StoneWall
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John Denver: On being human
by StoneWall ini have renewed respect and admiration for john denver after watching/listening to this video.some of it reminds me of words by another john, john lennon.i really regret that my jw upbringing made me dislike john denver after some things he had said about jw's in his earlier career.
i would have loved to have heard this talk back in 1980 when it was first recorded.it hits home on so many levels of what we discuss on this very forum.
everything from evolution to spirituality,humanity to religion, the ineptitude of modern politics to solve mankind's problems.the things which we allow to divide us as humans but more importantly the things which we all should allow to unite us.it is 2 hours in length but i didn't regret the time spent watching it because it was one of those things that show that he had very similar ideas,philosophies,and feelings that have been expressed on here.after what many of us have been through on our journey and trying to escape a religion that we found we were trapped/bound to in some form or another,something tells me he'd felt right at home being with us.this recording is almost 36 years old so the sound and picture quality might not be what we're accustomed to today but is so worth the watching of it.
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Has anyone else collected their money back from local Kingdom Halls for money loaned for construction?
by StoneWall injust a reminder if you haven't, to get it back before they sell any more halls.even if you're currently da/df you can still collect any monies owed you by the kingdom hall as far as loans go.we were able to get back $1000 that my mom had loaned the local hall for a loan to build new one.it was documented by the paper that had been given each publisher back then on how much they could/would be willing to give as an outright donation or a loan.
the loan was to be paid back whenever the publisher requested it.
(not a specific date)i can't help but feel that a lot of the old timers that loaned monies to the society and/or k-halls have been forgot about by them or their families.
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Super Bowl 50 Panthers versus Broncos, Getting ready for the big party
by StoneWall inany others going to super bowl party in a few hours?who's your pick to win the big game?looks like they bringing more celebrities in for half-time show.i'm going to be pulling for the carolina panthers for two reasons: !
) i'm currently living in n.c. 2)would be nice to have a new team win it this year that's never won.i'm happy that at least the new england patriots aren't in this year's super bowl.
they are a great talented team but have just had my fill of them being in so many over the years.anyhow i just hope this year is a great game and that the half-time show doesn't suck.go panthers!!!!!!!!
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Man Killed in car crash watching Porn
by StoneWall inmakes me wonder what "flashed" before his eyes at moment of impact/death.http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/82584838-story
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Powerful video about our online Generation
by StoneWall infriend on fb shared this with me and after watching it, i thought i'd relay it here for any that wished to view it.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7dlu6fk9qy.
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Do you think with the release of the new NWT that there has been or will be a large cash infusion into the WT Society?
by StoneWall inwith the bad economoic conditions that many are suffering through right now, it got me thinking about how it may/might affect the contributions/donations to the worldwide work.. do you feel most will be inclined to offer less monetarily at this time for their "new bibles" than say if it had been released a few years earlier?.
or do you think most will offer even more in the hopes that jah will bless their efforts?.
has anyone heard yet of a "suggested donation" amount that is being circulated around the k-halls as with all other publications etc.?.
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Well an Elder told me why all the new revised NWT bibles are grey/gray in color
by StoneWall inwhile in discussion with an elder from my old congregation, he asked if i had been given an opportunity to see the new bibles yet.. i told him yes that a family member had showed me one a few days back and some of the improvements (changes) that were in it.. as our conversation went along he asked me what i thought of the color.
i said well its certainly different from the black cover i was so used to or even going back further a few decades the green covered bibles when i was a child.
(we both got a chuckle out of that).
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It appears the Ex-JW community is having a huge impact on the way funerals are being handled at the KH
by StoneWall injust wanted everyone to know that i got back today/night from my second jw funeral in less than 3 months and that both of them (2 different halls),were handled completely different than in times past.. used to be it seemed like a recruitment opportunity (as many of you have pointed out before), but these last two times it was totally different from previous times.
it didn't seem like they used the outline at all that had been posted in another thread a while back.. that was kinda interesting and refreshing at the same time to actually hear them focus more on the individual that had passed instead of only a few minutes about them and the rest all about the org.
(wt).
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Tragic Fatal Plane crash at Bagrum base in Afghanistan caught on camera 04/29/2013. Viewer discretion is advised
by StoneWall inthis is the full crash that wasn't showed on the news.. they referenced it on national news but didn't show whole clip.. if you already have fear of flying etc.
you may not wish to view this.. all 7 aboard died.. hard to believe this guy was in the right spot with his car to capture the whole thing.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfvsql38oc.
edited to add: forgot to say his camera date was not set for correct date.
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Were any of you in Brooklyn Bethel in 1996 when KISS performed live under the Brooklyn bridge?
by StoneWall injust curious if we have any on here that were in bethel at the time they performed?
and if so could you see the concert from your area?.
here's the link to the final song and if you look closely you can see some of the wt's buildings if you know where to look.. even though its night time you can see the lights from them.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hgz-q76ktq.