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  District Assembly eating rules....

  by JH in

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  during our district assembly which will be held at a coliseum, we were told not to go outside during the intermission, and not eat in restaurants near by.

  we were told to bring our own food and eat inside the coliseum.

  usually, the coliseum offers hot dogs and hamburgers and drinks, but the brothers refused this service.. .

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  William Penwell

  I remember years ago when I went I was still attending the DC. My children were very young then. I would go over to the local KFC, buy a few snack packs and deliberately bring them back to the convention center. My one son and I would eat them in front of the other dubs. Some of the family friends would look at us like we were Satan himself because we were going against the WT. Like you said, who feels like eating cold sandwiches and drinking warm pop after 3 hours of boring talks? I am now thinking back and I know KFC wasn't the wisest choice I could have made then.

  Will
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  Biased PBS Special Soon to be Aired

  by bavman in

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  co producer/director of new pbs special slotted to be aired in 2006 has mother who is jw.

  check out this link:.

  http://www.knocking.org/indexcont.html.

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  William Penwell

  Good letter to both SNG and Elsewhere.

  Elsewhere I also like your letter to your family. Its the first time I have read it but it is good the way you through the guilt right back at them. You have done nothing wrong, they are the ones in the wrong. Have they ever responded to you on the letter?

  Will
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  Biased PBS Special Soon to be Aired

  by bavman in

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  co producer/director of new pbs special slotted to be aired in 2006 has mother who is jw.

  check out this link:.

  http://www.knocking.org/indexcont.html.

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  William Penwell

  I think this is their response or damage control to all the bad publicity they got the last couple of years over the Pedophile news programs 20/20, 5th Estate etc. about them. Will
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  ARE JW SISTERS ALLOWED TO CARRY COFFINS?

  by steve2 in

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  recently i was amazed to read in another thread that jw females are not even allowed to walk up and down the aisles counting those in attendance.

  the poster said jw women literally "don't count" - a brilliant play on words.

  i guess i had never thought about it before, but it got me wondering about all the behind-the-scene work jw females do, but their invisibility in the public arena.

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  William Penwell

  I recall about 30 years ago going to a Jdub funeral at the kingdum hall and they had an open coffin. Maybe the policy have changed over the years. I know Jdub feel their message to convert non believers is more important. The deceased individual and family is secondary.

  Will
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  Read this on another board!..No longer D.A or D.F. ?

  by Golden Girl in

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  they claim that the jw's... as of the new organization book ...no longer announce someone is disfellowshipped or disassociated.. .

  but rather they announce " they are no longer a jehovah's witness.

  anyone that can shed light on if this is true or not?

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  William Penwell

  I think the key to the whole issue of how a dub will treat a DF or DA is in the sentence, "If a person who is a Christian chooses to join those who are disapproved by God, "

  What a typical arrogant Jdub comment to make. Again the "we are right everyone else wrong" applies here and excluding all the mistakes the Borg has made over the last 100+ years. I have had calls from a Jdub the last few days as there number comes up on my call display. Makes me wonder now what their true motives may be.

  Will
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  Pyramid Schemes - Melaleuca - MLM

  by NOdenial in

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  ok... this topic will probably get some people quite upset - but i am going to say it anyways.

  the topic of 'con artist types' in the borg reminded me of this issue.. where i come from in western canada and usa, there is a huge issue of dubs getting involved in melaleuca.

  there is one brother in the interior of british columbia that is making much more money in a month than most people make in a year.

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  William Penwell

  The bottom line to make money in MLM it is nothing to do with hard work but timing. In Amway most of the Direct Diamonds have been in the business at ground level. No matter what you say it is a pyramid scam. You are making money off the hard work of others. If it was all to do with making money off of selling products that would be fine but it isn't. The selling the products are secondary. I know as being involved you were to try to convert or show others the business plan. I tried but everyone had heard of Amway and they were not interested.

  To me it was no different in being a JW. You were pushing something that no one was interested in. I have a few relatives involved in MLM. Most of them wouldn't give you the time of day but will only talk to you because they see a potential recruit. Like a used car salesman or realtor, they are only being freindly with you to make money.

  Also I have seen those snake salesmen on TV and they are doing the same thing, selling an idea so they make money. I say if their money making schemes are so good why don't work them themselves?

  Will
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  Pyramid Schemes - Melaleuca - MLM

  by NOdenial in

  1. jw
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  ok... this topic will probably get some people quite upset - but i am going to say it anyways.

  the topic of 'con artist types' in the borg reminded me of this issue.. where i come from in western canada and usa, there is a huge issue of dubs getting involved in melaleuca.

  there is one brother in the interior of british columbia that is making much more money in a month than most people make in a year.

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  William Penwell

  I have to disagree with the statement that MLM companies are another business and it only takes hard work to make it successful.

  I was involved with one MLM 25 years ago. What they tell you and what is reality two different things. Before I got involved they said it would only take about 5 hours a week to make the business successful, after which they wanted me to spend a few hours a night at business meetings.

  First because of everyone up line taking a cut in the profits, the products are over priced. Why should I but something that I can get in a store for a fraction of the price.

  I have read statistics since that says less than 1% of all distributors eventually make enough money to live on. I think that you would have a better chance at winning the lottery than make it successful in MLM. I copied the following link that shows how

  Out of 35,000 Distributors, 41% or 14,350 will be Active, out of the Active ones, 2% or 287 will become Direct Distributors and only 5 or 1.7% of those Direct Distributors will become Diamond Distributors. Five out of 35,000 make enough money to live on!!! I would rather take my chances with the Lottery.

  Another thing they don't tell you is when you get up to the Diamond Direct Level you make a percentage on all the motivational tapes, books etc. that are sold at the business seminars. They also get big money to speak at the big rallies. I read somewhere they could make somewhere between $10,000 to $20,000, for just one weekend.

  Lets not call it free enterprise but call it was it is a pyramid scam.

  Will
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  Great love for jesus led me to Islam

  by Hussain100 in

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  i would like to invite the forum members to visit my site at.

  where you may read the spanish and english versions of the book "great love for jesus led me to islam"

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  William Penwell

  Big deal your trying to push your BS,

  Same S***, different pile.

  Will
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  Pyramid Schemes - Melaleuca - MLM

  by NOdenial in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok... this topic will probably get some people quite upset - but i am going to say it anyways.

  the topic of 'con artist types' in the borg reminded me of this issue.. where i come from in western canada and usa, there is a huge issue of dubs getting involved in melaleuca.

  there is one brother in the interior of british columbia that is making much more money in a month than most people make in a year.

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  William Penwell

  They sure don't listen to the counsel at the meetings. I seem to recall some years ago there was an article in one of their rags about not getting involved with MLM schemes. Also I agree with your analyze on a persons motives when they get involved in that crap. When they come over all friendly and say hello you always have to question their motives. I don't agree on how much they make. I know so many of them will brag about how much money their making but in reality something like .01% actually only make enough money to live on. He maybe tells you about what he makes before he has to pay out all his overhead and down line people. He probably doesn't make as much as he says he does.

  Will
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  Anyone know anything about antique radios?

  by Elsewhere in

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  i?ve wanted one for a long time and i found one at a garage sale.

  it is fully functional and, according to the guy who sold it, from the 1940?s.

  it looks like it has all of its original parts too!

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  William Penwell

  Looks like a beauty. I don't know how much yours is but I have a 1936 Dictator, fully functioning. I like the sound from it. You do not get the same quality sound from the modern radios. I think you got a good deal to get it under a $ 100 and fully functioning. Enjoy

  Will