LOL Apog... thanks for making me laugh!
tornapart
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strange experience at the RC- was it segregation?
by tornapart ini went to the rc last weekend (for my hubby).
it was at a new venue.
a large arena usually putting on music concerts.
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strange experience at the RC- was it segregation?
by tornapart ini went to the rc last weekend (for my hubby).
it was at a new venue.
a large arena usually putting on music concerts.
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tornapart
The part of the country this venue is in has a very large asian community. Personally I have nothing against them at all and actually quite like the diversity in our country (as long as they try and fit in). I felt it was very wrong to segregate them, even though they formed the 'foreign language' group. I'd have been more than happy to share this area with them. What really annoyed me was that by doing this they sectioned this area off, that was perfect for eating our lunch... and the whole time it remained empty!! It was really badly thought out, jobs-worth, red tape and totally ridiculous. It's still getting to me- a week later! Thought maybe by venting here I could forget about it.
I think what really gets me is the fact that someone made up this rule, forced brothers to implement it (the brother that moved me on asked for back up because he couldn't handle it by himself!) and then ended up with an empty area that could have been used by everyone!
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strange experience at the RC- was it segregation?
by tornapart ini went to the rc last weekend (for my hubby).
it was at a new venue.
a large arena usually putting on music concerts.
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tornapart
I went to the RC last weekend (for my hubby). It was at a new venue. A large arena usually putting on music concerts. At lunchtime we went to have our lunch. While hubby queued up for our cups of tea I went and found us a seat at a table, next to a window. I sat down pulled out my sandwiches and started to eat and a brother came up and told me 'sorry sister, you can't sit here, it's reserved for the gujurati brothers. You can go over there in the middle'... pointing to a large dark area already packed out. I looked around the area I was sitting and couldn't see a single gujurati. All the white brothers and sisters were told to move. We were all unhappy about it. Hubby and I went outside and found a bench down by the lake. Walking down I saw several gujurati brothers and sisters outside, looking back I saw through the window where I'd been sitting, no gujuratis.... coming back after lunch, the area was still empty. Not a single gujurati was sat in there. Room for about 100 people... empty.... because they didn't want white brothers mixing with asian brothers? Hubby told me not to get upset about it, but it just seemed so ridiculous to me!
Just felt like venting...
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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness
by Sparks inhi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
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tornapart
I'm with all those that say he's having us on. Read his early posts when he first joined. He's probably sat with a big grin on his face because he's stirred everyone up.
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I'm meeting with my congregation Elders Today HELP PLEASE
by LennaB inmeeting with my congregation elders today.. going to tell them about the things i discovered about c.t russell.
(astrology, racism, ect.
) i don't know how to present this information or what to say.
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tornapart
Not sure why anyone would want to go to the elders and tell them what they think unless they want a quick D/F. It's suicidal. They'll cut you off from everyone you love. What do you owe them? Why give them the power? Are they the Thought Police?
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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness
by Sparks inhi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
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tornapart
Looking at this guys posts from... 10 years ago........ he's got a bit of a sense of humour. He's either having us all on or else he's gone back to WT land and lost it.
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Child with brain tumour taken from UK hospital by JW parents
by Fe2O3Girl inhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28978655.
a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour has been taken without consent from hospital by his parents, sparking a major police hunt for the family.. ashya king was taken from southampton general hospital and is now believed to be in france with his parents and six siblings.. police said he needs constant medical care and there are "serious concerns" for his life if he is not found today.. brett king, 51, and naghemeh king, 45 removed him from the ward on thursday.. ashya's father was pictured taking him from the hospital"everyone is sending their love now.
we love you so much and we want to see you very soon and i love you so much and can't wait to see you.".
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tornapart
I'm wondering if there's something else involved. I had a look at the young man's FB page and it seems the little guy has been in hospital having treatment for over a month and he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. His last post was late Wednesday evening. It does seem a crazy thing to do but they seem like a well adjusted family. There's got to be more to this story than appears on the surface.
Nicolau, I hope you manage to get in touch with them somehow.
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Watchtower 1st February 1952 page 79
by ThomasCovenant inwatchtower 1st february 1952 page 79.. god interprets and teaches, through christ the chief servant, who in turn uses sam, geoff, steve, gerrit, tony, mark and dave as the visible channel, the visible theocratic organization.. king david approached god through the priestly organization represented by abiathar, who had the ephod; and a servant of today must likewise look to sam and geoff etc (that's us by the way) for spiritual food that is timely and for directions in kingdom service.. you lot must show your understanding in these matters, appreciating your relationship to us, remembering the fate of those like korah and achan and saul and uzziah and others who forgot the theocratic order.. are you assigned as individuals to bring forth the food for the spiritual table?
no?
then don't try to take over our duties.. you should eat and digest and assimilate what is set before you, without shying away from parts of the food because it may not suit the fancy of your mental taste.. the truths you are to publish are the ones provided through sam, geoff and the rest of us, not some personal opinions contrary to what we have provided as timely food.. jehovah and christ direct and correct us as needed, not you as individuals.. if you do not see a point at first you should keep trying to grasp it, rather than opposing and rejecting it and presumptuously taking the position that you are more likely to be right than gerrit or tony.. you should meekly go along with us and wait for further clarification, rather than balk at the first mention of a thought unpalatable to you and proceed to quibble and mouth your criticisms and opinions as though they were worth more than our provision of spiritual food.. theocratic ones will appreciate us and not be so foolish as to pit against jehovahs channel their own human reasoning and sentiment and personal feelings..
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tornapart
Brilliant Thomas, it just shows the manipulation and control just by changing a few words here and there. I must admit to doing it myself whenever I have to sit through something at the KH. It keeps the eyes fully open to the mind control!
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The long weekend of B.S begins - UK.
by quellycatface inisn't going to be wonderful??.
not being there..
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tornapart
Only went to yesterday's (for hubby's sake). Can't stomach any more than that but something made me laugh. On the way back to the bus I overheard two sisters and I thought it perfectly captured the JW mindset!
Sister no.1 'I like these new understandings but I have to be honest I don't even remember the old ones.'
Sister no. 2: 'Well, I think that's a good thing isn't it?'
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Contemplating a Major Life Change.
by Joe Grundy innever was a jw, but been here long enough to have made some friends and respect opinions.. retired in 2004, lived in cyprus 2005-2010. back here in wales since then.. just back from a holiday in france (most recent of many).
love the country, the lifestyle, can get by in the language.. just seen an advert for a country estate (british-owned) they want someone to live on site, do a bit of handyman stuff, etc., look after (mainly brit) holiday visitors in return for zero rent (only utitlties).
family would be abe to come and stay for free.
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tornapart
Sounds brilliant! We have lots of hols in the Pyrenees (french side) in the summer and you're right about the scenery, it's stunning. So peaceful too, great slow pace of life. Not actually been to Andorra though I imagine it's not too different from the rest of the Pyrenees. Hope you find what you're looking for!