ShirleyW

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  whatever happened to rotation? wt study to April two.

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  with all the emphasis on hierarchical succession in that wt, , what ever happened to mentioning of the refreshing, liberating "rotating of positions" period, the time of great increase?

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  ShirleyW

  There never was a scriptural basis for it. SV:

  I remember sitting in Yankee Stadium or that staidum in Jersey City when it was first announced, and of course every, newfangled light they come up with they always quote a scripture, I'm sure a few scriptures were read when they first introduced the rotation at the assembly.

  I remember my mother and a few others saying" oh, what a great arrangement, so that one brother can't get too haughty as to his being an elder for all his life" HA !! make me want to vomit just thing of that, and oh, by the way. . just what happened to that "loving arrangement"?
  
  
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  "Isn't it disgusting?", a sister said to me in service today

  by Isambard Crater in

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  2. friends

  "sorry, what's disgusting?

  ", i replied.

  "that thing we've just called on", the sister said in response.

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  ShirleyW

  So funny they label gays when out in service or around other Dubs, but I'm sure there's a few gay folks in their congregation, but then they say "Jehovah will clean out his organization in due time". I've told the story here many many times why I choose the moniker of ShirleyW. which shows the hypocrisy of homosexuals in da troof in the congregation I grew up in.
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  Is it possible that someone who gives really gushing comments might still be awake?

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of the 50% of congregants who regularly participate, many of them give gushing answers about how appreciative they are, how wonderful jw.org is and so on, which makes me think nobody in my congregation is awake.

  but maybe it's possible for someone who comes across as super spiritual to be awake?

  i can't see how, though, as surely it's emotionally draining to fake it like that?

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  ShirleyW

  It's like the brother at the table in the restaurant with a bunch of other dubs, he has to give the longest prayer before the meal to prove how spiritual he is
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  Do You Know Any JWs That Were Wealthy AFTER They Became Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the only witnesses i knew that had money were those that either had family businesses or had money before they got into the religion.

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  ShirleyW

  many try with the Ralph Kramden get rich quick schemes, but never pans out.

  They've sold every product under the sun but that doesn't last very long, just how many cleaning products can one person buy when you invite the same crowd to the same "gathering" ? Even had some elders in my area start some kind of insurance company which turned out to be a scam, which resulted in coverage in the newspaper media here and they were DFd
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  Bless Me, For I Have Sinned

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've just finished eating a slice of delicious birthday cake!.

  depart from me, for i am a sinful person.. tee hee hee.. sylvia.

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  ShirleyW

  and what's wrong that? I wish I had a piece, my sweet tooth is calling me tonight, but don't have anything like ice cream or cake to satisfy it.
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  Business Slow at JW Literature Trolley

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday i stopped at a local shopping center to pick up a few things.

  i arrived at 9:45 am and two jw ladies had already set up their literature trolley and had opened for business.

  but i didn't see anyone stopping by and taking advantage of their free literature.

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  ShirleyW

  Title of the post, Business Slow at JW Literature Trolly, is like saying the sky is blue.

  Tell us something we don't know.

  They gave out 2 rags that day, that's probably the most they handed out in the last 12 months.
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  Hello

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just want to say hello.. trying to master my new tablet given to me by my grandson.. yeah, i am bragging.. lol.. sylvia.

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  Hey there Miz Sylvie !
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  "Best life ever" ?????

  by charity7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is this a slogan that was recently come up with for jw's?

  i've seen it used as a hashtag on instagram for jw's, key chains, cakes, about me biography description... the first thing i thought was, isn't that a little pretentious?

  they complain so much about this life.

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  I was always amazed at all the problems these group of people had. I've never seen a religious group of people have so many issues with each other. i always thought, well that isn't Christian. And actually when I reflect on things, I've never been treated so poorly from some of "God's true people." I've never experienced a group of religious people with so many mental and health issues as the JW's

  You nailed it exactly! Best life ever is what they try to convince themselves that they're leading, although inside their minds, well, read the part of your post that I quoted above. Cult like mentality, trying to believe it themselves and make others believe it.
  
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  What food are you grateful for?

  by punkofnice in

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  i'll start: stilton cheese.. (it was a toss up between that and sweet pickled beetroot).. thank you folks..

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  ShirleyW

  Well, well, look who made one of her surprise visits again !!

  I like pig tails too, along with every other part of the pig.

  I'm glad the Japanese invented Sushi, love it, especially sea urchin or uni is the Japanese name, it's an acquired taste and it's delicious.
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  Have you been featured in a Watchtower publication or on jw.org?

  by George One Time in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  maybe you were considered a good example or a picture was needed.. can you give some background of the procedure?

  how about the vetting?

  if you cannot give away your identity, that is fine.

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  ShirleyW

  About ten years ago Sister's teenage daughter was included in one of the pics in the Watchtower, so I guess the Elders in the congregations pass the word about certain families that appear steadfast for da troof. I wonder though, since the mom in this family told me back then they were getting HBO for free without paying TimeWarner and she used to run a su-su , that's like the pyramid scheme where folks put in money every week and one person gets paid off, I just wonder if they shared that secret with the Elders, or maybe the person that recommended their daughter was in on the cable and money scheme as well ?