Home school + JW usually means the kids end up somewhere between "crazy zealot" with limited social and work skills and "sloppy loser" with limited social and zero work skills.
Posts by freddo
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by Sabin ini don't know if it is the same where you are but where i live it is a common practise of jdub`s to withdraw their kid`s from school at about year 8 even younger in some cases.
they say they are being home schooled & of cause they do cover a certain amount of school topics.
don't get me wrong i`m not saying that it is wrong to home school a youngster, especially if they are being bullied or suffering in some way, but the jdub`s don't do it for this purpose, oh no their kid`s are out on the field service during what would be school hours.
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Today's Special Day Assembly Expenses and the $10,499 Deficit. Silent Majority?
by Tenacious intoday i attended a one-day assembly in my hometown.
i knew when it came time to read the afternoon expenses that it would be an incredibly high and ridiculous amount that was nowhere near the real expenses for that day.
sure enough, after lunch came the announcement.
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freddo
Last year the deficit here (a UK circuit) was so high an elder told me the CO wrote to the congs citing some nonsense in the Organized to do Jehovah's will book and strong armed the cash that way.
Here it is:
P130
"Ideally, each assembly is to pay the expenses it incurs, with surplus funds being deposited in the circuit account. ...
Blah blah
However, if there are insufficient funds in the circuit account to pay expenses for the last assembly or to meet initial expenses for the next assembly, such as a deposit to secure the use of a facility, the circuit overseer may direct that congregations be advised of the privilege to contribute.
blah blah
... elders will discuss the matter and determine what contribution thir congregation would be able to make to the circuit fund ... then handle this in their congregation by means of a resolution. "
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This is in a paid for assembly hall!
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Jehovah's Witnesses want to invite you to their newly refurbished hall!
by username ini just seen this on goggle news.
a report into a hall actually being refurbished!.
http://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage_s_jehovah_s_witnesses_celebrate_worship_hall_s_makeover_and_invite_public_to_come_along_1_4228859.
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freddo
It's a kingdom hall guys, what did you expect - the Sistine Chapel?
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Sexual assault I believe by a JW member Santa Ana Calif
by James Mixon inthe news this morning, santa ana man arrested for molesting three young girls.. he used his 6 year old daughter to arrange play dates with the other girls.. they showed the kh and stated he was a member of the church.
unable.
to find any other info on the case, not sure if he was a jw.. his name jesus agullary, not sure if that's the correct spelling..
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freddo
@Vidiot - "Aw, Christ, how many does this make now?"
Myriads?
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freddo
Sounds like at least a part of them is trying to convince themselves. They obviously care.
The majority will just shrug and carry on. Some will get worried as they try to continue and become mentally stressed.
A few, an increasing few, will join the dots with this, the royal commission, money grabbing and other red flags and wake up.
Edited to add: Yes this looks to be possible sarcasm - (I paraphrase - "whatever the gb teach about the generation this year" and "simple and easy to understand like Jesus teachings" do seem unlikely phrases for the genuine believing jw's.) - I hope it is as it's fairly subtle.
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Three Elders with Same Victim - Is Poland Next?
by berrygerry infrom reddit:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3iipt9/its_happening_a_big_news_story_in_one_of_the/.
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freddo
@Mad Irishman
I don't think that is true - 1006 reported cases in Australia belies that claim if you look at the ratios - but of course JW's hold themselves up to be the one true religion and like to project a clean and pure image (bit like a whitewashed grave) before everyone; which is why even when their procedures are pointedly shown to be woefully lacking (like the Royal Commission did) all they care about is protecting their image.
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For Those of You Who Still Serve... How Do You Do It?
by Kingdom Evader innew here... been lurking for some time now.... i still serve... but with each passing day, it gets harder and harder.
i'm slowly... slowly working on my wife (i call her mrs. hardcore) and even my m-i-l (who taught my wife how to be hardcore).
making some amazing progress... they are still hardcore... but unrecognizable from a couple years ago!.
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freddo
Choose the more generic outlines based on Christian fruits - Mercy, Love etc. Or jw doctrine you believe in perhaps - Hellfire/Trinity.
Shepherding calls - just go along the lines of "Do your best - well done."
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JW Only Employers
by DwainBowman inhttp://www.getbatsout.com.
how many of us former jw's, know of companies that only hire jw's, and no one else?
well the one below, not only hires, just jw's, but only jw's that are, pioneers, ms's & elders.
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freddo
They could go to Brooklyn where they've got "bats in the belfry". -
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I'm back! And something I remembered...
by OneStepOut93 inso, it's been a really long time since i've posted on here.
and even at the time i never really posted much.. to make my story short, my parents found out i was planning to move in with a worldly friend out of the blue and instead sent me to live with my jw grandmother.
this was almost 3 years ago.
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freddo
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In 3 and one half-hours time..
by snugglebunny inin 3 and one half-hours time..queen elizabeth will become the longest reigning sovereign ever.. you go, girl!.
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freddo
Who put the "Royal" in Royal Commission?