We always had a vote from the cong. as to whether or not we would pay for the C.O......Everyone always voted yes, but it wasn't set in stone that the cong. had to pay for him.
Lumptard
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Why do the local congregations always pay for the D.O. and C.O. visits?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inevery time a circuit and district overseer visited our congregation,the elders always wanted a show of hands from the congregation to see if we would pay for their car expenses and travel.sometimes the congregation would pay for airline tickets.it was always approved.. do you know if the idea came from the local congregations to pay?
did the wts send out letters to each congregation to see if they would pay?
we know that the wts always get what they want.. it's amazing how we paid $250-$400 for each overseer visit and the wts paid nothing..
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Views of worldy folk as a witness
by fifi40 ini bring this subject up because personally i dont get it.. i have noticed that some posters use words such as 'evil' or 'stinking goats' to describe the view (either their own adopted view or that of the jw org) they had of worldly people whilst a jehovahs witness.. the reason i find this difficult to understand is because i never felt that way toward 'people of the world' whislt being a believer of of the teachings of the jw organisation.
and i didnt pick up on it being rammed down my throat by the org either.
now i wonder if i was ignorant of something, not paying enough attention or if it is just each individuals approach toward life that makes the difference.. what were your views of 'people of the world and why?.
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Lumptard
The main attitude expressed from the platform was that they are going to be killed in armaggeddon so what would be the purpose of becoming attached to people and things that are temporary and could possibly hinder your "progress" in Jehovah's service. Most dubs took it a few steps further and held worldly people in contempt.
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Views of worldy folk as a witness
by fifi40 ini bring this subject up because personally i dont get it.. i have noticed that some posters use words such as 'evil' or 'stinking goats' to describe the view (either their own adopted view or that of the jw org) they had of worldly people whilst a jehovahs witness.. the reason i find this difficult to understand is because i never felt that way toward 'people of the world' whislt being a believer of of the teachings of the jw organisation.
and i didnt pick up on it being rammed down my throat by the org either.
now i wonder if i was ignorant of something, not paying enough attention or if it is just each individuals approach toward life that makes the difference.. what were your views of 'people of the world and why?.
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Lumptard
They're all ZOMBIES?!?!!?! AAAAAaaaaa!!!
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Searching for certain items...
by tan inhello everyone...how do you search certain topics for the site...like keyword searches and things...is there anyway?
thank you.
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Lumptard
There's a search option at the top... right under the banner..It takes you to a Google search of the site, but that's all there is.
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Fair Weather Dubs
by LovesDubs inmy jw husband who raaaaaarely goes to meetings, called me last night from work.
i said well...i guess i will see you before you go play pool tonight (hes in a league on tuesdays) and he said...well...im not going to pool.
im going to the meeting.
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Lumptard
Laaaaaaaaaaaame. Maybe something poked his concience....Is his family in the org.? That may be why.
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I get this nagging feeling something big is about to happen ?
by 5go ini don't know what wether the watchtower is going to implode or the begining of ww3 is about to happen.
something big !.
but something makes me feel weird, not afraid but ready for it.. maybe it is the psyco in me..
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Lumptard
I had that feeling in my gut....but it turned out that I just wanted a club sandwich.
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Does it really happen???
by Lumptard ini'm sure it can happen, but how many of you were or know of people who were disfellowshipped for using the wt society's own old literature and under what "bible principle" are they able to disfellowship???
i can't think of any off the top of my head.....
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Lumptard
Mariusuk:
They can't disfellowship w/out citing a bible principle. Even if they misapply/stretch the meaning of a principle to suit their own agenda they still have to cite a principle that has been broken. I'm just curious which one they cite in this case or if a person could even be disfellowshipped for coming to conclusions based on old literature.
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Girl Scouts
by lonelysheep inhey all.... i grew up 'worldly' and was a brownie, then a girl scout for about 7 years.
i had a blast.
we took trips and participated in community activities such as volunteer work.
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Lumptard
nope...wasn't allowed because teh girlscouts are teh Satan!!!11111
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Satanists?
by Lumptard inare there any practicing satanists on the board?
i've been doing some reading about satanism and i'd like some personal experiences...it seems like it is less about god/satan and more about the self above all...am i right?
how satisfying is this way of living?
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Lumptard
Are there any practicing Satanists on the board? I've been doing some reading about Satanism and I'd like some personal experiences...It seems like it is less about God/Satan and more about the self above all...am I right? How satisfying is this way of living?
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Counting/requesting time how is that based on the Bible?
by restrangled inafter reading auld soul's thread on babtism and the request for over year for any one to justify the wbts' requirements based on scripture,...(with no answer), i started to wonder what are the requests for numbers from the wbts based on.. did christ request a certain amount of time every month for preaching to qualify for what he promised?
did he count those attending his sermons to justify what he was preaching?
what about the so called "pioneer" program?
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Lumptard
It's not....way to "go beyond the things written" huh?