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  Don Adams has passed away

  by RubaDub in

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  i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

  many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

  from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

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  RubaDub

  Will they do some sort of video memorial for him or any of the gb?

  carla ...

  Good question. It would not surprise me now with the jw dot org thing, that there would be more information and detail than was typically provided in the past. It used to be briefly mentioned that so-and-so has ended his earthly service or something similar.

  Since Don did not claim to be of the anointed, I'm not really sure how they will handle it. But again, they now have a much larger communication channel with the internet than before with only the WT/Awake/KM.

  Rub a Dub
  
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  Don Adams has passed away

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
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  i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

  many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

  from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

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  RubaDub

  Shoe phone!

  stillin ...

  When he was on a judicial committee they did it in the cone of silence.

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  Don Adams has passed away

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i received a call from a friend in new york city that don adams passed away late last evening (30 dec 2019).

  many of you bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the gb got out of the corporate structure business.

  from what i understand, he was generally liked by many there.. some in my family knew him.

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  RubaDub

  I received a call from a friend in New York City that Don Adams passed away late last evening (30 Dec 2019).

  Many of you Bethelites know him and he was the president of the society for a number of years after the GB got out of the corporate structure business. From what I understand, he was generally liked by many there.

  Some in my family knew him. I met him a couple of times. Seemed like a nice person.

  Anyway, he had been in poor health the past year. He was either 94 or 95.

  Rub a Dub
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  How can a building dedicated to God, be sold?

  by krismalone in

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  2. bible

  i was just wondering this morning about all the kingdom halls and branches being sold to "babylon the great" and other businesses.

  every single kingdom hall and bethel branch that has been sold was "dedicated to jehovah" by the watchtower corporation.

  a special meeting with a guest speaker gives a talk and then offers a prayer dedicating the building to yhwh.

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  How can a building dedicated to God, be sold?

  They disfellowship it first and then treat it as a "building of the nations."

  Rub a Dub
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  Latest Circuit Assembly Money Assault!

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably not new to many of you but i'm gonna post it anyway!.

  i went to a circuit assembly last week at the fremont, ca assembly hall in fremont, ca to be with my wife so she could be there to 'witness' the baptism of a person she "studied" with about 2 decades ago!.

  at the main entry to the assembly hall there are 3 or 4 large double door entrances.

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  RubaDub

  I can see there been some sort of subscription fee

  joe134 ...

  Yes, I could easily see the online site with two sides, one for the public (free) and one with the "deeper truths" for a monthly fee (let's say 3-5 dollars). All publishers would be expected to have the premium service.

  This alone would guarantee a steady stream of cash coming in each month.

  Rub a Dub
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  What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

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  he has been “impeached “.

  will he be convicted in the senate?

  is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

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  RubaDub

  In the past, a young person may say "I want to be the President when I grow up." An office to look up to and aspire to be.

  Those days are gone. Privately, even Republicans would not want their children to grow up to be anything like him.

  That's just the way it is.

  Rub a Dub
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  Self Driving Vehicles

  by TD in

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  2. current

  i was so stoked about the whole idea a few years ago, but am having serious misgivings at this point.. what are your experiences / impressions / opinions?.

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  He traded it and purchased a land rover.

  SilentB ...

  Not to pee on your neighbor's parade, but he will likely have the Land Rover back in the shop about as often. My neighbor had one for about a year and the crane was there to take it away at least twice that I saw due to an electrical issue and a starter that kept shorting out. He was tired of the check engine light coming on all the time.

  He traded it in on a Lexus SUV about two years ago and couldn't be happier.

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  Self Driving Vehicles

  by TD in

  1. social
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  i was so stoked about the whole idea a few years ago, but am having serious misgivings at this point.. what are your experiences / impressions / opinions?.

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  I don't know how they can possibly be programmed to drive in a city (think New York, Boston, Washington DC, Miami, etc.). You HAVE to drive like an ass or you will never get anywhere. You need to take chances, be aggressive and at times play chicken with other drivers when pulling out in front of someone. Otherwise, walking would get you to your destination faster.

  Maybe driving in the rural Midwest or something would work to a point but anywhere there is a lot of traffic I don't see it happening.

  Rub a Dub
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  What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

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  he has been “impeached “.

  will he be convicted in the senate?

  is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

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  RubaDub

  As imperfect a president we have now, it can only be much worse with someone like KILLary or Pelosi in charge.

  WTWizard ...

  That was the problem in the last election, two lightning rods running (Trump and Hillary).

  People will look back on the "good old days" when you had people in office who you may disagree with (Obama, George W., Clinton, Bush the Elder, Reagan, etc.) but at least they were civil. I never recall any berating anyone, doing the name calling and being sleazy as what we have today. Especially the last two, Obama and George W., you may not have agreed with them but they did not bring disrespect to the presidential office as what we see today.

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  What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

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  he has been “impeached “.

  will he be convicted in the senate?

  is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

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  RubaDub

  Trumps biggest political enemy is his mouth.

  Waselder ....

  I would also add Twitter.

  Rub a Dub