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Who owns the Kingdom Halls?
by dissed ini only ask this because when in, our kh was on leased tribal land and the local jw's could never really get title.
in fact it was difficult to secure a loan from the wts, so we got one privately because of that.
they didn't like the part in the tribes contract that said they could take the building if we didn't fullfill our charter with them and it had to be listed with some local native americans of that tribe and not the elders.
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What's your plans on the JW Memorial night?
by dissed infor the last 13 years, we haven't attended and didn't even care about it.
but since we became card carrying members of jwn in september, we have an interest in what are friends here on jwn are doing.. for us?
we will be watching 'dancing with the stars'.
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Scientology really is a lot like the JW's
by dissed inat the edge of arid foothills far outside los angeles, hundreds of scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder l. ron hubbard and creating the church's teaching and promotional materials.. the church says its 5,000 so-called sea organization members are religious devotees akin to monks who are exempt from wage requirements and overtime.
but two lawsuits filed by two former sea org members, as they are known, allege the workers are little more than slave laborers, forced to work 100-hour weeks for pennies and threatened with manual labor if they cause trouble.. i don't feel the wt's bethel is quite this bad,...... but it's not far from it.
(as one who used to work there says) lol.
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Facebook sex IS REAL.......and dangerous.
by dissed inhttp://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/26/we-dont-cause-vd-claims-facebook/?test=latestnews.
cases of syphilis have increased four-fold in britain thanks to facebook, argued a u.k. professor, as users meet up for unprotected sex.
can't wait to see this quote make the pages of the wt and the platforms of the conventions.
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What would you do if this site was shut down?
by dissed inalthough, unlikely, but what if jwn was shut down?
you came here and you got a message like....."the wts has seized this site".
where would you go for solid jw information and support?.
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Where's Moshe when you need him?
by dissed inas predicted, two jw's came to the door today to invite us to the memorial.. fortunately for them, i was in the middle of painting, was a mess, was not about to stop and get cleaned up to talk to those guys.. my wife did the honor for me, and said she wasn't interested.
what's interesting, she offered, was they were two young guys she didn't recognize.
yet, they were here specifically to say 'we'd love to have you come'.
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Jehovah God - This is the last time we talk, because I don't believe in you anymore
by dissed injust finished watching a 'worlds apart' a danish movie portraying a young jw girl leaving the wt and dealing with the shunning of her family.
this was one of the last thoughts in the movie.
her final prayer to jehovah after being treated harshly by her family and elders.. "jehovah god, this is the last time we talk, because....i don't believe in you anymore".
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Has the WTS changed the 'Disaster Relief Fund' procedures to benefit the printing work?
by dissed inback in my time, when a disaster occured, a person could send money designated for that purpose to the wts and we were promised all would be sent to that entity.
(like an earthquake in italy) in fact, this was a 'boasting preaching point'.
the wts would spend 100% of the funds for that purpose, unlike some organizations that would keep some for other purposes and send some for the actual relief.. recently i saw where someone who wanted to send money for haiti relief was told to send money to the 'worldwide fund' and the gb would decide how best to use it.
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Required reading for Rand Cam investors (and other interested parties)
by dissed inthis article appeared may 9, 2009 about a rather dubius company the wt partnered with.
notice they are still touting their military connections.
but of speacial interest is how they have been able to bilk investors for 20 years, never producing a return and yet, live high off the hog.
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Controversy on the ice!! Canadian Hockey women drinking beer!!!!!!
by dissed inolympic officials shocked to see the hockey players celebrating drinking beer and smoking cigars.. but canadians are even more surprised and shocked to see it wasn't molson!!!!.
outlaw, shamus, poopsiecakes and others plan to protest if its true, "no molsons!!".
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/02/26/ioc-probe-canadian-womens-hockey-celebration/.