Posts by Fatal Error

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JW Dating Service :)

by Incense_and_Peppermints in

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http://www.jwmatch.com/welcome.php .

"um, i like serving jehovah, and going to the kingdom hall... and um, serving jehovah, and bookstudies, and serving jehovah, and meeting beautiful sisters, and serving jehovah of course.

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! ! ! ! ! WORLD CUP -- C'MON ENGLAND ! ! ! ! !

by nicolaou in

okay, weve lost gerrard - that's the biggest blow in my book - but beckham seems almost up to speed.

do we have any chance of making it to the 2nd round?.

i think nigeria are more of a threat than sweden who we should beat.

Fatal Error

I don't think England have a chance, it's highly doubtful they'll beat Sweden, as City Fan said, and Nigeria could force a draw too.

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Prince married Toronto JW woman?

by comment in

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this may be old news, and it's not something that holds incredible interest for me, but i thought someone on the board might know this manuella testolini.

i found this through a search engine at worldnews.com.. http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/story.asp?id={79ea5618-b49f-4515-b22b-3ecfe8adf2e7}.

prince show a mystery.

Fatal Error

He must fling a lot of money in their general direction!

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Could Someone Suggest...

by Francois in

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...a good jw site to go lurking to see what their reaction to the dateline program is like?

i have no idea myself of where to go.. many thanks,.

frank

WOW! I applied to JustJWs a couple of weeks ago, no questions like that, and I was granted access within 24hrs without having to give my date of baptism or my congregation either... How fast things change..

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Letter being read at Service Meeting?

by Jourles in

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i heard that there was going to be a letter read at the service meetings this week?

this info came from a jw friend who has been discussing this with me for the past couple of days.

he just said to go to the service meeting as there was going to be a letter read.

Fatal Error

We didn't get a letter read to us
I was looking forward to see how the Society squirmed their way out of this one... Maybe next week, here's to hoping..

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Kingdom Ministry Study Article

by Fatal Error in

during our service meeting tonight, we discussed an article titled "balanced oversight", in which brosthers are encouraged to turn down theocratic privileges if it might detract from his family, and that responsibilities should be shared amongst the congregation.

the emphasis was on building a family unit strong in the truth, and delegating privileges when need be, thus, imho, shifting responsibility from the elders and ministerial servants onto the entire congregation... we got the usual biggin up of elders, they should be commended for what they do, and that due to the fact that they are volonteers, can't be held responsible for the odd error of judgement (or major cock-up?).

could this be a shift by the society to protect or even dilute its "clergy class", so as to limit liability?

Fatal Error

During our Service Meeting tonight, we discussed an article titled "Balanced Oversight", in which Brosthers are encouraged to turn down theocratic privileges if it might detract from his family, and that responsibilities should be shared amongst the congregation. The emphasis was on building a family unit strong in the truth, and delegating privileges when need be, thus, IMHO, shifting responsibility from the elders and ministerial servants onto the entire congregation..

We got the usual biggin up of elders, they should be commended for what they do, and that due to the fact that they are volonteers, can't be held responsible for the odd error of judgement (or major cock-up?)

Could this be a shift by the Society to protect or even dilute its "clergy class", so as to limit liability?

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Here is the plan

by the follower in

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ok... here is the plan.

i moved to this congregation years ago, but when i came it was the same secretary then as it is now.

when i arrived he just said "here is my address, give it to the secretary in your old congregation and tell him to send me your records.

Fatal Error

I'm sure there's still a copy of your records at some central location, so it wouldn't really make any difference on the Society level, and the elders could still request a new set to be sent out to them... I think...

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Here is the plan

by the follower in

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ok... here is the plan.

i moved to this congregation years ago, but when i came it was the same secretary then as it is now.

when i arrived he just said "here is my address, give it to the secretary in your old congregation and tell him to send me your records.

Fatal Error

Isn't there a set of laws that dictate you can have all records shown to you on request?

In the UK, the Data Protection Act would force the Society to hand overa copy of all files on you, albeit for an administrative fee. The same law says that you can also ask to have these files deleted, depending on what they are used for.

I'm not sure whether that would apply in this case, or whether the Society MUST have certain files if you wish to remain known as a JW...

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Calling all UK people, especially near CARDIFF

by kat7302 in

hiya.

id love to catch up with anyone near cardiff or within that circuit.

i used to be in barry congregtion but my parents were so well known and 'in' it, we went to tons of different congregations around there.

Fatal Error

Welcome to the board Kat

That's a bit far from me...
What's your story? Still JW, ex,...?

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WT 6/15 2002: Confidential Matters

by GermanXJW in

the watchtower of 15th june, 2002 contains a strange three-paragraph-article about 'confidential matters':.

a time to reveal a confidential matter.

keeping certain matters confidential can mean the difference between peace and contention.

Fatal Error

I remember thinking the same when I read that... Seems like an early attempt at justification, if only to condition the average JW to dismiss any upcoming criticism. Sick, sick ,sick...