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  California Circuit gets a slap on the hand

  by ezekiel3 in

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  a "circuit" (northern california area including south of sacramento and foothills) had only half of their expected attendance at the 10-11 april circuit assembly.

  only some 600 from a circuit of about 1100 were present to the dismay of the district and circuit overseers responsible for the assembly.

  of major concern was how to foot the bill for the event which is funded by member donations.

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  I always remember them saying 3 to 4 grand a day for assemblies but the true cost was around 2300. They would donate the rest to the society.
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  Ex-elders: did you ever confront anyone on FAKE HOURS

  by Quotes in

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  a few recent threads have been about faking hours in field service reports (for example, this one: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/72429/1.ashx).

  a number of posters said they would never actually go in service, but still magically get in their hours each month.

  my question to you ex-elders: did you ever confront someone on this?

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  I remember it being mentioned about a few of the wackier publishers but it was never brought up with the publisher. I think we were glad if it brought up the cong avg before the CO's visit.
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  What's the craziest thing you ever heard at the Kingdom Hall or Assembly?

  by Mr Ben in

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  what's the craziest thing you ever heard at the kingdom hall or assembly hall?

  there were lots of crazy ideas coming from elders, co's & do's in my neck of the woods, but one in particular sticks in my mind.

  it was the very last circuit assembly at hellerby in yorkshire (hell!

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  How about being told that we shouldnt have the internet and then 2 weeks later it is announced that he society has a website.
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  How did you get out of field service?

  by Mulan in

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  when i was a kid, we had the meeting for service at our house on saturdays.

  i would seem to be getting ready in my room and when mom went into the living room, i would run into her bathroom and get in the shower.

  i had long hair, and no hairdryers in those days.

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  Severe headaches used to work pretty good. Used to say, ohh man, I cant even concentrate witht his headache.
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  Just watched my first porn movie

  by SixofNine in

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  i can't get over how young i looked.. .

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  Porn Free...as free as the wind blows, as free as the ass shows............anyone remember that song?
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  8,565 Anointed Left - Who will be part of the GB when they are gone?

  by indoubt in

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  2. beliefs

  granted, there are some "young" anointed, who are supposedly replacing older anointed who "have fallen out of the truth".. but very soon, this "switch game" won't be working anymore... the number will keep decreasing and the amount of "replacements" will diminish as well, until there are none left.. i am sure that others have made similar remarks, but if we say that a 10 years old was anointed in 1935 (deadline for being anointed), that would mean that this person is now 79 years old today.

  let's do some maths and be conservative: let's say 80% (6852 anointed) are the original ones (anointed on 1935 or before) and that they were all anointed on 1935 at 10 years old.. now the other 20% (1713) are "replacements" anointed (took the place of an original because he/she has fallen).

  those persons must have some kind of spiritual maturity, so let's assume this group has an average of 30 years old.. combined average age = 69 years old.

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  I know they assigned the "given ones" back in the early 90's. I think Sam Farmer is not annointed. Anyone corroberate that?
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  OOOPS I DID IT AGAIN !!

  by tazmaniac in

  1. watchtower
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  i went to my local coffee shop at 11:10am on saturday morning.

  not thinking that about 40 witnesses would be arriving.

  there i was standing in line, the two parties in front of me were taking forever.

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  Hi ex dub, I know of a few places that asked witnesses not to come between certain hours. A few bagel shops would pray to have that many people show up on a saturday morning. Its funny when some witness sees me at Walmart or the grocery store. They get a grimaced look like I am the colony leper out on my annual bandage and cream run. Then once in a while you find out the truly inactive ones when they come over to you and talk for ten minutes all buddy buddy, then the next time you see them they run out the door. Someone must have set them straight....LOL. Wouldnt ya just once wanna sneak up behind one of them and in your best grovely gruff voice say in their right ear. Hi, I am Satan, wanna come to my lair? LOL Taz
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  Do You Think Your Family & Friends Will Ever Get Out Of The Religion??

  by minimus in

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  can you imagine certain ones making it out of the religion, somehow, sometime?

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  I dont have many in but the few seem to be slowing down. Some I think could hear the message from the platform that the WT is wrong and always has been wrong but they would still sit their and wait thinking that it was a test from Jehovah.
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  OOOPS I DID IT AGAIN !!

  by tazmaniac in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i went to my local coffee shop at 11:10am on saturday morning.

  not thinking that about 40 witnesses would be arriving.

  there i was standing in line, the two parties in front of me were taking forever.

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  LOLOLOLOL !!!! I loved all the responses. I could only imagine what the parents were telling their children while they munched their donuts. "Hey, there is that guy that used to conduct the WT study Johnny, remember him, he is practically the evil slave class all summed up in one person". They always seem to forget the 400 times you helped them move or how you gave them your old car so they could make it to work. Cheers all !! Taz
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  OOOPS I DID IT AGAIN !!

  by tazmaniac in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i went to my local coffee shop at 11:10am on saturday morning.

  not thinking that about 40 witnesses would be arriving.

  there i was standing in line, the two parties in front of me were taking forever.

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  I did it again. I went to my local coffee shop at 11:10am on Saturday morning. Not thinking that about 40 witnesses would be arriving. There I was standing in line, the two parties in front of me were taking forever. Then the army came in. Boy did I ever get those eyes of death on me. Lots of whispering into ears and whatnot. I did this about two years ago and told myself to always check the time. Oh well, gotta re-promise myself that I will look at the time on Saturday mornings. Cheers.....Taz