Topics Started by theotherside

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Did you know that it is wrong to play Chess?
by Rod P in
1. jw
2. friends
i remember being at a bookstudy one tuesday night.

i had just recently been reinstated, and i was trying hard to believe the stuff the wbts was teaching, as i went back to be reunited with my family.

(this did not mean i had all the doctrinal beliefs straightened out so that i was an "automatic believer" just because of being reinstated.).
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25-year-old elders and 18-year-old ministerial servants
by Gopher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at some point in the 1980's, a good number of younger men were appointed to the position of servants and elders in congregations, at least here in the midwestern usa.

before the 1980's, the required age for elders seemed to be 30, and for ministerial servants 20 (except in rare cases).

perhaps due to a lack of men who were "reaching out", the organization needed to "reach down" and pick out younger men to populate their hierarchy.
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Insider info given to me by a very loyal, long time brother
by seeitallclearlynow in
1. jw
2. friends
as mentioned in the topic title, a very active, very positive, "faithful" brother talked to me out of the blue at work last week.

it was a highly unusual opportunity - i happened to be in a secluded area, captive to my task, and i saw him passing so said hello.. he's a wonderful person with a well-known, fantastic sense of humor, known all over the circuit and district.

former pioneer, elder, fill-in c.o.
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Does anyone feel that their abilty 2 make money has been influenced by WT?
by theotherside in
1. jw
2. friends
we were told so many times that we were slaves 2 not only god but anyone in a secular position of authority.

so i feel that this only encouraged a subordinate and non confortational attitude with our employers.

almost 2 the point that that even those of us who are self employed never get 2 develope the killer instinct that is needed 2 compete in the business world.
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Tone of the current literature
by TheListener in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i haven't started a thread in some time but this is something that has got me thinking.

i want to know if i'm off-base here or if others have noticed this too.is.. over the last several months (perhaps 6-9) i feel that the tone of the wts and kms have been very strong.

not strong in the sense of legalistic do's and don'ts but strong in the sense of do more!!!!
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Favorite Movies
by purplesofa in
1. jw
2. friends
i am sure there is a thread out there somewhere about everyones fav movie........there are so many good ones.. today for the first time i saw the birds by alfred hitchcock.

yikes!!!.

and now the quiet man is on with john wayne.
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Can Quiting Smoking make you sexual?
by Sparkplug in
1. social
2. physical
ok, loosing my damnable mind over here.

i have not smoked today and i am ready to climb the walls....so, with that said, is it just me?....

or is it this irritability frustration that could be solved with some "cuddling?
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Just thinking again, it can be dangerous.
by purplesofa in
1. jw
2. experiences
and when they say they keep knocking on the same doors in case peoples circumstances have changed.

they are looking for something in that persons life so they can build them up.

so why search out weak ones?
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For the women: Clothes shopping right before the memorial
by catchthis in
1. jw
2. friends
i have noticed now and in the past that most, if not all sisters, go clothes shopping right before the memorial.

they make it out to be this huge deal.

almost to the point where if they do not get that new dress from nordstroms, they won't be able to be seen at the memorial.
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Hey!
by purplesofa in
1. jw
2. friends
i have had this nickname online for over five years.

when i signed up at this discussion board i really was looking for fellow jw believers, looking for some new freinds.

what i found was something so much better.