Posts by TheEdge

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District Assembly, Elland Road, Leeds about 15 years ago

by New Worldly Translation in

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this memory just came to me and i wondered of anyone else remembered it.

it was at the district assembly where the questions young people ask book was launched.

all the young ones had to move and sit together in one stand of the football stadium.

TheEdge

NWT - lol - that is soooooooo funny. I can see I'm going to like you

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Question for Former Elders (Current ones too..we know you are here)

by XBEHERE in

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friends

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i have been thinking about this for a while and wanted to get some of your thoughts.. how long after you were appointed an elder did it start to dawn on you that this was not the "truth"?

was being an elder a catalyst to that realization at all?

Where is their Love?

by Sadie5 in

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a couple of days ago i ran into a jw at my job at walmart.

she is a single lady around 50 years old and she looked terrible.

i asked how she was,(she always talks to me) and she related how she had lost her job and had to work two low paying jobs.

Jules, reading your posting really upset me......but please don't say that your husband wasn't shown love, because I for one can see that YOU showed him a lot. Dan sounded like a wonderful man, who had a genuine love for people, without prejudice. He gave of HIMSELF to those who needed help and ''shepherding'', regardless of the petty rules of the Organisation. That's a rare quality.

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At What Age Should Children Go Alone In The Ministry Work?

by Englishman in

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i was 9 years old when i first started knocking on doors.

i only did the magazine work, however, my friend adrian was doing the full sermon routine when he was 9. so were lot's of kids, girls too.. crazy..just crazy.. what's the policy these days?

did anyone here also go knocking on doors at a very young age?.

TheEdge

95 seems about a sensible age to me

.....and accompanied by your parents..?

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SIGNS NEVER SEEN ON THE KINGDOM HALL BULLETIN BOARD.

by TresHappy in

jehovah's witness blood drive...

TheEdge

STD clinic here next Thursday.

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Where is their Love?

by Sadie5 in

jw
friends

a couple of days ago i ran into a jw at my job at walmart.

she is a single lady around 50 years old and she looked terrible.

i asked how she was,(she always talks to me) and she related how she had lost her job and had to work two low paying jobs.

TheEdge

That's awful Beachbender - before joining this site, I really believed that family members could associate with their disfellowshipped relatives (I'm assuming you are). Do your children ever see their grandmother? Have they ever? Whatever your mother may believe regarding you, how can she justify rejecting 2 innocents?

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JWs at My Door - and the Answer to a Prayer

by hemp lover in

this happened almost three years ago, but since i always enjoy reading about other people's jw encounters, i thought i'd finally share one of my own.. i lived in an apartment for four years following my disfellowshipping and no one had ever come to my door, not even so much as a shepherding visit.

(yeah, right.

) i had lurked on this board for a while, but was put off by the anger and negativity of some people and so i didn't stay long.

TheEdge

I told you - it was on the news. They moved a piece of paper from one part of the room to the other

I remember this Elsewhere - it was in Australia, and it was a beam of light I think.

The trouble with a lot of JW is they know very little about a lot of subjects, and they think they have their collective finger on the pulse.

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At What Age Should Children Go Alone In The Ministry Work?

by Englishman in

jw
friends

i was 9 years old when i first started knocking on doors.

i only did the magazine work, however, my friend adrian was doing the full sermon routine when he was 9. so were lot's of kids, girls too.. crazy..just crazy.. what's the policy these days?

did anyone here also go knocking on doors at a very young age?.

TheEdge

I have no idea what the current policy is, if indeed there is one.

I think it's criminal to send children out like this - they have NO hope of answering any questions that require a degree of knowledge - it isn't fair to either the child OR the householder.

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Your Choice: Lies, Confusion, or Drift - Which? (Mar 15 WT)

by metatron in

the march 15 watchtower contains two items about the blood issue.. first, it mentions a young witness named elena, who as "one of jehovah's witnesses,.

would not donate blood or accept blood transfusions" (pg18).. second, it contains a question from readers that appears as perfect an example of muddled.

watchtower-think as could ever be imagined.

TheEdge

Most dubs don't even know why they do or don't do something. They do what the watchtower says.

Totally agree - and by the same token, maybe the writing and content is just going to get / is getting sloppy - as who really cares?

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Just got back from the 2004-2005 circuit assembly here are a few thoughts.

by PaNiCAtTaCk in

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friends

upon arriving i ran into lots of old friends and really enjoyed seeing everyone and visiting.

they dont know that im currently struggling with doubts about the organization and they think that im the same old zealous brother.

i couldnt help but feel a sence of guilt visiting with them about our current number of publishers and how many we had pioneering ect.

TheEdge

Hit and Run? Is that the same as a coward who likes to have the last word, but has no ''bottle''? I think kingdavid will be back - just to LOOK, he won't be able to resist.