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  dirty trick at the meeting re facebook

  by Aussie Oz in

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  my daughter told me about last weeks service meeting part on facebook.... the brother doing the parts asked for a show of hands who had a facebook account.. apparently a number of elders did.. (she did not put up her hand...in fact recently deleted all jws off her friends because she doesnt want them to know anything about her life).

  i thought that was a dirty trick to pull.. oz.

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  I like your approach The Sheppard.
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  Whitney Houston died today

  by mrsjones5 in

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  Rumor has it that her daughter was just taken to the hospital.
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  Goodbye, everyone.

  by Chemical Emotions in

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  some of you were really nice.

  some of you were really mean to me, and at this point in my life i can't handle such meanness.

  i thought this would be my one place to truly express my feelings without too much mocking or insults from people who i thought were nicer, but i was wrong.

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  Social networks a huge no from the service meetings!

  by life is to short in

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  ok so i sort of tie in and listen to the meetings.

  the elders blocked my number lasy fall but then they let me back in???

  not a clue what that was about.. so anywho these last two service parts have been on social networks.

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  This explains it:

  If any man is reaching out for an office of overseer, he is desirous of a fine work. 2 The overseer should therefore be irreprehensible, a husband of one wife, moderate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach, faithful only to www.watchtower.org 3 not a drunken brawler, not a smiter, but reasonable, not belligerent, not a lover of money, 4 a man presiding over his own household in a fine manner, having children in subjection with all seriousness; 5 (if indeed any man does not know how to preside over his own household, how will he take care of God’s congregation?) 6 not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up [with pride] and fall into the judgment passed upon the Devil. 7 Moreover, he should also have a fine testimony from people on the outside, in order that he might not fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.

  8 Ministerial servants should likewise be serious, not double-tongued, not giving themselves to a lot of wine, not greedy of dishonest gain, 9 holding the sacred secret of the faith with a clean conscience.

  10 Also, let these be tested as to fitness first, then let them serve as ministers, as they are free from accusation.
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  Reportedly 200 disfellowshipped and 200 publicly reproved !

  by koolaid-man in

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  in 1981 or 82 district overseer frank bartell in his last talk at a circuit assembly said that there was a terrible situation in cleveland ohio the previous year (1980).

  there were 200 disfellowshipped and 200 publicly reproved.

  witnesses there were making pornographic movies with each other.

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  listen to the conference call before making a premature evaluation.....Rick Fearon

  Sorry, it will take more than Urban Legend to get me that excited.
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  A translation request - Do you read and can write fluent Portuguese?

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  a translation request: i need to have a two-page letter fluently translated into portuguese and then posted on any or all portuguese xjw websites.

  please pm me.

  barbara.

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  Can we see the letter?
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  If You Could See ANY Musical Group or Singer Of ANY Generation Who Would It Be?

  by minimus in

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  i never saw the king, live, in concert.

  if i could've i would have wanted to see elvis.

  i rarely listen to him but it would been great to see him in his prime.. and i would've loved it if i could have seen the 60's versions of the temptations!.

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  A certain rooftop in London, 1969, would be fine.
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  Clear distinction of people on JWN

  by cptkirk in

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  this has been an interesting science project to say the least.

  here is what i have learned:.

  you have about 6 types of people posting on jwn, they all fit into a profile.. #1 you have people like me that ran the race, exemplified conduct while in the jw cult and learned through observation that there was a severe disconnect between truth, and the jw cult's statements.

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  This thread represents, more than most, why I love this site. So hard to pull away. What an amazing group of individuals!
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  ''I love the organization''

  by punkofnice in

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  ..........said mrs punk!.

  this was how she justified screaming abuse at me an slamming doors when she overheard me tell a bloke who was about to get baptized why i quit the meetings.

  in fairness i wouldn't have said a thing but he asked me.

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  This seems more like she loves the org like an abusive boyfriend or husband.
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  2012 Memorial Season Special March Edition Awake!

  by wannabefree in

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  the special talk given on the weekend after the memorial is entitled "is it later than you think?".

  publishers will again have the option of a 30- or a 50- hour requirement as an auxiliary pioneer, this year for the month of march.. here is a scan of the special edition awake!

  magazine that will be distributed in line with the theme of the special talk.. .

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  watson

  I thought that was last year's "special talk".