dido;
I do remember back in the 70's when the elders did rotate and each year you had a new presiding overseer. I know because I was one of them.
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Do you agree with this statement?
by JW_Researcher indo you agree with this statement?
"leaders (called elders) of a given congregation are selected from within and there is routine and frequent turnover.".
from: stark, rodney & iannaccone, laurence.
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Confess and you won't be DF'd!!! Puke alert!!!!
by Gill inwell, in nearly forty years of being a dub, i've read some bs but some of it really takes the biscuit.. take for example the watchtower of november 15th 2006!.
always accept jehovah's dicipline.
para 3 .
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ferret
Where is the EPA when you need them. That is toxic , hazardous material.
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Have You Been Divorced, Or Getting A Divorce?
by Outaservice indivorce is much more common in the jehovah's witness community than they would like to admit.
probably more so than the population in general in my opinion.. if you have been divorced, do you think that the watchtower society contributed to the divorce, or caused it, or is it just possible you married some jerk or abuser and divorce would have occured no matter what religion you were, or even if you had no religion?.
possibly you got married way too young as the end was coming and there is no marriage in the resurrection if you died.
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ferret
I also married too young because the end was just around the corner, and no marriage after the big A. Second marriage much better and has lasted over 20 years
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My friend was "announced" last night!
by fullofdoubtnow inmy friend marion, who i've posted about on here, was announced at last nights meeting as being no longer one of jehovahs witnesses.
she sent a da letter in recently, and of course the elders tried to get her to change her mind, but she insisted, and threatened to forward a copy to the uk hq, so they made the announcement.. she had a phone call from her jw son just now, and not a pleasant one at that.
he asked her how she could be so stupid, and told her that this was the last call of any kind he would be making to her, and she won't be allowed to see her grandchildren again until she comes to her senses.
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ferret
Welcome Marion (my wife's name)
I have experienced all that you mentionsuch as grandchildren and great grand children that I have never seen, but we never give up hope. It has been 26 years since I left and only now recently has one of my daughters introduced me to my greatgrandson who is now 2 years old. and another one of my five daughters has recently written me a letter. My youngest of 5 does not shun me because she is inactive. So always make sure your door is open to them if they change their mind.
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Tell Me How You All Are
by Good Girl or Bad Girl? inhello my jwd friends:.
i haven't been here for a while and i have been thinking about y'all.
post here and tell me how you are doing!
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ferret
We are doing just fine, wifey and I packing to start a three week vacation in Italy, so we will see you all when we get back Sept 22.
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Hello. Welcome me! Welcome me!
by raylo inhiya folks.
just joined on board and figured i'd say a quick hello to all.
i'd get into more, but i'm soooo watching this ingrid bergman marathon on right now on turner classic movies...
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ferret
WELCOME raylo
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Who are smarter - men or women?
by fullofdoubtnow ina friend just sent me this:
ticket please
three women and three men are traveling .
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ferret
It depends in what area. Some subjects men, some subjects women. and intelligence even varies in each sex.
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Birthdays-Are They REALLY Wrong To Celebrate??
by Lady Liberty ingood morning all and happy tuesday,.
most everyone knows that jehovahs witnesses do not celebrate birthdays.
the reason is that there are two examples given in the bible of birthdays and bad things happened both times.
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ferret
NO!
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Possable "New Light"?
by 2112 inwith all the "buzz" around the up-comming october anouncment, i have a question.
i have thought about this for a long time, is it possable that they would tell all those married to non-witnesses to divorce their mates?
it could be for the reason of "unevenly yoked", and/or keeping spritually clean.
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ferret
N means no C means chance what does the F mean
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What reaction would the JW's have if you walked into the Kingdom Hall?
by JH in.
for those who didn't attend meetings for a while, imagine that you just walk into your kingdom hall 10 minutes before a meeting.
what would be their reaction?
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ferret
It's been over 25 years since I left and a lot of the old farts are still around, and you know how they gossip so everyone would know all about me. My home is still marked on the territory cards as a "do not call". I still have family in so they would probably get up and leave or ask me to leave as I am the black sheep of the family.