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Actual Number of the anointed remaining
by core inheard from a sister that a visitor to their cong (from usa) mentioned in passing that at the top at brooklyn they did not think that the reported number of anointed still alive was accurate, rather they believe that only a couple of hundred remain.
they apparently believe this points to the end soon (again) - also if it is true they are not proclaiming it (obviously because the time limit it imposes will be exposed as another failed date).
odd if that is the case as they keep on finding gb members who are not actually very old
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Bethel Downsizing - Management Discussions
by core in.
the spin on downsizing is apparently "go out into the field" yet when the gb initially considered this it must have been presented as a practical problem - too much surplus hr capacity/ too expensive to maintain - or whatever and yet they turned it into a positive matter by stressing the return to the field - all those in such discussions are clearly able to deceive themselves as much as they try and deceive the "flock" - what do you think - did a discussion on a practical problem have to have a positive outcome and how did they twist their minds so as to sell it as such - for years they begged people to stay in bethel service (make it your home for life) and now they cast them out into the world with the thin veneer of "speedin g up the preaching work .. etc".
all those at the top must have been involved in turning this huge embarrasment (jehovah will provide etc) into a positive spin - they should try out for a marketing award "downsizing - the only way to grow!
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1975 - UK 30 Year Rule
by core in.
under the "30 year rule" secret government documents from 1975 have just been released to public view.. much of interest in the documents ....what a pity the wtbts will not be releasing any of its secret papers from that very interesting year!.
we can read the minutes of all british cabinet meetings, state papers etc but will never get to know the inner workings at nyc - why is that.........anything to hide maybe?
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Galician Polish Oil Lamps ???????????????
by core ingoogle ads dont bother me and make sense if they help pay for this forum - but - what link makes galician oil lamps appear as the google ad on virtually every topic?
what logic is there in that ?
ps what is a galician polish oil lamp?
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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 - ??