i’m a pioneer in city of brotherly love.
(yeah i said my city.
don’t give a fuck) most pioneers who need extra money, get a part gig working as a security guard, barista, or making sandwiches for a few bucks an hour.
I've been thinking about doing the same thing! Can you explain where and how you've manage to monetise your work?
I've often thought there might be a market for "Erotic Tales at the Kingdom Hall" or "Confessions of a Naughty Pioneer" or some such.
The only thing holds me back is I don't think I've got your talent for fiction.
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/campaigner-s-grave-concerns-over-new-directives-for-jehovah-s-witnesses-1-8068458.
campaigner’s ‘grave concerns’ over new directives for jehovah’s witnesses.
steven rose .
I disliked slidinfast's comment about his appearance yesterday. Then later I saw the videos of him blacking up and singing that weird song. And I too thought, "Mmm".
Apostates are a strange bunch, you've got to give that to us.
ok, i am reading through the book the watchtower and the masons by fritz spring meier which i am finding a fascinating read; and discovered that judge rutherford published the book 'cause of death'.
what is incredible is the book cover.
the book was published in 1932 which would have been a little bit more eye catching back then.
Eve without a belly button!
These days Watchtower artists avoid the belly button issue by covering up the area.
okay cut to the chase.
the united states has got a problem.
hillary clinton is so unpopular that practically any republican who ran against her would probably have beaten her.
The thing about the video: the participants should have known it was a joke. But on the other hand, is there anything in there that Trump absolutely couldn't have said himself? It's hard to say that because he's said so many ridiculous things. Was there anything in the spoof videos actually worse than joking about political assassination? You don't get much more stupid than that. And that was actual Trump, not spoof Trump.
The conclusion has got to be that Trump himself is actually a spoof, it's just that about a third of the country doesn't realise it. The idea that his whole campaign has been a deliberate attempt to help Hillary doesn't seem so far fetched.
The bald guy at the back was interesting. He seemed to think it was all a joke, but he supported it anyway. Which kind of sums up the attitude of Trump supporters.
okay cut to the chase.
the united states has got a problem.
hillary clinton is so unpopular that practically any republican who ran against her would probably have beaten her.
I'm surprised not more comments on the video. It's one of the craziest things I ever seen. What is happening to America?
we had a bad experience with watchtower trying to infiltrate our forums.
let this story be a warning for all you guys here.
if you value your privacy do not ever send your real contact details to anyone, even if you trust them (because their accounts could be hacked or accessed by their relatives - and yes, this happened to people i know several times already).
I am at a loss to know what they are trying to achieve. Are they trying to stop leaks? That's never going to happen. There will always be leaks, surely they realise that.
Or do they just like to think of themselves as virtual James Bond?
If they want embarrassing and damaging stuff to stop leaking then the only way to achieve that is to stop writing embarrassing and damaging stuff in the first place.
If their policies were humane, ethical and reasonable they wouldn't need to worry about keeping them blood secret!
okay cut to the chase.
the united states has got a problem.
hillary clinton is so unpopular that practically any republican who ran against her would probably have beaten her.
If you want to let Trump in by accident and precipitate the end of civilisation, I guess Green or Libertarian is the way to go.
Vote for the crook not the fascist.
the uk wts companies' documents for 2015 are currently free to download from the uk government's companies house website.
the person who sent me this information said that it appears they are testing a new form of the website, so access to documents may in the future revert to a pay per file system.
therefore, he advises getting copies of documents as soon as possible, as he doesn’t know when the testing phase will finish.
Removing money from local congregations may improve finances at headquarters in the short term, but I suspect the loss of congregations' financial autonomy will result in lower donations.
okay cut to the chase.
the united states has got a problem.
hillary clinton is so unpopular that practically any republican who ran against her would probably have beaten her.
Okay cut to the chase. The United States has got a problem.
Hillary Clinton is so unpopular that practically any Republican who ran against her would probably have beaten her.
Trump apparently doesn't want to win and is making fun of the whole process. There's no other reasonable way to interpret his behaviour, unless he is actually insane.
So what does America do now?
This is madness.
the uk wts companies' documents for 2015 are currently free to download from the uk government's companies house website.
the person who sent me this information said that it appears they are testing a new form of the website, so access to documents may in the future revert to a pay per file system.
therefore, he advises getting copies of documents as soon as possible, as he doesn’t know when the testing phase will finish.
Can anyone give a general assessment of their financial standing from this information? I find it hard to make sense of it. In particular they had a lot of money coming in last year. Was that the raid on Kingdom Hall funds? Is there a trend in donations up or down that can be discerned apart from atypical fluctuations.
I notice they mention litigation as their major risk.
It's hard to believe they're not facing a financial crisis.
1. They've largely lost their main source of income - book publishing.
2. Their members are increasinly badly educated, poor, and disinclined to give large donations.
3. They face mounting legal costs.
I would go so far as to say that, all things considered, if they manage to avoid a crisis in these circumstances, they should be regarded as strategic geniuses.
