Posts by Rattigan350

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jw.org pins

by lambsbottom in

spouse said local congregation meeting they attended they were handing out jw.org pins and most of the brothers/ some sisters were wearing them during meeting.

speaker was wearing one.

lol.

Rattigan350

That is paranoia for you. They are on the jw.org campaign because they don't want people to search for Jehovah's Witnesses so they tell them where to go in an easy to remember way.

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Do You Support Illegal Aliens Coming Into The USA As They Have This Past Year?

by minimus in

i think it's hurting the country..

Rattigan350

I support the annexation of Mexico and the other central american countries as well as Canada.

The Western hemisphere should be as integrated as the USA, no borders.

And that is how the kingdom will be.

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New BOE Letter Re. Elders/MS Appointments and Deletions

by XBEHERE in

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from the wording of the letter it seems that the co has been given carte blanche with appointments and deletions.

nowhere in the letter does it indicate that any records are sent to and from the co to the branch office.

even if a body wants to delete an appointed brother and he disagrees his only recourse would be to write a "brief" letter to the service dept.

Rattigan350

It is a lot less complicated to get a bill through congress and passed than it is for someone to get appointed.

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The GB gives awakened JW's 2 choices.

by BU2B in

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this is classic damned if you do, damned if you dont.. the choice is.

1. be a hypocrite.

i just came to the realization that those of us still in and who know ttatt have only 2choices.

Rattigan350

BU2B said "

Post 1242 of 1248 Joined 6/29/2012

My problem with that BluesBrother is in my case, if I stopped meetigs, my parents would demand answers, my wife would demand answers and she can tell when I lie alot of the time."

What happens if one says "It is a complete waste of time going to meetings and Field service. I'd rather do yard work,clean the house or make money".

Nothing to do with doctrines, just ain't got time for that stuff anymore. Would the elders arrange for ones in the congregation to help with household tasks if that were presented?

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CONGREGATION FLEECING RESULTS?

by The Searcher in

how much did your congregation and its bank account get taken for?

share your horror story!.

I looked at the accounts report at the meeting. The congregation donated a total of $3310. The amount to the KH, AH fund is $1045. That may be around the amount of the prior mortgage. Still alot. If there are 100 peope in the congregation that is about $33 per person.

The best thing to hurt the org is a recession.

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Does consciousness end with the death of the body

by givemejustalittlemoretime in

apparently, the carvakas in anceint hinduism were materialists and skeptics, arguing that consciousness ends with the death of the body and that therefore we should take pleasure in this life while we possess it and practice compassion toward others.

they also argued that direct observation is the only certain way to know anything, and thus the existence of supernatural forces and realities cannot be established and must be rejected.

Rattigan350

Yes, consciousness ends at death. Otherwise where would it exist since it exists in our brains.

That's the problem with this belief in people become spirits beings. Without brains, where does their

memories exists? How can they see if light goes through their eyes? How an they hear?

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Why Do JWs Think Bankruptcy Is Not Wrong? Does Pioneering Blot out Theft?

by BucketShopBill in

i mentioned a few elders on one of the highest viewed judicial committee videos filed bk, one of them has done it 3 times and feels no remorse!

my post is not to attack people who really need to avail themselves of a legal process because bad things happen to good people.

the economic climate had and can change radically!

Rattigan350

I filed bankruptcy. Had a small business that when the economy dropped, revenue dropped. Debts were still there. Expensive equipment that had no resale value. Pioneering wife that spends too much and does not work. She once made the comment that we will never get ahead in this system. System my A&&. It is her irresponsibility.

As for a moral obligation to pay it back. Credit card companies get bk filing as a big writeoff. They are still eating and having heat and are still uncaring corporations.

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Commenting At The Meetings---Did You Enjoy It?

by minimus in

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was that important for you?

most people, i believe, forced themselves to give an answer.

i knew many elders and servants over the years being counseled because they rarely answered.. funny thing....my mom who is 88 cries if she doesn't give a comment.

Rattigan350

I liked to comment when I could only use my own thoughts and not use material from the paragraph.

If it were a repeat of the paragraph, what was the point in commenting?

The problem I had was I could not keep it under 30 seconds, and I couldn't comment without people getting upset and thinking that I was too independent.

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