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  Pioneers will be down 10% next year...

  by cognac in

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  yup, i said it first - so remember that, lol.. .

  gas prices are going sky-high.

  they have part-time, crappy jobs - if that... what do you think?.

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  arkaev

  is that new "goal" of Society - to grow pioneers to 700 thousands?
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  Hi to everyone!

  by arkaev in

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  is it right place to introduce myself?

  my name is max.

  im in my early 20s.

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  arkaev

  Is it right place to introduce myself? My name is Max. I’m in my early 20s. I’m working in mass media, going with unfinished higher education. I’m from European part of Russia. I’m still JW but already not in mainstream. I was baptized approx. 10 years ago, was regular pioneer for several years, conducted a bookstudy and had a plenty other responsibilities. Generally, I was active in organization as much as I can. I was seeing my future in JW community, growing up “spiritually” - becoming MS, elder, overseer and so on. Then, when growing up, I’ve started to see strange things in organization like double standards, inadequate responsive men and so on. My best friend become career-minded (I mean growth in Org). Sometimes at personals studies I was noticing some strange mixes of teachings, f ex pagan. Slave was agreeing with marriage rings but disagree with toasts. It was the beginning. Several months I was studying some of main JW teachings and found that they are builds-on Bible, but not based on it. Some weeks ago I have read Franz’ CC and now reading “Searching Christian freedom”. Last CO visit I had talk with elders and said about some of my beliefs. I did it only because of my closest friends who I share my doubts with. They said that i have to go to elders nor they will do that. It was real shock for me; they were talking to me like thief or person who had wrong sexual relations. Now I’m moving to another big city, I will have new job, new circle of friends and have no congregation, erm, I mean I have decided I wont visit it or take part in field ministry. Now I have to rebuild my religious content, part of my life. Anyway what I truly know is I want stay in Christ’ love and mind and continue to worship to Jehovah God. I hope I have found right place for help to it. Guys, feel free to ask me here or by IM, just ask. Thank you all for reading. One Q. what topics I have to read first, what are the main threads and forums?