dothemath
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The sinking ship
by dothemath ini can't even count the number of talks that have mentioned......."why build(paint, fix, etc.
) on a sinking ship?.
of course referring to the world in general.. these days i'm thinking that maybe the "sinking ship" is the watchtower society......... the magazing will probably be down to 2 pages in a few more years........ in our area most of the cities that had 4 congregations are now down to 2, and i know of several.
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Not so subtle message in convention drama
by dothemath inmy take on the drama this year is yet another slam against having children......... the "ideal" is still to pioneer........they're the ones put on a pedestal, both the younger and older couples.. the young mother, is forced to care for a cranky, crying child........
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A new method of "counting time".
by dothemath ini think everyone who does put in a field-service report........should just use the principle from "a day for a year".
(num.
4:6) i know i put in about 6 minutes of actually talking to someone about religion at work, so in.
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Who are the Pharisees today?
by dothemath ini find many similiarities between the pharisees and witnesses today......... both used disfellowshipping as a weapon (john 12: 42........"because of the pharisees they would not confess.
him, in order not to be expelled from the synagogue").
both add endless rules, yet forget about the important ones, such as love, etc.
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Singing is now important?
by dothemath inlast meeting there was a lot of emphasis on singing......even giving out the songs for the upcoming ca so we.
could practice.
and of course they emphasized how we should be present for songs, etc.
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The last days?
by dothemath init seems with the recent assembly about "keeping on the watch" many are totally excited about armageddon.. i've heard numerous descriptions about the last days......... for example- "we are now in the final part of the end of the last days".
-"it's as if we're approaching the final minutes of this system".
-"the end is closer than it has ever been before".
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Auxiliary Pioneers
by dothemath ina recent meeting stressed the usual pioneering for march and april.........in canada they want to reach a new peak of 20,000 auxiliary pioneers.. the article mentioned that would only require 20% of each congregations publishers.. we're not even close in our congregation........so far 4 out of 90 pubs.
how is the push going in other areas?.
i have my doubts they'll reach their goal..........will have to wait and see.
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Tithing
by dothemath inthe society has always been against tithing..........a stand they took from early times and which hasn't changed............ do you think they now wish they had incorporated tithing, with all the money they seem to be requiring.
(ex.- every year the donation options mentioned prominently in the watchtower).
tithing has obviously worked well for the mormons, what would happen if they now decided to include this "principle" today?.
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world cup
by dothemath in.
i tried to watch some soccer a couple of days ago.......but fell asleep.
i'm afraid it just isn't my cup of tea..........especially after the great nhl playoffs we just had.. just trying to understand why it's the world's number one sport (or so i hear)..............i'm sure there are a few soccer fans out there, what do you like about it?
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Shave heads?
by dothemath in.
just a few weeks before the district convention, there was a brother playing a major part in the drama who decided to shave his head.........(there wasn't a lot there anyway) (this happened 3 or 4 years ago somewhere in canada).
as a result, he was told he could no longer be in the drama...........and someone else had to step in on rather short notice.. it seems they still equate everyone with a shaved head as some kind of a "skinhead", belonging to a gang or something.. is this how it's views elsewhere?