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  4/15 WT- WTS Doesn't Care about your Happiness- Just JW's Obedience

  by flipper in

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  been off the board for about 6 days or so battling a nasty bout of vertigo that hit me early this week.

  at least my heads not spinning so i can think straight now to type a thread.

  in this article titled, " maintain a complete heart towards jehovah " ( which should be called ' maintain a complete heart towards the wt society ) - wt society uses a lame illustration of a field laborer desiring family - yet missapplies this to jw's desiring " things of satan's world".. on page 15 it states, " a field laborer is busy plowing.

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  Flipper

  Great thread as usual!

  My uncle passed away about a month ago at 85 years old. He served as an Elder for close to 50 years. He plowed his field and worked for the WTS without ever seeing any benefits for his labor. The WTS promised him that ''his generation would not pass away'' and ''the end was always around the corner.''

  My uncle worked jobs that promised him no Saturday,Sunday work,no nights,no overtime,and time off without pay so he could pioneer in the summer months. He went to all summer conventions in New York, Canada, and even California for three days. Besides the conventions,he never took his family on a vacation.

  The only material he ever read was Watchtower related. He never read any books,magazines,or newspapers. I went to his house in his last days and he would be seen reading the Bible. He never went out to any movies,plays,concerts,picnics,restaurants,and sporting events because he was too busy being an Elder and pioneering when his work would let him. When he retired at 65,he pioneered until he was 83 years old. He would still go out in service even when he couldn't walk any longer.

  He maintained ''a complete heart towards Jehovah WTS'' and never reaped any benefits! What a sad day it was when they lowered his coffin in the ground and saw that all his work for this corportation was a lie! All he did was work for a book publishing and real estate corporation!
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  Tinnitus - are you afflicted?

  by Glander in

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  tap a spoon on a crystal goblet - the ringing sound never stops.

  sometimes birds also chirp, it is always there.. otc remedies are useless.

  mine started with a workplace situation that could have been prevented with simple ear plugs, but in those days nobody knew that extreme noise over a prolonged time could cause aural nerve damage.

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  Glander

  I have been afflicted with Tinnitus and loss of hearing in both ears for over two years. I finally made an appointment with an ENT last week and was given a dietary supplement called LIPO-FLAVONOID. I'm taking three pills a day to improve circulation in the inner ear. Hope it works!

  The loss of hearing and the ringing in my ears are due to listening to loud music. I've been to over 200 hard rock,funk,and heavy metal concerts in my life. I started going to shows when I was 15 years old and attend shows even today with my son. We've seen Slayer,Rob Zombie,Ozzy,Ministry,Megadeth, Nevermore and hundreds of others. Some of these shows were so loud that we would go home with ears ringing for days. The louder the music the better the show!

  The ENT told me that my ears are damaged and that Tinnitus may afflict me all my life. The ringing is worse when there is complete silence. The ringing is non-stop. I was told that the ringing will get worse as I age. I hope there is some relief in site for people with Tinnitus. If anyone knows of a solution please drop me a message.
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  Video: Take a look at N. H. Knorr's elevator to his office.

  by freetosee in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb2jsi_abv0&feature=related.

  this wt video really shows the hierarchy within the wts.

  watch the body language!

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  freetosee

  I would rather be chased by a crazed Rhinoceros on a floor spilled with olive oil than watch this video!
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  I am speechless over the latest tactic to get people to Pioneer!

  by iclone in

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  iclone

  You stated: '' I don't go very often"

  How can they ask you to Auxiliary Pioneer if you miss meetings? I always thought that meeting attendance was one of the prerequisites!
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  That's right, beeotch! Pour my coffee and go own with your cult self...

  by undercover in

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  noroomforgeorge must be drooling over this wt illustration.

  the (1950s) woman of his dreams.... .

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  Honey, ''I swept and mopped the floor,did the dishes,made you a beef stew to heat up,took the kids to soccer practice,brought you the newspaper and folded it to the sports section,and made you some fresh hot coffee. Now, I need to go out in the field ministry........ Why do you keep looking at me like that?''
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  Terrible conduct by congregation Elders in hospital room !

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  my uncle was rushed to the hospital last tuesday with severe stomach pain.

  (he was diagnosed with colon cancer one year ago.

  the doctors, family,and my uncle decided against colon surgery.

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  notjustyet

  My uncle left no will. He didn't believe in wills. The WTS promised him that the ''new order'' was always around the corner. He passed away after serving Jehovah the Watchtower Society close to 50 years.

  Inside the hospital room was his wife(my aunt),three daughters,my disfellowshipped cousin with his girfriend,and the three self-righteous Elders. They told him to please leave the room. My cousin and his girlfriend left the room and waited in the lounge area.

  I told him to call security and explain what just happened and see if they could have the Elders leave the room. That was not a Kingdom Hall where the Elders rule. That is a public place and they have no authority over anyone.

  He needs to stand up to the Elders in case the same situation arises when his grandmother and aunts are in the hospital. I told him to prepare himself next time and call security on the the Elders and have them escorted out of the room.

  My cousin told me that next time he will drag each one by the throat and pound on them. I hope it never comes down to that!
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  Terrible conduct by congregation Elders in hospital room !

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  my uncle was rushed to the hospital last tuesday with severe stomach pain.

  (he was diagnosed with colon cancer one year ago.

  the doctors, family,and my uncle decided against colon surgery.

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  Minimus said: The elders pray in the KH in front of df'd ones and don't make them leave!

  Minimus: If I have read right on JWN,you were a former Elder. How did you act when you were face to face with a disfellowshipped member at a wedding,funeral,restaurant,hospital,or workplace? Did you shake their hand,pat them on the back,talk to them or avoided them at all costs?

  I think these Elders (who asked my cousin to leave the room) thought that this was not a congregation matter where he could listen to the prayer . Maybe,these self-righteous Elders thought that their prayer was a private and spiritual matter and that it was no big deal to ask him to leave.
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  Terrible conduct by congregation Elders in hospital room !

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  my uncle was rushed to the hospital last tuesday with severe stomach pain.

  (he was diagnosed with colon cancer one year ago.

  the doctors, family,and my uncle decided against colon surgery.

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  I'm not posting this thread to provoke a desired sentiment towards Elders. There are many wonderful Elders in the congregations. There are many Elders who are bullies,self-righteous,and pompous.
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  Terrible conduct by congregation Elders in hospital room !

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  my uncle was rushed to the hospital last tuesday with severe stomach pain.

  (he was diagnosed with colon cancer one year ago.

  the doctors, family,and my uncle decided against colon surgery.

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  The Sheppard

  I wasn't in the room to know what happened and why my cousin was asked to leave. I do know that my uncle was counseled many times by the Elders not to have visits in his home by his disfellowshipped grandson. Someone told the Elders about the visits and maybe that had something to do with why he was asked to leave the room.
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  Terrible conduct by congregation Elders in hospital room !

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  my uncle was rushed to the hospital last tuesday with severe stomach pain.

  (he was diagnosed with colon cancer one year ago.

  the doctors, family,and my uncle decided against colon surgery.

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  My uncle was rushed to the hospital last Tuesday with severe stomach pain. (He was diagnosed with colon cancer one year ago. The doctors, family,and my uncle decided against colon surgery. They felt that at the age of 86 he would not survive the surgery.)

  The doctors told the family that he had less than two days to live and to call the rest of the family and spend the remaining time with him at the hospital.

  The family called my uncle's grandson to inform him that his grandfather had less than two days to live. He was disfellowshipped ten years ago and was treated like a leper since. He really loved his grandfather. This is what happened at the hospital:

  My disfellowshipped cousin,his girlfriend and immediate family are all in the hospital room with his grandfather( who is heavily medicated but seems to recognize everyone.) I'm in the lounge area with other family members taking turns visiting. The elevators open and three Elders from his congregation come to visit and spend the remaining moments with my uncle.

  The Elders walk in the hospital room and see that my disfellowshipped cousin is in the room and decide not to greet him. They talk to my uncle and the immediate family in the room for over twenty minutes and decide to offer a prayer.

  They tell my cousin to please leave the room. His girlfriend says to the Elders,"Why should he leave the room? That's his grandfather." They tell her that this is a ''spiritual matter'' and that he has to leave the room. My cousin walks out and proceeds to tell me what just happened.

  I guess the self-righteous Elders felt that if he was in the room the prayer would never be heard by Jehovah or the holy spirit would be blocked! What terrible conduct by the Elders and the WTS!