Posts by iceguy

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expenses -vs- donations............. the fall of the Watchtower empire

by DaCheech in

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as long as i've been here, i have preached that $$$$$ will be the only way for the wt to drop.. many agree on a small level, but think the wt has deep pockets.. they may have deep pockets, but i bet the investments they have have lost quite a bit since 2001.. my main calculation reguards the following hypothesis::::::.

magazine and literature consumption -vs- donations.

i know of 2 congregations, and let me post some figures:.

iceguy

They also trade stocks... Don't look for them to go broke anytime soon..they still bring in close to a billion dollars a year.

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Would 1 million dollars help you and how?

by Junction-Guy in

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if ed mcmahan were to show up at your door with 1 million dollars do you believe this would help you?

would your outlook change, and how?.

1 million dollars would be a major windfall for me.

iceguy

If I had a million dollars I'd do 2 chicks at a time...I figure 2 chicks would do a guy like me at the same time if I had a million dollars. :P

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songs that help you cry....

by wings in

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no matter how much you want to avoid it...crying is necessary sometimes.

for me, i need help with it....too many distractions in my life.

i almost have to plan crying....so for me music aides in releasing emotion, helps me just be me for an interval of time.

iceguy

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5gqFQ6rrz6M

This song from U2 also gets me.

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songs that help you cry....

by wings in

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friends

no matter how much you want to avoid it...crying is necessary sometimes.

for me, i need help with it....too many distractions in my life.

i almost have to plan crying....so for me music aides in releasing emotion, helps me just be me for an interval of time.

iceguy

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FLgUuHl2xJo

This song by Don Henley gets me everytime because I miss my ex-wife.

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Have you found a new bible translation you like?

by New light for you in

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i know, it seems like half of everyone that leaves turns athiest.... but for those of us out there, who figure on still being christian, have you found a translation of the bible that you belive lives "up to par"?

i'm really trying to research, but there's so many, i wondered if you had any input!.

thanks!.

iceguy

I use the "New American Bible" along with NWT.

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Did you help clean the Kingdom Hall, yard work, maintenance?

by Thechickennest in

at one hall i attended for serveral years had a lawn covering large man-made burms with trees and bushes.

it was a difficult yard to mow and maintain.

i have often wondered why we all pitched in and worked so hard for nothing.

iceguy

Hillbilly I know what you mean about people like that in the org. I was cleaning an circuit assembly hall and the brother that lived there prayed before we ate lunch and he literally just said thanks for the food and that was the end of the prayer. We all kind of looked at him when he said amen and he said " When you pray over food then just pray over food...no reason to blab on and on" I thought that was pretty cool and he was a smart guy, real laid back. I think some don't turn into the tyrant that many do in the WTS and they are pretty genuine people and not trying to lord over people. Wish it was the majority that were like that brother.

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Did you help clean the Kingdom Hall, yard work, maintenance?

by Thechickennest in

at one hall i attended for serveral years had a lawn covering large man-made burms with trees and bushes.

it was a difficult yard to mow and maintain.

i have often wondered why we all pitched in and worked so hard for nothing.

iceguy

Our CO actually made us get a landscape service because it looked bad and even said so in a talk to cong.We had 3 congs meeting in that KH and pretty much only 1 hall would try to take care of it.

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