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  Does every congregation have a "perv" elder?

  by donny in

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  i have been listening to a variety of podcasts over the past couple of months raging from christian based to to various skeptic and atheist ones.

  so far i have come across two podcasts where former elders of jw's were interviewed and both of them mentioned that when it came to judicial situations involving issues of a sexual nature, that one or more elders often asked for way more detail than was necessary to ajudicate the situation.

  i know that was true in our congregation, but i assumed we just had a kinky elder who liked detail.

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  donny

  I have been listening to a variety of podcasts over the past couple of months raging from Christian based to to various skeptic and atheist ones. So far I have come across two podcasts where former elders of JW's were interviewed and both of them mentioned that when it came to judicial situations involving issues of a sexual nature, that one or more elders often asked for way more detail than was necessary to ajudicate the situation. I know that was true in our congregation, but I assumed we just had a kinky elder who liked detail. Is this a common occurence in the org?
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  My son was murdered today

  by truman in

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  i have been on this site daily, almost from its beginning, since i left the jws in 2001, but i have been more of a reader than a poster, as you can see from my post count.

  i know few here know me, although i know many of you through reading your posts.

  maybe it is not right to ask for support, when i generally stay quietly in the background of this forum, but i want only to speak a human misery of the deepest kind.

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  donny

  I had heard about this on our local news, but now it is even more sad knowing that it had direct connection with one of our family here @ JW.Net. Please accept my condolences for you and your family.

  Donny
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  What was the last meeting you ever went to?

  by lilbluekitty in

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  i figured out it's been 4 months and 5 days since my last meeting ever.

  july 10th, it was a sunday.

  i hadn't been there in 2 months or so and decided to see if anyone noticed i'd been gone.

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  donny

  January 1992
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  Is the Watchtower shy about repeating their new "generation" teaching?

  by slimboyfat in

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  as i recall in the 1980s talks and watchtower literature, magazines and books were always talking about the "generation" teaching and how it proved armageddon was going to come any day now.. but am i correct in thinking they have only actually mentioned the new "overlapping generations" teaching once or twice in the literature?

  why are they so shy about talking about their great new interpretation?

  it's almost enough to make you suspect they are a embarrassed about it.. mention it once or twice, don't dwell on it, hope everyone just accepts it, and don't bring it up again.

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  Notice how many weasel words/phrases are used whn trying to explain this unexplainable teaching.

  Logically.....

  This suggests....

  and it surely.....

  evidently.....

  It usually refers....
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  http://www.jwbrothers.org - Who is behind this site

  by donny in

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  2. beliefs

  i checked out http://www.jwbrothers.org this morning and i went to the video section and looked at the video entitled "garbage island".

  while the video points out the issue of plastic garbage in the ocean, i was shocked at all of all the "fucks" and "shits" used throughout the piece.

  are jw's behind this site?

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  Also, What does the Society have to say about these other JW sites?
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  http://www.jwbrothers.org - Who is behind this site

  by donny in

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  i checked out http://www.jwbrothers.org this morning and i went to the video section and looked at the video entitled "garbage island".

  while the video points out the issue of plastic garbage in the ocean, i was shocked at all of all the "fucks" and "shits" used throughout the piece.

  are jw's behind this site?

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  I checked out http://www.jwbrothers.org this morning and I went to the video section and looked at the video entitled "Garbage Island". While the video points out the issue of plastic garbage in the ocean, I was shocked at all of all the "fucks" and "shits" used throughout the piece. Are JW's behind this site? And if so, why post videos containing so much foul language?
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  You Might be a Jehovah's Witness if . . .

  by sizemik in

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  you might be a jehovah's witness if .

  you know when nisan 14 is but you forget you own birthday.

  you wash windows for a living but you own five suits.

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  You visit The Home Depot and feel a strong urge to knock on the display doors.

  You listen to "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits and treat as a Kingdom Melody.
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  Memorial Partakers guesses?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  the last four years:.

  with all the changes in the 'generation', 'sealing', doctines, etc.

  - there have been unexpected [i imagine] jumps in this number.

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  When did the numbers quit decreasing and begin going up?
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  What are your favourite movie lines/quotes????

  by karter in

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  ''well there's one thing you got ta ask yourself punk....you felling lucky...well do ya punk".....clint eastwood dirty harry.. "it's life jim but not as we know it" capt kirk star treck..

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  "I work with retards"

  "Is that hair gel?"

  Something About Mary
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  I'll have to think about that and get back to you

  by donny in

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  yesterday afternoon i was speaking to my jw neighbor and he managed to get on the topic of "unity" that defines true christianity.

  i then said "what if you have some in a church who believes certain days are more holy than others and yet others who think all days are the same?

  is that acceptable?".

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  Yesterday afternoon I was speaking to my JW neighbor and he managed to get on the topic of "unity" that defines true Christianity. I then said "What if you have some in a church who believes certain days are more holy than others and yet others who think all days are the same? Is that acceptable?"

  He replied "No, you can't have Christian unity if everyone if making up there own schedule of holidays to celebrate. You just can't."

  I then asked him to explain Romans 14:5 where it said something to the effect that that was ok. He then went to his car and got his mini New World translation and looked up the verse which reads " 5 One [man] judges one day as above another; another [man] judges one day as all others; let each [man] be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day observes it to Jehovah. Also, he who eats, eats to Jehovah, for he gives thanks to God; and he who does not eat does not eat to Jehovah, and yet gives thanks to God."

  He then closed the Bible and then looked at me and said "I'll have to think about that and get back to you."

  Any guesses as to what will be his answer?