"have you given up on organized religion?
in many countries the number of people who describe themselves as not religious is growinga trend that suggests an uncertain future for institutional religion.
some of those lands are shown here.
I got a call today from my older brother who is not a JW . Our younger brother
dropped by for a visit, he's a JW Elder. He told our older brother, we are cutting back
on the building of new KH. We found out in area where there is not a lot of interest,
it's a waste of time. NO Sh____t. LOL
people have varied and strong feelings about politics and wars, but you can't deny the courage a sacrifice of our veterans.
too often they do not get the honor they deserve.
in this country once they come home their sacrifice and heroism is too quickly forgotten.
Take that uniform off before you return home. Why? You may be spit on.
Why? Because you are baby killers. I was 19 and didn't have any idea what
the war was about, and no idea where Viet nam was.
Every vet I have met in the last 15-20 years and I tell them welcome home, where and when did
you serve the results the same, they open up to another vet. We were all young men and women and
it changed our lives, we just wanted to do our duty, come home and live a productive life.
people have varied and strong feelings about politics and wars, but you can't deny the courage a sacrifice of our veterans.
too often they do not get the honor they deserve.
in this country once they come home their sacrifice and heroism is too quickly forgotten.
samuel herd made a statement a few weeks ago about halting construction work, laying off bethel workers and reducing printing output: severe cutbacks all round.
he said, like the head of a household, the gb has to make sure the organisation is living within its means.
but he added a very careful phrase, something like: "be assured brothers these measures have not been taken as a result of any lack of financial support on your part.
What is so funny, the older members who have been lied to for years are
waking up. We should be in paradise, damn you. I'm not giving you sh--t,
I have a few more years left and I'm going to enjoy those few years.
for me the book of nehemiah, he got to be the worst storyteller ever.
how he made the final cut of the bible, he knew someone.
so a wall is built around.
for me the book of nehemiah, he got to be the worst storyteller ever.
how he made the final cut of the bible, he knew someone.
so a wall is built around.
for me the book of nehemiah, he got to be the worst storyteller ever.
how he made the final cut of the bible, he knew someone.
so a wall is built around.
For me the book of Nehemiah, he got to be the worst storyteller ever. I don't know
how he made the final cut of the Bible, he knew someone. So a wall is built around
Jerusalem by Nehemiah, according to him a big deal.
He 's a bit of a braggart, he says that for a while there, he had to hide out because
everyone was trying to kill him because they were jealous that he was so close with God. LOL
Which is the most boring book of the bible for you.
this is one major reason why i dont try to wake up anyone anymore.
they need to take the first step, and then i will help---- if they ask.
otherwise i just listen and marvel at how some of them think.
There is a direct coalition between a fanatical JW and a person who
is completely off his rocker. a nut case.
firstly, there are cash flow problems in wt town.
i don't think it's necessary to list all the cutbacks and layoffs, but there have been many.. their thirst for money seems higher too in my opinion.
more entitled may be a better way of putting it.
A minister in a church in Dallas for many years..He tells of a man in the church who once made a
covenant with a former pastor to tithe 10% of their income every year. They were both young
and neither of them had much money. But things changed. The layman tithed 1 thousand the
year he earned 10 thousand, 10 thousand the year he earned 100 t and 100t the year he
earned a million. But the year he earned six million he just could not bring himself to
write a check for 600thousand dollars to the church. He telephoned the minster and ask to
see him. He bagged the minster to be let out of the covenant, saying "this tithing business
has to stop. It was fine when my tithe was one thousand dollars, but I just cannot afford
600 thousand dollars. You've got to do something, Reverend.
The pastor knelt on the floor and preyed silently for a long time. Eventually the man said,
what are you doing? Are you praying that God will let me out of the covenant to tithe?
No, said the minster. I'am praying for God to reduce your income back to the level where
one thousand dollars will be your tithe!
i haven't yet won the state lottery but i purchased a lottery ticket last night.
if i win the lottery, it's $150 million.. if i win, my name is publicly announced and of course my picture gets into the news.
i will probably get df'ed.. however, will the wtbts accept a hefty "donation' from my 'lucky' winnings?
Six states that allow winners to remain anonymous, Delaware,Kansas,
Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and South Carolina.
