EscapedLifer1
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Be Honest: Did You ACTUALLY Report Accurate Field Service Time?
by minimus ini bet most people did not.
i think nearly everyone counted time spent on breaks.
or sitting in the car for an hour and a half while the elders did a "shepherding" call.
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JWs and Small Business Outsourcing
by Stephanus in.
i was struck by a thought last night: if you had a small business and needed window or other cleaning service, instead of looking up the appropriate section of the yellow pages, you could just call the local kingdom hall and ask for recommendations for someone to do the job.. what other services could you ask about, while you're still on the phone?
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Would you fight and possibly die for your country?
by free2beme ini want to put this in the right frame, as what is happening in iraq is not about dying for our countries.
so this is what i mean by this question.. if a foreign government were to suddenly invade your country.
would you be willing to join the arm forces to fight for your country, knowing full well that you may die having never been able to reap the benefits of any possible victory?
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Anyone Close to North Florida?
by Synergy ini live in tallahassee and i'd love to meet other exjw's that i knew before or that are from around here that i've never met.
please get in touch with me if you are close by.
also anyone that wants to do demonstrations let me know.
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A Thanksgiving Family Divided
by EscapedLifer1 ini just submitted the following piece to my local newspaper.
haven't had much luck in getting them to publish jw stuff before, but here's hoping!
a thanksgiving family divided
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Were there any unofficial predictions in your congregations?
by badboy in.
i understand that carey barber?
once told someone that the end of the world would came before the awaji bridge was built.. were there any similiar predictions?
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''The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses"
by EscapedLifer1 injust read this book review at:.
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2005/09/25/rewriting_damaged_lives_with_eloquence_and_truth/?page=2.
anyone else heard of this book?.
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Local JW propaganda article on Katrina aid - and my response
by EscapedLifer1 inhowdy all, .
the following article just appeared in the local boaz, alabama newspaper:.
the sand mountain reporter.
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Why the Mainstream Media's reluctance to publish WTS vs Quotes battle?
by EscapedLifer1 inwe were unable to generate any interest the first go-around with the wts threatening quotes, and now it seems the mainstream media is for the most part ignoring us again.. i have also sent out numerous releases and letters to local media outlets (newspaper, tv, etc.
) prior to a number of district conventions, and never got any kind of response nor did i ever see anything anything printed or broadcast except the "fluff" pieces they do about the convention, baptism, drama, blah, blah.
after reading several local articles, from several different cities, reciting how much $$$$ the conventions bring to each city, i have a feeling that, at least these cases regarding the dc's, the media doesn't want to go after a large contributor to the local economy.. but, what about this case, the lawsuit against quotes?
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Katrina - Churches have proved their worth.
by Qcmbr inlooking at the katrina cleanup and care package it seems to me that churches have once again proved their worth if for no more than to act as shelters, rallying points for those wishing to help, donation gathering places and places to receive counselling and a shoulder to cry on.
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i've just been reading about the vast efforts made by religious organisations and to me all the criticism of religion must be balanced by its ability to gather like minded, generally good, people together united by a common ideal (if not doctrine) and doing great things.