Sure, WT would like to think that only a written contract has any weight in this situation, but they also conveniently forget Jesus' simple statement, "Let your yes mean yes".
AndDontCallMeShirley
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In our local news... Jehovah's Witnesses LIED to Man with Brain injury
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://krqe.com/2014/05/08/family-of-man-with-brain-injury-fights-building-plan/.
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https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
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Men's hair
by Mark_C inmany of my church leaders have inisisted that short hair for men is a strict scriptural doctrine, and not to be argued against.
what do people think?.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
a young guy was deported form Saudi Arabia simply because the religious police thought he was too good-looking
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I confess...it was me that got deported. It's not the first country I've been deported from for this reason.
Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
Vidiot, thanks for telling my story...I love you, man.
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In our local news... Jehovah's Witnesses LIED to Man with Brain injury
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://krqe.com/2014/05/08/family-of-man-with-brain-injury-fights-building-plan/.
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https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
@ Alpha Man: The gall of this family to complain to the authorities. They should feel priviledged to have a view of the center of true worship in the community right outside their back window.
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LOL.
It's not so much the blockage of his view that most disturbs him; it's the 24 hour glow from the giant halo over the build site that keeps him awake at night!
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xstuck: pretty stupid if you ask me. if the view means that much they should have bought property where this wasn't a possibility.
Really?? Are you a JW?
Actually, any building on the site did not present problems with blocking his view IF the JWs had held to their agreement with him. Besides, HE was there first, not the KH. The neighbor is not being unreasonable. A workable option was in place that would've preserved his view and allowed the JWs to build the KH.
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Men's hair
by Mark_C inmany of my church leaders have inisisted that short hair for men is a strict scriptural doctrine, and not to be argued against.
what do people think?.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
horseshoes are unscriptural-purple or not.
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In our local news... Jehovah's Witnesses LIED to Man with Brain injury
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://krqe.com/2014/05/08/family-of-man-with-brain-injury-fights-building-plan/.
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https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Remember: JWs, being "the most loving people on earth", are also the same group that get annual reminders about proper Regional Convention decorum- like not stampeding your brothers in a mad-dash to get the best seats when the doors open at 8 am.
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Men's hair
by Mark_C inmany of my church leaders have inisisted that short hair for men is a strict scriptural doctrine, and not to be argued against.
what do people think?.
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Ask them to show you the scripture that specifies the exact length.
They won't be able to do it.
Now point out that, since the scriptures do not say, any opinion is human opinion....and, therefore, cannot be made into a law.
As Quandry said, "a man should not dress or look like a woman". This was the whole reason for the scriptural mention of long hair on a man---if he was doing it to pass himself off as a woman, that is what the "sin" was. It wasn't a general prohibition against a man's hair-length being long.
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In our local news... Jehovah's Witnesses LIED to Man with Brain injury
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://krqe.com/2014/05/08/family-of-man-with-brain-injury-fights-building-plan/.
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https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
"We would all hope that our neighbors would be considerate when building next to an existing property owner, but this is not always the case."
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Jehovah's Witnesses lie?? Say it isn't so !!! In JW Land, it's not called lying; it's called "Theocratic War Strategy".
Besides, why be honest or considerate towards someone who's going to be killed by Jehovah™ anyday now at Armageddon? That would be silly.
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"They thought they had a handshake agreement: the church would not block Jim’s view from the dining room window.
When concrete was finally poured a few weeks ago, the family learned the building would be centered in front of the window."
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Note the KH isn't just partially blocking his view...no, it's centered in front of his window !! A "handshake agreement" with JWs?? Obviously, they've not dealt with JWs before.
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The CO visit this week he says" In August..."
by James Jackson inup until 5 years ago, the co used to work up their own parts for specfic congregations in their circuits.
everything is up to script, in other words, every co in the country are givings the same talks in the local congregations they visit.
what got me to cringe is when he said at the meeting, trying to encourage everyone to pioneer this august; he said :" you know this october it will be 100 years since gods kingdom began ruling, remember what happen when joshua told the israelites to march around jericho on the seventh day, and what happened when they let out a great war cry?
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This all sounds very familiar. Let's see where have I heard this before?? Oh, yeah, I remember:
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"We see no reason for doubting, therefore, that the Times of the Gentiles ended in October, 1914; and that a few more years will witness their utter collapse and the full establishment of God's kingdom in the hands of Messiah." (Watchtower Reprints, VI, Sept 1, 1916, p. 5950)
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Don't hold your breath !
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Congregation Pledge Disgusted Elder
by rrb2016 inat the meeting the other night, the elder who had to read the announcements, which included the $$ info for the new donation arrangement seemed downright disgusted as he read the announcements and asked for the vote.
he said, "well, here is another organizational change" as he read the letter about the discontinuation of the 2nd meeting during co visit.
then after they voted, he said if you have any questions ask this other elder as if he wanted nothing to do with it.
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@ SaritaJ---
FYI: from the BOE letter dated 3/29/14:
"The elders in congregations without loans or those having standing resolutions to support Kingdom Hall construction worldwide should take a confidential survey of all publishers to determine the amount of the new resolution. This can be done by passing out slips of paper to be filled out anonymously by the publishers indicating how much they are able to contribute monthly toward local congregation expenses, including the resolution to support Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide. At the time the survey is taken, it may be helpful to also review with the congregation the average monthly operating expenses that need to be covered.
....All other resolutions, such as those for contributing to the worldwide work, the Convention Fund, the Traveling Overseer Assistance Arrangement, and the Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement, should continue to be honored.
....Each congregation should establish its own resolution to contribute to Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide and submit the resolved amount with its monthly remittance to the branch office."
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Another Shooting Massacre
by whathehadas inhttp://abcnews.go.com/us/santa-barbara-shooting-suspect-calls-loneliness-darkest-hell/story?id=23855994&ts=true.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
@ designs: "Swiss culture is hard to export"
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I disagree...Swiss Cheese and Swiss Yogurt are very easy to get where I live. I'm not aware of any restrictive export laws. LOL.