what is in the confidential file?
today i uploaded a new article to my blog addressing what is in the confidential file archived by watchtower judicial committees.
reportedly courts have ordered the content of these files handed over to lawyers and all they got was an s-77 form.
In addition to the S-77 form, it should include any hand-written notes taken by the 3 kangaroos on the Judicial Committee. I've seen anywhere from one to three sets of notes go in the envelope. I've never sat on a JC where at least one of us wasn't at least scribbling down the main pieces of info. I probably sat on about a 12-15 JCs.
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apologies if this has already been discussed, but saw this on the fb jehovahs witnesses, new, library, history page and wondered if anyone knew anything about it or has any idea what it could be about.
date: august 17, 2011 5:38:59 pm cdt.
to: the librarian <[email protected]>.
Governing Body "Overlap Tour 2011", Northern California update:
I have received confirmation from elders in six different congregations, spanning 3 Northern California counties.
NO ONE in any of these six scattered congregations has received an invitation.
My first thought was that the 3 assembly halls serving this area (Yuba City, Fairfield and Fremont) were already booked for those weekends?
But now I don't think so. JWs are usually better organized when it comes to this kind of thing.
Has anyone else heard of any invitations going to Nor Cal congregations?
This is so discouraging that I think it might put a damper on my meeting attendance.
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i do.. .
how about you?.
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So White Dove, do you remember the actual "naughty words" uttered?
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i do.. .
how about you?.
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Thanks beks and dm6 for your perspectives.
Flipper, my folks were the mirror image of yours. My Dad would occasionally let a "shit" or "damn" fly after the night of the canine land mine. My elderly JW mom however, has NEVER uttered a cuss word in my presence. I wonder if she's ever said one. She's pretty guilt-driven, so I wouldn't be surprised if she never has.
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i do.. .
how about you?.
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OK, here's the story of the first time I heard my Elder Dad cuss.
I was about 10 years old and our JW family of 5, plus an elderly JW relative, were all crammed in the car and driving across town to the Thursday night School & Service Mtng. It was a warm summer night and we were running late, as usual. A very familiar, unpleasant smell began to tickle our nostrils. Just before hopping in the car, one of us had inadvertently activated a very potent canine land mine. My tired-from-work, stressed-out-over-a-meeting-part Dad, was particularly animated in voicing his displeasure over this rude olfactory assault. The smell got so bad that, even though we were already going to miss the opening prayer (horrors!), Dad pulled over so that the culprit could be identified and the front lawn of an auto repair shop could be put to good use in removing the malodorous mousse.
What a sight we must have been. Six cult members in our nerd uniforms all standing on the lawn of the car repair shop and looking under our shoes. One of my brothers said he thought it "might" have been him.
Dad: "Did you get it ALL off?"
Brother: "Yeah."
We all pile back in and the smell is right back at us.
Dad looks down at the inside of his right shoe.....
"AH SHIIIIIIIITTT!!!"
All jaws dropped as those words were indelibly etched onto my 10-year-old memory.
My God-like Dad became just a little bit more human that night.
Good times.
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i do.. .
how about you?.
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I do.
How about you?
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i'm 59 years old i'll be having surgery on friday for a torn rotator cuff that happened breaking up a jail fight.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/214657/1/fellas-those-of-you-whore-married-with-or-without-kids-do-you-still-have-time-to-read-books-pursue-hobbies-etc.
wishing you a speedy recovery!.
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Hey there JaguarBass,
If I ever have shoulder surgery again there are two things I will get first. (Maybe it's not too late for you.)
1. A la-z-boy type recliner (if you don't already have one). WAY better than trying to get comfortable with pillows on a bed or couch.
2. A shoulder cuff device that envelopes your entire shoulder. It has tubes connected to a sump pump and an ice chest that circulates ice water for as long as you need it. WAY, WAY better pain relief than pills alone and much healthier too.
If you can't get that stuff, (I didn't) you'll still do fine. I think you're probably tougher than me.
All the best,
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it was a couple years ago that my wife awakened to the true nature of jwism.
today is our first overnighter (sans kids).
at home this morning we called in to the k hall, listened to about 2 minutes of the public talk, had a couple good laughs and continued with a leisurely brunch.
Pam's Girl: Thanks!!
Intel: Congratulations on your new life.
ABibleStudent: "I would rather hear good stories than heart-breaking ones."
Thanks for the thumbs up.
OTWO: Thanks for the partial thumbs up.
We stay somewhat up-to-date on meeting info for the benefit of extended JW family. There is one family in particular that we have a fair amount of hope in possibly reaching as they are VERY liberal (by JW standards) and somewhat "rebellious" towards "Theocratic Direction". If we become known as completely inactive and possibly apostate, we'll likely lose our audience and relationship with them. If our limited exposure to JWism was threatening our sanity or happiness, we'd cut if off completely.
Nancy Drew: "We,ve done more in the last year than we did in the last 20 yrs."
That's the spirit!
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it was a couple years ago that my wife awakened to the true nature of jwism.
today is our first overnighter (sans kids).
at home this morning we called in to the k hall, listened to about 2 minutes of the public talk, had a couple good laughs and continued with a leisurely brunch.
Room Service breakfast with a view? Yes.
Daily Text to go with it? No.
*Clink our coffee cups together to keep Elders away*
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it was a couple years ago that my wife awakened to the true nature of jwism.
today is our first overnighter (sans kids).
at home this morning we called in to the k hall, listened to about 2 minutes of the public talk, had a couple good laughs and continued with a leisurely brunch.
It was a couple years ago that my wife awakened to the true nature of JWism. Today is our first overnighter (sans kids). At home this morning we called in to the K Hall, listened to about 2 minutes of the public talk, had a couple good laughs and continued with a leisurely brunch.
Then we took off to one of our favorite local hideaways to spend the night.
No kids. (We love them dearly and they know it.)
No JWs.
Just us.
Life post-JW can be VERY, VERY good.
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p.s. I wrestled with whether or not to share this when there's so many painful stories on JWN. But I thought it might be good, particularly for the lurkers, to know that there can be a light at the end of post-JW tunnel that isn't a TRAIN.
