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  So, 60 Years Ago

  by titch in

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  so, folks, 60 years ago, starting on september 1st, i believe, we, local witnesses in southern california, had the "privilege" of attending the "around the world assembly", at, of all places, the rose bowl, in pasadena.

  (i think that it was an 8-day assembly) i was 9 years old then, almost ready to start 4th grade.

  so, was anyone else, on this site, at that assembly?

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  Slidin Fast

  Yes, I was at Twickenham, England and the Velodromo Vigoralle in Milan, Italy. I was 15 and it was an amazing immersive experience. Looking back it was cult conditioning central and it worked. I remember thinking that the world outside was just a faded reality and the life amongst all these people was the real thing. I remember thinkingt "this is wonderful" but had nagging doubts "but is it true?" I decided to swallow the doubt, aaaggggh.

  The infamous "Babylon" book was released, a source of torment for years after.

  Personally, I was 15 and there were more girls around than I had ever seen so I was in a hormone bubble of youthful temptation and repression not helped by a journey across Europe staying with at least one family with a lovely daughter before being whisked onwards.

  The experiences to a young mind were rich and forming. The people, especially in Italy were amazing. The emotional impact vey real without apparent hypocrisy.

  Little wonder that it set me back years in allowing the unanswered questions to reemerge. All that glitters is not gold.
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  Jws getting drunk

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  2. friends

  has anyone got any good 'jws and alcohol' stories?

  i always found it amazing that so many jws got blind drunk at parties and got away with it!

  i suppose alcohol was the only fun thing we were allowed to partake in....

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  At a time when I was a pretty conflicted elder I went out with work-mates for a lunch time drink with work mates. Ahem, it happened to be late December at the time. That evening there was am elder's refresher/school type meeting as was common at that time. I turned up reeking of mints and alcohol trying to blend in. I could hardly speak at the "bun fight" half way through.

  The conductor, a senior CO then asked me to read a long scripture. I could hardly see it let alone read properly. I sat and slurred my way through it. I've no idea how I got away with that one.

  What a hypocrite I was, I put it down to cognitive dissonance.
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  If You Can Remember When This Was Displayed in the KH - You Ain't No Spring Chicken!

  by mikronboy in

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  I remember it well. Notice the targets in red. They were requirements for pioneers and special pioneers 100 and 150 hours per month respectively. There was no allowance for vacations etc so you would have to do say 10% more to enjoy a few days off.
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  Regional Convention Attendance

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  elder friend of mine texted me asking what my rc attendance was 2 weeks ago (family and i streamed it since wife is not well).

  he told me that his rc in the jersey city assembly hall last weekend was low.

  co told them that around 2600 were the total from 16+ congs that were assigned.

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  Just attended ours.

  A few observations

  Peak attendance, 7000 approx. Meaningless number unless you know how many were assigned.

  Baptism 17 or 0.002%, not impressive.

  The talks: 15 to 20 minutes with 2 videos each. The one with the cancelled shunning dramatisations was conspicuous in breaking that pattern.

  The so called bible character based videos were notable in just having the actors ruminate on imaginary scenarios cooked up in Warwick to strengthen their argument.

  Similar pathetic half assed argumentation based on pretty nature segments. There was no depth or interest in any of the offerings, just the same point plugged over and over. We are supposed to be eager because these are the last of the last days but patient because it may be just a little longer. Huh?

  The main feature length drama was strange. Apparently salvation means walking for days under threat of gunfire with the weak dying on the way. Finally the long awaited solution appears." Oh joy we are here",Jehovah's hand is in the UN refugee camp in which you can play football with your kids and contribute in the lovingly provided contribution boxes. Make sure you have your go bag.

  So, to summarise. Attendance figures are meaningless unless you know how many were assigned. The baptism ratio is a good indicator.
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  Rainbow Carpets - Online Flooring Shops Near Me in Leicester

  by rainbowcarpets in

  1. social
  2. family

  rainbow carpets is an online carpets, flooring, laminate flooring, rugs and artificial grass shop in leicester, the uk.

  contact us for more details.. https://leicesterrainbowcarpets.co.uk.

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  Oh good. Nice to know.
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  God and Unicorns

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  atheist scientists now agree that "elasmotherium sibiricu" lived with humans.

  all they had to do was read their bible to know that.

  job 39:9 “will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?”.

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  I love threads like these. They are entertaining as well as enlightening and allow the reader to draw their own conclusions. I now know more than I did when I went to bed and I've enjoyed my morning. Much better than getting a WT, we know everything explanation.

  Maybe it was a giant hen with tooth.
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  a pet peeve of mine

  by enoughisenough in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  putting this under "friends" because i couldn't figure out where to put it.

  it is very often on here and in ex jw videos, ect that people like to undermine some of those who once we would have called friends.

  there seems to be a view that window washers, plumbers, cleaners, construction workers are somehow less intelligent than those who may be college educated.

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  I have no training in aeronautical engineering. want me to build your airplane?

  No I don't. You could say you are a good submersible builder, if you don't accept inspection or verification I'm not going down in your sub. Too soon?

  It's nothing to do with superiority as a human it's everything to do with setting yourself up in a field in which you have no standard of training and experience.

  
  
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  Stage 4 Cancer, Stem Cell Transplant and Blood Transfusions

  by NJ501 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  today, i received a call from my oncologist nurse.

  she informed me that i will need to sign a consent form for a blood transfusion.

  the doctor will see me next wednesday to go through the consent form with me.

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  Hi, firstly, can I offer you my support in facing this horrible disease. I have had a brush with cancer myself so I know the mental turmoil that it caused me. Please don't let guilt and mental programming make it worse. One thing WT has right is that we are all imperfect. Nobody has a right to expect perfection from you even in holding to discredited mores. Don't expect it from yourself.

  I have trained myself by eating black (blood) pudding. Nothing terrible happened, it was quite an unremarkable experience despite the clanging of taboos in my head.

  This issue is very close to me since I have had two family members die as a direct consequence of this doctrine so the eating of blood had great symbolic resonance to me. This act of rebellion helped me free myself of the guilt and weight of expectation that I carried for decades. Having undergone operations recently I have discussed the blood issue and my (none) stance with surgeons and other staff explaining the threat of shunning if I willingly received blood.

  Don't be held by that threat.
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  The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?

  by SydBarrett in

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  any opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.

  terrifying.

  what's your gut feeling?

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  From what I've read, there is no GPS possible, no radio no tracking. The only contact on a good day is some sort of text message system on some mysterious platform. So if that fails and they get stuck somewhere, perhaps around the wreck all they have is knocking metal on metal for sonar receivers to pick up.

  Horrible.
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  The currently missing 'Titan' submarine. What do you think?

  by SydBarrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any opinions are just speculation, but my guess, being morbid, is that there was not a hull breach and implosion (although that would have been the most merciful fate for them), but instead the amateur level of building this thing meant that it lost power and communication and got itself tangled in the titanic's wreckage or is sitting on the actual seabed with no way to release ballast to resurface.

  terrifying.

  what's your gut feeling?

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  The sub has some tipe of toilet behind a curtain but the passengers are encouraged to restrict food and liquid intake before the dive to minimise use of the facilities. There are no seats, the occupants just sit on the floor.

  There is no escape hatch. The support crew seal the hatch and bolt it down using 17 bolts.