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  Elder School Video

  by dontfitin in

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  hope you guys can help me find something.

  there was a video circulating about three years ago showing a sample judicial meeting, which basically ended up with the other elders slamming the one guy who was trying to be somewhat merciful.

  of course the person was df'd.. my husband said at the meeting they actually had a talk saying that now the elders look for any reason not to df, etc.,etc.. i am trying to find that video.

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  Part 1
  

  http://rutube.ru/video/c13afd6c473b0f6900358f26c584202f/

  Part 2
  

  http://rutube.ru/video/f2dd5f8218371d65f4e76a03e838d3ff/
  
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  Any former elders brains I could pick?

  by BarelyThere in

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  i posted in another topic a few hours ago.

  it is my first time on here or any website like this, ever.

  i was dfed back in september for adultery.

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  I disagree with the people who say you'll never get reinstated if you marry the other guy.

  I've seen five years, although that was a former elder, who tried to get reinstated in the wrong congo.
  
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  Your favorite Bible version / translation

  by lumberjack in

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  which one is your favorite?

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  Aside from Outlaw's,

  NEB

  Phillips
  
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  Very important, you must save JWs from dieing at Armageddon!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
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  every drop of breast milk has roughly 1 million white blood cells in it.

  so the next time you see a jw drink milk or eating milk with his cereal etc.

  you must run over and take it out of his/her hands and then give them a stern warning.

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  I think that the elders should monitor the mothers' room at the hall.

  Only formula.
  
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  Canada - Abuse allegations in Newfoundland casting a cloud over Jehovah's Witnesses

  by OrphanCrow in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/abuse-allegations-jehovahs-witness-1.3401468.

  abuse allegations in newfoundland casting a cloud over jehovah's witnessesallegations of abuse involving two members of the jehovah's witness religious movement in newfoundland have emerged, though details of the charges are protected by a court-ordered publication ban.

  cbc news has learned that a former volunteer church elder and his son are facing charges.the former elder is charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation relating to allegations dating from 2009 to 2012 in central newfoundland.according to court documents, a second man is charged with sexual assault, with the information referencing a period between may 2011 and december 2013 in a community on the avalon peninsula.cbc news has confirmed that the pair are father and son.a sexual exploitation charge involves anyone in a position of trust or authority who commits an offence against a young person.the matter involving the older accused was called at a provincial court on wednesday.it was set over until next month, when a date is expected to be set for trial.the younger accused is scheduled to make a court appearance later this month.. read full article at link.. *note the very last sentence in the article.

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  And they say that elders are too busy to be doing things with their children.

  How sweet that the son and the father can be doing things together.

  /s - If you didn't know.
  
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  Any former elders brains I could pick?

  by BarelyThere in

  1. jw
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  i posted in another topic a few hours ago.

  it is my first time on here or any website like this, ever.

  i was dfed back in september for adultery.

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  7: Show up for the field service meeting. Don't talk to anyone or at all. Explain to the Elders that you are showing your support for those in the ministry.

  I would ask the Elders before doing this. Never heard of it. Bad idea, IMO.

  You cannot get caught even TALKING to your new beau.

  Also, what is view of the Borg now - has he been learning TTATT?
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  When selling was preaching ...

  by Hecce in

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  i am going way, way back.

  history reveals that in the beginning the wt was just a publishing house, selling books and magazines; over the years it evolved into what it is today..

  the placement of the original publications was mostly done thru sales people masquerading as preachers.

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  I always remember the experiences of trading food, chickens, whatever for literature.

  I remember once when pioneering and a dude said that he had no money to "contribute,"

  I saw a bunch of empty soda bottles (which have a refundable deposit), so I traded the mags for empty bottles.

  What an f***ed up bunch (me included).
  
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  Watchtower financial yearbook statements 1989-2016

  by the comet in

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  2. beliefs

  since the 2016 yearbook yearbook was released i've been tearing through the numbers, trying to figure a few things out.

  i have several different projects i'm working on, and this is one of them.

  i looked through all the yearbooks from the 1989 one through 2016, the only thing they really state about money is how much they spent on; special pioneers, missionaries, and traveling overseers.

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  Old people are expensive.

  Any country with a social safety net monitors their demographics.

  As the PEW report shows, WT's demographics are aging year-after-year.

  All of those missionaries, special pioneers, and Bethelites of the olden days need care.

  Elder-care is not cheap, even for a cult.
  
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  Donating to Charities

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  so donating to charities has always been discouraged by the society, as it is a form of support for this "doomed" system.

  and of course, "the kingdom" is the only "real solution" to all the problems right?.

  but in the meantime, this view gives witnesses a "free pass" from the normal human desire to help out those less fortunate, or ones who were born in another part of the world where life is not as privileged as our own.

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  EVERY year hundreds of millions of dollars are contributed by the public to what are termed reputable, legitimate and worthy charities, many of which are sponsored by religious organizations. The question is, Should true Christians, who are under the godly commandments to do good, contribute to these supposedly humanitarian money-raising schemes?
  

  WT Dec 15, 1950

  (What does one say to WT-speak?)
  
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  When selling was preaching ...

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am going way, way back.

  history reveals that in the beginning the wt was just a publishing house, selling books and magazines; over the years it evolved into what it is today..

  the placement of the original publications was mostly done thru sales people masquerading as preachers.

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  If you haven't seen this letter of 1923, it has some very interesting language.

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwV5UvzB3-67UGVUWk1FclhTREk