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  question about monitoring this site

  by peaches in

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  just got done reading a previous topic about elders monitoring this site...i have never heard of that!!!

  does anyone know if it is just brooklyn elders that do this,,,or are other elders assigned throughout the country????

  god,,,for creepy.....

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  Mattieu

  I know a few elders here in Oz that monitor this site, I actually saw this site up on a prominent elder's computer quite a few times....
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  Are you RANDY?

  by St George of England in

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  why is it that the characters in the convention drama always have a kid called randy?

  he is always the good kid in the illustration and the elders always address him with "hi randy" in cowboy film accent.. he in england randy has sexual connotations and means lustful or promiscuous.

  are kids actually called randy in the us?.

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  No, just handy.............
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  International Conventions = $$$$. WTBT$ in bed with South Korean government

  by Mattieu in

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  2. scandals

  i remember the whole process of selecting a host city for australias last international convention.

  the australian bethel played the nsw government against the victorian.

  it was so similar to choosing an olympic city and the big boys from bethel knew how to play the game.

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  Interested Observer – really good points made on a tax exempt not for profit organisation, actually making profit!

  On a side note, remember how we were all encouraged to wear our lapel badges from the time we leave the hotel to when we return in the evening after the convention? Even to wear them when we have our dinner at restaurants? Was it really to give a witness? Or was it to actually remind the hoteliers and restaurant owners in the host city of how much money these convention delegates were bringing into the city?

  I attended a conference in Asia recently and we were encouraged to wear our large lapel holders at certain restaurants to gain a 20% discount. Similar principle, the local government needs to prove to the taxpayers, that spending money on rebates and appearance fees actually brings revenue to the local hospitality industry and flow on to the general business community.

  Mattieu.......
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  RANDY WATTER'S DAD JUST DIED

  by Mary in

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  2. friends

  randy watters, owner of freeminds.org father just died a couple of hours ago from pneumonia and alzheimers.

  he was 86 years old.

  as randy has been tireless in his efforts to help countless people come out of the wts, i would like to express my sincere condolences to him at this time.. .

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  Mattieu

  Thinking of you Randy, condolences......
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  Good name for a goldfish!

  by Open mind in

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  darwin!.

  my wife got a darwin fish, complete with little footsies, not too long ago.

  it graces our refrigerator 24/7 unless jws are coming over.

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  Baxter.....
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  Popping in to say hello - today marks 2 years since I joined JWN

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  i'm making my annual visit on all you dfd and dad peoples, lol.... life is going pretty good.

  i'm hardly on this or other exjw sites, since i'm much more of an atheist than an exjw now.

  i still keep in touch with the exjw friends i made when i first left.

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  Why hello hello, congrats on the Masters & thanks for the shepherding visit!
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  My Dad Died Today

  by cantleave in

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  he has been ill for some time, but it was still unexpected.

  he was never a jw and i didn't really have a close relationship with him, since he remarried after my parents divorced.

  i reunited with him in the mid 90's after over 10 years of not seeing him.. .

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  Thinking of you cantleave......
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  my own story

  by James_Slash in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've posted here on and off for the past couple of years, but i've never revealed my reasons behind leaving the watchtower.. when i was younger, i was brought up in the faith (i don't call it the 'truth' anymore for reasons i will explain later).

  my father had not long died (he was not a jw) my mother had been converted in 1984.. like many, as a young child i often found the meetings boring.

  i used to dread them and in particular the conventions.

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  Mattieu

  Hi James (can I call you slasher?),

  Thanks for posting your story, looking forward to hearing more from you. I can certainly relate to the part of being "overlooked". Sadly its not the holy spirit that appoints, but rather its who brown noses the most or is "in" with the big boys.

  I hope all works out with your daughter.

  Cheers, Mattieu.
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  Sydney catch up this Wed/Thur night?

  by Mattieu in

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  2. friends

  hi, i am flying into sydney on business this wednesday & thursday, anyone want to catch up for drinks on either of those nights?

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  mattieu..........

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  Mattieu

  Hi BP - North or south? I will be doing the Newcastle to Port Maqaurie run next month if that is in your vicinity.

  FSM - Brisvegas & Gold Coast coming up shortly!

  Mattieu...
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  Another newbie... so to speak

  by joeblow in

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  2. friends

  hey... how's everyone?.

  i'm a new guy here... so a bit about me.. i was raised as a jw.

  my parents started studying when i was a baby, so it's all i knew growing up.

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  Mattieu

  Hi Joeblow,

  Welcome & I am glad you joined the board. All the best for the journey ahead!

  Mattieu..........