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  Judah Ben Schroeder

  by startingover in

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  not too long ago this thread was started: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/108750/1894427/post.ashx#1894427.

  it started me thinking about what it must have been like for him being raised as a gb member's only child at bethel.

  now i had a father that was at the forefront of the society's activites, and i know about some of the "perks" that come with that.

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  Now why would "God's organization" need lawyers?

  To get "the work" legally recognized in countries such as Russia?

  To resist various tax-imposing entities who have differing views on what "not for profit" means?

  To curtail negative (and thus undeserved) publicity?

  To ensure a share in any funding or distributions to be made available through religious organizations?

  Think of the examples set by Daniel and the other prophets who negotiated Terms and Conditions with various worldly governments.

  Judah Ben Schroeder follows in a noble tradition.

  Nina
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  How depressed/ill are JW`s?

  by jambon1 in

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  having spent a couple of months in the world after a decade of devotion to the wt i have began to realise how hardly any of my friends have problems with illness.

  it dawned on me a while ago that many, many witnesses have problems with health in one way or another.

  how many times did you go to the hall and ask someone how they were doing to be told, 'oh, just struggling on', or 'i have`nt been too great' or 'i`m feeling a bit low just now'.

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  I was always told that it was the pressure of Satan and his world trying to drag Jehovah's people down.

  Could it have been a combination of cognitive dissonance and overwork?

  Nina
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  Exciting news for me!

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  social security called this morning and told me that i've been determined to be permanently disabled and the payments will continue!

  it's incredible that it only took 2 months from the date i filed!

  they usually fight a person all the way through the countless appeals process!.

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  Nina

  That is really good news! Congratulations and best wishes!

  Nina
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  How Do You Nullify A Baptism

  by Diogenes in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anybody know what the procedure is if you want to nullify your baptism?.

  has anybody successfully nullified their baptism?.

  i'd love to hear from you how you did it.. thanks,.

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  Nina

  When you became a dub, did you ask the Catholic/Baptist/Whatever Church to nullify your baptism?

  Actually, one of the required steps in presenting yourself for baptism as a JW is formally renouncing any previous church memberships.

  If a person had been baptized into another faith they were expected to contact the administrators of the religion and request removal of their name from the membership rolls (even if they had not attended for decades).

  Nina
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  DISFELLOWSHIPPED! Can you appeal an appeal?

  by Diogenes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you've been disfellowshipped and had an appeal turned down can you appeal directly to the branch office?.

  does anybody know the procedure on this?.

  would you inform the original committee that disfellowshipped you that you were appealing direct to the branch?.

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  Nina

  You can appeal and appeal as noted above. Be aware that the error must be one of procedure in order for the second appeal to succeed.

  Nina
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  Sneak attacks continue it's starting to piss me off

  by justice for all in

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  2. experiences

  here i am three months out and they still wont leave me alone.

  they came by three times last week.

  i dont know how many the week before and the week before that .

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  California has a stalking law. Call the non-emergency number for the police in your area and enlist their help.

  Nina
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  Kingdom Hall Accounts Report

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why doesn't the watchtower society allow accounts servants to make copies of the accounts report and pass them out to all attendees at the kingdom hall so they can follow along as he reads the report?

  that way all the dubs could more fully share in the joy that comes out of giving from the heart?.

  at the church i attend we have a quarterly business meeting where every one receives a complete financial statement that has been audited by several committees in order to insure that every penny is accounted for.

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  no checks and balances in place to verify where all the money really went

  Or if it even got there! More than once the amount given as total donations for the month was less than the amount I personally put in the contribution box. I was by no means wealthy and there were several in the congregation who were; I'm sure they donated on a regular basis, so where were the funds?

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  Do you believe in negative energy?

  by xjwms in

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  all of you people are the best, ... because you always have the right answers fast....... last week i had that run in with bro & sis pioneer...and they really beat me up, .

  this week a brother called me, with a stupid tax question that i know he had the answer to.

  he had not seen me since last year at the memorial...and said...."are you fatter since i seen you?".

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  I felt beat up as well, .. everytime I came home from a meeting.

  In one congregation where I spent several years almost everyone went out to a restaurant after every single meeting! We sometimes stayed for hours.

  Negative energy? You bet there is such a thing...and subconsciously I think we were out to combat it.

  Nina
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  NO Kingdom Halls rebuilt or repaired in NOLA - 6 months after Katrina?

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  my mother attends a different congregation, and they recently had a "special" saturday afternoon talk/slide show from someone who spent some time in the post-katrina society-organized relief effort.. she says that this brother reported that all of the kingdom halls in new orleans were damaged or destroyed by katrina, and that to date, none of them have been repaired or rebuilt.

  the reason that was given was that all of the jws who lived in new orleans are living elsewhere, and the society has little or no idea of where they are.

  if i remember correctly, the number of jws there was given as 7000(?).

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  Maybe this is why WT asked that donations be made to the worldwide work and not to Katrina relief?

  Nina
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  Does your cat "talk" like this?

  by JH in

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  http://media1.yourdailymedia.com/files/funny_talking_cats.wmv

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  We had an Alaskan Malamute who talked. One weekend we boarded him at a kennel and when we came back to pick him up he clearly said "I love you". The kennel guy almost went into shock! He said that he had heard other animals try to talk but this was unmistakable.

  Nina