Posts by stuckinarut2

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What not to say...

by joey jojo in

hey guys.

i was recently talking to a old friend who is a very active elder.

i was talking about ' the truth' and he suggested i sounded like an apostate because i used terms like ' the society' and ' watchtower '.. i am aware that ' dubspeak ' has changed over the years and i am pretty sure that someone posted about it here but i can't find the thread.

stuckinarut2

I always say "the society"

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The Danger of Settlements

by Tech49 in

jw
friends

i was pondering the recent influx of lawsuits against wt, specifically in regards to the child abuse cases (ie.

conti, fessler, lopez, etc).. in each of these, wt has settled for an "undisclosed" amount, assumed to be in the millions of dollars each.

i know there are many many more cases, subject for a different thread i'm sure.. i was reading something completely unrelated a while back that mentioned the dangers of settlement agreements for a large corporation or business (not just wt).

stuckinarut2

Remember, the society is just trying to buy time until the big day of Armageddon comes and rids the earth of all the pesky legal systems giving them trouble...

So, their mentality is to simply tread water until the day "Jehovah saves them from all of this satanic persecution"

THAT is why they are not thinking long term...

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Everyday expressions used by JWs that are NOT in the bible...

by stuckinarut2 in

reading another thread made me realise that there are numerous expressions used as everyday witness terminology, that is not in the bible.... such as:.

governing body.

paradise earth.

stuckinarut2

Bumped

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When Our Calendars Were Something Else

by compound complex in

jw
friends

remember this?

it was one of my first assignments, at bethel:.

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stuckinarut2

Maybe the society can adopt a new calendar that has a tear off section where credit card details can be filled in each month and submitted to the local congregation??

Oops....maybe I have just given the GB a new idea! Tithing witness style!

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Observations from an Ex-Elder Part 1

by doubtfull1799 in

i was thinking about the fog model this morning, particularly about the "obligation" part.

my mind went back to the last elders school i went to.

one of the parts in the section on appointments was discussing how we should not place too high a bar (human standards) for brothers to try and jump over when we are considering them for appointment as a ministerial servant.

stuckinarut2

Great thread!

Yes, I saw the same sort of things during the "secret men's club meetings"

It was never about how much of a "Christian" personality one displayed in helping others or in doing congregational related tasks.

No, it was about the "outward appearances" and actual reportable time one submitted!

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Thorn in the Elders' Side

by IronSharpensIron in

i've been out of the jw for some time.

but i was just recalling this guy that had formerly been an elder, but had not agreed with the rest of the elders on some issues and had stepped down.

he continued to go to the meetings, make comments at the hall and be critical of the elders.