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  reading COC for the first time

  by This is my tigersuit in

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  I just began reading it yesterday. I've been out since around 99. I thought the book was outdated and written in the early 80's. I was surprised it has been revised up to as recently as 2004. Too bad Franz is dead to give his comments on jw.org and the current path the org is taking.
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  Why do so many refer to Elders as "window washers"?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  i know the society is against higher education and the pursuit of careers but in my experience the elders in the various congregations i attended had good careers.

  in fact most had their own businesses.

  thinking back of the boe when i was a teenager this is what they had as a career: two were respected carpenters who owned a construction business, one a high school teacher(he was the po), one sold insurance and was a lawyer, one owned a landscaping business and also hired sisters to clean office buildings and other accounts he had, one was retired, and the last was a janitor for the school board.

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  Band on the Run

  My KH was populated by brothers who were not functionally literate.

  I suspect you may be of an older generation because I never experienced literacy issues in any congregation. Critical thinking or the lack of was the major issue in my observations. I do remember the brothers/sisters saying if you read four years of Awake! and Watchtower it was equivalent to a two year college degree. I wonder if this was just some localized opinion or if that was the feeling throughout the organization.

  I have grave doubts about lawyers from any decent law school being JWs.

  It's not too difficult to get a law degree now. There are several private colleges that will accept your money regardless of your LSAT scores or college gpa. This particular Elder got his degree from NSU, www.nova.edu/ . I'm not stating NOVA is subpar but it isn't a first tier college. I also know of a brother who received his law degree from Stetson in Florida. I agree these may not be considered decent law schools but they did pass the Florida Bar and are practicing lawyers. I wouldn't hire them.

  LongHairGal

  There were several other threads on this "window washer" topic recently (do a search and read many interesting comments). No slur on anybody who does this for a living.

  I neglected to use the search and will do as you suggest.

  Thanks
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  How long before the Wt fully embraces the internet.

  by joe134cd in

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  the way things are going i believe that wt will start encouraging its members to start setting up web sites.

  i can certainly see them loosening their stand on it.

  the example i will give is the video showing the dancing in the kh, and jw defender which i believe is wt in hiding.

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  They have had local need talks recently in some congregations and from CO's on warning witnesses from joining jw dating sites or setting up their own sites.

  The Society takes its ques from Machiavelli and Goebbels. I doubt they will give the green light for their followers to setup any sites that competes with the jw.org
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  Listening to crisis of conscience as a audio book

  by foreverme in

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  has really made me wonder how i ever got involved with the watchtower.

  it basically comes down to me just wanting to believe this delusional belief system.

  millions of people wasting their lives in this way is incredible.

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  thanks for the link... I never read the book. listening to it now
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  A Mother's Story of loss of her son..............

  by Balsam in

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  some names have been changed or removed to protect those in the family who would not want their names known, or are still active jw's.

  ruth .

  a mothers regret for a religious devotion.

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  First time reading this. How sad. It is an important story to be told.
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  Why do so many refer to Elders as "window washers"?

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  2. friends

  i know the society is against higher education and the pursuit of careers but in my experience the elders in the various congregations i attended had good careers.

  in fact most had their own businesses.

  thinking back of the boe when i was a teenager this is what they had as a career: two were respected carpenters who owned a construction business, one a high school teacher(he was the po), one sold insurance and was a lawyer, one owned a landscaping business and also hired sisters to clean office buildings and other accounts he had, one was retired, and the last was a janitor for the school board.

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  adjusted knowledge

  I know The Society is against higher education and the pursuit of careers but in my experience the elders in the various congregations I attended had good careers. In fact most had their own businesses. Thinking back of the BOE when I was a teenager this is what they had as a career: two were respected carpenters who owned a construction business, one a high school teacher(he was the PO), one sold insurance and was a lawyer, one owned a landscaping business and also hired sisters to clean office buildings and other accounts he had, one was retired, and the last was a janitor for the school board. However the last one who was a janitor received a pension from the state of Florida and other benefits. The only elder that struggled with money was the Elder who owned a landscaping business but that was because he lacked health insurance. Years later his business grew and is doing quite well now though he died of cancer.

  It was quite comical when the elders would give talks on education when one had a law degree and the PO had a Masters in Education. There was also a very respected ministerial servant who I thought was quite humbled that would give talks often. He was a multi-millionaire but never flaunted his money. He too owned his own business. But yet he too would give talks on pursuing a career in this ending system of things.

  So my question is, Was the congregation I attended in my youth the exception?
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  In the News: How being a teen mum, growing up as Jehovah’s Witness and my kids prepped me for Masterchef fame

  by Wild_Thing in

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  from australia: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/how-being-a-teen-mum-growing-up-as-jehovahs-witness-and-my-kids-prepped-me-for-masterchef-fame/story-fni0cvc9-1226974154930.

  renae smith with her two daughters kyah and paris who had to agree before renae went onto masterchef.

  picture: richard dobson.

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  What reputation does jw in Florida have?
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  The INTJ Personality Type, (and those close to it)

  by done4good in

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  i am compelled to write a bit about this at this late hour here in the us, because it is keeping me up.. the recent four year old thread on the briggs myers personality type test that was dug up, produced an interesting finding.

  many here, (at least tested informally for), the intj personality type.

  intjs also do not understand irrational behavior particularly well at all.. why does this matter?

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  Mine was ISTJ. But the thing with me is I have two personalities. I'm a different person in all aspects at work then outside of that environment. At my job I'm a manager and interact with people all day (1000's of people). On the surface I seem socialable but outside of work I don't socialize and perfer people to leave me alone. So not sure how accurate these online test are.
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  Confidential News from Spain from an "Insider"

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/confidential-news-from-spain/.

  the following email was sent to watchtower documents recently from a witness insider in spain.

  congratulations for all the information you have given on the legal framework of the watchtower.. in spain, the watchtower is following the instructions coming from patterson that works exclusively with the law firm baker & mckenzie.

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  Wow, the WT is worse than Walmart

  Atleast with Walmart you have a chance to move up to managemant and make a living. In addition those long term Bethlites could end up having no social security or a very modest check.
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  Local Kingdom Hall Speakers To Be Replaced By Governing Body Video Feeds.

  by donuthole in

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  so we've seen as the current gb is getting more facetime in an effort to reach the hearts and minds of the rank and file.

  this took a leap with video feeds at an open annual meeting.

  the international conventions are taking this a step farther.. do you think that local speakers at kingdom halls could ever be replaced by headquarter approved video feeds?.

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  I thought the same for some time now. Eventually this will happen. The technology has allowed the cost to be quite affordable.