thw wts likes to play games with their statistics.
one interesting but truly tragic is the number of jwhovah's witnesses who commit suicie.. now i suspect that if a person commits suicide shortly before or after they are disfellowshipped then the elders would say that person wasn't a witness or that they had done something so terrible that they were too guilty to admit it and by their action of committing suicide they pretty much declared they were no longer a jw.. yup fancy talk to make sure any crap didn't fall on them.. so my question.. do you know of cases like this?
if so then can you answer a few more questions.. had this person been dfed or in real danger of being dfed or whatever the equivalent is if they were never baptized?.
2 spring to mind; plus an attempted one which I count as a serious attempt - it was a survived - a jump from a 3rd floor car park.
A couple of overdoses too. But they survived.
Oh, a family in the 70's; wife tried gassing herself but survived, her UBM stuck his head in a gas oven and died. Their daughter jumped a high bridge.
What a happyfying experience their contact with jw's was ...
dear all,.
could someone explain where it is written that mservants should be doing the congregation average/10 hours minimum?.
platinumfix.
What fastJehu said is spot on. But with a bit of individual CO leeway.
Granddad kindly CO who has seen real life, had kids, been in the armed forces or had a real job before being a jw.
"8 hours is ok minimum for last six months with a toddler or new baby on board any less than that and they obviously won't cope with all the estra responsibility."
Modern CO who hasn't got a clue, pioneered from school, never had a full time job and follows every word the DO and Branch tell him.
"10 hours minimum with several RV's for last 12 months; wife must be doing well (even with a newborn, depression and CFS!) too. Gotta preside over houshold an 'all."
i ran across a change between the printed edition of the december 15, 2013 wt study edition and the magazine as a pdf download from the jw.org website.. whether the change amounts to much, i'm not sure.
but it is curious.
the change is in paragraph 16 on page 15:.
I have the printed Dec 15th WT in the UK it reads exactly as your quoted pdf version.
**this was predicted from some members here**.
to all congregations .
re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .
@BU2B
You've just described every circuit assembly I've ever been to ...
when i resigned from a body of about ten elders (jumped before pushed.
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if you still go, how many ex elders in your congregation?.
When I resigned from a body of about ten elders (jumped before pushed) in 2004 I was the only ex-elder in the hall. Now there are four of us! Not bad considering there are only six elders "serving". They look tired too.
If you still go, how many ex elders in your congregation?
this is literally almost in my backyard.. they are using a local contractor, not jw volunteers.. http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-jehova-witness-retirement-home-20140205,0,2445692.story.
21 f. thursday, feb. 6, 20146:49 am est .
retirement complex for jehovah's witnesses in salisbury townshipnine-month project to employ workers from 20 trades.
@scotoma
LOL!
during a study the elder brought out that eating blood and omens are from the devil, and brought me to leviticus 19:26 (i think).. in verse 27 i says this:.
you must not shave the hair on the side of your head or disfigure the edges of your beard.. i said: "so why are we not allowed to have beards?".
elder: "thats a good question, cleric.
A "Co-ordinator" in a nearby circuit has a beard and several elders in our circuit do too. (UK) Not many mind but at least a handful. Mind you we don't see them on the assembly programs. My theory is that a lot of the ones who want to be seen on the platform at assemblies won't grow a beard because they love the platform too much so usually it is only the background elders that will grow a beard.
.....whether it be in the congregation or from "headquarters"?
Google "Michael Porter Child Molester JW"
I knew this pleasant fellow personally ...
went to the movie theatre over the weekend to take in jack ryan (not bad) and saw the trailer for "noah" (russell crowe and a solid cast) whats the bet the dubs will be given a rule encouraged to examine their own consciences when attending this movie.
from what i hear its fairly true to the genesis account, but hey its hollywood with cgi at their disposal.. .
my guess is they will not be allowed to go until the gb 2.0 attend a screening at loews cineplex, grab some popcorn and pop and give it their blessing..
@Data-Dog -
im not a jw but my recently x boyfriend is.
he and were dating for the past 6 years.
i found out he had gotten married to a jw in the last 1and a half of our relationship.
Tell his wife and never ever ever, did I say ever? - have anything to do with him ever, ever, ever again. Hopefully you deserve better. Hopefully you won't be so dumb as to be taken in by a low-life like this again. Hopefully ...
