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  Unnecessary Remodels

  by choosing life in

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  a kingdom hall by me is remodeling, a rather extensive one i am told.

  they do need some painting, some corrections of poor workmanship by the quickbuild committee and a few other odds and ends.

  then i was told they took out all the ceramic tile in the entrance and bathrooms.

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  Choosing, Sorry about the accidental double post. How many Third World Kingdom Halls do you think the Stanley Theater renovations could have financed? Frequently, very serviceable halls are remodeled at the whim of a circuit overseer or just "because they can." tms
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  Unnecessary Remodels

  by choosing life in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a kingdom hall by me is remodeling, a rather extensive one i am told.

  they do need some painting, some corrections of poor workmanship by the quickbuild committee and a few other odds and ends.

  then i was told they took out all the ceramic tile in the entrance and bathrooms.

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  Longtime JWD posters/professional lurkers with low post counts

  by Black Man in

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  hey all,.

  just checkin' in.

  been here since '01, but don't even have 500 posts.

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  My lurking is purely amateurish.

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  Godspeed, Sweet Lady

  by SixofNine in

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  (i guess i'm posting the following blog i came across because i spent plenty of time in the past holding contempt for the caricature of a human that was tammy faye baker.

  i like being shown another pov.

  i also like being surprised by christians... it's such a rare occurance).

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  Thank you, Six, for posting this.

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  As The Wanderer Wanders, Minimus Wonders...

  by nvrgnbk in

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  i wonder if richard the wanderer will ask questions that i haven't asked some day?

  just wondering.. these two kill me!

  lmao!.

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  JWD,

  Is this the 2007 edition of the almost ancient Amnesian/Amazing debate?

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  Tammy Faye Messner Died.

  by El Kabong in

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  just announced on cnn.

  saw her on larry king live last week and she looked awful.

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  There was something beneath the mascara: a large-hearted, happy, non-judgemental person. She would have been the laughingstock of any Kingdom Hall in the world. But so would many good-hearted people.

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  Human Nature

  by nvrgnbk in

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  are we essentially moral beings, corrupted by society?.

  or are we in fact amoral, socialized by cultural pressures and religious beliefs?.

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  Human Nature

  by nvrgnbk in

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  are we essentially moral beings, corrupted by society?.

  or are we in fact amoral, socialized by cultural pressures and religious beliefs?.

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/19187/1.ashx

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  What is the JW's take on pets?

  by Dragonlady76 in

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  i have always loved animals and have had pets through out the years, so that got me thinking about my jw childhood, not to many dubs had pets, i remember only a small handful of dubs that had a dog.

  i wondered if there is a jw realted reason for this, so far the only thing that i can think of is that a pet "would take up valuable time that could be better spent on field service" .

  any one have some information on this?.

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/9890/1.ashx

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  Culture, Class, and Congregations

  by saywhat29 in

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  i know this is nothing new- the thought of the bible being just a story and a blend of culture and of how people interpreted the world around them and recorded it as such.

  it's very athiest..y, even if don't consider myself an athiest.

  because culture and class also affects how people look at the bible whether they believe it or not.

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  The first Bible Students with pocket watches, pillbox hats and Puritanical values created the ambience for Jehovah's Witnesses. Rutherford hardened the focus, bringing a more militant, less genteel blend. Knorr turned the whole thing into a gigantic, well-oiled business. It's an Anglo-Saxon group really that has recruited other ethnicities.

  The way different cultures respond to Watchtower guidelines is one hilarious subject. I don't pretend to have enough life experience and travel opportunities to have witnessed various cultures interpetation of serving Jehovah, but I know it varies greatly. Ten years in a black congregation in the U.S. taught me that talks given there were not given anywhere else. I smile now when I pass a Spanish circuit assembly at a community recreation area and see the little girls in dresses and boys in suits and ties riding the bumper cars between sessions. I love it!

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