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  Why the BIG 4.5 day elder "school"?

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just wonderin' if anyone has heard of anything about something big going down in the borg?

  good friend of mine just told me today that he will be attending a 4.5 day elder "training school" all nest week!

  the "special" elder "schools" are usually only 2-3 days.. lots of dumbing down coming?.

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  stan livedeath

  i was out just as the elder thing was getting under way. the congregation servant did say he had put me up for the job. no thanks.
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  Engaged and having a baby, I’m not JW fiancé is

  by Viarayne in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i’m not interested in becoming a jehovah’s witness but have nothing against people who are, or whatever religion someone chooses to follow for that matter.

  i am here because i have some questions regarding my family and i. .

  my fiancé stopped going to church prior to us meeting.

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  stan livedeath

  there is another angle to marrying an ex jw.

  i am an ex jw--have been so for over 40 years. in that time ive been married 3 times ( and thats not counting my first wife--who was a born-in jw---and still is )

  my second wife ( married 24 years ) always thought of me as a jw--even though i had left well before i met her. she used to taunt me about it--and use it in any argument--about anything--we may have had.

  my 3rd wife ( married and seperated 5 years ) also regarded me as a jw---on the basis it was because i now had no religion--so i must still be one by default.

  my 4th wife--the one im with now..knew a fair bit about the religion--as she dated one in her early 20's. he subsequently met and married another jw. my wife is catholic--but never goes to church. i think she also regards me as jw--on the basis i dont attend any other church.

  so in the mind of a "wordly" person--its once a jw--always a jw.
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  Engaged and having a baby, I’m not JW fiancé is

  by Viarayne in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i’m not interested in becoming a jehovah’s witness but have nothing against people who are, or whatever religion someone chooses to follow for that matter.

  i am here because i have some questions regarding my family and i. .

  my fiancé stopped going to church prior to us meeting.

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  stan livedeath

  Giordano16 hours ago

  To those who are suspicious of unmarried or soon to be married non witness women who are expressing concerns about their boyfriends or husband to be when they reveal a need to return to the JW world. Don't discourage them from asking for advice and information.

  
  

  @Gio

  dont you think its more than a coincidence we have had quite a few new members posting on a very similar subject--and in most cases they never return?

  it could be one troll--or several organised through a pro dub facebook group.

  maybe @Simon could run some sort of internet trace to see if these one hitters are in some way connected.
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  Do you know the reason why certain peoples in the USA are pro-illegal immigration?

  by I believe in overlapping in

  1. social
  2. current

  katie hopkins was a columnist for british national newspapers.

  she is warning the united states to stop the illegal migrations before it turns into her home in london.

  she is having to flee her home country london because of the culture and social change immigrants have made in her county.

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  stan livedeath

  cheap labour.
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  When You Would Hear A Talk About Committing “Secret Sins” How Did You React?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seemed as if every year a talk would be given in the congregation or at a convention about “secret sins”.

  very predictably, witnesses would have pangs of conscience and confess their secret sin.. back in the 70s, one sister with an unbelieving mate went to the elders to confess about husband and her engaging in oral sex.

  she was privately reproved for her “sin” and every so often would approach the elders to say she slipped up again.. i know i’d never tell anybody about my sex life just because of misguided guilt.

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  stan livedeath

  hmmm. dunno about that "greasing him with oil" in the name of jehovah.

  was this before, during or after the secret sin ?
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  Great Sell-Off is for the Expansion Work in Africa

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  they say this sell off is for the need to build more kh.

  however the branch accounting video that was leaked shows otherwise.. is there a way to find out how many halls are constructed in africa and other places to show the money trail is to pay for child abuse cases and not new halls.?.

  hp.

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  stan livedeath

  1,000 new kingdom mudhalls at $25,000 each will cost $25 million. i cant see the watchtower writing a cheque for that amount though.
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  stan livedeath

  Come to think of it..not this year. The street i live on used to get worked often..ive had several long discussions on my doorstep

  Maybe im now a do not call.
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  Engaged and having a baby, I’m not JW fiancé is

  by Viarayne in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i’m not interested in becoming a jehovah’s witness but have nothing against people who are, or whatever religion someone chooses to follow for that matter.

  i am here because i have some questions regarding my family and i. .

  my fiancé stopped going to church prior to us meeting.

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  stan livedeath

  Welcome to the forum.

  Is this the fourth new member we have had recently with a similar story....someone in a relationship with a dithering wannabee jw ?
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  Congregation memorial stats

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  2 congregations met together attendance 355 which is close to exact number of combined publishers.

  only saw a couple of new faces.

  so it looks like once again the invitation work was a complete failure and relatives of jw's couldn't be talked into coming anymore!.

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  stan livedeath

  blondie3 days ago

  stan, obviously the WTS no longer uses those words/phrases. But they once did. We can learn from WTS history.

  no--i wasnt taking a pop at you---rather commending your knowlege.
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  His Rose colored glasses are back on

  by HappyBlessedFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my husband who was not attending meetings for the last four months, went to the special talk, the memorial and the meeting today.

  he said he feels jehovah’s spirit is back and that they are all being so kind.. i am just sick to my stomach.

  he just refuses to see anything as a problem.

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  stan livedeath

  i must be missing something.

  youve both been dubs for many years--youve had enough--and quit. he is still dithering. dont make a big deal out of it. if your marriage is still good in all other departments, just put up with this phase hes going through--it could be a lot worse--like if you were the devout one and he was really opposed--think what life would be like for you then.