Posts by Oubliette

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Jehovah's Witness on BBC's Mastermind

by TableForOne in

his chosen subject is the history and teachings of jehovah's witnesses.. should be easy for him, right?.

test yourself, and see how many questions you think you would get right.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk96h31hrv4&list=uu3dufbynezv_mquvd1-hrfa.

tf1.

Oubliette

Pretty funny. That's about how most Jay Dubbs would fare!

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i was totally p***d off about watchtower teaching u should keep your life simple and not investing in treasures in the earth etc while they are buying luxury apartments and forcing its residents out on the street including children.

so i got on with an email and sent it as follows.

if any from uk want to launch a complaint go to http://www.frsb.org.uk/donors/.

Oubliette

Let us know if you get a reply!

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Please post new forum feedback or questions here

by Simon in

well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

Oubliette

When I mouse over my Avatar I get a popup that says I have only 46 posts and 0 topics.

We know that's not true. I had something like 5,000 posts and lots of threads started!!!

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Please post new forum feedback or questions here

by Simon in

well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

Oubliette

Two of my favorite features on the old forum were the "Topics Started" and the "Topics Posted To" button.

Is there a way to do that here on the new one? I haven't figured it out.

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Please post new forum feedback or questions here

by Simon in

well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

Oubliette

There is a 1 next to my PM icon, yet I don't seem to have any unread messages.

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Contact me for forum issues

by Simon in

i am going to switch the site over in the next hour, if you have any problems then contact me ([email protected]) and include as much information as possible about what is wrong, what you were expecting, what browser and version you are using etc... i'll also be monitoring the logs to proactively spot issues.. please be patient - i may be working on issues in preference to replying so don't get antsy if you don't get an immediate reply :).

unless there is a catastrophic problem i'll probably try and work through any issues but if things do go pear shaped when i might switch back to the old site.

if this happens then anything posted on the new one *may* be lost so hold off posting anything important without keeping a copy just in case.. .

Oubliette

Cool!

I'm excited.

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Men are not looking forward to becoming Elders or Ministerial Servants

by Hidden-Window in

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friends

i have noticed an apparently increasing number of men who are not interested in becoming ministerial servants or elders.

i also know of some that have voluntarily stepped down (which is my case) for no obvious solid reason.. i remember, during my teenage years or even during my twenties, the brothers were always looking forward to being appointed... although many still do, i have noticed there are many others with whom you do not know what the deal is.. since there is no freedom of speech within the organization, we remain in the dark about the motives and desires of everybody else.

i attend a congregation with only two ministerial servants, while it is full of men who do not seem to be willing to do more.. it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, since honesty is not possible while you are inside, but i am starting to think that more and more are becoming disillusioned.... .

Oubliette

sylvief: feels good to say that;)

Yes it does. That's why I say it so often!

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What products have you bought that exceed your expectations?

by skeeter1 in

well?.

Oubliette

My Jackson DR3.

JDR3

I have owned many guitars and played countless more. This one is by far the most versatile of all of them.

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What's with this "no windows in kingdom halls" thing?

by Trapped in JW land in

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friends

i hear many people on this forum say that kh's don't have windows.

but i have never been to one that didn't have windows.

is this only in a certain area or something?.

Oubliette

All seven of the KHs nearest my location do not have windows in the main auditorium.

These are in the southwestern US, and all of the halls were either built or drastically remodeled within the last 20 years.

I vaguely remember a branch letter advising new halls not have windows as a security thing, but that's lame as it's as easy to kick in a door as break in through a window. My recollection is that this was early '90s but I'm not certain.

In typical WT fashion, you know they had another reason, but they weren't saying what that reason actually is/was.

Someone that had been on the RBC and paying attention might have more to offer on this.

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How do you overcome this JW excuse?

by EdenOne in

during one of those meetings that took place before my jc, one of the elders, who was a good friend of mine back then and used to come up with a few outlandish personal views about some teachings, attempted to counter one of my arguments like this:.

eden - "well, if the truth doesn't change, why is it that what we teach as 'truth' has changed over the years (several examples given)?

how can we dogmatically claim at any given moment that we have 'the truth' if our teachings keep changing?".

Oubliette

CFS