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  Old WT Publications I have

  by William Penwell in

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  i have a number of older wt publications.

  due to downsizing, i would like to get rid of them.

  if some of are of value and have not being scanned, i could scan them for all to share.

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  Have all these books been scanned?
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  "It's not religious..." Wait... What???

  by dynamiterose77 in

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  my friend, mike works as a massage therapist, and there is a woman at the shop that is super-jw-woman and is constantly hounding him with things.. today, he's messaging me and he tells me that she was trying to push a brochure or something on him.

  he said he'd really rather not read a religious pamphlet.. so... she says, "it's not religious... it's from god.".

  isn't that kinda what religious means?

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  This is nothing new. My ex used to get so offended if I would refer to the JW's as a religion as they believe they have the true belief and are better than other religions. The funny thing is after leaving the JW's, I would hear other religions like Pentecostals referring to their beliefs as the "Truth".
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  Old WT Publications I have

  by William Penwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have a number of older wt publications.

  due to downsizing, i would like to get rid of them.

  if some of are of value and have not being scanned, i could scan them for all to share.

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  William Penwell

  Probably easiet for me to scan it and then it would be available for everyone.
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  Old WT Publications I have

  by William Penwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have a number of older wt publications.

  due to downsizing, i would like to get rid of them.

  if some of are of value and have not being scanned, i could scan them for all to share.

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  William Penwell

  I have a number of older WT publications. Due to downsizing, I would like to get rid of them. If there is not much value in them I will just re-cycle them. If some of are of value and have not being scanned, I could scan them for all to share. The Books I have are:

  Paradise Restored To Mankind-By Theocracy! (1972)

  "Babylon The Great Has Fallen!" God's Kingdom Rules! (1963)

  Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God (1966)

  "Then is Finished the Mystery of God" (1969)

  "Things in which it is Impossible for God to lie" (1965)

  "Your will be done on earth" (1958)

  From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained (1958)
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  How is the org really run? What goes on behind the scenes?

  by Magnum in

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  how is the org really run?

  what goes on behind the scenes?.

  i just read an older post on this site that was recently bumped (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/6600/1/don-adams-biography) the post mentioned the adams brothers don, karl, & joel and how influential they are/were at headquarters.

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  I believe that there are those at the top that are delusional, that think that God is on their side but I also believe there are those that know it is all a scam and are only in it because they like the power. I agree with talesin comments that the board of directors treats the organization as a corporation and the bottom line is money, otherwise if they didn't string and control the R&F members around the organization would have been out of business a long time ago.
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  American Rantings About World Cup Soccer (Football)

  by RubaDub in

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  i try ... i really try to watch football (soccer) ... it's world cup time ... i really do try.. i just don't get it ... i really don't.. yes, it's a world-wide sport.

  in most countries it is the number 1 or number 2 sport ... no doubt about it.

  it's maybe number 5 in the usa for professional sports.. from an american's perspective (i think i speak for many), we just wonder if these guys actually have testicles.

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  Watching paint dry is as interesting as watching a soccer match.
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  The genius of the new donation arrangement

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  ive given this new arrangement a lot of detailed thought and how greatly it benefits the wt and how much it puts a strain on each congregation.. first, let me explain how the old arrangement worked.. you had 3 donation boxes in each kingdom hall.

  one for worldwide work, one for kingdom hall construction and one for congregation contributions.. the congregation contribution box accounted for about 60-75% of all donations.

  the world wide work box probably accounted for 20-30% and the kingdom hall construction for about 5% of the contributions.

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  Sounds like it is all to do with control of the finances and the average rank and file dub has no say in where the money goes. Actually even if they did they would all agree like a bunch of mindless sheep. I swear these guys will never get another cent of mine.
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  My PERSONAL Complaint concerning Jehovah's Witnesses

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i was not much more than 16 when i became interested in the jws.

  i was an idealistic, unrealistic (read, romantic) kid, concerned at the suffering of so many people as a result of ww2 and its aftermath.. i guess that made me an ideal target for the kingdom message.

  but strangely the person who told me about the witnesses wasn't one.. where i worked, we often had quite deep discussions during morning tea breaks, and a non-witness kept bringing up the ideas of the witnesses.

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  I can relate to what you are saying. A lot of us that grew up pre 1975 went through much the same BS. I learned 20 years ago that you cannot leave this JW cult quietly. The reason is that they do not want ou to influence the rest of your family and friends, otherwise the cult would eventually die.
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  Do Facebook "Friends" That Constantly Brag, Irritate You?

  by minimus in

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  there are a few people who are fb friends that constantly brag about themselves, their looks, their accomplishments, their bodies, their job---etc.. one particular person is too close to ignore but it's never ending.

  i am thisclose to telling her, to please stop it.. any thoughts?.

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  Just do "Unfollow" and you won't see there messages and they don't know you have done that.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses recieve $30,000 grant to cover for assembly costs

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  see bottom of article.

  http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?story_id=542296.

  friday, february 21, 10:08 am estby max marbut, staff writer.

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  See? If you were pioneering instead of working your a** off every day, you wouldn't have those problems.

  Yeah but when it comes to a little money even those so called "pioneers" change. My pet peve. I worked for over 30 years while my ex was too lazy to help out contribute to the every day costs of runniing a house hold. Her excuse was she was "too tired" but she was not "too tired" to pioneer and bang on doors every day. When we divorced, she gave her "word" that she would not touch my pension. Famous last words but you know I trust a good pioneer JW. Well you know what happened later she put a claim in for part of my pension. Valuble lesson learned when it comes to money you can never trust anyone. Message to ex, I wonder what Jebus, Jevovah and the WTBS think of a lying hypocrate now? Well I guess they will forgive seeing you put in all those hours in banging on doors.