singsongboi
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Brain vs. Womb
by picosito ini cut the following quote from "topic: old seats or new seats?".
by duncan.
"your average dub, just wants to be told what to do and think.".
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What I am Reading, What I am Listening To
by mikepence inin the interest of getting an idea of what interests people here, use this thread to post what you are into right now.. i am reading.... susan sontag's "in america" ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0374175403/mikepence-20) what an incredible author.
this book won the national book award.
see the reviews on amazon.
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My visit to the Hall Last Night- Highlights
by TR inblah, blah, blah, blah, blah, and blah.
monotone, monotone, monotone,.
monotone, monotone.. you were right, moxy.
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Who are still in and who has left the JW Org? Why?
by STRUGGLE ingood morning!.
hi was just wondering who are still active in the organization and do you have doubts?
those of you who have left, briefly what made you leave, do you have any regrets, and was it hard making new friends?.
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When Confession To ONE PERSON Was OK.
by Englishman inwhen i first became a jw, congregations were being run somewhat differently than they are now.
in the 50s, the elder system had just been scrapped, and was replaced by a servant system.. there was:.
the congregation servant.. the assistant congregation servant.. the bible study servant.. these 3 formed the congregation committee.
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Secret Elder Business
by ozziepost inon amazing's fine post yesterday entitled "my last kingdom ministry school" he demonstrates the wts' paranoia over keeping its internal workings scret from the r&f.. i make the comment that the wts is acting not as christian stewards when it does this, but as corporate masters.
but i decided to 'taste and see' what is done by those whom the wts decries so much, the churches of christendom.. i went to the anglican church website and what did i find?.
http://www.sydney.anglican.asn.au/synod/.
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Victoria's Secret...On ABC Right Now!
by teenyuck inproblem is you have to have access to abc local in columbus, ohio, where the big vs is located..... they are doing a swimsuit show...all thongs and bikinis.... this is on the local news show.
it is so funny hearing the male newscaster talk about the "neutral colors" that are showing for the summer...
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Will JW's Emulate Catholics?
by Kenneson innews article in today's paper is entitled "credit catholics for cleaning house" by stanley crouch (new york daily news).
"somehow in our nation we are almost always called upon to lead the way when it comes to things of human concern.. "that is why, after all these years of the catholic church's hiding behind cathedral doors, miters and robes, we should be glad that boston's cardinal bernard law has ignored the dictates of rome and called on his clergy to report to the police all the charges of sexual abuse of children by priests..............."
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Info re: Removal from KHs, assemblies.....
by TheApostleAK inthe attendants would probably look to an elder for permission to remove him.. i don't know about overseas, but in australia they can't remove you from meetings cos if they touch you then that is considered assault.
before last convention jw's were instructed repeatedly not to touch anyone who caused trouble at meetings/conventions but instead to surround the person(s) and call the police.
the speaker doing the talk in the service meeting virtually yelled the "do not" part.. ps in the 40's there was a convention in adelaide and "apostates" rushed the stage and as they rushed the stage a j.w.
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Classic Paragraphs in the Watchtower Study Ha Ha
by Celtic inummmmmmmm it really does make you worry for the sanity of these people.. the watchtower january 15, 2000 you can know the future!
(divination?).
p18 para 17, the question is: how did certain brothers in el salvodor use ingenuity to preach to a man who at first did not want to hear the kingdom message?.