The society is getting richer every day. They just want to give the illusion of poverty at the local level so they can continue to bleed the publishers dry.
Walter
iiz2cool
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The Money Is Drying Up In The Organization!
by minimus inmy mother told me that the congregation has been pretty much begging for money for the local kingdom hall.
after the presiding overseer expressed the state of debt and severe lack on contributions, he then asked the congregation to approve a resolution to send mor money to the society!!!
i don't know how they are able to function.
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The Apprentice - Watchtower version
by catchthis inbeing a fan of the tv show the apprentice, i love to "play along" to see if my ideas would work with what the teams are tasked to accomplish.
many times, their ideas are totally off.
other times, the executives they are tasked with providing a presentation to feel that they had 'hit a home run.
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iiz2cool
Get rid of kingdom halls completely. have virtual meetings using yahoo conferencing.
people could save $$ on meeting clothes this way too. I once suggested this to the elders but they didn't seem too enthusiastic.
Walter
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Do You Shine on Your Job?
by prophecor inhave you noticed that some people just have that certain star appeal on the job?
some folks have an almost celebrity status while others prefer to stay quietly in the background.
many just are naturally popular where they work.
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iiz2cool
Yeah, I'm a star. I rock, and everyone here knows it. But knowing it and acknowledging it in a tangible way are not necessarily the same thing.
It's time for this star to fade.
Walter
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Is yours a PURPOSE DRIVEN life?
by Terry inare you coasting along day by day taking it as it comes?.
are you planning for emergencies and setting aside for the unexpected?
sacrificing here and there to have something later?.
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iiz2cool
My purpose in life changed 8 years before I left the JWs. I just concentrate on my career now.
Walter
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if you went back...
by zaphod inwhat would be the thing that you had most trouble giving up.. for me, apart from thinking, it would be swearing (that's cussin' for our american friends).
i absof*ck*nglutely love effing and blinding and i'm sure that i could not stop.
not even if my life depended on it.
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iiz2cool
I would have trouble keeping my mouth shut. I think the elders need to be told to f*ck off fairly regularly, and I'm very willing to be the one to say it to them.
Walter
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iiz2cool
No matter where you sit in the ASSembly hall you're still exposed to the mind numbing cult propaganda. You can't even go to the restroom to have a crap or masturbate in peace because they've put speakers in there.
Walter
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WHAT WOULD YOU WANT YOUR GRAVE STONE TO SAY?
by new boy ini always liked what richard dryfress said in the movie "alaways", when he found out he was dead---"wow!!
!-----what a jerk i turned out to be"!!!!.
my mother's head stone says---------"i told you i was sick"!!
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iiz2cool
Something like:
"Here lies Walter. He rocked when everyone else sucked."
Walter
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Anyone know where I can get the theocratic meeting schedule for 2005?
by jimcad inthere's a book made with all the references and information for the whole year.
i usually do my research every week, but if anyone could make my life a little more easy i would greatly apreciated.. .
james.
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iiz2cool
Welcome Jimcad!
I don't have a schedule either.
Walter
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Did You Get All "Giddy" When You Saw A Fellow JW???
by minimus ini used to embarrassingly get a kick out of going to the conventions and seeing jw families proudly displaying their songbooks and literature strategicially placed in their automobiles for all to see.
some even woyld display yhwh in their windows.
meanwhile everyone in the car would watch to see if other witnesses would notice and give them a joyful wave.
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iiz2cool
Yeah, I used to get all giddy during my first year as a cult associate. Then I got baptized, and the love bombing stopped almost immediately. Once I realized the initial interest in me was merely a recruitment tactic I'd resent seeing other JWs when I went places.
Walter
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Were You Ever Confused As To Whether You Actually Committed A "Sin"?
by minimus insince the watchtower constantly "adjusts", were you ever unsure as to whether or not you might have committed a "sin"?
were you under the impression that "porneia" or "fornication" was something you did not commit----only to find out that by the "bible's" definition, you did commit this "sin"?
or perhaps you thought that you "lied"-----but realized that you were only employing "theocratic warfare" or "theocratic strategy"?
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iiz2cool
I'm sure the society wants their members to be confused about whether or not they sinned. This confusion keeps people running to the elders and spilling their guts about personal things they are confused about. It is an aid to maintaining control over people.
Walter