Posts by cattails

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Article: Will Jehovahs Witnesses Abandon Brooklyn Heights?

by dutchstef in

read an article in the "brookling daily eagle, here's the link:.

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=10&id=31501.

cattails

It was just announced by letter to all congregations that there's going to be new construction in Walkill.

New Housinging buildings added, new multi-storey parking garage added as well.

They're asking for Bros with good spiritual qualifications from ages 19-55 to work from one week, to 3 months.

If a Bro applies to work for a month of more and is married the sister needs to apply too.

If a brother is over 55 he can still apply since "as done in the past" if there is a shortage of volunteers they may begin taking older brothers.

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Is the Governing Body looking down on the R&F?

by cattails in

there's an interesting thread at:.

http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php?topic=8247.msg119745.

it raises the question that the point of view of many society illustrations is from above, a kind of bird's eye view, looking down on to the scene.. and since the society spends so much time mulling over every detail of their illustrations the point of view from above has to be chosen on purpose.. if this is the case then it speaks volumes about the way the governing body wants to be perceived as being higher, looking down on things.. and it would give the r&f the feeling that they are being watched.. what do you all think about this?

cattails

"Well, if you should illustrate an article about how people lived back then, what the houses looked like - would you have made pictures looking from below? If a dwelling is to be shown in perspective, whatother way is there but to have a look at a certain angle from above? Man, are we getting a new sort of hidden-messages-in-the-pictures thread?"

It's not the dwellings article by itself, it's that most of the photos show that same perspective. And that you know they're doing it on purpose, too. That's what's freaky about it. It freaked me out when I read the post and saw the illustrations, they seem to be always from above, behind someone's shoulder or peeking into something going on. Why would they chose that angle for most pictures? I'm for those who think there's something sneaky going on there.

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Is the Governing Body looking down on the R&F?

by cattails in

there's an interesting thread at:.

http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php?topic=8247.msg119745.

it raises the question that the point of view of many society illustrations is from above, a kind of bird's eye view, looking down on to the scene.. and since the society spends so much time mulling over every detail of their illustrations the point of view from above has to be chosen on purpose.. if this is the case then it speaks volumes about the way the governing body wants to be perceived as being higher, looking down on things.. and it would give the r&f the feeling that they are being watched.. what do you all think about this?

cattails

There's an interesting thread at:

http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php?topic=8247.msg119745

It raises the question that the point of view of many Society illustrations is from above, a kind of bird's eye view, looking down on to the scene.

And since the Society spends so much time mulling over every detail of their illustrations the point of view from above has to be chosen on purpose.

If this is the case then it speaks volumes about the way the Governing Body wants to be perceived as being higher, looking down on things.

And it would give the R&F the feeling that they are being watched.

What do you all think about this?

There's sample pictures from the latest magazines, although these aren't available yet at the magazine counter. Very eye opening I think.

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Nov 2009 KM PDF....available now

by yknot in

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yyqmvb.

my congregation is running a little behind.....got it today!.

on an entirely different note....... they also passed out songbooks for half of the congregation but of course my last name isn't in that batch..... i will hopefully get one next sunday but if anyone has gotten theirs.....please scan it in for the forum!.

cattails

And the KM for December 2009 is also up at:

http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php?topic=8248.msg119764#msg119764

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Nov 2009 KM PDF....available now

by yknot in

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yyqmvb.

my congregation is running a little behind.....got it today!.

on an entirely different note....... they also passed out songbooks for half of the congregation but of course my last name isn't in that batch..... i will hopefully get one next sunday but if anyone has gotten theirs.....please scan it in for the forum!.

cattails

Thanks Yknot and Iloowy for making the KMs available.

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How Many Elders Are Here?

by tjlibre in

jw
friends

how many elders are here?.

i dont know if this topic has been posted before.

but after realizing that i sort of resurrected an old post from outofthebox, i thought of starting a new one with the topic above.

cattails

Hi TJL. Thanks for telling more about yourself. I'm glad you feel comfortable telling this and I think your goals of helping to put up a website for Spanish JWs to be helped make an escape from the WT is very good. I'm sorry to have confused you, but have you ever visited the Extj.com forum? It's in Spanish and has lots of members. You're welcome to join discussions there and talk with others who've gone through many similar problems when in the WT organization. My Spanish isn't as good as it could be but I can pretty much understand and make simple replies there. There are Bethelites, Current Elders and Ex-Elders there as well.

Thanks for your posts.

Caitlin

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How Many Elders Are Here?

by tjlibre in

jw
friends

how many elders are here?.

i dont know if this topic has been posted before.

but after realizing that i sort of resurrected an old post from outofthebox, i thought of starting a new one with the topic above.

cattails

"TJlibre stands for Testigo De Jehova Libre or a free Jehovah’s Witness"

Hi TJL. You sound very familiar. Do you happen to go by the nick "iloowy" in the Extj.com/foro group or were you "buzkid" here previously?

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When does the yearbook usually come out?

by Mickey mouse in

jw
friends

i can't remember but i think it's usually towards the end of november?.

i just want to see the number of memorial partakers.

.

cattails

The Stats don't get printed in the WT anymore. Only in the Yearbook.

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Jury, err, Judicial Committee Nullification

by Open mind in

just had a brain fart and i don't think i'll actually try this, but see what you think.. .

i made myself a promise that i was done serving on jcs roughly 2 years ago.

and, with the exception of a rubber stamp reinstatement charade, i've kept that promise.

cattails

Just start working on a reason to quit instead of looking bad.

OTWO you know, I'm sure, that no matter what if an elder resigns there's going to be rumors and innuendo. There's no way to leave gracefully. If you don't do anything wrong the perception that you did will still be there and people who didn't like you will make sure something negative is passed around. That's the way it works in the KH. That's the Truth.

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Brother Gustavo, Brother Juan Carlos, Brother Robert,, Brother Steven all DFed or censured!

by MinisterAmos in

so it begings in beautiful ft walton, fl.

some young (20ish) bros get together for some good christian fellowship at the house of two newlywed dubs, and then the pensacola brothers show up.. .

crips and bloods.

cattails

Doesn't sound like a very brotherly get-together at all.

Were they really Crips and Bloods or are you making that up, isn't that a West Coast thing?

Excuse my ghetto uncultured intelligence, I thought the Spanish were their own thing with the Latin Kings.

(BTW Naming the brothers with the "Brother + firstname" always sounded like Catholic monks to me. :-)