geez- does gossip spread in j dub land.
last night when i got home there was a message from a jw friend asking me to call her.
well, i did and she had heard that i had moved in with a "worldly" person and asked me how i was, etc... i asked her where she had heard that and she told me so&so told her.
I understand your gripe; however, it has nothing to do with being a JW or not but rather with the imperfect condition of us all as humans.
Unless you're no longer committed to staying a JW in good standing, close ties with non-believers is a big "no-no".
DY
is it true?!!!
extremely curious about it.
who'll be the watch person then?!
The Organization has come up with some pretty innovative ways of saving a buck, but definitely I don't see them doing away with the CO arrangement. It's too vital a piece for the smooth running of the whole religious empire.
I'd love to see them get a part-time gig, though, so that they understand the real world and make a contribution to it. I hear they're quite the stiff load on the congregations. Actually, I know for a fact as I've seen the various receipts they turn in to the guy that keeps the accounting in the congregation (such guys have been different within my family). I know first hand they could certainly cut down on their expensive way of living at the expense of us the working class in the cong.
Part-time jobs for them!
DY
is it true?!!!
extremely curious about it.
who'll be the watch person then?!
Logistically speaking, it just cannot end! The COs make sure all is in agreement and perfect alignment with the greater Organization!
No way can it end!!! I believe that move could be disastrous for the unity of the Organization as a whole. Just can't believe that one!
DY
is it true?!!!
extremely curious about it.
who'll be the watch person then?!
Is it true?!!!
How do you all know this?!!!
Extremely curious about it. Who'll be the watch person then?!
DY
interesting story.
this fellow needs encouragement to go to the police.
the co was later promoted to do .
Gather up the facts, lawyer up and go to the legal authorities.
If this is true, not just a figment of your imaginative drugged-out thoughts (you all have to admit, he does look a bit stoned, koo-koo, while telling his story without a name of the perpetrator), put yourself together and go the cops, go to the press, go to the courts. Do something!
But just coming to this venue, filled with mostly JW haters, impostors and liars, is just not that effective in getting justice for yourself, young man.
DY
hey folks, does anyone know which wt article talks about how babies will be killed as in the ones that were killed at sodom and gomorrah and the flood?.
i'm drawing a blank completely what article it was in.. thanks in advance everyone!.
It'll happen just like any other extermination of evil events that the Bible recounts. Now is the time for all, in case of minors, then it's up to their parents or guardians to make the right choice while there's still time.
Jehovah is a God of perfect justice; he hasn't changed. Whatever happens in armageddon, who ever is killed, will be plenty just as the executor of this can read the heart and see into circumstances that we cannot comprehend. Of this I'm sure, even if it implicates me for lack of faith.
So, you all trust in God and stop this silly obsessing over stuff one cannot control whatsoever.
DY
does anyone have any interesting observations since the book study arrangement in private homes finished?.
are jws happier with the extra night off?
do they miss the book study?
That arrangement was long overdue. My family for sure welcomed the freedom. I noticed many more happy for the combination of meetings into just one evening.
Great idea!!! Many thanks!!!
DY
interesting story.
this fellow needs encouragement to go to the police.
the co was later promoted to do .
Watching this video makes me think that he seems stoned, paranoid, and out of touch with reality; might have a bit of a mental health issue by his behavior while telling his story.
The fact that he doesn't even give the CO's name makes it pure slander, at best. Can be a completely fabricated story.
If he's so sure of this, he should've gone to the authorities. He can still do that now, so that the appropriate disciplinary steps can be taken against this person who allegedly abused him.
So, young man, if you're not lying or fabricating this story, if this is true, lawyer up and take action against the Organization.
DY
didn't know the other host of the view was also a former witness.. http://www.jw-tube.com/videos/38/abc-the-view-latoya-jackson-jws.
judge rutheford...never heard his voice before.
http://www.jw-tube.com/videos/106/the-photodrama-of-creation-intro.-to-part-i.
I really go with that view point... Children of JWs must be given their choice, once they're of a reasonable age, early teens is good for me, to either continue or decline becoming a JW; without the consequence of the shunning and other tactics to sort of force them into the fold.
Having said that, of course, I do admit the the children that I've known to get out sure have 'thrown the baby out with the bath water', really gone off the deep end and made such a horrible mess out of themselves and their lives. It sure would've been better if they'd stayed with the religious education and followed accordingly.
Just reporting what I've seen.
DY
bring back the memories.
"I missed you last week!" - Said when one misses just one or two meetings. So fake!!! I hate it!!!
I never, ever, never say that to anyone!!! Nor do I ask for anybody's wife/husband/kid(s) when I don't see them at the meeting. It's none of my freaking business!!! If they're sick or in any other conditions that calls for a visit or a brief phone call, etc., I'm sure they'll say it before the meeting ends. Give me a freaking break!!!
I don't miss many meetings, but when I do, I've become a master at just smiling politely and giving my usual "Hi, good to see you" greeting to the person. They just stare at me dumbfounded, I guess waiting for an explanation that never comes.
DY
