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  Bad Behavior in Field Service

  by TallTexan in

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  being raised in the 'truth', i obviously spent much of my youth in service.

  of course, as we got older, my friends and i would act the fool in service as much as possible.

  we used to use the names of popular rap artists with the old farts we called on.

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  TallTexan

  I don't think so, rebel. Unless you grew up in the Houston, TX area.....
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  CoC--Mexico vs Malawi or other countries

  by love2Bworldly in

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  i don't know if this might be a repeat, sorry if it is.

  i am in the middle of reading coc.

  do you think that mexico jw's were spared by the governing body from rigid rules of not being involved in military issues/political party issues compared to other countries such as malawai, because the wts could make more money from people in mexico converting to jws as opposed to some other countries such as malawi?.

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  Just out of curiosity, and by way of proof to those still brain-washed, I'd love to find some 3rd party verification of that story in CoC.....
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  Would the WTS torture the "apostates" if they could?

  by greendawn in

  1. watchtower
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  do you think the wts would physically torture and even execute "apostates" if we all lived in a context that allowed them to do so?

  much as the catholic church did in the middle ages when they had the opportunity to treat their dissenters as they wished.

  already the way the gb wants apopstates treated is as vicious as can be, manifests a deeply seated maliciousness and animosity and is calculated to hurt as much as possible under the present day circumstances.

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  You know, in all my years as a JW and since, that's possibly the most disturbing thing I've ever seen them print.

  Think about it - they twist every word, parable, and meaning of the Bible. How easy it would be for them to use the numerous examples of the Israelites to justify the execution of apostates if it were legal.

  No time to make 'torture calls' - we all know if they could count time for torturing apostates, they would do it. They would probably eat dog doody if they could count time for it.....
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  Elders Will Be Notified & WILL FIND YOU in the Hospital

  by Aude_Sapere in

  1. watchtower
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  don't wait.

  update your advance medical directives before you find yourself in my situation.... .

  my left arm was feeling 'odd' last friday morning as i was getting dressed for work.

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  Can't escape the long arm of the HLC....funny how they never visit anyone who's sick that's in good standing - only to see if you've been naughty.

  As far as violation of HIPPA laws, a hospital is allowed to give out the fact that a patient is in fact a patient (unless their admission status is marked specifically as confidential), their current condition (stable, critical, etc) and their room number. Other than that, we can't give out any information to anyone - even folks claiming to be family. Because of your previous AMD and the fact that it took some time to get the new one processed, the lag probably allowed the HLC to be notified without technically violating any laws. I agree with an earlier post, though, that if the delay in getting the new AMD processed is a hospital policy related issue, it should be changed. One of the first things we have to ask our patients is if they have an AMD, and if it is current. We can change it on the spot, with hospital personnel acting as witnesses.

  Tough spot to be in, and I don't envy you for it. I would have asked the guy "Hey, how come no shepherding visits in 15 years? If you really cared, I'd have heard from you before now, so beat it."

  If they could count time for visiting people in the hospital, there would never be a sick JW without 50 visitors in the room.....but you can't sell any books that way....
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  Elders Will Be Notified & WILL FIND YOU in the Hospital

  by Aude_Sapere in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  don't wait.

  update your advance medical directives before you find yourself in my situation.... .

  my left arm was feeling 'odd' last friday morning as i was getting dressed for work.

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  Blondie,

  Most if not all hospitals have discontinued the practice of keeping charts in the hallway. My hospital has even done away with the boards at the nurses station that has the patient's name, admitting physician, code status, etc on it due to HIPPA laws.
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  I got my first chance today

  by oldflame in

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  a disabled friend of mine needed a ride today to an appointment, while i was sitting in my van reading the newspaper waiting for my friend a older woman walked up to my window.

  i had in down 5 or 6 inches because i was smoking a cigg.

  i could see that she had her bag full of watchtowers and awakes and so i said you must be a jehovah's witness ?.

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  Sweet. That's a great way to handle it. Funny - I don't think the Reasoning book has a chapter in it on 'How to handle all the bogus WT prophecies'....might start too many people thinking.....
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  What are you REALLY like?

  by jwfacts in

  1. jw
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  it is strange chatting on the net, not knowing what everyone is really like.

  do you pretend to be someone you are not?

  i find it hard to know how to take people here sometimes, as words do not convey as much without seeing the facial expressions and hearing the tonal inflections.

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  TallTexan

  Hmmm...interesting question. I'm very sarcastic, tend to be more logical than feeling, and have always had a problem with being honest. Working on that, especially with those close to me. I have two hobbies - music and old cars. I play guitar, mostly blues, rock, and metal and pretty much spend my spare time and money doing that. I play in two bands - one doing covers, one doing originals. I don't have the time, space or money to endulge in my classic car hobby any more, but hopefully will get to do it again someday. I'm a Cowboys fan, an Astros fan, and a Rockets fan. I hate Nascar. I love Tarentino movies and hate Woody Allen. I have a disturbed sense of humor.

  There, that's me in a nutshell.
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  What are you REALLY like?

  by jwfacts in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it is strange chatting on the net, not knowing what everyone is really like.

  do you pretend to be someone you are not?

  i find it hard to know how to take people here sometimes, as words do not convey as much without seeing the facial expressions and hearing the tonal inflections.

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  jwfacts,

  Interesting statement. Many JW's are intelligent, but not deep thinkers. That is so true, and a concept that I've been unable to voice. I've known many very intelligent people during my time as a dub, and they can reason with people at the door very well, but they are so blind to the incongruencies in what they are spouting vs what the Bible really says. They truly can't be critical thinkers, because if they were, they wouldn't be dubs anymore. Most of the ones that are critical (not in the 'criticize' sense, but in the problem solving sense) thinkers are on this board...lol.
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  Bad Behavior in Field Service

  by TallTexan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  being raised in the 'truth', i obviously spent much of my youth in service.

  of course, as we got older, my friends and i would act the fool in service as much as possible.

  we used to use the names of popular rap artists with the old farts we called on.

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  TallTexan

  Being raised in the 'truth', I obviously spent much of my youth in service. Of course, as we got older, my friends and I would act the fool in service as much as possible. Did anyone else do that?

  We used to use the names of popular rap artists with the old farts we called on. This was back in the mid 80's, so I would be Kurtis Blow and my friends would be Mike D, or Billy Idol, or whomever we could think of. I had a friend take a leak on a door one time when the folks weren't at home. We would tip over flowerpots, trash mail, rearrange porch furniture, tell people we were Mormons, just about anything we could do to kill the time and the boredom. One time we took off the coats and ties and played a game of two on two with a couple of guys who were shooting hoops at their house. Try doing that in dress shoes. One time my best friend was standing right next to the car door giving a presentation to some dudes out in the driveway. I rolled down the window and rolled the tails of his coat up in the window. When he was about to read the scripture and said 'Here, let me show you this', he couldn't get loose to walk over to the guy.

  Ah, good times sharing the good news......
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  WT's Strong Hold on the In-active

  by sandy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok, this past friday i organized a meetup for ex-witnesses in my local area.

  i invited my brother who was never baptized (was almost baptized at 13 but one of the elders asked him to wait till he studied throught he second book).

  after the elder asked him to wait he never attended the meetings again with the exception of memorials and some assemblies.

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  I have a really good friend who has been completely 'wordly' for years now. Yet he was the first one to blast me for being on 'apostate' websites. I thought he, of all people, would be 'primed'. It's really weird how they can be totally out of the WT, living totally in the world, and still feel some type of loyalty. But, they're not a cult, right?????? >:-/