Julia Orwell

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  NEW BOE LETTERS

  by WatchTower87 in

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  2. bible

  instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily no virus ;-).

  1 -theocratic ministry school review answer sheet to give to the school overseer.

  theocratic ministry school review answer sheet covering assignments for weeks of march 3 through april 28, 2014. pdf : http://adf.ly/egjx8.

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  Julia Orwell

  I like that, no 'qualified readers', meaning no one with a dick.
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  Amusing line in April 2014 KM

  by respectful_observer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  under "2014 convention reminders":.

  seat saving: when the doors to the facility are opened each morning, please to not rush to the seating area of your preference as if competing with fellow attenders.

  a self-sacrificing spirit that moves us to seek the good of others identifies us as true christians and moves onlookers to praise god.. ................................................................ i personally don't recall them previously making reference to the jw-version of the "running of the bulls" that takes place every morning when the doors open at 8:00 a.m. have seen it myself many times, it's always good for a laugh.

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  Julia Orwell

  It always annoyed me no end that business about saving seats only for your car group or family. I always went by myself on the bus and had no jw family so technically I had to wander around and find a seat by myself. Someone always saved me one though, because everyone thought it harsh that not only did I have to go by myself but I couldn't sit with a friend either! Very occasionally someone in my cong would offer me a lift to the dc with their family, omg look how loving the organization is!!!
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  CO's & DO's age 70+ to be laid off on 9/1/14

  by williamhconley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in a private conversation with a c.o.

  friend from north carolina, he told me yesterday that they just got a letter that all traveling overseers (do's & co's) age 70 & up are going to be laid off on 09/01/2014.

  they will be asssigned to local congregations and further details are pending.. .

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  Julia Orwell

  Before seeing this post I never even heard of a co that lived to 70. They all dropped dead in their 60's, most likely from the strain of co-ing on their health.
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  Once Again: It's Okay for JWs to Rip-Off Non-JWs

  by Iown Mylife in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i heard from the owner of a small restaurant, the story of how a brother in a local congregation ripped him off for thousands.

  the restaurant owner is not a jw but totally familiar with the cult, as his mother is a long-time baptized sister.

  she asked him to hire this wonderful brother from her congregation to do construction work he needed at his house.

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  Julia Orwell

  Usually it's people ripping off people regardless of being a jw or not. Of course the terrible thing is that jws pretend they never ever do anything remotely like that.
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  The Best Public Talk I Ever Heard (though the speaker was disfellowshipped thereafter)

  by exWTslave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the best public talk i ever heard was one i heard in a jw kingdom hall.

  unfortunately, the hurriedly formed jc disfellowshipped him within a couple of weeks for not worshipping the octo(headed) gb.

  this happened two years back when i was his fellow-elder.

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  Julia Orwell

  What a hero! I wonder if he lost his family over it. What a brave thing to do.
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  Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.

  and the society is pissed!

  they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.

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  Julia Orwell

  A loving provision from the faithful and discreet slave! They really understand us and really care for us.
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  Are you as critical of higher education and science as you are of religion?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am beginning to see a complete unbalanced shift from one end of the spectrum to the other.

  i'll use jw's as the example but this would apply to any religion and any person.

  if you just accepted the jw teachings unquestionably from the governing body because you felt they were the highest authority on the matter and 'trusted' them before waking up to ttatt you may shift to the other end of the spectrum.

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  Nope, having been a jw and eventually seen through their rubbish has made me sceptical of everything. Scientists say x? Show me the evidence. Education teaches y? Show me the evidence. I won't be duped again by anyone, though I doubt scientists are actually out to dupe like religions are. Therefore I believe one is more justified in being more critical of religion than of science, but no matter what idea is being presented to you as truth, you must scrutinise it before allowing it to make you change your life.
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  Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.

  and the society is pissed!

  they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.

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  Julia Orwell

  I wonder if this happens in other cities and other countries. In Australia, Melbourne is the place to go for shopping, culture and many sports, so many australian jws are excited about the dc in Melbourne. Many won't be though because Australians have to travel literally from every remote area and from the other side of this huge country. Many Australians are five hours away from an airport. Many Australians are also losing jobs at an unprecedented rate, leaving families dependent on welfare which in no way could fund a family trip to Melbourne. It's a huge ask for families and old people people with disabilities and pensioners and that. Half of Australia seems to have relatives in or near Melbourne, but what about the others? An assembly in peak tourism season means big $$ paid in accommodation.

  Last time we had the ic in Sydney a lot went to a smaller one in cairns because all the hotels are a walk to the convention center and the rail company provides free passage to pensioners from Brisbane. A lot of older people and single mums went because it's a smaller city, free to get to and easier to get around.

  The international conventions are a huge money maker but many jws simply can't afford to go. I'm sure Detroit will attract fewer than a glamorous city like los Angeles or Melbourne, but I bet the gb got it cheap!!
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  International Conventions for 2014 - Landover, MD - What is an International Convention?

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have been out of touch for a while, i see that there is an 'international' convention this year in landover, md (fed ex field) and there are no english conventions in either richmond or hampton, va. what is an 'international convention', is it merely a consolidation of all the other conventions meant to whip up some fervor amongst the masses?.

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  Julia Orwell

  I've been to one. You have to have the elders sign off on your application form to state you are in good standing. If you lose your good standing after that you are not allowed to go. that is of course if it's not the one in your country to which you've been assigned, ie the last one in Sydney in 2003 had all of Australia assigned to it and anyone in Australia could go.

  Content wise, the international differs only in that it has these 15 minute sessions where someone reads experiences from other countries. Added together these sessions push it from a normal 3 day bore fest to a 3.5 day bore fest.
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  Unassailable Truth about Creation

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it is rare to have absolute proof of the fact that the borg is categorically wrong.. the recent discovery of hominid footprints in happisburgh, norfolk, england is one such.

  these footprints are of a family of people who walked in the soft mud 800/850 thousand years ago.

  this is properly substantiated fact not open to dismissal.. further evidence in the uk shows the use of flint tools in hunting and butchering animals again accurately dated to 450,000/500,000 yearsthe bible traces adams creation to something over 6000 years ago.

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  Julia Orwell

  They will attack the scientists and their motives rather than address the actual research.