Back in 1984 I resigned as an elder because I was going back to college to get my degree and wouldn't be able to attend weekday meetings because of classes. Though some of the elders tried to talk me out of resigning saying they would lighten my duties, I refused to withdraw my resignation. However, that was 20 years ago. Today I don't know if they will let you resign so that you can finish your education. But as others have mentioned family responsibilities and health are still good reasons to use if there are any problems with the body of elders or the CO.
Athanasius
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How to resign as an elder?
by IT Support in.
does anyone have any tips how to resign as a jw elder without being disfellowshipped or disassociated?.
thanks.. ken
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Prince goes door-to-door
by Reborn2002 infor your entertainment, a true story as related in the united states:.
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=137595prince comes a-callin'.
next time the jehovah's witnesses appear at your door, you might want to see who their spokesman is before turning them away.
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Athanasius
It is possible that Prince may become the most famous Jehovah's Witness who ever walked this earth.
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Now That You've Left The Organization, Are You "Going Back To The Vomit?"
by minimus inwhenever you read the society's publications regarding "apostates" and those that simply leave the organization, you will see how the watchtower will try to make such ones horrible persons.
they are said to be "rotten, like gangrene, those going back to their vomit".
they are said to re-adopt all of babylon the great's terrible practices.
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Athanasius
If you mean going back to the Watch Tower? Never!
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Why do the watchtower studies have no doctrine anymore?
by truthseeker inover the last few years, it has become apparent that the teachings which were popular in the 80s, the ones that have not changed (unlike the generation of 1914), are no longer being mentioned in the study articles.. teachings like the 1200 days, the gentile times, even 1914 is not referenced with 607bce anymore.
it seems as if each article is nothing more than a lesson, how can we do more, give more, donate more etc.. it seems that only their books contain the doctrine they expound, the watchtower has no doctrine.. what happened to the articles on hellfire, immortality of the soul, condition of the dead?
these are never mentioned in wt articles.. the quality of the articles is so dumb it's laughable.
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Athanasius
Not having any doctrinal studies in the Watch Tower for the next few years will cause the JWs to forget about the present outdated beliefs of the Organization. Then when the KGB announces changes in future Watch Tower magazines the rank and file will think that God has revealed a new understanding to the brothers. They won't even notice that the so called new changes are merely recycled Russellite doctrines.
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Status Change ...?
by ESTEE inokay, and this weekend was extra grand because my new dance partner and i have quite hit it off ... his name is john.
this weekend was the weekend that we decided to move the relationship to the next level, past the dance partnertm stage, and into the coupletm stage!
dancing and wining and dining and wooing his way into my heart for the past couple of months.http://www.harrisonresort.com/ ) it rained most of the weekend and we did not seem to notice ... hmmmm.... it seems estee is officially part of a "couple" now .... *sigh* .
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Athanasius
Congratulations.
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Sox, Cubs......I Believe
by rocketman ini believe in curses.
the billygoat.
the bambino.. the sox just lost to the yankees 6-5 after leading by three in the 8th.. we all know what happened to the cubs.. and i believe in the rally monkey too, from last year's angels (though i guess he's looking for work these days, poor little fella).. this is all in kidding, but it does make me wonder.....are some teams "cursed"?
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Athanasius
A Giants-A's World Series here in the Bay Area would have been great. Well, maybe next year.
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What Does the WBTS Really Offer?
by Perry inthe wtbs offers solutions.
....eagerly anticipate the global bloodletting of billions of people (the wbts will grind your axe for you so you don't get in trouble with the law), become a prince (in your own mind), be a teacher instead of a student, wear nice clothes instead of janitor work clothes, imagine yourself very intelligent without ever getting an education, feel cock sure that god will vindicate his holy name (and yours along with it.
in other words, show all the people who screwed you over that you really were the smart one), feel very important because even though god has hidden these things from men, he chose to reveal them to you, have your choice of really big expensive houses after the big a hits, save your money by not wasting it on charities, be holy even as jehovah your god is holy, have instant friends without having to go to the trouble of getting to really know them, feel sorry for the misguided (intact) families that attend church, suffer for righteousness sake thereby guaranteeing god's favor, memorize the correct verbage for counseling others (meetings and field serevice), stop 'sighing and groaning' because the wbts will wipe your bum for you, defeat the devil by being on the winning side of a cosmic power struggle, show your loyalty by shunning family members that don't agree with you, possibly meet governing body members at conventions (christ's brothers), eat fresh warm krispy kreme donuts after desparately trying to save lives for 45 minutes on saturday morning, become a bible scholar, save expensive tuition costs by getting the equivalent of a college degree by reading the awake, and last but not least :
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Athanasius
Not much.
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How many of you get pissed off when somebody asks you one of the following
by SpannerintheWorks inhow many of you get pissed off when somebody asks you one of the following questions?:.
do you go to church?
have you been to the latest sermon/mass/meeting?
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Athanasius
No problem.
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Seen any good movies lately?
by StinkyPantz inthe husband and i went to see "house of the dead" the other night, and 30 minutes into it we had to leave because it was so horrible.
rarely have i seen such bad acting outside of a highschool drama performance, and i have never left during a movie.. thing is, i love going to the movies, so it was a major disappointment.
have you seen any good ones lately?
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Athanasius
The original "Candy Man" was the scariest film I ever saw. Back in 1992 I took my girlfriend to the cinema to see the flick. They say if you look into a mirror and say "Candy Man" five times he will appear and kill you. Well my girlfriend was so frightened by the film that she didn't want to be left alone, so I had to spend the night with her.
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Athanasius
The Watch Tower has refused to accept Michael Jackson's resignation.