Thanks for the information, Sir82.
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Elder school notes, Part 2: hysterical screed against education continues
by sir82 incontinuing this morning's notes, in the same format.... talk 5: overview - organized to do jehovah's will - brother bethel-coot.
synopsis: general high level review of contents of new "organized to do jehovah's will" (od) book.
pointed out how to use index (duh!
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Does Your Family Eat Dinner Together?
by Scully ininteresting article from today's national post:.
we don't eat together, and are paying for itfamilies in crisis: researchers say suppers apart may cause social ills misty harriscanwest news service.
monday, october 17, 2005. .
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There's only the two of us, but we always eat dinner together at the dining room table. If the day's been a little bit gloomy we sometimes get out the china, silver and crystal instead of the everyday dishes.
When we have the extended family over for meals we never let the children go off and eat in front of the TV. They now expect to be seated at the table with everyone else and would be highly insulted if we sent them to eat anywhere else.
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Howdy
by serendipity inhi, newbie here.
i'm a "liberal" jw (please don't hold that against me .
peace and love to all..... ~ serendipity ~
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Hi Serendipity. Welcome to the board. I'm glad you decided to post. We lurked here for about a year before we registered too. But we lurked another year before we got up the nerve to post.
You're right. It's an exciting journey ahead of you. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. We faded about 14 years ago and we're very happy.
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JW acting skills put to the test
by watch the tower ini've completely stopped taking part in any jw activities for close to a year now and will be visiting my jw family for the next couple of weeks.
they have no idea that i have become "apostate".
for all they know i am still an active jw.
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Well, I don't envy you. Keep us posted on how it goes. Let us know if there's anything new.
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Need advice on Provoke
by peachmellon ini really need advice on easily being provoked
i married my husband because we both had the same faith and goals.
however when the computer age evolved my husband became addicted to the chat rooms, met a woman and had an affair with her.
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Hi, welcome to the board. Why would Jehovah be hurt by you leaving an abusive marriage? How can you think an abusive relationship is bringing any kind of glory to God?
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Last Elders Textbook 1990
by stillajwexelder inwe recently got the new od -organized to do jehovah's will - book.
it had been quite a while since the previuos one was released.
well it was 1990 wehn the elders textbook - pay attention to yourself and all the flock -- i am speculating here - but i wonder how long it will be before there is a new one released?.
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Stilla, are you hinting or guessing?
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Elder-speak....How do they manipulate us?
by jgnat incan you help me build a glossary of elder-speak?
you know, those phrases and arguments designed to appease, coerce, or guilt congregation members in to a desired course.
by exposing elder-speak, i hope to reduce the power of the words.
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Jgnat,"What do we tell the brothers?" The answer: 1 Thes 4:11. "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands." NIV This one has been used with success. "We love you" The answer: "That's nice".Or, no answer. Especially if it's very apparently insincere.
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Elder-speak....How do they manipulate us?
by jgnat incan you help me build a glossary of elder-speak?
you know, those phrases and arguments designed to appease, coerce, or guilt congregation members in to a desired course.
by exposing elder-speak, i hope to reduce the power of the words.
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Jgnat,
That sounds like a good way to organize it. Just like the "Reasoning" book.
I think you need one more category. I'm not sure what the exact title would be, but the contents would include the things that appeal to the emotions. Emotional blackmail type things. "What do we tell the brothers", "you're missed", etc.
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Circuit Overseers
by Outaservice in.
our congregation had some of the best circuit overseers money could buy!.
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Thanks for posting that, Mouthy. His behaviour to you lines up with what I personally observed. I'm glad an outsider was there to witness it.
Yes, I've heard a few "horror stories" of what some of the C.O.s and their wives had to put up with. Not from any that stayed with us. But from a former C.O. and his wife that we got to be friends with. They didn't bad mouth anyone, they felt that the motives of the brothers were genuine. The living conditions they had to put up with were pretty bad. But they had been serving in a foreign country.
I always felt sorry for the C.O.s' wives. We didn't have a very big place, but we did our best to give them some privacy and peace & quiet. I was happy when the circuit got an apartment for them. It allowed them to live a more normal life.
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Hows the 3rd shift..........................
by defd increw like on this board.
i was on days for a while.
the day shift crowd here was awesome and it was very busy.
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Yeah, I know what you mean, Mysterious. If my name is left sitting at the end of a few threads I usually quit posting.
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