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  Is this new?

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  i saw this at the kh last week.

  there was stacks of this business card like thingies next to the other congregation forms.. .

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441443089343863&set=pcb.441443149343857&type=1&theater.

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  StarTrekAngel

  I saw this at the KH last week. There was stacks of this business card like thingies next to the other congregation forms.

  
  

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441443089343863&set=pcb.441443149343857&type=1&theater

  
  
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  Relief Efforts for Typhoon in Manila (Philippines)

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  i find articles like this (click very frustrating to read.

  when i read reports on how charity was delivered, i am expecting to read numbers that will give me an idea of how money was used for such relief.

  unfortunately, the information provided is simply not enough to provide any ball park idea of what was actually spent.

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  Few years ago (I believe it was tropical storm Allison 2001) there was mass flooding in the coastal Texas areas, near Houston and Galveston. I'm in South Texas and we were asked (official letter) to look at ways in which we could contribute to the disaster relief for our brothers. Many from my cong volunteered to go work repairing houses of brothers. Those of us who stayed behind were asked to make any type of contributions we could and a special relief fund was setup up. Others could opt to donate goods rather than money. They were asking for refrigerators, kitchen appliances, bedding and the like. Everything had to be new (not used or preowned), so the branch said that rather than us buying an appliance and shipping it over to them, the branch gave us a list of needed appliances. As a study group we could pick one and make a donation towards it. The society then "would use our fund to acquire the selected appliance". As you can see, it does not seem like the WTBTS used any of their own funds on this relief effort. Everything came from new donations made by the friends.
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  South Texas Introduction

  by artsteel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow, amazing to read all these experiences.. luckily, i walked away from them 20 some odd years ago because i wasn't making it financially and decided to pursue higher education.

  best decision i ever made.

  i was able to finish my degrees and i still shake my head at how these people really believe, really mind boggling.. most family members and friends i knew stopped talking to me, and up to this day i'm glad they did.. .

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  Where in South Texas if I may know? I'm in the RGV
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  JW Leaks domain expired?

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  is the site not going to be renewed?

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  Is the site not going to be renewed?
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  What is the difference? Aren't they both idols?

  by brandnew in

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  what is the difference between .

  and this ?.

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  StarTrekAngel

  Many, at least in my cong, have been confronted with people that tell them wearing a cross (or other symbols of their religion) is not an act of worship. That it just identifies them as catholics or whatever else they are. For many years we were told what to answer in that case and the answer was that it did not matter. That it was against God's teachings to be wearing one. Many people believed that having them would protect you spiritually. It won't be long before we hear experiences of brothers being saved because they were wearing it. No difference in my books
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  Ony J.W.'s could do this and not question what is going on

  by Sour Grapes in

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  2. friends

  at the meeting today several elders commented about the wonderful program that they attended yesterday on the new kingdom hall designs.

  they said that the new halls are going to be so beautiful with lots of windows and glass panels and that the lights will be kept on in the lobby 24/7 so that you can see into the hall at night and that thousands of these halls must be built.

  then five minutes later they are talking about how close the end is and that we will be meeting in basements in the near future.

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  Why build new stuff if the end is so close? It was explained to us when we used our AH for the first time. This building build become educational centers for the resurrected. True story.. I wish I had recorded it
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  An interesting comment given by an older brother during the prayer yesterday.

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

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  i have been a regular visitor to this site for several years now.

  i never really felt the need to set up an account and post...until now.

  at the close of yesterdays meeting, an older brother gave the prayer.

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  We have an elder in our cong that is not letting technology stop him... that is, by means of stumping down on any attempt to remark its usefulness. His first mandate, after returning from the 2014 assembly was that, despite GB member Jackson using a tablet, no one should read the bible from a tablet. The books, yes, bible no. This brother has a history, at least with me, of always taking any progress that humans have made, and shine it on negative light. He too probably feels too old for this and can't find a way to keep up.
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  Can't post pictures

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  not able to do so... the posting progress is just stuck and nothing happens.

  first i thought may be the pics were too big.

  re sized them and still nothing... any ideas?

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  Not able to do so... the posting progress is just stuck and nothing happens. First I thought may be the pics were too big. Re sized them and still nothing... any ideas?
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  Is Jehova's Trumpet for real?

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  2. beliefs

  because regardless of having seen a lot of bad things, if true, some of the things i read there have reached new thresholds of bs.

  who are these people?

  i posted some comments there because i was sincerely confused as to the nature of their article.. http://jehovahstrumpet.com/brother-survives-nazi-persecution-disfellowshiped-for-smoking/.

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  StarTrekAngel

  Gosh! You guys! I've been holding my breath for this long...
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  Is Jehova's Trumpet for real?

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  because regardless of having seen a lot of bad things, if true, some of the things i read there have reached new thresholds of bs.

  who are these people?

  i posted some comments there because i was sincerely confused as to the nature of their article.. http://jehovahstrumpet.com/brother-survives-nazi-persecution-disfellowshiped-for-smoking/.

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  Sorry.. my principles.. I just can't take satire and then get more satire when asked if it is satire. This is too serious for those affected by it.