Posts by stan livedeath

if i bother to think back 50 years ago when i started pioneering--i couldnt help but notice the sort of new ones that were attracted to the club. mostly misfits--losers--emotionally damaged types that came into it for the false promise it held out to them. hardly the sharpest tools in the box.

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New "donation" arrangement begins to FAIL

by Tech49 in

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so here we are, almost a year into the "new" congregation donation arrangement.

and its beginning, as was predicted, to fail miserably, and to have direct negative consequences on the poor sheep.. let me give you a little experience, directly from our congregation of about 80 publishers.

back in may, after reading the letter about the "new" arrangement, the elder body decided to "donate" the extra funds on hand to wt, as directed.

stan livedeath

i hope the wts DO bring in tithing. then watch the stampede out the door.

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Do you feel bad throwing away literature?

by stuckinarut2 in

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so do you feel bad throwing away your old literature?.

what about your old song book or bible from your early days in the org?.

if so, is it because of sentimentality, monetary cost or because it might be 'sacred' ?.

stan livedeath

2 years ago i cleared out my fathers house ready for selling ( he had gone into a care home ) i knew there were dozens of cult books there. i was surprised to find boxed sets of every magazine going back over 50 years. they were all over the place.

also--i found a large box full of congregation records and files.

the whole damn lot went to the dump. i wont even have any version of the bible in my home.

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What is dating as a JW like

by UFCFan in

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first off i want to say that i'm a teenager which makes my situation interesting.

i don't want to give too many details in case someone i know reads this but i'm between 14 and 18, homeschooled, and i've been awake for around one or one and a half years.

i already have a plan to attend usc or wisconsin university if i'm smart enough to get in and then move to san jose and try and get a job working for a hs football team or with a soccer team, since i want to coach sports or be an agent.. now, this all sounds great in theory but there's one thing i've been thinking about that makes me doubt my plan.

stan livedeath

very well written for a teenage homeschooled young dub.

nope--i dont buy it

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Introducing myself

by maksutov in

my name is russ, i'm 40 years old, from the uk, and i left the jws nearly 5 years ago.

i've been a member of the yuku board throughout that time, so there are probably some on here who know me already.

there seems to be more activity over here at the moment, so i thought i'd pop in and say hi.i was raised as a jw, started questioning it when i was 16, but there was no internet back then (well, no www anyway) so i got sucked right in and got baptized when i was 18. auxiliary pioneered on and off for a couple of years, then became a ministerial servant.

stan livedeath

hello Maksutov---interesting username--could almost be my real name. lots of us UK types on this site-----heres a link:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/197364/ex-jw-uk?size=20&page=1

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JW Children - We're normal, and have fun at conventions, etc.

by berrygerry in

was reading a poster's experience with custody, and the info in wts child custody packet.. children are prepped to present themselves as normal, with school friendships, hobbies, activities, etc.

and not to mention that their life-goal is to pioneer.. the school brochure (1983) contains this gem:.

"they [witness families] also travel several times each year to attend larger gatherings called circuit assemblies and district conventions.

stan livedeath

yep july 1968--my honeymoon--at a football stadium in sheffield UK.

turned my off football for life

and sheffield

and the watchtower

and the wife.

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JW Children - We're normal, and have fun at conventions, etc.

by berrygerry in

was reading a poster's experience with custody, and the info in wts child custody packet.. children are prepped to present themselves as normal, with school friendships, hobbies, activities, etc.

and not to mention that their life-goal is to pioneer.. the school brochure (1983) contains this gem:.

"they [witness families] also travel several times each year to attend larger gatherings called circuit assemblies and district conventions.

stan livedeath

and--guess which 20 year old pioneer attended a district assembly---on his honeymoon !!!