Posts by NewYork44M

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"super-pioneer" (attempted "funny" parody video..)

by stuckinarut2 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-j3kuw9ii.

oh dear.......

NewYork44M

I have see a few funny parodies. Unfortunately that was not one of them.

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so many serious topics lately ... so for anyone who wants a break, it's trivia time and the subject is pop music.. which act is the only one to have a top 100 hit both before, during and after the beatles had theirs?.

no googling.

if you guess, you also need to add a trivia question for others to answer..

NewYork44M

Elvis - a wild guess.

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JW Broadcasting—November 2015

by wifibandit in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09wzqof4zi.

ha!

that is supposed to make people go back?!

NewYork44M

Bohm, it looks like he has gained a few pounds since seeing him last.

Life must be good - he brings a who new meaning to "living large."

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Handing out candy

by mikeypants in

growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door.

also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.. that was the norm for me.

isnt that insane?

NewYork44M

We passed out candy last night. I am pretty sure that the act did not increase demon activity in our home - Except that all the clocks got changed during the night!... hmmm. Perhaps the demons are playing a joke on me. Other than that, nothing indicates that our demons were affected one way or another by the candy incident.

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About 'Regular' Pioneers

by Gayle in

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now that district overseers have been deleted, now that bethelites are being devalued and increasingly dismissed, now that special pioneers are being deleted in u.s., and maybe elsewhere gradually.

who would have ever thought?.

yet, now what is the value to be a regular pioneer to the org?

NewYork44M

Keeping people busy is the end game of the Watchtower. Encouraging pioneering does not require additional resources from the part of the Wt. The risk is all with the individual. But a busy witness is a good witness. So, they will continue to encourage this avenue of service. Recognizing full well that it is a waste of time.

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What more do they need to see?

by stuckinarut2 in

so bethelites are being decreased...bethel homes even sold off.... special pioneers no longer being funded.. magazines getting smaller and published less frequently.. building work stopping or being reduced.. no large conventions and renting of venues.. etc.... so, money is not coming in anymore to cover the "expenses"??.

didnt the first ever watchtower said that when this occurs, it would be evidence of god no longer blessing the activity....

oh, and throughout the years, we have constantly been told that the "growth of the org and the projects such as buildings and contributions" etc were evidence of gods blessing.... .

NewYork44M

"No large conventions and renting of venues"

I must have missed this. What is this about?

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What more do they need to see?

by stuckinarut2 in

so bethelites are being decreased...bethel homes even sold off.... special pioneers no longer being funded.. magazines getting smaller and published less frequently.. building work stopping or being reduced.. no large conventions and renting of venues.. etc.... so, money is not coming in anymore to cover the "expenses"??.

didnt the first ever watchtower said that when this occurs, it would be evidence of god no longer blessing the activity....

oh, and throughout the years, we have constantly been told that the "growth of the org and the projects such as buildings and contributions" etc were evidence of gods blessing.... .

NewYork44M

Getting out is really hard and once you are out there is no guarantee of success. I suspect that there are many "walking dead" within the congregations. These are the ones who no longer believe but don't have the will to leave. I am not saying this as a criticism of these ones - only an observation.

This is a real problem for the organization. A member does not mean this is a believer. Thus, declining donations, and correspond zeal will drive the organization even further into using desperate measures. Which will drive even more to a state of dis-belief.

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Oldest Kingdom Song

by Bereano in

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which kingdom song (used today by jw) is the oldest one?

NewYork44M

I have seen and lived through several "song books." I remember the song book we used in the early 1960s; however, I am sure there were earlier ones. You bring up a good question, are there some songs that have remained over the decades. I assume that since you asked the question you know the answer....

Interesting question and one that deserves an answer.

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$ The root of evil? $

by BurnTheShips in

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" said francisco d'anconia.

"have you ever asked what is the root of money?

money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them.

NewYork44M

Simon, money is a means of exchange. I see nothing evil about that. The desire to acquire additional means of exchange is not evil. Or am I missing something. For example, I want an Apple iPhone instead of a no-name smart phone. I hope that does not make me a bad person.

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Where are you from?

by BeautifulMind in

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i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.

but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.

i currently live in georgia, usa.

NewYork44M

Born and raised as a proper JW in Richmond Indiana, spent time in congregations in Bradenton FL, Lehigh Acres, FL, south Pittsburgh, PA, and Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.

If you ask me where I am from, I am from a small town in Indiana. But living in Manhattan suggests that I am a long way from my roots.