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  Why can't I stop crying about losing my job?

  by TresHappy in

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  i was there 10 1/2 years.

  it's still bugging me...what can i do to get rid of the blahs!

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  TresHappy,
  
  I wish I was there to give a warm hug. I know, loosing a job really sucks.
  
  (((TressHappy)))
  
  But this is like loosing a boyfriend: the best way to forget is finding another one. I hope you will soon.
  
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  I Love and Hate my Controlling Mother!

  by whyamihere in

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  did anyone ever have a over controlling mother?.

  my mother was so bad and needed everyone to do it her way.

  gave you the silent treatment when she was mad at you.

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  And that's exactly why you're here.
  
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  My wife was scheduled to be perfect by now.

  by garybuss in

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  and i was scheduled to be either dead or petting lions.

  something's messed up .

  this message brought to you by the year 1957 and the word "maybe".

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  Gary,
  you reminded me of the couple who brought my parents to the "troof". He and his wife were the type of couple who had the time to do one and only one thing: make converts to this freaking religion.
  
  That guy used to say the same thing: "we are in the iminency of the new order", back when the term "new order" was still used. The man died 3 years ago, I was told. His wife is still alive, in her eighties. The irony of all this is that she seems to have come to her senses because now she's marrying a man of her age from the other side of Brazil.
  
  After screwing my parent's and a lot of other people's lives, she seems to believe now is the time to have some fun! Go figure.
  
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  Governing Body claims title to Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls

  by garybuss in

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  governing body claims title to kingdom halls and assembly halls.

  i'm told this is what the new "organized" book says about real estate on page 16: "what then are the "belongings"?

  these are all the spiritual assets on earth that have become christ's property in connection with his authority as heavenly king.

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  Gary, here's my take on this:
  
  Legally, KHs belong to the WTS, for all practical purposes; and it has been that way ever since I was old enough to say "mom, I wanna go potty".
  
  In Brazil, they also have a scheme similar to the US to hold control of the congregation property, namely, they form a "not for profit corporation". In Brazil, they call it "Associacao Juridica"; it's exactly the same $hit; only different names.
  
  I think we are focusing too much on the legal aspect of it, though. What I always understood about the "Master's belongings" was that those were "spiritual assets". Now they're making very clear that it includes PROPERTIES and Kingdom Halls are EXPLICITLY among them. This is new to me!
  
  The fact they're making this clear may be an indication that it has become more common for congregations to request the transfer of title deeds to the congregation (as "apocalypse" demonstrated in his post), and they're trying to send a clear message that this won't be done; "so, don't even try" could be the message they're trying to send...
  
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  Tim Olson kicked out of Bethel..............

  by integ in

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  a higher profile bethelite has been kicked out of bethel.

  there are hints that there are more to come.. .

  integ.

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  He's one of the Olson triplets.

  Great! Now, who are the Olson triplets?
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  Hall's "For Sale" sign removed

  by observador in

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  2. scandals

  a while ago i posted about a kingdom hall in the area that had a for sale sign up.

  now, driving by the other day, i noticed that the sign was no longer there.

  so, i drove into the parking lot and the meeting schedule sign is still there and "kingdom hall" sign is still up.

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  Thanks Zev.
  
  I'm still trying to see the connection between the phone number on the "For Sale" sign (401-258-7904) and the ITTelligent business / RV business.
  
  Anyone?
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  Hall's "For Sale" sign removed

  by observador in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a while ago i posted about a kingdom hall in the area that had a for sale sign up.

  now, driving by the other day, i noticed that the sign was no longer there.

  so, i drove into the parking lot and the meeting schedule sign is still there and "kingdom hall" sign is still up.

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  Hi Zev.
  
  My search turned out two URLs for the second number 401-258-7904:
  
  http://www.rv-coach.com/offset.0/search_set.0/current_category.334/companies_list.html
  http://www.ittelligent.com/contact.html
  
  102 Temple street
  Woonsocket, RI
  
  Has "johnny" anything to do with a website called ITTelligent?
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  WT Library 2004 CD Available as ISO file

  by doinmypart in

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  i created an iso file of the wt library 2004 cd.. i'd like to distribute copies to people that want it, but it is too large for me to send via e-mail.. please reply here if you can help me with distribution.

  also reply here if you'd like a copy of the iso file.

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  Sweet!
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  Hall's "For Sale" sign removed

  by observador in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a while ago i posted about a kingdom hall in the area that had a for sale sign up.

  now, driving by the other day, i noticed that the sign was no longer there.

  so, i drove into the parking lot and the meeting schedule sign is still there and "kingdom hall" sign is still up.

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  It's right on route RI 146A (north) close to where it crosses RI 146.
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  What was your most humiliating point of being a jw?

  by love11 in

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  mine was when my mom signed me up to sit at a table at our local university.

  we had to sit there and talk to students as they passed by our table.

  a few people came up to start a conversation and i didn't even know what they were talking about.

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  Giving a #4 talk AGAINST masturbation. How Jehovah, the true God, hated it so very much; how unclean...
  
  Man, that was hard (no pun intended...).
  
  Observador.