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  Describe What a Jehovah's Witness Elder Is Like

  by minimus in

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  i know what they are supposed to be like.

  but at this point in time, do you think the elders look joyful?

  are they serious bible students?

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  The problem is most elders start out married with children. That means they work at lease 40 hours a week. Then during that same week they have field service, study, paperwork for the Wt. or KH, getting parts together, public talks on sunday although thats once in awhile, family study, meetings, elder meetings, JC meetings, going out and visit others, spend about 2 mins. with your wife or children. So by the time the weeks over this one elder has put in about 80 hours of work. This is because of the load Wt. puts on them. They have little time for anyone else. Yes they don't do what you think they should. In most cases they can't. The Wt. Cult keeps them so busy they can't think straight and that's for good reason. Elders if they got a chance to stand back and look at things for what they really are they would see the Cult for what it is. Busy work is the way Wt. keeps control over the elders. All your comments on what elders do it true but I hope this gives you all a little insight on why they act like that. Yes there are those who are in it for the power but for the most part I think most just wanted to help and found out they can't because they are only human. The Wt. uses this guilt on those elders to make them do even more. Any way that has been my experience as an elder. Still Totally ADD
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  I NEVER Hear A JW Talk About Never Dying & Living Forever In Paradise Anymore!

  by minimus in

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  i was raised with this belief, that we would never die and actually make it into the "new system".

  mu faithful jw aunt still talked about my mother (her sister) and her walking together into the great tribulation--- and never die at all!

  she spoke of that 2 days before she passed away.. i believe most witnesses expect to die and then get resurrected.

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  My older brother a elder since 1976 and is 71 now told me not to long ago that he and his wife are going to die in this system and will have to wait on god to bring them back to life. I was shock to hear him say that but I understand where he is coming from. Old age has a way of making you look at your mortality. Besides talking about how great the GB is much better than talking about Never dying or living forever. After all you are only thinking about yourself if they talk about never dying or living forever, much better to think about how great the GB is. It keeps your mind off the important things. LOL Still Totally ADD
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  Finally free of JWs!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  we moved house and no active jw knows we live there.

  it's in another congregation territory too so when they finally come knocking, they won't know i'm a dirty apostate when i tell them to put me on the do not call list.

  problem is, the local discount supermarket across the highway is frequented by jws from my previous previous congregation!.

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  Good for you Julia Orwell. Reopened Mind and me moved 1000 miles away to get away from the cult. In the 3 years we been here not one JW has knock on our door. But i still have to talk to my brother. Mostly about our mother. That is really the only contact I have. Enjoy your new freedom and remember freedom comes with lot's of hard work. Still Totally ADD
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  Problem with staying log in

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  once in awhile when i post and submit it and go back to another topic i am not log in any more.

  i can back space with the arrow on the right corner and i can get to being login again but most of the time i have to login again.

  still totally add.

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  Once in awhile when I post and submit it and go back to another topic I am not log in any more. I can back space with the arrow on the right corner and I can get to being login again but most of the time I have to login again. Still Totally ADD
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  Clarification on child abuse

  by joe134cd in

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  2. child-abuse

  i remember some months ago reading on jw.org about the issue with child abuse.

  i tried to find it last night but couldn't.

  so if anybody has a link to it can you post it.

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  When I was a elder in the 3 congregation I served in I knew a total of 12 witnesses all adults that was victim of child abuse as a child in the cult. None of them took anyone to court. My youngest sons wife was involved in a big child abuse case in FL back in the 90's. It was in all the newspapers and local TV news for many weeks. That was the first time our body of elders ever got a letter from the Wt. on how to handle news reporters if they come to our congregation and ask questions. This child abuse was taking place 4 congregation south of us. About 20 miles from our congregation. My youngest sons wife was 8 years old at the time. This guy was the devil himself. He went to jail. But serveral years later he was released. He did get back in that congregation again. After all you have to forgive him. sick, sick, sick. So he got the chance to rape some more children. He finally died just a few years ago. At any rate what I am saying their are many victims out there more than you think but many of these rapist are not brought out or the police take over and take care of them. Most of the victims would not even think of taking the Wt. to court. Still Totally ADD
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  Who will run the "earthly organization" after GB is raptured?

  by bruh2012 in

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  2. bible

  i guess the gb feels after they are raptured that their work is done since the new scrolls will be open by yhwh.. oh wait my bad - it will be by the local elders since they said a few wt studies ago that in so many words you better listen to the elders whether it makes sense or not.. if power and the use of the internet after armaggdon will pretty much be dead since those who operate it will be gone-.

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  My wife ask me a good question about this the other day. Why does anyone have to go to heaven? Can't god do all the things needed without help? After all he created everything. He understands everything about us humans. Why 144,000? I was told former humans know very will what humans think and feel. But wait a minute does god know all that. Sorry went off subject. After the rupture LOL more humans will take over. Same old, same old. Still Totally ADD
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  New Light to be released on the 100th anniversary of 1914

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with further study and meditation , the holy spirit has guided the governing body to the evident reality that the year 1914 was a symbolic enthronement of jesus christ to his heavenly kingship .

  jehovahs witnesses worlwide rejoice at this new understanding , empowering them to be even more determined to spread these pearls of truth to those moaning and groaning in this wicked system of things.

  rom.8:22. some have wondered , even had doubts about the ever increasing numbers who now seem to be partaking of the wine and emblems at the lords evening meal ( memmorial ) celebration held annually .. we are pleased to announce that this too has been clarified by holy spirit , with study and meditation , and we can now announce that the 144000 is in fact a symbolic number and not to be taken as a literal number as previously thought .. we , the g.b.

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  Good spin smiddy. No scriptures. Just good old JW thinking. The drones will take it hook, line and sinker. After posting I looked at your post again and say One scripture. Still a good spin. LOL Still Totally ADD
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  First Post...Hi everyone! Thanks for all of your help over the years!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  well... as they say on talk back radio "i'm a long time listener, first time caller"(poster in this case!).

  i have been a "lurker" for several years, but never had the courage to take the step and join up...until now.. i really want to thank everyone for their insights and comments throughout the forum.

  although i have not contibuted to discussions, i have benefitted very much from all of your comments and observations on all topics.

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  Welcome. Thanks for listening to what we had to say. Still Totally ADD
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  Is there going to be a Borg anymore.?

  by Slidin Fast in

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  i find this hard to express properly but it seems to me that the rate of change is getting so rapid that nothing will be left of anything recognisable.

  we used to say that any one coming back after 50 years would not recognise the "truth".. the entity existing now is totally different from 10 years ago.

  it seems reasonable to suppose that this will continue to the point that nothing before 2010 will be safe to read for joe publisher (or possibly 'local instructor') so that he isn't corrupted or confused by old light.

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  My father a very faithful witness until his death in 2009 is rolling in his grave. If he came back right now he would not recognize it. Still Totally ADD
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  Soon™... In use since 1879!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i wondered how fast the wt publications used the word "soon"... as in expectation of some prophecy or fulfillment.... eight pages into the first watchtower... july 1879.... "our design has been to present to the body of christ, "the chaste virgin" church, which expects soon to go in to the marriage and become christ's bride, a selection of sacred songs especially adapted to her condition and expressive of her desires and hopes.".

  the expectation?

  1881. http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1800s.php.

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  Thanks suavojr that was very interesting chart you found. Still Totally ADD