the truth has been streamlined.
the new smaller magazines starting in january, if armageddon hasn't come before then, are even more simplified.
i know you cannot imagine that being possible, but they are.
OTWO...I disagree a bit (unless I missunderstood) the members only WT will stay at 32 pages, and that's where all the "heavy" stuff is discussed anyway. I really don't think the 16 page announcement will make a big diff to JWs because it will be viewed as simpler info to peddle to the masses. Just my opinion.
TD
do cos (and dos) have a cushy life in comparison with other jws, or others in fulltime service?.
it could be said that they do, since they have an apartment provided for them, meals out, green handshakes, and invites to social gatherings.
it could also be said that they do not, since they may have to live in a different house every week, accept whatever food they're given, and they have a lot more meetings than the average jw.. .
I think there is a poster here: winstonchurchill that is a former CO. Would be interesting to hear his thoughts. My opinion, yes and no....I guess it depends on the circuit and their living conditions. Some assembly halls have really nice apartments that they can call their own for 3 years.
i am from russia, and i've ben a jw for a 19 years of my life, since my early childhood.last 5-6 years that i spend my time in the organization, it was only because my family, close friends, and a girlfriend.i've been a pioneer for a 6 years, but my favorite kind of ministry was construction of kingdom halls!
(because there was a lot of humour, creative young people, young and pretty sisters, etc.
;)i still have very good memories about that period...nearly before i finally quit, i was disfellowshipped for a 1 year and 4 months.in that time i 've reed a "crisis of concience" and "in search for christian freedom", and give those book to my mom,she already was inactive, and having a serious doubts.but i was too naive!i decided to comeback into organization- cause of my girlfriend and friends.and remain there as a "double agent" or a spy))i had to pass through all the way to be reinstated...when i 'came back', i had a bad surprise: the elders decided that i need to study some publications again,for my "reabilitation".
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i am from russia, and i've ben a jw for a 19 years of my life, since my early childhood.last 5-6 years that i spend my time in the organization, it was only because my family, close friends, and a girlfriend.i've been a pioneer for a 6 years, but my favorite kind of ministry was construction of kingdom halls!
(because there was a lot of humour, creative young people, young and pretty sisters, etc.
;)i still have very good memories about that period...nearly before i finally quit, i was disfellowshipped for a 1 year and 4 months.in that time i 've reed a "crisis of concience" and "in search for christian freedom", and give those book to my mom,she already was inactive, and having a serious doubts.but i was too naive!i decided to comeback into organization- cause of my girlfriend and friends.and remain there as a "double agent" or a spy))i had to pass through all the way to be reinstated...when i 'came back', i had a bad surprise: the elders decided that i need to study some publications again,for my "reabilitation".
sorry tried to paste 'wecome' in Russian....uhhh didn't work. SO ---> WELCOME !!
i'm kind of freaking out because i'm getting all four of my wisdom teeth pulled in a few weeks.
two of them are completely impacted, and one is partially impacted.
fortunately, they're not oddly aligned.
I had mine out at 25 I was under general anastesia, so didnt remember a thing. Take the vicodin as a back up and if the Ibuprophen works well enough than good for you! But if not, you have them.
If the vicodin upset your stomach you can ask for percocet, also a narc (it's oxycodone vs hydrocodone (vicodin) I have been told that for some people percocet doesn't bother some people as much (if you are prone to nausia)
Also for the nausia, ask about Vistaril (generic drug name: HYDROXYZINE) it is an antihystamine that can be given to boost the narcotic and help control upset stomach. Vistaril can be taken with Vicodin or Perocet. It definately does help.
Another option you can ask for is vicoprophen (hydrocodone and ibuprophen) This is what I used after I through out my back last year. Be careful if you end up liking the effects, they can be addictive and your body does get used to them.
Hope it goes well! Take care!
TD
so was your congo affluent & connected enough to have a "bethel speaker"?.
at least one congo in our area had one.
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We also had a bethel speaker, from Patterson...a 30ish nerdy guy who smiled alot. He did a decent job with what he had to work with.
Also thank-you Barbara for what you wrote. That was an interesting perspective, and a very real account of how it is. The cat hair part grossed me out a bit though. :-) I also like what you said re JWs "...made up of mostly very sincere people with all the usual assets and deficits" I always try to remember that as my angst continues to grow post J-Dubdom.
i'm being forced to go to this one by my family members so i thought i'd write this out in disgust: http://apostarad.blogspot.com/2012/04/memorial-time-again.html.
i'm serious about getting wasted before i go, by the way.
this will be a night to be remembered..
booya! heading there myself. yeah!!
...and a drink afterwords. 1st meeting in a month
I had the same problem with blank posts the other day, it was making me crazy. I downloaded chrome and then it worked. Right now I'm trying IE9 again, only after clicking the compatibility button as suggested above. Good suggestion.
Welcome to the board...try to post your intro again!
TD
by "shadow elder".
before i express my opinion to the readers and contributors to this website (www.ex-jw.com), i would like to explain who i am and to present my bona fides as someone qualified to comment on this website and jehovah's witnesses in general.. first of all, i am an active jehovah's witness living just outside of new york city.
being a large metropolis, new york has many kingdom halls located within the city and several more in surrounding boroughs, counties, and suburbs.
Thanks for posting! I enjoyed reading his thoughts. He's at his personal stage of waking up. I personally like to cut people some slack, and not be too harsh. Some of what he said may come from years of being a dub-elder. I'm sure we've all said things that could come off as haughty and judgemental.
TD
given that the printed word is forever and cannot be erased do the writers get into trouble for the embarassment they cause ?
every mistake results in someone today or tommorrow or nnext year and so on losing faith which is a disasyer for the org.
how do they hope to control these errors and prevent them from happening in the future.?
I'm sure nothing happens to them, it's all edited and proofed before it's printed...so I would imagine almost a dozen people had read it before it goes to print.
