Being a Circuit/District Overseer is the best career on earth!
It's a business. One hell of a profitable religious business!!!
DY
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Circuit Overseer...an attractive career path?
by sir82 inin one of the "new gb members" threads, i saw this comment regarding "young anointeds".
it triggered another thought in mind:
or.....you could be a young jw guy aiming to climb the watchtower corporate ladder, realizing that to go all the way to the top, there is one thing you absolutely need to have... .
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Oooo, now I'm a Satan worshipper - Care to respond to Dad's latest attack?
by Ingenuous ini'm not going to answer this email from my dad.
he didn't listen the umpteen times i responded to his questions before - i'm not putting myself through that again.
i too thought about these things.
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Doubtfully Yours
Ingenuous,
Many years ago, when one my siblings decided it was enough and all they could take with the religion and decided to leave, my parents tried all kinds of tactics and emotional blackmail with this one sibling.
She in turn kept her distance as much as possible. Never directly answering to any of their attacks. I remember my parents complaining that whenever they tried to reason with her she'd just wish them well and find any silly excuse to end the conversation politely. They'd write long letter that would just go unanswered.
She moved away and only kept in touch with the siblings that would be reasonable. I happen to be one of them. Thank God!
Years went by, and when the parents softened up and gave up their WBTS cause with her, she then came around more often and now they have a very nice relationship in which they respect one another and, much to my dismay, my parents don't try any religion talk or tactics with her. I guess they learned the lesson that it would only get them shunned by her if they did.
Hang in there. Be polite and patient. Distance yourself for a while 'til they learn the lesson.
DY
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Not DA'd, Not DF'd - but pretty much Disowned...
by Ingenuous ini just came from what will probably be the last conversation i'll ever have with my father.
earlier in the day, i'd talked to my mom and she asked what i was up to - translated "what are you doing with yourself since you aren't going to meetings or out in service?
" i told her i'd been discussing the bible with an informal group of people and reading older wts literature.
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Doubtfully Yours
I'm truly sorry your folks have decided to shun you. It'll be painful for them and for you too. Hang in there.
I wish you well.
DY
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Do you think this is tacky and just plain pathetic (Watchtower) ?????
by run dont walk ini just returned from ontario, where a family member died, i was reading the obit, and i know its been said millions of times, but this really blew me away.
"a private family burial at ______ cemetery.
a memorial service will be held at the kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses on saturday august 13, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. as expressions of sympathy, please send donations to world wide work of jehovah's witnesses.".
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Doubtfully Yours
Neither tacky, nor pathetic.
You might want read the obits a bit more often. People ask for donations to what whatever their cause is all the time. That a JW should ask for donations for their cause is nothing out of the ordinary.
DY
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How I am dealing with "The Bible says you have to go to all the meetings!!"
by Check_Your_Premises inhere is the basic approach i am going to use.
my wife is a newly dunked dub, and my kids have been hearing the propaganda for about 3 years now.
i figured out it was a cult about 6 months ago.
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Doubtfully Yours
Okay, but does the Bible say that it has to be 5 farging meetings per week?
I'd probably go to every meeting if only it'd be 1 meeting weekly. Why need more than that?
DY
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THE ULTIMATUM is about to be thrown.............
by Buck inwell, its been a while since i was made a unbaptized publisher.
now my hand is going to be forced and i will have to be baptized by the end of the year.
my gf wants my decision very soon, like the next couple of days.
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Doubtfully Yours
Same feelings here Sassy.
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Do you still use Jehovah's name in prayer assuming you still pray?
by JH in.
if you do pray, will you use the name that's above all other names....says the watchtower.. if not, what name do you use?.
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Doubtfully Yours
I don't pray anymore. Just realized that.
I only show respect by lowering my head when others pray. I should pray, though. My faith is so weak these days.
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THE ULTIMATUM is about to be thrown.............
by Buck inwell, its been a while since i was made a unbaptized publisher.
now my hand is going to be forced and i will have to be baptized by the end of the year.
my gf wants my decision very soon, like the next couple of days.
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Doubtfully Yours
You just keep on buckling under the pressure Buck!
Hope the sex is worth it! The JW life sure won't be.
DY
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Hot News-New GB members
by truthsetsonefree inhey ya'll, t was announced this morning at the breakfast table that there are two new members of the governing body.
they were formerly "helpers" or "given ones.
" anthony morris raised a family and then went into the traveling work.
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Doubtfully Yours
Good news!!!
New blood! Fresh air! Perhaps more changes will come about the WBTS some time soon!
DY
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Who here gives to the homeless?
by JW83 ini'm interested in how many here give to the homeless, or any kind of charity, since that was not a part of the witness experience.
i have to admit that my heart is hard ...
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Doubtfully Yours
I contribute to the Homeless Coalition Org here. That organization helps them with temporary shelter and daily meals.
DY