Topics Started by core
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Here we go again - more scammers...
by core injust got this email - just hope no one is mad enough to reply and get conned....beware...they just keep coming back... .
our company deals with the software development, creation of.
human-engineered interface web-sites and modern design.
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Clearing Junk from the WT Years
by core injust binned my last papers from the wt years - been in a corner of my study for some years now but time to take another step forward and destry all the evidence of wasted years - lots of old stuff, programmes from assemblies back to the late 50's why did we keep such useless **** anyway ???
) , elders meeting notes etc and a copy of the constitution the society forced on uk congs in the late 90s - just reading it shows how in control the centre really is - also binned old wt cds - one set from 1997 never opened - that was the time we "saw the light" and never looked at a wt book/cd again - have you all got rid of the "junk" or did you hold onto it for years / still got it ?
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Girls sued for delivering cookies....
by core in.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/law/02/04/costly.cookies.ap/index.html
should ty and sue those who deliver the w & a mags!
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link from society website "donate to disaster relief"
by core inhttps://www.jwgift.org/main.asp?page=0
not sure if this has been noted here before but the uk jw donations website has a link described as " click here to donate to disaster relief.
who gets this then and what disaster will it benefit - bandwagon anyone ?.
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Only in America....?
by core inmuch said here recently re the world at large and how it views the us - not too favorably overall - however - must make this point - president bush has just announced his intention to have as secretary of state condoleeza rice - now for me that is amazing and a credit to the american system - she is from a poor, black american background, was rejected years ago in the south by the democrats - yet by hard work she has risen to the very top - cant see that happening in similar circumstances here in the uk - clearly one difference between us is that hard work can get rewarded in the us.
a further note - seeing president bush introduce her when announcing his intention to put her nomination forward, i for one was struck by his apparent absolute admiration for this lady, for once he had no smirk as she spoke, rather he looked on her with evident pride and respect.
not a fan of gw but must give him marks here for his positive discrimination in favor of talent regardless of background, ethnicity or whatever.
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Autumn Leaves
by core in.
last year here in uk we had gorgeous autumn with beautiful leaf colouring - this year - after a very wet summer - cant see any real sign of "autumn colour" - just drab winter setting in .
anyone got any nice autumn pics (canadian scenes especially) to brighten up the day - ??
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Franz - Schnell
by core inmany times on this board people post to say a factor in their leaving the wt was having read ray franz book(s) - many years ago william schnell published a book - 30 years a watchtower slave - have never seen this book but was wondering - has anyone read it ?
was it as effective as crisis of conscience in exposing the myth of "the truth"?
- did it have an imact when it was publised?
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Reform or Retire?
by core indo we change our attitude when we get out?
caspian indicated (when he was an active elder over a year ago) how he was working with other like minded elders from within to achieve reform - but like many of us he is now "out" or fading - many others of us thought that change for good could be achieved - have we all moved from that position if we are out - have we given up trying - have we stopped contact with those we though agreed with us - is it easier to just move on?
caspian - do you think that the others you were involved with are still trying to make changes - did you achieve much when you were actively trying to promote decent standards ?
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Borg monitoring of this board
by core inare the borg still monitoring this board (and others)?
if so they seem to be allowing a large amount of time before taking any retributive action.
has anyone heard of any follow thru from the borg from being identified here recently?
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..marriage relationship and normal family affections .... can continue
by core inthose who formally say they do not want to be part of the organization any more are also avoided.
what of a man who is disfellowshipped but whose wife and children are still jehovah's witnesses?
the spiritual ties he had with his family change, but blood ties remain.