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  District Overseer put out to pasture with no $$$ - sad

  by Dogpatch in

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  anyone know this poor soul?

  randy

  a brother who served as a curcuit and district.

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  stealyourface

  The problem with this situation is that they will try to pass the problem of these people onto the congregations.

  
  LongHairGal, I hope they do try to pass this along to the congregations. Many, including my relatives are under the delusion that Bethelites who 'retire' are put out to pasture in the company infirmary. Hubby talked to his mother today, asking her about Emshoff (he came from our area and she knew him and his family before he went to Bethel), and she said these ones are well taken care of by loving arrangement of the GB, that there are no worries for his retirement, he would be sent to the farm.

  Here is my prediction: If he relocates to the area he is originally from, and is destitute, my family will spin this as either the GB allowing the brothers the privilege of showing christian charity to a Bethelite. Or if the brothers are operating as per usual and show no charity, the gossip mill will go into double overtime speculating what sin he has committed to loose out on the pot of gold at the end of the theocratic rainbow retirement that those in the hinterlands imagine Bethelites 'earn'.

  Tough object lesson for Mr. Emshoff, but this could be an eye-opener for some lucky r&f publisher as to how the cult operates. Probably not in my family though.
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  My Story..... Need advice on reinstatement Letter.

  by jrjr4189 in

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  2. experiences

  i've been a member of the site for a month, but have been reading the posts for a lot longer, however this is my first post.

  i was raised a j-dub by my mother (my father wasn't religious) with my sister and brother.

  i was pretty much convinced by my dub friends, bible study conductor, and mother that i should get baptized when i was 15 and decided to go for it.

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  stealyourface

  Welcome, JRJR. Hope you are able to pull off the 'Apostocratic Warfare' successfully and fade away into the sunset.
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  Limits on paper towel, tp usage at DA's. What next? Have fun w/suggestions

  by juni in

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  2 sheets of paper towel for hand drying, controlled use of toilet paper, don't dawdle while in the stall, covered mirrors, what next?.

  how about maximum of 2 trips to the bathroom per day otherwise you are written up by brother bathroom monitor.

  if more than that you are put on cleaning duty after the day's sessions are done.. .

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  stealyourface

  You could tell the attendant handing out bumwipe 'thanks, but I've brought my own'as you hold up a mag.
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  Anyone in the US with Lake O the Ozarks tips?

  by mjarka911 in

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  the family and i are camping for the first time since my da 3 years ago.

  i bought the pop up camper 5 years ago to enjoy camping with the "friends" and when i stopped believing exactly like them - well.

  there went my camping "friends".

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  stealyourface

  Where abouts on the lake are you going?

  At Warsaw MO there is a dam that separates Truman Resevoir from Lake of the Ozarks that offers tours, kinda cool to see, and the tail waters from the dam spill into Ozark are full of catfish and bullheads. You can pull 'em out as fast as you can bait your hook and cast.

  We always had a good time there.
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  Syndicated Columnist Requests Information On JW's

  by stealyourface in

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  2. friends

  this article by syndicated columnist harriet cole is in our local paper this morning.anyone want to set her straight and respond to her call for information on beliefs and activities on the cult?.

  http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/columnists/harriette_cole/14809027.htm.

  religious advocates are persistent and harassing.

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  Scully, just the facts, ma'am

  Tex, that should be an eye-opener.
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  Syndicated Columnist Requests Information On JW's

  by stealyourface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this article by syndicated columnist harriet cole is in our local paper this morning.anyone want to set her straight and respond to her call for information on beliefs and activities on the cult?.

  http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/columnists/harriette_cole/14809027.htm.

  religious advocates are persistent and harassing.

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  This article by syndicated columnist Harriet Cole is in our local paper this morning.Anyone want to set her straight and respond to her call for information on beliefs and activities on the cult?

  http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/columnists/harriette_cole/14809027.htm

  Religious advocates are persistent and harassing
  HARRIETTE COLE
  Dear Harriette: Nearly every morning when I leave my apartment building, two or three people are standing at the corner, handing out religious literature and trying to stop me and others to talk. I think they're Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Don't get me wrong. I don't have anything against them. I don't even know anything about their religion. I do know I don't want to be harassed in the morning, heading out to work. Should I just ignore them? I feel bad doing that because I'm accustomed to saying something when I pass people. (I grew up in the South.) But they are persistent. Help!

  — Sandra, New York

  Sandra: Continue to resist the temptation to judge people based on their religion. Rather than deciding to act as if they are not there, which makes you feel bad because you were appropriately brought up to believe it is polite to acknowledge others, be gracious and welcoming and distant.

  Make friendly eye contact and keep moving. Occasionally, say "Good morning." If the people are always the same individuals day after day, chances are they will appreciate the greeting and not persist. It's likely, however, that the individuals change, which is why you sometimes have people eagerly reaching out anew.

  Set your focus before you leave home. Walk with intention and clarity. Be friendly and reserved. If someone tries to stop you to talk (any of these people, or others during your day), kindly say you are not interested and keep moving. I have used this approach recently with eager young people who are seeking signatures for petitions or other solicitations. They've tried to get me to stop for a moment, but I have not slowed my step. I remained friendly and focused. It works, without causing any ill will.

  Dear Readers: If anyone would like to share the fundamental beliefs and activities of Jehovah's Witnesses, your comments are welcome.

  Send questions to askharriette @harriettecole.com or c/o United Feature Syndicate, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016.
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  Do you have to be "gullible" in order to be a good JW?

  by JH in

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  in french we use the word "naif", which means to believe anything that's said without proof of it being true.

  i think that gullible is the english translation.. i was very gullible in my early jw years.

  i guess it's not faith that one needs to be a good jw, but gullibility...

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  stealyourface

  Did you know gullible is not in the dictionary?

  Actually, it is in Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1976 ed. pg. 511. I've been gulled too many times not to peek.
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  depression and why JW's don't reconize it

  by nogs in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well as you know unless you are an elders son or daughter generally jw's don't lift a finger to help all those ones feeling downtrodden and lonely.

  i felt like this from july 1994 to march 2000. i prayed to jehovah constantly for help to ease the loneliness, i begged the elders and even others.

  for a long time the only ones who would talk to me where the elderly ones(who i miss now since i left) i cried every night and felt after five years of being at meetings and feeling invisable (even though i was an auxillary pioneer) i decided that my life was worth fighting for.

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  The bOrg is like a mother with Borderline Personality Disorder. A mother with that illness expects her 'children' to follow her example. Chaos and crazymaking behavior are all pert of the game.

  For what it's worth, your friends sound like they are mirroring their 'mother' very well. Study all you can about the personality disordered Society, and the traits of borderline personality. You do not have to remain their victim.
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  READ THIS - THE RETURN

  by youpeoplearefunnyandsad in

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  2. friends

  no i haven't read the replies to my last post although i'm finding it hard to resist.. but let me just add some things.

  there is no doubt that some of you 'apostates but you don't even know it' thought you have given some very clever respones.. just to clarify, i've had my share of the world and i'm glad i'm out of it, you however are hanging around on a jw site this is my first and last day of looking on here - and i'm only on here to wnd you lot up, .

  how easy was it really - i'm off sick, how many of you just haven't got anything better to do.

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  stealyourface

  oops, but there are technical difficulties!

  This board is not inciting religious hatred and discontent, but is engaged in a charitable and life-saving work. It's function is to warn the public about a publishing empire making millions of dollars by means of slave labor, and masquerading as a religion for the tax free status.

  Unless you are one who profit$ by such a manipulative and smarmy system, why be so upset about a little ol' website?

  Here is a website you may like better:http://http://www.reexamine.org/index.php/Main_Page

  It is a site that is composed of the publishing company's own words, and is a tribute to those who really see the big picture.

  Enjoy!
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  READ THIS - THE RETURN

  by youpeoplearefunnyandsad in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no i haven't read the replies to my last post although i'm finding it hard to resist.. but let me just add some things.

  there is no doubt that some of you 'apostates but you don't even know it' thought you have given some very clever respones.. just to clarify, i've had my share of the world and i'm glad i'm out of it, you however are hanging around on a jw site this is my first and last day of looking on here - and i'm only on here to wnd you lot up, .

  how easy was it really - i'm off sick, how many of you just haven't got anything better to do.

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  stealyourface

  No cut and paste here!