Topics Started by zeroday

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What is Jacko's status as a JW????
by mrd83 in
1. social
2. current
i know he was raised as a witness and he wrote the apology letter(which was published in the watchtower) as well as giving the wts a boatload of money($$$millions$$$) over the fallout of his thriller album.

recently he proclaimed his faith in jehovah as if he is still a jw and his father who kicked the crap out of his kids(requisite to raising a fine jw family) as well as his mother are attending court.

what is this guys status??
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Jehovah's Witness Oddities
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i now enjoy telling people about the things jehovah's witnesses can and cannot do.

for instance, witnesses can work in a store that sells lottery tickets and tobacco but they can't own the store themselves.....whole blood is forbidden to be transfused yet blood fractions are acceptable.

donating blood in any form is wrong but accepting blood fractions is a conscience matter.........can you think of other jw oddities????
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What would you do if...
by zeroday in
1. jw
2. friends
if you are da'd or df'd and an elder from your former hall ran into you in public and tried to engage you in conversation, what would you do.

would you talk to them or shun them as the rank and file are required to you.

i would walk away without even acknowledging their existence.
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When were the dubs last in your area?
by ozziepost in
1. jw
2. friends
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it seems that the visiting witnessing group is becoming an endangered species - rarely seen.. is that your experience?.

when were the dubs last in your area?
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Watchtower Book Shelf CD-ROM...
by zeroday in
1. jw
2. friends
i see that "quotes.

watchtower.ca" is no longer selling this cd.

does anyone know where i could get a copy.
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Two types of elder?????
by chuckyy in
1. jw
2. experiences
its my experience after actually being an elder for a number of years that there are in fact...two types of elder.. type 1....genuine, actually cares about the people in the congregation and wasn't actually bothered too much if he became an elder or not.. type 2....very legalistic, cares more about organizational laws rather than people and lacks compassion and empathy.

this type is more of a spiritual policeman.

he wanted desperately to be an elder and now that he is, he loves the sense of power and prestige.. this has been my experience and if there are more type 2 elders on a body, the results can be disastrous.. what has been your experience???
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Odd announcements at meetings/conventions
by POs Son in
1. jw
2. experiences
.

ok, here is one to enjoy:

what odd, silly, embarassing, inappropriate or just plain weird announcements have you heard at meetings, conventions and assemblies?
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Disfellowshiped for reading Crisis of Conscience?
by Blueblades in
1. jw
2. friends
is it true?

can you be disfellowshiped for reading crisis of conscience?

is that why some have read it in the library out of sight of other witnesses and elders themselves read it in secrecy?.
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We Should Encourage "Lurkers" To Post Here!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i would like to say that any of you that read this board are more than welcomed to be a part of this group.

i know some of you are afraid.

some of you are unsure.
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Would You See A Therapist or Doctor To Help You Get Out of JWs???
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
there are a number of people that have been "out" of the organization for years yet they almost seem to live for the "old days".

they might still be bitter , angry or depressed because of their past.

but in a strange way, it seems like they never really want to get back into reality, into the real world.