

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...The WBT$ Theft of Kingdom Hall Bank Accounts and JW Elders...

by OUTLAW in

.. the new wbt$ donation arrangement/ jw kingdom hall bank account theft... is a very hot topic right now... the wbt$ is literally going to clean out kingdom hall bank accounts,filled with donations from jws... that theft is going to happen world wide..the wbt$ is going to steal from 7 million plus jw`s... .. we have jw elders here on jwn,that know whats going on... they "serve" in kingdom halls,they are "supposed" to be looking after the welfare of the average jw... they know there is a 4 page letter,only one page will be read to the congregation..the rest will be kept secret... they know the wbt$ is about to steal jw donations..on a world wide scale!!!...

.. i would like to know what you active jw elders are going to do about this??!!...

are you going to let "your" congregation know about the other 3 secret pages?...

LoisLane looking for Superman

---->> Imminent1975. I am glad you are okay now.

It makes me ill to think of these modern day Highway Robber's.

As a little girl, handing out invitations at the door and doing street work wearing small plackards , ( sp sorry) everything featured said FREE.

NO DONATIONS TAKEN.

Everyone that wanted to could donate, or not.

WT always said they have God's backing, and never need to ask for money, ever!

"Mother"... GB/ Writing Dept/Legal Dept is guilty of being LIARS and GREEDY PERSONS and guilty of DISHONEST GAIN!!!

They should ALL be disfellowshipped !!!

I spit on your mother's grave you viper's!

LoisLane

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

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so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

LoisLane looking for Superman

I like Japan, but I have only been there once, on a Society Tour.

I went into several small neighborhood places to eat. My skin is English, Scottish, white. I got looked at. But thinking back at entering these local spots, maybe it was like visiting a KHall on vacation and just sitting anywhere. Old timer's sometimes have their "spot" and are upset if someone else is sitting in their chair and everyone knows who sits, where, etc Just saying. lol

We tourists must be a constant delight of free entertainment to locals , where ever we are. lol

When I was in Taiwan, we were told that there were some JW families, that were down from the North who were not accustomed to seeing
" white " people. At that convention, I got felt, touched, on my hair and on my skin. It was the only time it had happened to me. I could tell they were curious.

----->> Confusedandalone ... Will I get demerit points from you if I confess something??? As a little girl of 4 or 5, at our circuit assembly, I remember seeing an African American family with small children, shorter than me. I made my way over to them, and casually touched their hair. It was surprisingly soft. I did it just that once. But I had to do it! I was quite fascinated with the little girls hair. It was so different from mine.

In Ghana the sisters wear beautiful long flowing tribal dresses, with matching, towering head cloth turbans. They and their husbands look stately and beautiful. With my JW group we met the Ashante King, and he was presented with WT literature.

LL

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

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friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

LoisLane looking for Superman

ConfusedandAlone ... I do not know what to say to the ignorance of these, hopefully few, offensive people of Japan, who said such outlandish things!

There is no excuse!!!

Japanese people themselves during and after war time would be called apes, monkeys, and many other derogatory words.

That they would act this way to guests in their country...

I am so sorry this dishonoring act by a so-called polite society, would have happened to anyone.

If this was feudal Japan, and you were a guest, your sponsor, your host could legally chop off the head of someone who dishonored his guest(s).

To dishonor his guest, was to dishonor him.

Honor is everything in Japan, or was.

Maybe these people who said such things, were , unfortunately, mentally diseased.

LL

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

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friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

LoisLane looking for Superman

Jgnat ... lol ... I have thought about going to Inner Mongolia (which I can spell) or visiting, Kaka- kak -a- stan , or something like that. lol

Karter mentioning New Zealand, sounds good. I have been to NZ as a JW drone. It was fun for me to drive on the other side of the road. (Yikes! lol )

The Maori's, their personalities and culture, were wonderful to experience.

I honestly believed, JW's were a worldwide Brotherhood.

That teaching fit my personality.

Now, I know there are wonderful normal people all over the world, to rub shoulders with, that are intelligent with education and or life, that I would rather spend my valuable time with.

LL

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

LoisLane looking for Superman

What a great Dad and husband you are!

You have so many great suggestions ^^^^^ (I like using that feature (^) lol

If you have the time and the means to go, it would be a hard decision to make. A Treehouse, a Greek Isle, or ...

----->> Come on Jgnat. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan? and ? ?? Was that a joke? I have stayed at the Temple Gardens and if you are driving through Saskatchewan, I suggest it as a place to spend the night. We stayed in the "luxury mineral Jacuzzi suite with the king size bed". The huge bathtub, was filled with piped from a distance, heated mineral water, it had sediment in it, but no odor. Soaking in its hot water, felt heavenly. I did not want to leave it. The comfort and coziness of the bed was something I still think about. It was very, very pleasant. Swimming in the indoor pool, then going from there, swimming through the "wall" to the sunny outside was joyous for me. It was a happy experience all around. I actually woke up in the middle of the night and called the front desk to ask if this room was available for the next night... "I am so sorry. It is already booked. The whole hotel is booked", he said. : ( It was without a doubt the best sleep I have ever had in my life.

LL

PS Would I intentionally go to Moose Jaw for vacation.... ?

Hell. No. lol

Jgnat , you are in Alberta. Aren't there great scenic Horse back packing trips? A few hours, or overnight, 3 day, 5 day, 7 day etc. custom packages? Fishing, canoeing, camping out in the Canadian Rockies?

If you have roots in Western Africa, I would imagine you would feel the pull, to go there.

Have fun where ever you go.

So many beautiful places. So little time...

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How many remember the 15 min break Between the Public Tlk and WT Study?

by Wasanelder Once in

as kid i remember a break of 15 minutes between the public talk and the wt study.

all the new ones and "weak" ones ran out to smoke.

loved to see the attendant round them up to come back in when the droning began again.

LoisLane looking for Superman

Some posts are painful, and this is one.

At a young married, I moved far away, to an area, I would never have chosen, surrounded by people, who's background was 100 % different than mine. It was not for the better. They were a strange species to me, as I was a curiosity to them.

The only thing we had in common, was religion.

Those 15 minute breaks were, hell. I tried to get to the KHall as the meeting started, and tried to leave as soon as it was over, but you couldn't side step those in between minutes.

Crickets...

LL

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