Ajax - Hey.... good question. I agree with Beans. While it is true that some elders have money, others are just normal people.... Although, I do know the particular elder Mr. Biggs is talking about. I believe he is an extreme exception. All the elders in my hall are normal middle class people. The ones that can afford to go on nice vacations do not have children, so that is probably a main reason.
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Wealthy JWs = Higher Position in the Org.?
by AjaxMan ini've read over the past months that jws are not wealthy.
however, i wonder if those that are wealthy, are they in a high position like elders, ms, co, do, bethelites?.
since i know of one here at work who does have yearly travel vacations to locales like las vegas, europe and the caribean.
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JW Doctors can give Blood Transfusions.
by Pureheart in*** w64 11/15 682-3 employment and your conscience ***.
some doctors who are jehovahs witnesses have administered blood transfusions to persons of the world upon request.
however, they do not do so in the case of one of jehovahs dedicated witnesses.
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collegegirl
Ok - I think this is an EXTREMELY interesting topic, one that I have thought of many times. I want to be a vet. I often hesitate to tell anyone from the congregation this. First reason for that would be simply because of all the schooling involved. Second reason is that animals, like humans, receive blood transfusions, and I, as the vet, would be responsible. Blood transfusions on animals can be quite complicated. They do not have the same typing as we do (A,B,AB,O) but instead can have a certain type, but then something in the configuration changes... I don't want to go into detail and bore you all. All I know is that I would have to give blood and that many in my family have asked me how i would deal with it.... Thank you Pureheart for digging up that article, as I now have something to show to people when I start to get grief about it.
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Thinking about sex at the meeting?
by gilwarrior inwhen i went to the meetings, i couldn't concentrate, so i would daydream all the time.
i noticed that most of the time i would think about sex!
i would look at some of the young ladies and imagine having sex with them.
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collegegirl
puffsrule.... it's not *just* the guys who think of sex during meetings. i don't care how good a JW one claims to be, you still daydream during the meetings, and, yes gil, sex is usually the topic...
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What reason to be JW for so long?
by ashitaka inwhy were you a jw for so long?
what positive thing kept you in?
or was it negative?
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collegegirl
hey crown - how come your email is private? i was going to mail you. i am still a bit wary of putting too much personal stuff on the actual boards, so i was going to fill you in on school and stuff. email me if you can. [email protected]
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What reason to be JW for so long?
by ashitaka inwhy were you a jw for so long?
what positive thing kept you in?
or was it negative?
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Crownboy - Hey... same deal with me... all my family is basically in it (except for my one grandmother and one uncle.) I don't want to strain my relationship with my family either, so i am thinking i will move away after i finish my next year of school... you know, transfer as a junior. I have a major, yes. I want to be a vet some day, but that means about 8 years of school, so we'll see what really happens. what about you?
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What reason to be JW for so long?
by ashitaka inwhy were you a jw for so long?
what positive thing kept you in?
or was it negative?
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Rummy - Yeah, I am soooo glad I am in college too. I really love it, and I am having an opportunity to actually become a free thinking person, not some robot who spits out nothing but indoctrinated information. Thanks for your encouragement
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What reason to be JW for so long?
by ashitaka inwhy were you a jw for so long?
what positive thing kept you in?
or was it negative?
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collegegirl
I am 19. I am still a JW, on the outside. Attend meetings, go out in service, give talks, etc... However, I am just going through the motions. I was raised in the "truth" and was baptized at 16, mostly due to pressure from a particular elder. My best friend (also a JW)began telling me a few things about the organization a few years ago, about the many inconsistencies and some of his doubts. At first, I would get so mad at him for telling me stuff. We got into more than one argument because I wanted him to shut up and stop making me doubt what I always knew as true, but he wouldn't. Today, I have him to thank for keeping the pressure on and making me realize what actually goes on.
What keeps me in now though is fear. Not so much fear of being shunned, but fear of hurting my dear friends and family. I know that once I get the courage to leave, I will be able to handle the shunning. I figure that true friendship is unconditional, and if I end up not having any true friends, so be it... I can make new ones. The problem I have is hurting my family, mostly. I am extremely close with my mother and aunt, and they would both be devastated if I left. My dad would be upset because he wants my mom to be happy, but since he himself is unactive I think I would be ok after a while with him.
So, ashi, to answer your question, overall I think it is fear and insecurity for me. I really care a lot of what others think of me, and don't want my image to be trashed. But, I guess I'll see in the long run what really happens.... I really am glad I finally started posting here. It helps a lot to talk to people who have similar feelings and experiences and doubts, and reassures me I'm not crazy.
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Favorite food at Assemblies
by finnrot ini hated growing up as a witness.
i hated the boring ass meetings where you could hear a pin drop on the floor, i hated going door to door and i hated not being normal like the other kids.. but the one thing i liked was going to the assemlies at the oakland coliseum.
i would wander around and find other kids to goof around with.
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collegegirl
I liked the apple danishes. I found you can get them at McDonalds now.
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Movie that could describe your experience as a jw?
by Nicolas inpersonnally, i thing that the movie "the matrix" and the movie "the truman show" really describe my experience in the wbts.
when i discovered the truth about the "truth", my perception of the reality became really different.
all that i have been taught was just a big lie.
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collegegirl
"But I'm a Cheerlearder" starring Natasha Lyonne
About a girl who is a lesbian, and how she handles her family and friends shunning her... good movie, but better if you can relate. Being a JW and, therefore, being afraid of the shunning by family and friends if you go against the norm seems to be much like the "coming out" thing.
I know this wasn't the topic, but I figure I'll say best books too.
1. 1984 - Orwellian classic
2. The Shunning - About an Amish girl who goes against society and is therefore expelled, leaving everyone to hate her. -
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Do you see many jw's at your door?
by terafera inthis has probably been addressed before, but.... the other day a philipino man knocked on our door.
my husband answered it, and a nice elderly man said something in philipino to us, holding a watchtower and awake.
my husband said we only spoke english, and the old man smiled, said something and left.
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collegegirl
I have lived in my new neighborhood now for almost 6 years. Only once have I come in contact with Witnesses... That's quite alright with me though.
I know though, that certain territories just get worked over and over and over and, well, you get the point.....