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  SKE, and other acronymic crap

  by MTSman in

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  so, i was sort of forced to spend time with my uber-in parents.

  they went on gushing about the website, and the new business cards they have to give out to busy people.

  business cards?

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  Phizzy - "they already told the Sheeple not to think for themselves in the September 2007 Kingdom Ministry."

  I think that KM article was the last talk I gave as an Elder, in fact last talk ever. (Question box about doing your own research on the NWT?) I already knew by this point that I was resigning as an elder and gong to initiate a fade. But that talk was hard to give knowing it was all BS.
  
  One of the elders came up to me after that meeting and said that I did not seem fired up about the article - little did he know.
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

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  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  Slidin fast - "I hope some good single malt was put to good use."

  Went with Cardhu 12 year old this year - smashin.
  On the wagon for January.. :)

  Cathcart and Mount Florida congs still on the go - sharing the same kingdom hall.
  I remember the Greenlees - thats a blast from the past.
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
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  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  Interesting stuff. I think the key line is "such adjustments will result in conserving donated funds".
  I suppose it is the same approach as any business - save ££$$ where possible.
  

  Regarding Anniesland congregation - I have discovered that it is merging with Kelvin congregation, which is a reversal of the split they did about 25 years ago.
  
  
  
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
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  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  Also - do they still study the Watchtower? If so I take it these articles are online or something now that less copies of the watchtower are printed?

  Like I said above I see the cart witnessing nearly every week. Is that any publisher or just pioneers that do that? Either way the folks I see doing it look miserable and bored.
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
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  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  WOW stop the press. (literally :) )
  
  "they have gone from 24 awakes and watchtowers per year down to 6"

  You say what?
  6 issues for a whole year? Jeez that is a huge cut...

  
  "they have stopped printing in the uk totally"

  Really? What do they do at UK bethel these days then?
  
  

  What is the new mergers policy?

  Sorry guys - lots of questions :) - seems like a lot of cuts across the board though.
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
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  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  Ah well, I was hoping for the financial meltdown - but perhaps just willful thinking.
  
  Though I did find the annual report in another thread, quite a few countries with a decline, including the UK.
  Jehovah must be clearing out the chaff before the big Arma.
  
  I have not had a Jdub at the door for years, though I do see the cart things in the city center streets quite regular.
  Now that looks like an easy ministry.
  
  
  
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  Hello from Scotland - it has been ages....

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well how the devil is everyone?

  i have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in jw land, apart from the little bits i hear from family members still in.

  (they say everything is swell and that armageddon is just round the corner).... :).was hearing that anniesland congregation in glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded.

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  Well how the devil is everyone?

  I have not been here for a long time........totally lost track of what is going on in JW land, apart from the little bits I hear from family members still in. (They say everything is swell and that Armageddon is just round the corner).... :).
  
  Was hearing that Anniesland congregation in Glasgow has been (or is about to be) disbanded. That is one of the oldest congs in the area.
  I have heard of a number of young ones leaving in local congs.

  Any chance of a quick summary update on current state of affairs?

  Is the WT org going bust?

  Did JWs have growth in the latest annual report?
  

  As for me and my wife, we have not been to a meeting for about 8 and a half years. :) and have never looked back.
  

  Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
  
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  Do you still believe in God?

  by FormerlySandL in

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  i never thought i would admit it, but i don't.

  i might superstitiously have some kind of doubt but digging a bit deeper in my heart i really don't believe in god.

  as a human i could never just sit and watch people be tortured, live years of abuse, suffer from illness and disabilities and all the other awful things people have to endure day after day without doing something about it.

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  I still believe in a God - but not in Religion.
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  Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

  by cofty in

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  i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

  answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

  1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

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  I always find it funny when someone says "evolution is a fact".... Which evolution are you referring to?

  There are so many different types, versions, opinions and conlusions...

  Its a bit like saying "religion" is the truth.... Which one...?
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  What Happens To You When You Die?

  by minimus in

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  are our dead loved ones watching over us at all or are they really just gone now?

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  ooh cofty - cognative dissonance I think.....jeez...