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  3 words to describe.....

  by punkofnice in

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  ..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.

  i'll start...... bully boy elders.

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  freddo

  @punky- very good.

  Man Made Rules
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  Assembly baptisms/attendance - keep 'em coming!

  by freddo in

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  don't forget to post your reported assembly and convention attendance and baptisms and whether they are higher or lower than customary (if you know).. here's some detail passed to me of the last circuit assembly held at surrey (uk) assembly hall.. attendance 922 baptisms 3 (half circuit).

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  freddo

  Don't forget to post your reported assembly and convention attendance and baptisms and whether they are higher or lower than customary (if you know).

  Here's some detail passed to me of the last circuit assembly held at Surrey (UK) assembly hall.

  Attendance 922 Baptisms 3 (Half circuit)
  
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  Coordinator of Elders Problems in One Southern England Circuit!

  by The Searcher in

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  information just passed to me.

  let's hope this becomes even more widespread.

  i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?

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  @crazyguy

  Well, they're brain dead now but soon they'll be dead-dead. So they've gotta bring in the replacements!
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  Honestly, Do You Still Act or Think Like a JW?

  by minimus in

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  or do traces or attitudes still rear its ugly head of your past involvement with the witnesses?

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  freddo

  Not so much.
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  Coordinator of Elders Problems in One Southern England Circuit!

  by The Searcher in

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  information just passed to me.

  let's hope this becomes even more widespread.

  i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?

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  @Sir82

  CO's in the UK changed in September 2015. So these removals and resignations are across the "watch" of two CO's.

  Doesn't sound like the work of one CO to me.
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  A call from family - Armageddon this month!

  by kaik in

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  2. beliefs

  i very seldom receive a call from my jw siblings, i mean seldom.

  i can count them on my hand in past 10 years.

  while we talk about mom a lot and i am in touch with her, i was very surprised when i received this call.

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  @vidiot

  Oh yes! 1960 through 1990 much better fitted the WT claims of the time.

  Cuba/Vietnam/Biafra/Cold War/Gemini and Apollo Moon Landing (Signs in the Sun and stars)/Generation that saw 1914/King of the North and South with their earth destroying nuclear missiles. Ten toes of the image of Nebuchadnezzer having the strength of iron and the fragility of clay - Student uprisings in Paris, Czech revolt (Prague Spring), Power outages and Miner's strikes in Britain. Berlin Wall coming down (here comes the peace and security!) Made sense to me.

  And all those good solid elders that were forged during this time are the last bastion of the WT. How old are they now? mid - late 50's are the youngest, but more likely 60's 70's 80's and dead! (Or resigned.)
  
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  what is the ontlogical trinity

  by piledriver in

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  the trnity to me means the true nature of god essence,attributes each person of the trinity is equal the father the son and the holly spirit all share the devine nature ie three persons of the godhead are all equal in power ,glory and wisdom john 10:30.jesus and his father god are one meaning of the same nature mathew 28.19 jesus said all to be baptised in the name of the father and of the son and the holly ghost reprissenting 3 persons of the godhead to wellcome the devine trinity into your soul .

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  @cofty

  Yeh! I just looked back through piledriver's posts and found that!
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  what is the ontlogical trinity

  by piledriver in

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  the trnity to me means the true nature of god essence,attributes each person of the trinity is equal the father the son and the holly spirit all share the devine nature ie three persons of the godhead are all equal in power ,glory and wisdom john 10:30.jesus and his father god are one meaning of the same nature mathew 28.19 jesus said all to be baptised in the name of the father and of the son and the holly ghost reprissenting 3 persons of the godhead to wellcome the devine trinity into your soul .

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  freddo

  OK, I'll bite.

  Try Matthew 24 v 36 and Acts 7 v 55,56.
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  Coordinator of Elders Problems in One Southern England Circuit!

  by The Searcher in

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  information just passed to me.

  let's hope this becomes even more widespread.

  i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?

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  freddo

  CoBE's in a circuit talk to each other a fair bit; here's why.

  CoBE's typically also do or are involved in the circuit organising jobs - Circuit Accounts, Attendants Overseers, Assembly Hall caretaking etc. - and quite a few get used on assembly parts so go to rehearsals.

  If the circuit accounts brother or the CO's brown-noser assistant paperwork cruncher (often a CoBE or Secretary) wants to communicate with all the congregations in the circuit they use email to other CoBE's, not through jdubyadotorg

  So an email goes out saying - "The CO has asked me to remind you all that the circuit pioneer meeting will be at the local Assembly Hall on Julember 9th. Please let your pioneers know. Oh and share cars and bring some cakes, for brother and sister fatty to lay on refreshments." Then someone will phone up an ask for clarification and then it's "Hey Bob did you here about ... what do you reckon ...?"

  They are also responsible for public talks and will talk to other CoBE's nearby to arrange them (although often an assistant is used).

  Any inter-congregation issues (you know, Johnny from City North and Mary from City South are from different congregations and they've been caught shagging each other's brains out) and introductions will go CoBE to CoBE.

  They are often of a certain type and they yak to each other too. I know that the Royal Australian Commission, money/finance requests and the Bethel Culls - which may effect their kids - have been great topics for conversation among the circuit heavies (CoBE's, Secretaries and other prominent elders) in my area.
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  CO Comes Up With A New Way To Be Judgemental...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  at the latest co visit something very strange happened.

  during the meeting with the elders and servants he passed out a copy of a hypothetical publisher card and asked us what we could learn from it.

  upon receiving it i saw that the average hours were pretty good, it had return visits and quite a few bible studies.

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  freddo

  So hardworking dad studies with his wife and son and goes in the mins on a Saturday and reports 8-10 hours. Really good guy, steady and sensible. Perfect MS/Elder material.

  But oh dear, young Johnny has just got baptised - good you say? But no! Because now Dad and Mrs. Dad can't count their family study time anymore so Dad's hours go from 9 down to 5 and Mrs. Dad's drop from 8 to 4!

  Oh no - now they are in the crappy useless range and the CO will wonder if Dad can run a microphone anymore?

  And yet they are doing exactly the same hours and study as they did before - but Johnny's baptised, dad can't count the time - hallelujah!

  Crazy rule ridden cult.