i cannot believe the pictures i got.
i am very surprised i can see anything on them.
i was sitting about a football fiend away from the stage and had pretty much given up getting any picture of them but i was smart enough to bring my tripod and after putting the camera away decided to try it.. i have an old kodak v530 not impressive so i was amazed.
Nice pics, Lee.
Good for you for braving the crowds. We stayed as far away as possible - there was enough going on in our area of town to keep us happy. And we had a perfect vantage point of the entire proceedings from our sofa!
Lots of great fireworks displays all over too - amateurs as well as professional ones.
yes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.
i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.
as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?
At the local DCs and CAs, there was another form of manipulation that took place in warmer weather.
They would announce that the A/C costs $3000 a day to run and it simply wasn't feasible to pay that kind of money, unless, of course, people really really wanted it and coughed up the money to cover the expense.
Lo and behold, within a couple of hours, the A/C was turned on.
Eventually, it dawned on me that every single venue, regardless of its size, cost $3000 a day to operate the A/C, and I knew it was complete bull$h!t.
i have to hand it to the society.
they understand the power of organization.
they demonstrate that no matter how ridiculous your message and how much the facts don't support your position you can still accomplish a lot if you are organized.
The WT is doing a good job of self-inflicted damage.
Its negative view of higher education results in yet another generation who will survive on poorly paying jobs, and with rising cost of living, unable to afford to support in large measure the extra expense of putting money in the Contribution Box™.
With a family on a single income, before I went back to school, we couldn't afford to put money in the Contribution Box™. And now that I'm out of the JWs, there's no way in hell that I would give a penny to the WTS. I have worked too hard on catching up financially on the decade I missed out on following the WTS's financial advice. I'll probably never be at the level my co-workers in my age group are at (as far as my pension goes) but at least I'm preparing for my retirement, which is something that the WTS didn't consider a worthy pursuit.
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2011/06/blood_death_baby.php.
parents almost let child die, fearing blood transfusion would change his personalityby victoria bekiempis.
published: thu., jun.
The body of knowledge in medicine in general and neuroscience in particular has grown exponentially in the years since the WT published that opinion. The WTS's published opinions on the topic of medicine and neuroscience have changed negligibly in decades.
In a life-or-death situation, who would you trust with your life - the WTS or people who practice 21st century evidence-based medicine?
Just sayin'.
parents almost let child die, fearing blood transfusion would change his personalityby victoria bekiempis thu., jun.
30 2011 at 6:02 amcomments (25) categories: broward, healthshare440digg ?when mr. and mrs. rock sanozier of plantation brought their son june 21 to broward general medical center, doctors determined that the 3-year-old had pneumonia and that his spleen was clogged with blood.
after trying medications, doctors figured the only thing that could save the child's life would be a blood transfusion and maybe the removal of his spleen.. .
Please continue the discussion on the other thread.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3y0cd2cocs.
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if only....
from the 2nd century until now christianity has postponed something purported to be the most important of all important happenings.. the coming of the messiah?.
the jews are waiting on that event.. the coming of christ?.
christians believe jesus came already.. the 2nd coming of christ?.
for JW's who have been sitting in the movie theater for many overlapping generations buying tubloads of popcorn and cola since 1914!!
Unfortunately, someone switched out the cola for Kool-Aid a long time ago.
i heard i was "too interested in making money" and that i was letting "worldly pleasures" get in the way.. did you ever hear anything about your departure??
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There were false rumours circulating about me before I left the Organization™. I didn't expect them to stop, and in fact, they got juicier once we left.
Rumours about Mr Scully and I being divorced, about me going to school and getting an education because I was too smart for my own good, and, horror of horrors , that I administer blood transfusions and blood products to patients where I work.
Well, that last one is true, but who am I to prevent someone from having a medical treatment that they give informed consent for, and is in their best interests? And what farking business is it of JWs what medical treatments other people have??
another email i got a couple of weeks ago.
jehovah's spirit at work in amarillo, tx ....how do you like the comment from the chamber of commerce?.
motels in amarillo tx .
I find it hard to believe that a tour of Brooklyn Bethel™ and the facilities in Paterson were on the agenda. That in itself would be almost 2 solid hours of driving. I feel very sad for those poor Chamber of Commerce people being stuck in vehicles with JWs preaching at them for that amount of time. I'm kind of surprised there were no highway incidents of Texans jumping from moving vehicles [owned by the WTS] along the NJ turnpike.
that's the question that i have been thinking about all day for some reason.
it's 5:30 am and i been in and out of sleep all night.
let me go into further detail to explain.
The talk had little to do with your father, by design.
The WTS discourages eulogizing the deceased and the Funeral Discourse™ outline stipulates that "the talk need not exceed 30 minutes".
The Funeral Discourse™ is nothing more than an Infomercial for the WTS, preying on people at one of the most vulnerable times of their lives. Fortunately, most normal people find the mere passing mention of the deceased's vital statistics as they relate to JW Service™ to be in such poor taste that it backfires, and makes them want nothing to do with JWs. In that respect, the Funeral Discourse™ is a huge public service announcement: it demonstrates precisely the value The Organization™ places on its members - if you can no longer preach or occupy a seat at the Kingdom Hall [even if it's because you're dead], you're barely worth 30 minutes of their time, even if you gave everything you had for benefit of The Organization™.
An old JW friend of mine passed away a few years ago - she was a Pioneer™ for years - even after she married and had children. She died of breast cancer. Her Funeral Discourse™ took 20 minutes, less time than what it took for most people to drive from their homes to the Kingdom Hall™. It disgusted me to know how much she gave of herself, the sacrifices her family made to allow her to Pioneer™, and once she was no longer productive, they spit her out like sour milk.
You have every right to be angry. I hope you find a way to remember your father in a way that celebrates the person he was. I like planting perennials in my garden - like roses, lilacs, lilies, etc. in memory of friends and family members who pass away. That way, when I'm quietly enjoying my garden, the lovely plants and flowers help to remind me of the positive things about those people.
