Posts by Designer Stubble

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Cosmos: a spacetime odyssey tonight

by yalbmert99 in

cosmos: a spacetime odyssey : with neil degrasse tyson.

remake of carl sagan's cosmos a personnal voyage of 1980. presented by fox sun 9/8c and national geographic mon 10/9c.

http://www.cosmosontv.com/.

Designer Stubble

Just watched it...impressive (but nothing really new if you are up-to-date on Science topics)

I can't help but seeing the inquisition and how anybody asking questions was excommunicated as a complete parallel to what the Governing Body does today... Anyone voicing the slightest doubts or questioning things is labeled "apostate" and disfellowshipped (excommunicated).

I hope this series of COSMOS opens the eyes of a few more and encourages people to "question everything".

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What Bomb Will Be Dropped at This Years District Convention?

by kneehighmiah in

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our insightful posters on this site were able to predict the new "spirit directed" generation teachings and fds teaching even years in advance.

what bomb do you thing will be dropped this year?

i know it will be big.

Designer Stubble

If any bomb is dropped, it will be at the AGM early October. My best guess would be one of the following:

- The DC will be discontinued and replaced with the AGM (also one day, max 2)

- The 144k will become a symbolic number rather than literal (but they may push this change a few years out)

- Public Magazines become only available on-line (Tracts now counted as placements)

Look at whatever teaching are not sustainable or whatever costs can be cut and you will have their changes.

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Went to SAD

by leaving_quietly in

b.o.r.i.n.g.. same ol' stuff.

highlights:.

- reading the bible "must be more than an intellectual experience".

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"They are LAZY"?!?!?!?!?

One thing I am not and most active "apostates" and that is lazy. I am far more knowledgeable about and up-to-date on JW teachings that probably 999 out of the 1000 witnesses. I could debate any JW with a seconds notice.

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Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter

by ?me? in

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we have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.

and the society is pissed!

they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.

Designer Stubble

I think many are looking online for good hotel rates (e.g. Booking.com) and see that they can get better and closer hotels for a better rate than the WTBTS offers. In this case, Detroit being one of the most violent dangereous cities will not attract either.

If the DCs no longer create the expected Cash, they too will soon be history.

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New Policy on Inactive Ones?

by Cynisister in

this may have been discussed, but i just recently was told that a km this past year stated that inactive ones are now to be treated as if they are df'd.

is this so?

cynisister.

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Not a written rule...but my wife and I faded six years ago after having been in respectively 20 and 40 years. How many active JWs still have any contact with us...indeed ZERO.

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Anyone watch "Grimm" ?

by Glander in

i have never seen an episode but my wife loves the show.

we just heard today that our 18 yr. old granddaughter will be an extra in an episode filming now.

guess i'll have to watch it.

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Yes, Scully...We had the same thoughts when watching it.

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Bizarre comment about jw.org at SAD

by sir82 in

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recently attended a sad.. bethel speaker was gushing about the wt's embrace of new technology, in the part of his talk warning about "apostate" web sites.. a loose summary of his comments:.

"and the brothers at headquarters have made it very safe for you to go to our website.

in fact, the brothers talked to the folks at google, and they made a special arrangement so that when you type in 'j w period' into the google search engine, it automatically shows you the jw.org website.

Designer Stubble

I tried typing jw. in google and while I was typing JWSURVEY showed up on page one and when I hit enter JWFACTS was on page one. Not too smart a move to share that with the dubs, unless he wants them to find this.

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How often do you see the Witnesses out on the ministry?

by rory-ks in

i only ask because i hardly ever see them out on the ministry.

it is a very rare sighting to spot them actively engaged in the house to house ministry.

or out on the street work, in the marketplace, etc.. the other reason i ask is because they are constantly pictured as being on the preaching work.

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I only get an annual "memorial tract drop-off" visit. I do not see them calling on my neighbors either the rest of the year. They are more than welcome to a respectful debate over a good coffee.

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