John Aquila

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  Our hall is asking for money...

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  i guess the branch isn't happy with the amount being sent each month since we are way lower than our loan amount.

  we now have to another financial survey to see the max amount that can be given.

  it is "encouraged" for all to be in attendance and give much forethought and consideration to the amount you can donate each month.

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  ToesUp a minute ago

  So, what happens if a congregation does not have enough funds to cover local expenses, utilities, supplies, etc? Let's say they have asked the "friends" for additional funds, still not enough. Will WT help the congregation?

  Has anyone experienced this type of situation?

  Yes, about 4 years back, The WT just stopped sending literature. After about 2 or 3 months the problem was resolved and they started send it again. Just like getting behind on your house payment, it's better to work with you and keep the payment coming.
  
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  Thought Regarding OT Nation of Israel & Kings

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
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  sorry when my mind wanders during indoctrination sessions i come up with this crap.. so i was thinking, when the hebrews wanted a king to be like all the other awesome nations around them, correct me if i am wrong, but god wasn't with it?

  that was their idea, and another thing he "allowed".

  now typically when man decided to go by their own wisdom against god's direction he'd wash his hands of it and completely step away and let them do it on their own.

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  When you start reading Jewish history, you start realizing that the accounts dealing with the failure of the nation had to be explained in a way to shift the blame on something that sounded reasonable to persons who believed the Creator and God of all the Universe was working "ONLY" with the nation of Israel. What better explanation than to say, "The people wanted a King so we got in trouble"

  It's better than saying, "God didn't really talk to us, the truth of the matter is that Other nations like the Philistines, Assyria, Babylon, etc. were just more powerful and capable than us and that's why we were being beaten by these other nations."

  Even today, when people are struck with some type of misfortune, they try to explain it away by saying something like, "We slacked off in our worship, or we sinned and now we are paying the price.

  If God was really having a conversation with the Nation of Israel and was working ONLY with them, wouldn't the most powerful and wise Creator in the Whole Universe tell the Nation, "Hey, your wrong in wanting a King, so I will tell you straight out--NO-WAY!

  Isn't that what we as parents would do if our 10 year old kid wanted a high speed motorcycle- NO WAY!

  Instead of letting him crash and get maimed and then saying, You wanted a motorcycle so that's what you get!
  
  
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  We were duped just like you!!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if the gb finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans dont think they dont have a plan.. they are always way ahead of the game.

  all the governing body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of jws, .

  is play the victim card.

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  John Aquila

  Perhaps they could even come up with new revelations, as the Mormons did.

  
  

  Please don't give them any ideas!

  
  

  
  
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  We were duped just like you!!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if the gb finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans dont think they dont have a plan.. they are always way ahead of the game.

  all the governing body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of jws, .

  is play the victim card.

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  If the GB finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans don’t think they don’t have a plan.

  They are always way ahead of the game.

  All the Governing Body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of JWs,

  Is play the “Victim Card”

  Example,GB statement;

  It was the Bible’s fault; it’s not inspired from God

  

  But to be honest, we did tell you that it was not inspired.

  w96 4/15 p. 19 Why True Worship Receives God’s Blessing

  Bible translations themselves are not inspired by God. Translations, by their very nature, may reflect variations of the understanding of the original tongues in which the Bible was recorded.

  
  

  But you wanted to believe so we supported you!

  
  

  
  

  Good luck we wish you the best!!

  
  

  
  
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  Plastic surgery prize for beauty pageant winner?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is a bizarre story where a university held a beauty pageant in a night-club and the winners received vouchers for plastic surgery.. ok, apart from the wildly out of date neanderthal concept of lining girls up to rank their attractiveness and treat them as objects, the prizes simply make no sense.. surely those ranked right at the bottom should be the candidates for cosmetic surgery?

  if someone is already beautiful, don't mess with it!.

  the world is just bonkers..

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  Winners received vouchers for plastic surgery….Surely those ranked right at the bottom should be the candidates for cosmetic surgery?

  Most people these days that enter beauty contests are extremely concerned with personal features that were not even considered in the past. Like a different nose, different chin, more defined cheekbones, fuller lips, and of course the big bosom. So to the winners it's a big deal because now they can get lips like Angelina Jolie. Sad but true.

  
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  Switching Halls

  by the comet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's time for me and the mrs. to get the hell outta dodge.

  recently my hall has undergone major management changes and the atmosphere is..less than ideal.

  i'm getting multiple calls a week asking to set up a time to meet, i've politely declined but these guys aren't taking a hint.

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  You could also do the maniac card. Awhile back, a publisher told the body of elders that he had to change congregations because he was getting "weird thoughts" of buying a gun and shooting all the elders and their families when they least expected it.

  They never bothered him after that.

  He just disappeared!
  
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  Switching Halls

  by the comet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's time for me and the mrs. to get the hell outta dodge.

  recently my hall has undergone major management changes and the atmosphere is..less than ideal.

  i'm getting multiple calls a week asking to set up a time to meet, i've politely declined but these guys aren't taking a hint.

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  When I switch, I went across the city to a different language. I introduced myself to the elders and told them how happy I was to be attending ":Their" KH. I told them that at this point I do travel quite a bit for work. (Which was a fake out) Made sure my Publisher cards were transferred, after about 5-6 weeks of attending only on Sundays, I stopped and never went back, changed my phone number and It's been almost 2 years. Make sure they transfer your cards or they can still get a hold of you.
  
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  My Parents Lost Forever?

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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  my father served in the second world war.

  he served in the south pacific.

  he loved his time in the military and my mother was more than supporting.

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  Sorry for your loss.

  He was a good man. She was a good woman.

  Are they truly never to be seen again?

  You never know what can happen or is going to happen. I would say that what ever makes you feel comfortable is a go.
  
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  Hey Pete Zahut

  You basically described my feelings, with the exception that I did lose my wife and I also don't have a network of friends, but I would never go back to that hell. It's been almost two years since I've left but for some reason it seems like decades. I still can't figure that out. Maybe it's because I've done so much and learn so much.
  
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  John Aquila

  Is this the fruit of evolution? Is this what lurkers should look forward to? Dark days in sad thought with no hope?

  I see no benefit to atheism.

  Actually atheism has nothing to do with

  "Dark days in sad thought with no hope"

  Over 40,000 people commit suicide each year in the U.S most of which are Christians and have a wonderful "Hope"

  Sadness and despair is the result of "many" other reasons besides a belief in God or No belief in God. Most Atheist lead a very normal lives with a deep appreciation for everything they observe in life.

  People here are upset not because they don't believe in God, but because they were lied to by Whom?

  By people who believe in God and supposedly had a wonderful hope.