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  I hate religion

  by Heartofaboy in

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  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2852739/nepal-devotees-sacrifice-thousands-animals-hindu-ritual.html.

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  Can the Borg close down a Kingdom Hall because of low attendance?

  by Heartofaboy in

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  the land for our hall was given to the congregation by a local brother.. the contribution box was overflowing with gifts of money from the brothers & sisters in the congregation when they knew we were going to have our 'own' hall at last.. we built it ourselves with help from brothers & sisters that donated their time & skills.

  we had a small loan from the borg to help us finish the project & this was paid off very quickly.. that must be 25 years ago now.. we were told by circuit overseers we would be blessed if we had our own hall & that the fine witness would bring many people in to the 'truth'.. it didn't.. we were never a big congregation, however when attendance went down to below 30 a couple of years ago, the circuit overseers wanted to close the hall down.. the elders protested & the hall is still being used.. can the borg close down a kingdom hall they haven't built & keep the proceeds?.

  why doesn't it belong to the people that paid for it?.

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  What was your experience of working at an assembly hall build?

  by Heartofaboy in

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  i volunteered to help out at an assembly hall build about an hour away from where i live.. i thought it would be an amazing experience & was looking forward to it very much.. when i went to reception i was asked if i had any trade skills, it was just about then i began to realise because i had no 'blue collar' trade skills i would be treated as a lesser person.........maybe even a slight nuisance.. as all the 'brothers' busily carried out their 'manly' tasks it became quite a discouraging experience because i found other 'unskilled' jw's guarded their jobs very closely & said they did not need any help.. if it was a place of christian joy i did not find.. .

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  The organisation wants our money

  by Heartofaboy in

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  has anyone heard that at the end of the theocratic service meeting last night the organisation asked for money, pensions, properties, shares, insurance policies in fact anything of any financial value?.

  it upset some people attending the meeting.. .

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  Blood transfusions for pets

  by Heartofaboy in

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  has anyone had the experience of their pet being saved by a blood transfusion?.

  a lovely down to earth couple in my old congregation allowed a transfusion for their dog when it developed life threatening complications after surgery.

  lo & behold the transfusion did actually save the dog's life.

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  Blood sucking

  by Heartofaboy in

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  saw a tv programme a couple of nights ago about a family taking a gap year to travel around the world.. on one leg of their journey they lived with a remote tribe in new guinea.

  i shuddered at how quickly they were attacked by all manner of insects & leeches all intent on feasting on their blood.

  a question struck me slap in the face...........what sort of personality creates all these creatures with all manner of ingenious ways of getting to your blood & feasting upon it & then holds blood to be so sacred that you should be prepared to allow your kid to die through lack of a life saving transfusion?.

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  Wasted life.

  by Heartofaboy in

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  my parents are in their 80's.. they have been jw's since the late 1950's.. they both have serious misgivings about the way the organisation is going & they feel lost.. however it has been a damned hard struggle over all those years being jw's & raising a family in the 'truth' & they do not feel they can turn their back on it.. what can i say to help them?

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  'Not defiled by women in fact they are virgins' ??

  by Heartofaboy in

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  can anyone enlighten me what these words at rev 14:4 means?.

  this scripture was read at the memorial last night to prove the anointed come from the earth but the 'not defiled by women in fact they are virgins' part was glossed over..

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  I hate my gravatar & how it follows me around

  by Heartofaboy in

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  how can i be rid of my gravatar it has followed me even though i've had to change my username because of being rumbled & i find it an intrusion.. any advice would be greatly appreciated.. hoab.

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