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  What is REALLY behind the destruction of the Postal Service? I decided to research it ...

  by Terry in

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  i don't know about you - but i never know when i'm being lied to or told the truth any longer.

  partisans are tribes warring on truth.

  i decided to see what i could find out historically and this is what i've come up with.

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  At least my letters carry the full 55c postage.

  Mail is actually an area where the government should step in. It is even in the constitution

  Bet pelosi franks all her mail.
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  The “simplified” congregation donation arrangement

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone else experience a nostalgic throwback to the 1990s when the latest watchtower announcements presented their demand for increased donations from congregations as a “simplified” arrangement?

  5. adjustment to resolved congregation donations: in the past, the congregation was presented with multiple resolutions to donate funds to the branch office in support of vari- ous activities cared for by the organization.

  this arrangement has been simplified.

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  Wife is the bookkeeper. as for concealing donations either way, there should be discretionary monies for each to use as wanted.

  Wait until mom finds the local congregation having 7000 instead of the max of 5000. Of course the new enhanced donation will eat that up.
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  Who Do You Think Would Be A Good Running Mate For Joe Biden?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems like the only possibilities are women of color.

  no whites need apply.. maybe he will change his mind and ask hillary clinton?

  ?.

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  I think biden will run but I would not bet on his life expectancy. May 2 years, just long enough the take over by the vp will not count as a term, hence 10 years.
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  World Wide Work Resolution Doubled Overnight

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  during covid-19 crisis our hall decides to double the amount sent to hq from our local account.

  the resolution is unanimously supported, no questions asked.

  has anyone else had this happen?.

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  It includes the insurances that were separate so that should be it. We were told what the resolution was but they forgot to take a vote. I think ours tripled.
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  What defines a "Woman of Color" in Today's World?

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  we hear daily "a woman or color".

  one person here mentioned that nikki haley (parents are from india) is a woman of color.. what defines "woman of color?

  " is there some scan gun that they put point at your head and defines the pigmentation?.

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  It is the melanin. In the summer I am more colored.

  The woke people deny history. Moors mixing in with red haired fair Spanish; the black african mixed with cuban indians; arab slavers breeding with skaves, American slave holders breeding slave girls (quadroon, octoroon) on and on.

  It makes me question the black diseases with few blacks not having a lot of European blood.

  The real standard should be morality: no theft, no laziness, nuclear family vslues, no murder. These things cross all ethnic lines and beliefs.
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  JW's and the National Anthem/Flag

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one thing we were always taught in the past is how we should sit down and pray (kneel) to jehoober whenever we were at an event where they played the national anthem.

  we had to actively disrespect the flag and anthem and be no part of the world, because we were our own country with jesus as king.. given kneeling/sitting for the national anthem is now the favorite pastime of the far-left and if you do so, you get associated with democrats, how do jehovah's witnesses now 'become no part of this world' when they have to disrespect the flag?.

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  "Please stand during the announcements and song--you may be seated". Maybe we should all face the blue square with our shining faces. How about a new stake, crown, and logo pin?

  I used to avoid the events. Last time I got caught was a funeral for a vet. I was respectful for it all. As for all the arguments, it is worship and a prayer being required of everyone.
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  Transparency in Field Service Hours

  by Earnest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i notice that in the recent instructions for new regular pioneers (2020-08-s-236-e) it lists a number of assignments for which a pioneer can be credited (up to 75) hours in a month.. these include:construction oversight, assembly hall oversight, assembly oversight, and convention oversight, as well as serving as temporary volunteers at bethel, commuter bethelites, remote volunteers, bethel consultants, hospital liaison committee members, patient visitation group members, disaster relief committee members, local design/construction department field representatives and maintenance trainers, and so forth.

  approved assignments also include assisting with kingdom hall construction when such is done at the request of the branch office or its representatives overseeing the project, assisting with pre and post-assembly or convention work, assisting with work at assembly halls, conducting or participating in congregation meetings held in prison, as well as attendance at a theocratic school or class .

  when i was pioneering and doing pre and post-assembly work i was told i could include the time spent working in my monthly report, which i did.

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  Slim....

  There is no suggestion that this breakdown will be shared with ordinary members in the congregation

  Yes, pioneers are special people unlike the webelows.

  There are lots if creative ways to count time. And who can really check
  
  
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  ELM - Elderly Lives Matter

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. social
  2. current

  i believe a light has to be shown on the elderly, forget blm.

  sure, blacks are being mistreated by law enforcement at times, but there are hundreds of millions of people on a daily basis having no regard for the elderly by not wearing masks in the middle of a pandemic.

  they believe the elderly have to be casualties for the economy and getting normalcy back.

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  I'm elderly too. But the masks are worn improperly, hand washing has gone by the wayside.

  I know more people with health problems not being addressed because of the panic restrictions than the c19.

  C19 can indeed kill, but so can heart, cancer, other bugs, and the peaceful rioters
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  And this isn't a cult? Wife put on name tag for zoom assembly

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  and this isn't a cult?

  just saw my wife put on her name tag for the zoom assembly.... what the what?

  i thought these things werent even live.

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  The local instructions are to dress up and watch the whole thing at once right after the shortened WT.

  Maybe a necktie keeps the holy spirit from escaping

  As for business zoom meetings, they actually serve a purpose so decorum is appropriate
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  Mandatory Donations??? Is This Accurate?

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does the information about mandatory donations in this post sound accurate to you?.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/i1gews/new_letter_1000_donations_are_mandatory_now/ petra!

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  Regular business for the fiscal year starting in September. Goes with the resolutions to pay into the CO insurance funds, assembly hall maintenance

  Big difference from churches us I NEVER see anything come back.

  The well off congregations usually are skinflints--being charitable costs money that can be spent on boats, vacations etc.