Posts by MidwichCuckoo

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WT Society's Paranoia Over Spiral Binding of Elder's Textbook - Crazy

by flipper in

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friends

this letter was sent as an addendum to the elders regarding their latest elders textbook.

i think you'll find this interesting and also disconcerting as well.. to all bodies of elders.

re: spiral binding of shepherding textbook.

MidwichCuckoo

I think the WT is just reinforcing their (the Elders) pseudo-importance.

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Here in the UK - a £3 fee charged for going to JW assembly hall

by James_Slash in

i cannot speak for other countries, but it has become evident of late that more and more talks are being done by presiding overseers at kh's (especially in the west midlands) and they are making it quite clear that they are expecting 3 from every publisher (per day) who visit the dudley assembly hall, west midlands to contribute towards the upkeep of it.. the quote from the po's who have done this talk have said that "it is expected that each publisher will put 3 into the box on each day".. what do you think of that then?

as the world hits an economic breakdown the jw's seem to maximising their income from struggling families.. dudley assembly hall holds about 600-700 people.

i'm sure people are capable of doing the maths.. so much for voluntary contributions !!

MidwichCuckoo

I am familiar with the car park at Dudley Assembly Hall - I always believed it is not adequate considering the size of the Hall. Isn't the parking there prioritised..? I've known JWs use the car park opposite (which belongs to Dudley Zoo - and there is a fee for parking on it, which I've known JWs complain about, but it is for visitors to the zoo).

James - PMing you.

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Another child molestation case made the news

by coffee_black in

this is pretty sick.... http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/11/former_jehovahs_witness_preach.php.

coffee .

MidwichCuckoo

I hope you're right BrotherDan. I just recall the case of Michael Porter (UK) who, when 'found out' he was suddenly remorseful and the Congregation stood by him.

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Another child molestation case made the news

by coffee_black in

this is pretty sick.... http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/11/former_jehovahs_witness_preach.php.

coffee .

MidwichCuckoo

Court paperwork shows David Nelson, 63, played strip poker with the 14-year-old victim at least twice, and there was some inappropriate touching.

I don't really want to read the article, but from the original post it seems he only 'confessed' because he had no choice (typical, amazing how these blokes are only remorseful AFTER being caught)... in WT World he'll probably just be 'counselled' for playing poker (it's a sin don't you know, tsk, tsk)

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We Women Know How to Stretch a Dollar!

by snowbird in

something burn linked to on the thread about gender equality got me to thinking.. the statement was made that it is mostly the woman who is in charge of the family budget, and she knows instinctively that you can't spend your way out of debt.. i know that, but this basic fact seems lost on some.. for example, i see my oldest daughter making financial blunder after financial blunder.. she has, in effect, told me to stay out of her business, yet it is i to whom she comes begging for help when her money goes south.. my maternal g'mother, who lived to the age of 104, had a favorite saying: "root, hog, or stay poor.

swim or sink.".

i've decided to let her stay poor or sink - whichever comes first.. syl.

MidwichCuckoo

On the subject of supermarket shopping (although maybe a tad off topic) have you noticed how women will look for the best 'sell by/use by' dates, but men will just take the product at front of display (so will have limited time to eat it).

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Pet Names for JWs

by laverite in

jw
friends

i love reading the various pet names people have come up with for jws.

some i have seen on this board include:.

jws (obviously).

MidwichCuckoo

'God Botherers' (anyone else in UK..?)

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JWGift.org: New Watchtower Website for Online Donations

by Mark in

jw
friends

here's the latest effort of the wt in the uk to collect donations.. https://www.jwgift.org/.

i was thinking of posting some comments, but the website really speaks for itself.

mark

MidwichCuckoo

I was quite 'shocked' when I first saw this (nothing about the WT shocks me anymore though). The WT is clearly touting for donations from 'Worldlies' (as JWs donate at the KH).

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have noah's shoes bEen found?

by badboy in

i read that they have found some very old shoes in armenia recently.. could these be the shoes noah wore in the ark?.

MidwichCuckoo

Okey Dokey Badboy

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have noah's shoes bEen found?

by badboy in

i read that they have found some very old shoes in armenia recently.. could these be the shoes noah wore in the ark?.

MidwichCuckoo

Good to see you back - I had a theory (but kept it to myself, as I'm usually wrong, lol) as to why you disappeared for a while.

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Jehovah's Witness abused young boy...another one

by onemore in

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friends

another abuse that comes to the news!.

jehovah's witness abused young boy(ukpa) jul 20, 2010. a jehovah's witness has admitted sexually abusing a boy from the age of seven.. thomas gold, 45, abused the child over a period of seven years at an address in clackmannanshire, the high court in glasgow heard.. the abuse began with a kiss on the boy's mouth and became more sexual as the youngster got older.

MidwichCuckoo

...am I reading this correctly..?

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/07/20/jehovah-s-witness-abused-boy-from-age-of-seven-until-he-was-a-teenager-court-hears-86908-22426919/

"He approached elders at his church and told them and they said it was wrong and that if it continued he would have to be dis-fellowshipped by

the church.

...and again here...(I'm reading this as though the victim is being blamed - by the Elders..?)

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/herald-the-glasgow-uk/mi_8039/is_20100721/paedophile-jehovahs-witness-faces-jail/ai_n54516330/