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  Can an ex elder help me please

  by orangefatcat in

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  i have been reading the publication, "pay attention to yourself and to all the flock',

  under the subject of the "proper view of disfellowshipped and disassociated persons.

  unit 5 (a), it says, " the principle set forth in jesus' words, at matthew 10:34-38 has a bearing on situations involving disfellowshepped or disassociated relatives.

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  dannyboy

  Orangefatcat,

  I know you'd like more recent info, but FWIW [For What It's Worth]:

  My perspective is getting to be a bit dated (5 years) and may be supplanted by more recent policy, but more latitude is allowed for contact with a DF'd relative, particularly a close relative, than for a non-related DF'd individual. Certain articles however, have made the point that "it might be possible to have almost no contact with a DF'd relative who doesn't live with [us]"

  I know this was official policy up to the time of my leaving, but I've seen a bit of tightening up on this, from the exerpts of stuff that's been posted here on this website.

  I'd like to point out also, Orangefatcat, that some Bodies of Elders are much more conservative than others on this issue, in my experience. It also depends on if a Witness who knows/observes of visits/contact being made with a DF'd relative raises a stink about it. But I've participated in correspondence with the Service Department over this issue (again, up to about 5 years ago), and this is the info I'm sharing. The point is much more latitude if it's a relative, particularly a close relative........Your mileage may vary.

  [Edited to add: I double posted with others above and concur]

  ---Dan
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  Anyone been wiretapped, burglarized, otherwise spied on by elders/wbts?

  by avishai in

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  i want to know what criminal extent they have gone to to "get" you.

  i know of them spying, shadowing, etc.

  to get their way.

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  dannyboy

  Holy resurrected thread, Batman!!

  Just noticed this one was started some time ago.
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  Anyone been wiretapped, burglarized, otherwise spied on by elders/wbts?

  by avishai in

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  i want to know what criminal extent they have gone to to "get" you.

  i know of them spying, shadowing, etc.

  to get their way.

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  dannyboy

  Hiya Avi,

  What's your new avatar? Looks like a bar scene

  ---Dan
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  GREAT CROWD GIVEN NEW STATUS?

  by Hunyadi in

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  the march 1, 2004 wt, p9 pp6 states:"the only reasonable conclusion, then, is that jesus was referring to a group of chiristians as "the faithful and discreet slave.

  " can there be such a thing as a composite slave?

  seven hundred years before christ, jehovah referred to the entire nation of israel as "my witnesses" and "my servant whom i have chosen.

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  dannyboy

  Hunyadi,

  Sorry, but I don't see how the quoted paragraph supports your conclusion.

  The argumentation seems to me to be explaining how the Watchtower can claim a group (plural) can "fufill" or be
  "pictured" (in Watchtower parlance) to a "slave" (singular). This line of thought is not a new one.

  What am I missing here??

  ---Dan
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  Memories of happier times....................

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  well, some of you may have read my thread under the relationships topic that i am ending my three year relationship with my live-in because of his drugging and partying.

  i want to share some memories of happier times i had before i met this guy..............just feeling like walking down memory lane tonite...........so bear with me, and maybe enjoy seeing into my soul a little.......................this picture is when i was dating a guy with 3 kids..................this is a picture of his youngest and middle girls in my hot tub here at the apartment complex............

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  dannyboy

  Terri,

  Best wishes, hang in there.

  Is it me, or is your life a bit in the cement mixer these days?? I'm thinking of another thread about your job situation (which I thought was all squared away).........

  Have you got "Better Days" by Faith Hill??

  ---Dan Who Can Talk Serious When He Wants To
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  Press Conference from Brother Muhammad Sayyef of Bethel

  by gitasatsangha in

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  a message from brother muhammad sayyef

  watchtower society information overseer

  greetings my dear brothers and sisters.

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  dannyboy

  LOL....I think you captured the "look, feel, and flavor" of Sayyef......

  ---Dan
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  Taking My Bow!

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  hello all you spies for the watchtower!!

  my name is terri crowe-perry.

  i was a faithful dub for 25 years.........a miserable, sad, unhappy creature.........now, i'm happy.

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  dannyboy

  Ah Terri m'darlin,

  Greetin's and salicitious saluta-shuns to yah......What a foin' point you be makin' here! You bee'n a bold one now, are yah not? That be tellin' 'em, yessiree.....

  I just be wantin' tah tell yah I'm touched, deeply touched by yer veracity, dearie.

  I'd be pleased tah no end if you were t'keep up the foin wurk thar.

  ---Dan
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  Should obesity be a DF offense?

  by jws in

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  a headline on today's usa today says that obesity is the #1 killer.

  if being fat is such a health risk (like cigarettes), why don't the jws disfellowship people for being obese?.

  i know in some cases, people gain weight due to medical problems that are hard to control.

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  dannyboy

  Forty,

  Am I right in thinking you're just about to light one up??

  ---Dan
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  Elders only letter: New Publisher Weight Requirements

  by dannyboy in

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  march 8, 2004

  to: all bodies of elders, circuit and district overseers

  dear brothers,

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  dannyboy

  Nathan,

  Thanks for posting that QFR....I recalled the overall point, but not the details...

  I see another thread has been started on the underlying point of all of this, interesting!!

  ---Dan
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  Should obesity be a DF offense?

  by jws in

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  a headline on today's usa today says that obesity is the #1 killer.

  if being fat is such a health risk (like cigarettes), why don't the jws disfellowship people for being obese?.

  i know in some cases, people gain weight due to medical problems that are hard to control.

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  dannyboy

  Jws,

  I've always said that "Great Minds" run in the same direction/channel.....you may find this thread interesting:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/68074/1.ashx

  Of course, you're being serious here, but the point being made in that thread is actually serious as well, just said through satire....

  ---Dan