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  Memorial attendance up or down on last year?

  by freddo in

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  as per the title.

  and was the one you attended at an early or late time of the evening.. any partakers?.

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  JustVisting

  Attendance was down about 8% from last year.
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  JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH

  by campaign of hate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.

  its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.

  there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".

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  JustVisting

  The order will soon come down from JW.tv to hunker down in KH, make dung cakes and wait for further orders from "Mother".
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  I hope Armageddon doesn't come before the new Star Wars movie comes out

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ever had this thought about an upcoming movie?.

  and then i would feel guilty for putting my entertainment desires ahead of god's kingdom.. .

  shameless!.

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  I suspect that George Lucas read the old "Babylon the Great has Fallen!" book, ate a pepperoni pizza to cure a hangover, then came up with the Star Wars idea.  I mean, there are too many similarities between Star Wars concepts and WT lore such as:

  Jedi Council- Governing Body

  The Force- Holy Spirit

  Sith Lord- Satan

  Empire- King of the North

  Republic- King of the South (iron and clay toes of the Daniel image)

  Light Saber- Sword of the truth

  Jedi Knight- Kingdom publisher

  Padawan Learner- Bible student

   Armageddon- Galactic Death Star battle

  Please tell me that I'm not the only one that sees this. 

   
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  Conti Appeal Preview - Oral Argument Jan 14

  by Chaserious in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  with hopefully a good deal of interest here in the conti appeal tomorrow (or later today, depending on where you are), i thought that on my ride home from work tonight i'd preview what to expect and what i think the key issues are for any who are interested.

  i have had a busy few weeks and haven't had time to read everything, but i had some time to look at the appeal briefs during my work commute the past couple days.

  it'll be interesting to see what develops out of the network news coverage of this case.

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  Did the elders make sister Conti go out in field service with the accused to show her willingness to forgive?  If so, why didn't the lawyers bring this out?  Publishers are typically "assigned" to cargroups by the elder/MS that take out the group.
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  Is Letts' son a Watchtower lawyer?

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  listed as watchtower attorneys practicing in new york: attorneys at 100 watchtower drive in patterson, ny 12563:.

  philip brumley (home address 131 brimstone road,[ seriously ?

  ] patterson ny 12563 although also given for him in another document was 2891 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2236; new york attorney registry: 2224871);.

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  JustVisting

  RE: female WT lawyers: It's OK as long as they wear a head covering when in the presence of a baptized male colleague and use the TMS presentation style when discussing a case.
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  No longer to use "house to house record" slips and "please follow up slips"!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a letter has just been read out indicating that effective immediately, witnesses are no longer to use the s-8 slip known as the "house to house" record slip, as well as the s-43 "please follow up" slip (usually used for foreign language people).. the letter stated that this is because of the changes in privacy laws etc that are becoming common in the world today.. i will try and get a copy of the full letter and post it asap.. .

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  The use of this form goes back to 1954 if memory serves me. I recall finding my old H2H forms with the names of needy souls long forgotten in the shuffle.
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  Lets list everything that has pagan origins!!

  by song19 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a feeling i am going to have to explain to my jw folks why i have decided to allow my children to participate in holidays at school.

  theyll probably be wondering too why i will get together with our non jw family for the holidays.. .

  we know jws avoid holidays because of their pagan origins.

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  Saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes to keep the demunz from snatching the person's soul. (pagan)
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  I have nothing left in the tank, I need help

  by Yondaime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i dont have the willpower to attend meetings anymore.

  i'm literally on the sound system list every week.

  i'm either reading on sunday or tuesday, praying on tuesday nites, adjusting mics, passing mics, or working the sound system, or doing last minute parts for the service meeting.

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  Apog has makes excellent points on your dilemma. I only would say that as a college student, you should be able to read for the WT study, I mean, come on. I knew of a middle-aged under-educated brother who gave meeting parts while being smashed. I do not have a 4 year degree and have read for the bible study and the #1 TMS talk without any preparation. If it's fear of being in front of a large audience is the problem then look at it as "Toastmasters" preparation.

  Also, you might consider actually sheading a river of tears when approaching the responsible overseer to ask for a reprieve. Try thinking of a very sad story, like a kitten being skinned alive by a Rottweiler or maybe slam a door on your hand or something, that will get the tears flowing. Play up the pity card with him, that would will get you demoted faster than than a "Sacred Heart of Jesus" tatoo. Hey, I'm just saying that with your degree under your belt, you will in time look back and see the humor of it all. Hell, there's nothing that will "qualify" you faster for spiritual privileges than a straight-day high-paying gig! I'm just saying.
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  Inactive for how long?

  by Powermetal4ever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as the title says: how long does it take to be inactive in fs before some elders comes knocking on the door?

  or calling or whatever... any experiences?

  how was it for you guys?

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  JustVisting

  Unless you are a member of an influential JW family and have privileges greater than mic handler, the elders will not attempt to check on you as they are too busy with their busy-work like talks/meeting parts, building committee projects, etc.
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  Inactive for how long?

  by Powermetal4ever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as the title says: how long does it take to be inactive in fs before some elders comes knocking on the door?

  or calling or whatever... any experiences?

  how was it for you guys?

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  JustVisting

  Unless you are a member of an influential JW family and have privileges greater than mic handler, the elders will not attempt to check on you as they are too busy with their busy-work like talks/meeting parts, building committee projects, etc.