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  I Plan To Attend A Meeting and I Have a Question

  by Space Madness in

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  besides the bible, songbook, kingdom ministry, and draw close to jehovah book, are there any other books i need in order to attend the tuesday/wensday/thursday night meeting.

  do they still use a book for the theocratic ministry school and is it the same one from 7+ years ago?.

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  such as setting 14 "witnessing informally in a waiting room" (invariable the doctors), - Splash

  More specifically the setting should be:

  "Waiting in doctor's office to have my anti-depressant prescription renewed" LOL

  -TE
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  A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement

  by TTATTelder in

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  the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

  you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

  well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.

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  The slips of paper get passed out tonight !!!

  I will post updates on this thread.
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  MTS & Gilead: Can we talk about how much of a FAILURE these 2 schools were/are?

  by Black Man in

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  i know quite a few from both of these schools who basically crashed and burned once they got into their assignments.

  graduates of these schools would be thrown into foreign territorities or remote areas without a good visible means of support and would get emotionally, mentally, financially burned out.

  post your experiences or of those you know that went to these pitiful excuses for educational institutions..

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  What always amazed me was how much respect and adoration was suddenly given to a brother that went to MTS.

  I mean a misfit brother could turn into a spiritual superhero after just a few weeks of this course.

  I don't remember how long the course was around here, but it was less than 90 days.

  You would think they went off to JW college for 6 or 8 years and received some kind of degree in JW Theology/Administration.

  There is a brother around here that went to MTS like 10+ years ago. It still is touted on his resume like its a PHD.

  That's how uneducated the dubs are. A 90 day course is called a "school" and is the equivalent of a PHD in their world!

  Hilarious !!

  -TE
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  JW.ORG ABOUT TO WIN THE LOTTERY!

  by The Searcher in

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  after the reading out of the letter about the "new donation arrangement" this week, there is going to be a flood of money pouring into the org's coffers!.

  not only from the bank accounts of the sheep, but soon after from the bulk of money in kingdom hall accounts worldwide!.

  question: has anyone calculated how much cash could be grabbed from the 113,823 congregations on earth?.

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  Yeah our hall has about $10,000 total. Im sure there are some with 6 figures in the bank.

  I think the number 5000 is a good estimate.

  -TE
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  I Plan To Attend A Meeting and I Have a Question

  by Space Madness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  besides the bible, songbook, kingdom ministry, and draw close to jehovah book, are there any other books i need in order to attend the tuesday/wensday/thursday night meeting.

  do they still use a book for the theocratic ministry school and is it the same one from 7+ years ago?.

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  It's the same one. You don't really need it though.

  Look at the service meeting schedule you may need a yearbook or something for a part if you want to follow along.
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  A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

  you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

  well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.

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  The re-allocation of real estate and printing is not inconsequential.

  Canada is printing for the US, which justifies the US sending "payment" for the mags. A legal way to launder money out of the US corps. that face liability issues. There are many legal ways for corps. to protect assets under numerous entities, esp. when they are multi-national. - berrygerry

  I suppose interest free loans would still be transacted and therefore "locked" into the US assets of the Corporation. By absolving all loans and just receiving "donations" the Corporation no longer runs a US quasi-business component within it and all the new cash can be freely moved anywhere on the planet without ledger accounts pinning it to US operations.

  I imagine this would eliminate many finacial "books" that the could be ordered by the supreme court to be seized or frozen - wallsofjericho

  Strong Points....probably closer to the truth than we will ever know.

  -TE
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  A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

  you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

  well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.

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  Stuckinarut - This is very real. It will happen in all US Congs in the coming weeks that have a paid-for hall.

  The congs that have a note already to the branch will be expected to send an amount that is above their current payment but will prob be decided by the elders.

  This slip thing is for congs with paid-for halls to come up with an amount they will commit to sending each month to the branch.

  They are creating a guilt induced obligation that serves as a predetermined monthly revenue stream to the branch.

  We are passing the slips out this week in our hall. All family heads will be expected to write down a number they are willing to commit to giving each month to the branch for Kingdom Hall construction/renovation/maintenance.

  I know....it's nuts...

  -TE
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  What if you were a member of the GB and you woke up

  by enigma1863 in

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  what if you were a member of the gb and you woke up and realized it's all bs.

  what would you do?

  i would try to change the org from within..

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  In answer to the OP.....you might wake up, have a stroke, and then not wake up...

  But seriously, lets not fool ourselves here. They only need a 2/3 vote to change doctrine. That's all you need to know.

  That means right now there are members of the GB that are technically apostates. It's a sham.

  Ocean1111 is right on the money. It will be fun to watch the ship sink.
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  A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

  you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

  well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.

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  Ocean1111 - You make a good point.

  Many on this forum have speculated that the pedophilia lawsuits are mounting and will eventually topple the org.

  It does seem as if the org lawyers have told them its time to liquidate and get the money as far out of reach as possible.

  It would also explain the sudden desire to milk the cow with this new pledge/tithe thing. It's like they are getting all they can as fast as they can.

  Something is on the horizon - and it ain't Armegeddon.
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  help from the savants regarding the gentile times

  by never a jw in

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  i find it interesting that the wt is boasting about the 100 year anniversary of the kingdom in 2014, but i have never seen an explanation on how they calculate it.

  i know how to get to 1914 using the bible (ezekiel, revelation, daniel, jeremiah).

  in fact, i know all the messy stuff behind it, such as 606 bce, 537 bce, mishandling of no-zero year in the calendar, 536 bce instead of 539 bce, etc.. what i am wondering is when was the last time the wt wrote an article in the wt magazine to explain in the weekly meeting how to calculate 1914. if this year is so important, one would expect an explanation in a regular basis, but i have not seen it yet.

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  I agree. I guess it's too messy for them to deal with anymore.

  It's a dumbed down version of the religion today. The meetings are like a broken record.

  -TE