Posts by Larry

Could someone scan the cover of this article (Nov. 02 WT). I don't believe the BORG would publish such an apropos subject. Are they kidding? If that's not the pot calling the kettle black. I think this is an article I'll be quoting from often. Is this some reverse psychology? What is next? An article entitled 'Why Should I Engage In Independent Thinking?.' They got some freaking nerve 'Why Should I Apologize?' Give me a break!

Grrrrrr - LL

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Stunning Pictures Celtic Cornwall - BEAUTIFUL!!

by Celtic in

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http://www.minack.com/min02_24a.htm

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk

hope you enjoy viewing these pictures and some of my favourite places within which to totally chill out and relax, unwind.. celtic mark - cornwall uk http://www.selfdirection.org http://www.can-online.org.uk.

Larry

Damn - The castle on that isle might be worth a visit! Thanks - LL

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Ray Franz TIME 1982 scan?

by izobcenec in

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i'm looking for quality scan of that time article from 1982...i found.

few scans on the web, but they are low quality...can any1 make new.

scan?

Larry

Wow - I remember when I was forbidden to read that article, now it's all over the net. Thanks.

LL

PS - Love that tie

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And so, They must Beg (WT Nov.1,02)

by metatron in

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it's that time again!

time for the watchtower to beg for contributions!.

the nov. 1 wt has the usual article with a great big grey box covering two pages.

Larry

TR said:

Three years ago, I boxed all my WT crap up, and shipped it to Freeminds.org, free of charge, of course. I received free, I gave free.

ROTFLAMO !!!

Peace - LL

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And so, They must Beg (WT Nov.1,02)

by metatron in

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it's that time again!

time for the watchtower to beg for contributions!.

the nov. 1 wt has the usual article with a great big grey box covering two pages.

Larry

Holy Cow! Is that really the title for the Nov. 'Tower - "Why Should I Apologize?"

Good point - "Don't forget: most Witnesses are notoriously CHEAP; they're always trying to get freebies from other brothers with businesses, and if you ever go to a brother who's an auto mechanic, they'll tell you that the worst ones for paying their bills are their fellow "brothers and sisters". I guess that's why they also have talks about tipping.

So true - "I think the real issue is that Congregations all over the world are having problems paying the bills." I remember being in a hall and were always late paying the mortgage (to the BORG) and the interest rates skyrocketed every time we were late - some ridiculous penalty fee also. It's a wonder they still have the building. Now that I think about it, the folks who left the BORG were the ones that contributed the most.

Peace - LL

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Reflections...musings......thank you

by VeniceIT in

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after dinner with trotafox tonight i drove home through ft lauderdale on a1a.

i had forgotten how much i love this stretch of road.

just driving it with all the people out and the clubs on your left, live music, people dancing and having fun, and then 30 ft or so to your right is the great atlantic ocean.

Larry

Love this quote:

"You can't look to someone else to make you happy. You have to be happy on your own first, be a 'whole person'"

Amen to that!

Simular to what you said - I think people will find the same type of people over and over again, until they change themselves. Reminds me of a saying from an Eastern Sage "The best way to change the world is to change ourselves."

Peace - LL

PS - When you posted on H20 what was your 'name?'

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Question For Ex-JW Sisters

by Larry in

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school, got baptized, and started working the midnight shift, i went out in service

everyday with the morning group

i loved it because going out enabled me to get to know the friends

Larry

After I got out of H.S. school, got baptized, and started working the midnight shift, I went out in Service

nearly

everyday with the morning group

. I loved it because going out enabled me to get to know the Friends (and everybody's business). Now anybody that meets w/ the Morning Group knows that the majority of the group are sisters. So when I first met the group I was surprised that they all looked for me to take the lead . I mean under normal circumstances it would have been fine, but I was young (18), and newly baptize so it was pretty intimating leading those sister with JW tenure, some w/ over 20 or more years of full time service . After a while I got used to being in charge, but I was always amazed at how a young brother would take the lead over sisters with much, much more experience than I could ever have. I knew some of the sisters resented it, although they never showed it to me. Hell, I resented some of the Elders giving all those service meeting parts and they were never out in service.

So my question is addressed to the Ex-JW's who were sisters - Did you resent the Elders giving service meeting

parts who hardly went out in service and/or the young brothers giving direction to the older sisters?

Now that I think about it, Did you resent the fact that the Elders were the 'qualified' teachers from the platform? Did you ever feel like you could give talks

better than the Elders?

In hindsight, I can't believe how chauvinistic the BORG was/is.

Peace - LL

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M.T.S. Brothers

by Black Man in

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another avenue of service that the borg always tries to shove down the mouths of youth/single peeps is that of going to m.t.s.

(ministerial training school).

if bethel isn't your cup of tea, then m.t.s.

Larry

Excellent post BM. I forgot all about the MTS. To be accepted into the MTS was a brother's dream come true. I remember the respect a brother from the MTS would get whenever he gave a talk or showed his presence. I also recall some speculation that they would allow married couples into the program later on. Oh well, I guess the program turned out to be a bust.

Speaking of which, are the 'Given Ones' still in operation? I remember JR Brown didn't get picked at first, and everybody was shocked over that. But I guess it all worked out well for him - Or did it? :)

Peace - LL