I was shocked to hear, that in this neck of the woods, the take is about $ 100.- per attendee per month. Counting out conscientious objectors like us, and the minors, that takes some serious sustaining. ( that January figure might include last minute year-end contributions for tax purposes)
Posts by waton
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by Bardamu ini grew up in the org and never got baptised, however i was wondering recently about how much money my family and old friends are wasting in all that.
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i remember of course never talking in amounts, that it was important to give from what you can not what you have etc but i admit i have no clue how much the average witness gives (say in % of their income).. i'm sure it varies greatly, i'd love to hear what you guys have to say..
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84 Lumber Commercial
by azor injust saw this commercial and was very impressed.
hoping more companies start doing the same.
most of us are immigrants.
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waton
We're all immigrants, doubtfully yours, --yes but illegal immigrants, ? or using the refugee claim to jump the legal lineup? ( if you can safely get on a commercial plane, you are already out of danger) or?
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Their lamps are going out.
by biblexaminer ineveryone here has read mt.
25 and knows the illustration of the virgins with the lamps.
i have mentioned this illustration in conversation with several dubbies, to draw attention to their foolishness in following watchtower's false reasoning.. in the illustration, there are two kinds of virgins, or people.
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waton
WT illustrations miss the point of progressive revelation, Rev 14.. these are MALE virgins. and of course they need much less oil than the "observers" the Other Sheep, because the anointed will join the future groom long before the end, that the sheep have to put up with.
--Joining the groom actively in the pre-nuptial bloodbath of Armageddon. nice persons.
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Divine Punishment???
by Saethydd ini was recently at a sunday watchtower, reading one of the novels i have on my ipad to help me get through the dreadfully boring event.
every once in awhile though i'll glance at the article just in case anyone is peeking at my screen, and in the article, i noticed these paragraphs.. 3. how did exile in babylon differ from the slavery the israelites had experienced in egypt?.
3 what the prophets had foretold came to pass.
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waton
, It is an old-odd story. Take Cain. offering approved food, grown with difficulty in cursed ground, and he gets rejected, whereas Abel. offering soon to stink stinking garbage, carrion, that neither dog nor man could eat, and he gets blessed.
No good deed will go unpunished. just reporting, not supporting. QoB.
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Their lamps are going out.
by biblexaminer ineveryone here has read mt.
25 and knows the illustration of the virgins with the lamps.
i have mentioned this illustration in conversation with several dubbies, to draw attention to their foolishness in following watchtower's false reasoning.. in the illustration, there are two kinds of virgins, or people.
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waton
very interesting application of that parable to the wt rubber generation with it's peaks.
particularly since the "establishment of the kingdom" 1914? question in Acts 1:7 prompted Jesus to retort, that it would not be given to the future GB members (apostles to Herd) to understand time and seasons.
WT of course has put self-replicating oil in it's canister by inventing the ever overlapping generation. but will it still shed light when the members suffer the burn-out? in 2075?
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84 Lumber Commercial
by azor injust saw this commercial and was very impressed.
hoping more companies start doing the same.
most of us are immigrants.
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waton
Normalizing illegal aliens' entry will create a society of scofflaws, like the countries they come from. Why is it that these countries are basket cases.? because of the people that live there, mostly. exporting these conditions will not enhance the quality of life of the unfortunate recipients of this overflow, particularly if the migrants will end up setting the tone (language) of the resulting brew.
Many immigrants came to the US to quickly assimilate, to create a unique society. Learn the common language. The current wave , including those from the proud near orient traditions and the south, see themselves as conquistadors, with the entitlement and mission to right past and future wrongs at the expense of the creators of the good thing that the Usof A is.
PS: as to the hiring practises of 84 Lumber, or Lowe's, or your friendly neighbourhood government agency, the Spanish speaker will displace the native English only citizen. sooner or later.( thanks for the hospitality)
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84 Lumber Commercial
by azor injust saw this commercial and was very impressed.
hoping more companies start doing the same.
most of us are immigrants.
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waton
speaking spanish would be a plus for being hired by 84 lumber I suppose.
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Or was it Designed???
by Slidin Fast inawake!
1 2017 says on its back page.
the saharan silver ant (cataglyphis bombycina) is one of the most heat-tolerant land animals known.
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waton
Perry, the bible implies that the creator handcrafted each species and then perhaps did a quick remodel to account for the fall, and again after the flood.
creation, origins are more subtle than that. Bible writers underestimated the ingenuity displayed in nature. how about a build-in automatic development process that has the potential to produce life to most efficiently fit into any opening niche? Nietzsche?
from nothing? balanced potential energy, time might be fundamental.
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Blonde, I miss your comments!
by stillin inthis link http://beroeans.net/2017/01/30/by-undeserved-kindness-you-were-set-free/.
has a great discussion about today's wt study, the difference and reasons for translating grace as undeserved kindness.
this has been discussed here before but i've just discovered the website.
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waton
why would you put blondie through the agony to have to read the articles? for those still toddling along with family to the meetings, just listening to the stuff once is more than enough to pick out the brain washing. But it was great to have had the digest. thanks blondie.
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Or was it Designed???
by Slidin Fast inawake!
1 2017 says on its back page.
the saharan silver ant (cataglyphis bombycina) is one of the most heat-tolerant land animals known.
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waton
the design process involved a "family dinner"***. The not so well shielded ants died, were eaten by their siblings. Nature's outworkings were determined in the original beginning, creation event.
*** catchy term quoted from a recent science story on the benefit of cannibalism.