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  How Far Up The Ladder Did You Go In JW Land?

  by minimus in

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  i pretty much did it all.

  vacation pioneered as a youngster and became a regular pioneer out of school.

  i became a ms then an elder.....the organization pushes you to be somebody within the confines of their realm.

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  freddo

  Toes up said ... "We were told that they are laying off 50ish Bethelites. A comment was made, "they are still young enough to pick up and get a job."
  

  "WT only cares about WT and what it "appears" to be. "

  Happened to a couple last year - here in the UK. Landed in our circuit.
  

  He's mid fifties, she's late 40's.
  

  He's a pleasant enough mediocre elder by all accounts who let slip that his world had been turned upside down and that he cried when told he was getting the "bumsrush" after 25 years in Bethel.

  Poor sod is working as a window washer (what else?) for another brother who has built an office and window cleaning empire. He's not pioneering.

  The wife has a part time job as a care assistant for the NHS and pioneers.

  They live in a flat on a council estate (local authority/social housing area) owned by the "worldly" husband of a nice sister at a rent about 20% cheaper than market rates.

  So who pays their wages and gives them a good deal? Worldly organisation, worldly landlord and a brother who gets "frowned upon" for being materialistic.

  55 and out on his ass!

  
  
  
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  Gas or Electric Stove

  by just fine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am getting new appliances.

  i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

  the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

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  freddo

  "Gas hob and electric ovens.

  Plus a camping gas stove in case the electric goes off, the hob needs electricity to light!

  George"

  Agree on Gas hob and electric oven(s).

  A box of matches or hand held lighter lights gas when the piezzo thing doesn't work due to electricity outages!
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  Convention Introductions 2017 "Don't Give Up!"

  by accesible in

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  2. friends

  convention introductions.

  2017 “don’t give up!” convention.

  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0bywm0b0qtwlsbzffazazotvfyxc.

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  freddo

  "34. Confidentiality: You and everyone working with you must keep in mind that convention program information, releases, and so forth are to be kept confidential until the information is presented from the platform."

  Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaa!
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  WT PDF file "Child Safeguarding Policy of Jehovah's Witnesses in Australia"

  by kpop in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  just passing on a link i found.

  i didn't see anyone here post it so i hope i can share this.

  download and pass it on!

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  freddo

  Maybe the problem is that "Christian" religiousness is more alive and kicking in the U.S. than in say Oz, UK or Canada. Therefore religion has more sway and more (proportionately) followers that toe the religionists' line.

  Also there seems more religious types in politics over there in the U.S. with self serving agendas than Australia too.

  It's like the US is 10/15 years behind Europe and Australia in whacky religionists' (of the "Christian" variety) being put in their place.
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  Revised bible in Dutch

  by Rather Be the Hammer in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we had a special talk (streaming) today from g. jackson, announcing the new revised bible in dutch.

  there are many many changes, even some of the the dutch 'jw-language' will change because bible verses changed.

  also brother jackson admitted (be it in a joking way ) that whole talks in the past (until now) had been based on wrong translated bible verses.

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  freddo

  "3 hours streaming" in 30 degrees C?

  3 hours steaming perhaps?
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  Solar power

  by pepperheart in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi its been on the bbc website that in the uk they got 25% of the power that the whole country needed for friday just from solar power alone.

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  freddo

  Friday May 26th was a warm day in the UK about 22/26 degrees with "long daylight hours".

  Not so hot that air conditioning would be switched on especially as most homes don't have it or might just have a portable air conditioner at most. (maybe southern business offices might switch it on)

  Only getting dark between 9 pm and 4 am so less street lighting and home lighting used.

  No heating switched on. Cool drinks and not so many hot ones. Fresh salads and less cooking.

  You catch my drift? The perfect day for reduced energy consumption.

  But good nevertheless.
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  How Far Up The Ladder Did You Go In JW Land?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i pretty much did it all.

  vacation pioneered as a youngster and became a regular pioneer out of school.

  i became a ms then an elder.....the organization pushes you to be somebody within the confines of their realm.

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  freddo

  MS then Elder with a few auxiliary pioneer months when it was 60 hours.

  PO/Coordinator whatever they call it now for about 3 years at one point. Only chosen and only agreed to do it because the other option was an alpha male wannabe that no one wanted. Secretary for about 8 years before that.

  Occasionally did appeal committees.

  Did Circuit assembly parts and occasional demos on District conventions.

  Did enjoy RBC stuff because I had no responsibility other than to use a paint brush and fill holes in plaster.

  Utter utter waste of time. (but I can whitewash a wall and fill holes with filler)
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  Please tell me: what is a relationship with the "person" Jehovah like?

  by Maryo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone out there know of any jws that have talked about what their personal relationship with jehovah was like?

  for example, hearing his voice, a certain feeling?

  an intellectual understanding?

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  freddo

  One way.
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  The New terroists That The World have To Confront What is the Answer ?

  by smiddy in

  1. social
  2. current

  this latest attack in manchester u.k. targeting a venue attended by mainly children and teenagers who go to a concert by their favorite singer and then to be attacked by a terroist has to be the last straw... surely ?

  22 dead at last count mainly young girls enjoying a concert of their favourite singer ?

  and at least 50 others suffering injuries ?.

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  freddo

  I wish the non bombing Muslim community would stand up loud and long and condemn the terrorist and bombing Muslim extremists. And remove their own hate preachers from their mosques.

  Some of course silently sympathise but maybe the majority are too frightened of being on the receiving end themselves.
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  Uninvited...again...

  by Anders Andersen in

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  2. friends

  so a week or so ago we received an invitation for a jw friend's wedding anniversary party in the mail.it was addressed to 'the andersen family' (and not just mrs. andersen & baby andersen) which was pleasant of course, but not a huge surprise given the type of person who said friend is.. however, i already prepared myself to be uninvited after all.

  some time ago, there was a congregation farewell party/get-together.to my surprise, i was invited too!

  an elder specifically came over to my house to tell me.then some weeks later, he visited again, being terribly sorry but the invitation was revoked as the congregation got concerned over my possible presence.. with that debacle in mind, i wasn't surprised to receive a message from my friend 'hey are you at home?

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  *Your experience may differ

  However - round our way when this sort of thing rarely arose the elder on the body with lots of opinions and usually with his family all in will make waves about successful faders and waffle on about what the GB really want us to do even if it's not in print. (roll eyes).

  If there are enough of them they will lean on the party giver or the party giver will be so conditioned that they will ask the advice of the elders either before or after inviting a fader.

  When there is a "conscience decision" to be made - they (most JW elders) are a bunch of tight-knickered assholes looking to maintain control to look good in the eyes of the CO or Branch. Nothing to see here ...