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  My 67 Year Old Elder Brother Is Depressed Because The Younger Elders Are Taking Over

  by minimus in

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  he was the school overseer but they relieved him of that to allow younger elders the privilege of the job.

  now he is depressed and actually shed tears, believing his worth has diminished.

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  ducatijoe

  I have seen this many times. Some Elders live for position.

  It is a man made, man run organization. Older men and any woman are thought of less.
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  Thought only JWs were doing the preaching work world wide?

  by ducatijoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as one of jehovah's witnesses for over 40 years, i was always taught that we were the only ones who went door to door, preached world wide, built our own buildings and so on.. however in the past year living in the south, not 1 jw has knocked on my door.

  yet 4 various people from local churches have.. tonight i meet a young man who is preaching with a group in china (baptist) a block away i watched a congregation build their own church.. i could go on all night with the thing i have found to be un true with the org.. glad i'm out.

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  ducatijoe

  As one of Jehovah's Witnesses for over 40 years, I was always taught that we were the only ones who went door to door, preached world wide, built our own buildings and so on.

  However in the past year living in the south, not 1 JW has knocked on my door. Yet 4 various people from local churches have.

  Tonight I meet a young man who is preaching with a group in China (Baptist) A block away I watched a congregation build their own church.

  I could go on all night with the thing I have found to be un true with the Org.

  Glad I'm out
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  We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back? 

  by skepticSam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have any theories why our territory that's be reduced six or seven times over the last twenty years is not covered anymore?

  we use to cover our area in less than six months and now nobody really keeps track of how the preaching work by territory is going.

  is the advent of the mobile-literature machine why we don't see a zealous preaching spirit?

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  ducatijoe

  I moved 6 moths ago and have been visited 4 times by people from churches. None were JWs. This is in a southern town.

  Hell... If I knew it was to become that EZ to be an active Jobi Dobi in the "Last Days" ...I may have hung around....

  NNAAAAAHHHH... Then I could not have rejoiced in all of the Supreme Court decisions this week.
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  I disfellowshipped my parents this week..

  by fulano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wrote them a mail, telling them to not contact me any more under any circumstances, illness or death (79 and 83 years old).

  unless they leave the cult and would apologize for our f*'.ed-up upbringing which ruined our whole life.

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  Harsh... I too was raised JW. I am 60 now. I left a few years ago , on my own accord and am doing great.

  I would never be so harsh with my 85 year old mother for staying in.
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  Why did the org "forgive" KH mortgages?

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i know this has been discussed, but i think it's good that topics like this get brought back up from time to time for the sake of newbies and lurkers, plus, i have a question (related at end of post).. the org brags about "forgiving" kh mortgages as if it's so loving and giving.

  i put the word in quotation marks because most of us realize it wasn't forgiving anything.

  the new arrangement should actually bring it far more money.. for example, suppose there are twenty congregations total.

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  Dodd-Frank mortgage rules went into effect in 2014
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  big accident at Warwick construction site

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wt society is fond of using the tilt-up method of construction where a network of rebar is made on the ground, concrete poured on it and allowed to cure, then the whole thing is tilted up and voila' you've got yourself a massive big-ass wall ready made.

  these walls for several stories-high buildings are indeed massive and weighty so you need a heavy-duty crane to raise into position.. i just heard from an eye-witness ldc volunteer that while there a few weeks ago they had an enormous accident.

  the crane tilted and crashed, the only one hurt was its operator.

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  So sad to hear about anyone being hurt on a job site. The Society does own cranes. Their operators a very skilled.

  Too bad though so many are there working for free. They feel it is a privilege to be there. I did.... Oh well
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  How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all that i can say is....what a shame!

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  ducatijoe

  I am now out and glad to be. However, I do not regret being born in to JWs for most of my life. Brought my good values , became a better speaker and lost my fear of approaching people.

  Also I grew up without racial prejudice.
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  Need Help

  by ThisFellowCheap in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm in dire need of assitance, and i have decided to humbly come here.... first, let me reintroduce myself.

  my name is kolabomi, a nigerian and a proud one too.

  i am a graduate student in one of my country's leading university.

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  GGEEZZZZZ , Is this a response to my Craigslist Ad ?
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  May tv.jw.org program

  by zophar in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the may broadcast on tv.jw.org.

  we need money!.

  http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodstudio/pub-jwb_201505_1_video.

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  ducatijoe

  I just watched the video.

  Damm good thing I ride a Ducati! Looks like Harley riders are doomed!

  What a bunch of dweebs

  PS.... Give us your money....
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  Can they disfellowship my father?

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this has nothing to do with my facebook endeavors.

  when the elders visited us last week, they also discussed my father.

  my mother called them about him.

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  COOK

  If what you say is true.... your dad is a coward and an ass. If ever I observed some one hitting any animal with a bat I would do all in my ability to have them arrested,

  Weather or not he is a JayDub has nothing to do with anything.