Posts by karter

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More rancid meat lovingly provided by the F&DS

by serenitynow! in

in the 2/15/2012 koolaid there is an article about finding happiness in a divided household.

i found this to be particularly offensive: .

"when facing a challenge, it is important to seek scriptural counsel from publications of the faithful and discreet slave class and from the elders.

karter

Then Howard found out the couple i was studing with the guy was a child molester.

This time Howard did'nt stay calm!

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Book study potlucks/treat-nights/ice cream soicals, etc.

by Joliette in

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friends

did any of you guys have these at your book study?.

karter

I had the book study at my place for many years.

We had "Refreshments" after till i got sick & tired of food being trampled into my carpet so i stopped it.

The B.S group was being split up and the conductor said there would be a supper after the B.S the next week as it woul'd be our last.

News to me everyone arrived with plates that i told them to put back in their cars.

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WT Society Appoints Elders/MS Based on " Functions " Performed - not ....

by flipper in

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friends

........... holy spirit or any " fruitages of the spirit " like love, kindness, mildness, meekness , etc.

shown by men considered for elder or ms positions.

qualities or true positive character traits are not that important to the wt society in appointments of these men in jw congregations.. no, the real " qualifications " that a jw man needs to exhibit is being able to report 10 hours a month in knocking on people's doors offering wt and awake magazines !

karter

Flipper,

They have lowered the bar so much that just about anyone can be appointed to a postion.

We had a guy with a mental health problem that was an M.S.

Half the elders in one congro i attented were drunks they would get togeather and drink like there was no tomorrow...my father who was never a JW and was fond of a drink was supprised when he saw these guys drink.

As long as you tow the party line and be SEEN to be doing the rite thing you will be appointed.

As i mentioned in another thread we have an Elder who screwed his own sister,He was married at the time (Still is).

He is worthy of double honner while we are all mentaly diseased...go figure.

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Thanks for your help !

by 3rdgen in

to all the posters on this board, your thoughts, experiences, and research have helped me more than you can imagine!

until recently i was a true believer of more than 50 yrs.

as my name implies, i am third generation from both parents going back to the turn of the previous century.

karter

3rdgen

Welcome always nice to have someone new on board.

karter.

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Do you remember being warned off about soaps?

by highdose in

i mean tv soaps.

i remember for a while they were a sign of a deeply unspirtual person ... all that time that could have been spent door to door instead!.

karter

West Auckland.

Ill get some DVD's of the show's and send it to you if you like.

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Do you remember being warned off about soaps?

by highdose in

i mean tv soaps.

i remember for a while they were a sign of a deeply unspirtual person ... all that time that could have been spent door to door instead!.

karter

Finallysomepride.

I work on Shortland ST...not acting though.

Ive never watched it EVER total crap!!!!!!!

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Do you remember being warned off about soaps?

by highdose in

i mean tv soaps.

i remember for a while they were a sign of a deeply unspirtual person ... all that time that could have been spent door to door instead!.

karter

There was an Awake artical about the dangers of watching soaps in the early 90's.

We had a pioneer siter that used to go home after FS to watch them.

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What percentage of assmbly experiences are total fabrication?

by NoRegrets in

when i was in 4th grade, i ended up in a situation involving minor school politics.

they had developed a "student council" which did little more than sell pencils at lunch time for fundraisers.

anyway, i was appointed by the teacher and didn't think much of it as an 8-9 year old.

karter

The best one i heard was a married couple who said they sold their house to go pionering.

The truth was they built this flash house becouse all his family had flash houses but could'nt afford the morgage and sold it becouse they had to.

There was a sister in their congro selling appartments off the plans and told them they could sell them when finished at a tidy profit.

Well the whole thing went belly up and they were bankrupted and he had to step down as an Elder.

So the truth was......We sold the house becouse we had to..he never went pionering...we went into a houseing scheme hopeing to make alot of money and last everything.

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