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  Too old for an IPAD!

  by Honeybucket in

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  2. friends

  my elderly(72) grandmother told my auntie that she has to get an ipad and a ipod.

  my granny can barely check her email, im not sure what she thinks shes going to be doing with these apple products.

  she said she needs them for the field service.... my faded aunt says if it will make her pretty and popular in the hall, cost is no matter.

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  Pardon me...72 is not old anymore! my dad is 73 and could run rings around blokes half his age physically and mentally. but...i do concede that some people make themselves old before they need to. oz
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  Solving a Watchtower Mystery

  by sabastious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello jwn, in chapter 28 of the jw revelation book it interprets the "beast out of the earth" or the "two horned beast.".

  this wild beast has two horns, indicating a partnership of two political powers.

  and it is described as coming out of the earth, not out of the sea.

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  There are dozens of interpretations of revelation...

  none of them mean squat, all them are guesses and twists to suit whoevers teaching.

  revelation is just a psychotic dream of a demented old man 2000 odd years ago.

  But, the human animal is facinated by end time stories and prophecies and thus this one lives on long after the scrolls rotted

  Oz
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  Several Sites Are Down

  by Juan Viejo2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in case you have noticed, several websites that are managed and administered by me are down.

  at this moment i do not know specifically why, but my hosting company (secureserver.net) tells me only that it is due to a "copyright infringement.

  " i do not even know which of the 30 some sites might actually have the claimed infringement and so far all i've been told is that there is a claim and that i have to email a certain group and they will get back to me.. i have no idea when these sites will come back on line.

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  shows they sure moniter the net don't it.

  as far as the WT are concerned, quoting one sentance is enough to get them all wound up

  perhaps you could host with a private company and get notified before hand? Costly i imagine though.

  oz
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  How old are you?

  by sooner7nc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  post your age...only if you want to.

  do it anyway.. i'm 42..

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  George burns once said: "you are only as old as the woman you feel"

  that makes me 33 then.

  Oz
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  On the Eve of 2013, Predictions

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not predictions for 2013 per se, but a couple i could see happening in the not-too-distant future:.

  the society takes the hundred year anniversary of 1914 head-on with more spin and disinformation.

  already laid the groundwork with the "100 years ago" feature in the new yearbook.

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  The watchtower will become a 8 page fold out tract

  The awake will become on-line only

  The study watchtower will be downloaded and printed by the congregation for the rank and file

  There will be 3 more 'conti' type cases

  The WTBTS will win the conti appeal and only local elders will be able to be charged

  One GB member will defect to the Mormons

  The remnant will be applied to the rank and file

  Special pioneers will be appointed to set up and use pro JW websites and blogs

  All WT dates will be moved forward 100 years.

  thats my shots...

  oz
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  had first therapy last saturday,wofe is going this sat.

  by unstopableravens in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the topic is clear lol it was weird at first,not because of her,but because its outside of my comfort zone,i normally and the type of person who says mind over matter.

  but it did feel good talking to a stranger who would listen,and wife is going this weekend i hope it goes well.

  i plan on saying as little as possible,i think the more they talk the better..

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  therapy for marriage or leaving JW's?

  either way, it can help...depending on the therapist.

  oz
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  Watchtower Corporation's new Real Estate business venture?

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. social
  2. humour

  since the watchtower publishing business has gone down the crapper, how can the gb keep bringing in the money?

  they only have a limited amount of brooklyn property and international branches to sell, so their real estate sales business can't last long... or can it?

  this video by betty bowers of the landover baptist church may be similar to an idea that could keep wt rolling in cash for decades.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro1e3ieykfq.

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  Thats hillarious!

  On the JW front though, IF the new world DID come and all the mansions and houses of the dead were up for grabs, you can bet they would cost $$$$$. The WT would find a way to keep a monetary system going.

  The WT gives nothing free.

  oz
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  Visit to Austrailia

  by exwhyzee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we're trying to rebuild our lives after leaving the org, have new experiences and create new memories for ourselves.

  we're planning out our trip to hawaii, nz, austrailia and tahati in february.

  i thought i'd see if anyone on here could give us some advice on places to see/stay/eat in brisbane and thereabouts, as well as places to steer clear of.

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  you could also do a day trip from brisbane to adelaide...only 22 hours straight...(still a 'day trip')

  seriously though, stay away from the gold coast and at least go north to caloundra/noosa and the glasshose mountains

  Oz
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  Good Reasons To Hate Every Weak And Ex-Jehovah Witness.

  by AuntConnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. my husband's time is finite, it's wasted on spouses arguing over money, sex or family mattters with stupid home visits.. .

  i hate people's constant open hand for money, it's the weak individuals asking others to pull their weight.

  my family worked extra hours instead of begging the strong members for district assembly money, cat food for seven cats or tiny little rag-a-muffins weiner dogs.. .

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  Aunt Connie, here is how you come accross:

  ''I am soooo good and loyal and everyone else is crap. I DESERVE better, I DESERVE respect etc, everyone else is worthless, bums and nutjobs. I gave my life to the cause and nobody cares''.

  Connie, you DO have a choice like it or not. Do you think getting out of the Watchtower is easy? A cop out? It means one is WEAK? Leaving the witnesses was the hardest thing i ever had to do, it cost me my wife, my kids and my house and all my friends collected over my life. It was get out or die, I choose to get out and rebuild.

  First thing you need to realize is that Jehovah is not real, then that the Organization is nothing but a publishing and real estate corporation. Get angry that you have been conned then get out and get a life while you still can.

  Stop playing the victim and take off that judgement hat you wear.

  Oz
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  Born in, Convert or 1975er?

  by Think About It in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does a person's involvement in the jw religion usually fall into one of these 3 categories?.

  a) born in.

  b) convert.

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  I would say I am a 75er as i was drafted into it as a kid in 1972

  oz