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  Anti-College/Pro-Pioneering Convention Interviews

  by Rohag in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's the text of interviews from the friday afternoon "young people - walk by holy spirit in the congregation" presentation at a 2008 jehovah's witness district convention.

  this transcription approximately covers the second half of the presentation.

  i've omitted names and locations to preserve individuals' privacy.

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  Likewise.....I can't stand to read that. Did we really believe this kind of s**t??
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  I just came from my elder's meeting

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just to review, i had my meeting today with the two elders who say a sister has accused me of "grinding" with her and thus porneia.

  so i printed out several of your comments on how to defend myself.

  i felt good about standing my ground, and repeating that i had not "grinded" with this ex-friend and that she wants to ruin the relationship i have now with the sister i am dating.. however, the two elders today really tried to pressure me.

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  Also, remind them of why there is a two witness rule!
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  I just came from my elder's meeting

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just to review, i had my meeting today with the two elders who say a sister has accused me of "grinding" with her and thus porneia.

  so i printed out several of your comments on how to defend myself.

  i felt good about standing my ground, and repeating that i had not "grinded" with this ex-friend and that she wants to ruin the relationship i have now with the sister i am dating.. however, the two elders today really tried to pressure me.

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  If it was me, I'd tell them that it appears very obvious that the elders do not want you in the congregation any longer. Remind them of how far they have gone to try and find proof against you. Then, stop answering the phone when they call and stop going to meetings for a while, and make them feel like you have been hurt and stumbled by what they the elders have done to a innocent member of the congregation.

  In the end though, if they have made up their minds that they don't want you around, you will be DF'd. Gymbob
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  question for experts

  by cameo-d in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  genesis 4:7. when god says to cain "sin is crouching at your door".. how did cain know what a door is?

  i thought they lived in caves or lean-to's.. have archeologists found bc hinges?.

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  How about Adam and Eve not being able to enter back into the G of E because god puts a flaming sword there? So then who in the bible made the very first weapon??
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  ~~ i think you are the father of one of my kids ~~

  by chickpea in

  1. social
  2. humour

  a guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman waving at him.

  he's rather taken back because he can't place where he knows her from.

  " to which she replies, "i think you're the father of one of my kids.

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  A man sits down in a restaurant and can hear the very old couple in the next booth talking about how they are celebrating their 50th anniversary that night. "Do you remember what we did that night, honey?" says the older woman. Her husband says, "Yes I do deary....It was right here at this very place, I took you out the back door and put you up against that back fence and did you right!"

  So the old woman says, "Do you know what we could do?" with a little twinkle in her eye. Well, the man listening in on this conversation can't believe what he's hearing, and the next thing he sees is this very old couple heading out the back door!

  So he thinks to himself, "They wouldn't dare, I think I'll look out back just to see". So he gets up and looks out the back door, he sees the old couple with their pants down up against the fence and they are howling and yelling and really going at it!

  So the guy goes back inside the restaurant and after a few minutes here comes the old couple back in through the back door, they set down back at their booth and they look pretty.... spent. The man who saw them can't help but turn around and ask them, "I saw what you did out back, how can you do that at your age?!

  The man turns around to him and says, "I know what that must have looked like to you, but trust me sonny, 50 years ago, that WASN'T an electric fence!" Gymbob
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  What should I do at elders meeting with me?

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am serving in an appointed position.

  if you read my previous posts you will see.

  an old girlfriend is accusing me of "grinding" which is porneia according to the society, and a disfellowshipping offense.

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  Ditto what mustang said. Jealousy is your strongest card here.....Gymbob
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  Lurker for a long time, finally decided to take the plunge!

  by Momma-Tossed-Me in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i say this because i have been helped so much by the many posts that represent the way i feel about the wtbts.

  it is good to know that there are so many people that feel this way.

  i am currently inactive and dont comment but do attend meetings for the sake of the family.. my wife is still in and i have a daughter and one on the way.

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  MTM~

  Welcome! I lurked for a while too, I think most of us did a little. You will be glad you, "took the plunge", the water's fine....

  Can you tell us more about your story? Gymbob
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  Clothing in the New Order

  by donny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the society teaches that once the new order is up and running, we will achieve perfection as adam and eve once were.

  if thats the case, why do they portray folks in the new order as fully clothed?

  i thought clothing was the result of sin, so once sin is eliminated, should not clothing be also?

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  Like Blondie, I asked this question a number of times when I was still in "Da Troof".

  This may sound a little weird, but, most of the people I spoke with on this subject either said: A) That's speculation, and we shouldn't do that. B) We wear clothing to cover shame and embarrassment, both of which are sins, and if we are not sinful we obviously won't need clothing. C) Of course we'll have clothing. (Most of those answering "C" had bodies nobody would ever want to see naked). Gymbob
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  Warren Schroeder from Bethel on Freddy, Kline and the apostate books!

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  having problem pasting this...

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  Thanks Barb, I'll sleep much better now!!
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  Warren Schroeder from Bethel on Freddy, Kline and the apostate books!

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  having problem pasting this...

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  gymbob

  You guys remember the name of the asst. Ink room overseer back in the mid-70's? White guy married to a beautiful black lady....his first name was Greg......kinda driving me crazy. Gymbob