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  How JW's Spend Their Time

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  march 9 wt study,

  remain in my word page 8, february 1, 2003 watchtower, can you be happy and secure in your work?

  (direct wt quotes in red.

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  What that little bit of garden looks like right now. *sigh*
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  How JW's Spend Their Time

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  march 9 wt study,

  remain in my word page 8, february 1, 2003 watchtower, can you be happy and secure in your work?

  (direct wt quotes in red.

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  Yay! I love to talk about gardening! Yes, begonias like shade. I have more success looking for plants suited for my garden, than trying to get my garden to suit my favorite plants. I have a north-facing shade garden, so I am always on the hunt for new varieties. I pick shade loving and super-hardy plants (even sun-loving super-hardies can look great). I split perennials that aren't doing as well and plant them in different spots in the yard, hoping that a different location will make all the difference. In deep shade, I have found that variegated leaves and white flowers show off best. Deeper colours tend to get lost in the shadows.

  I use the paper bag method of overwintering geraniums. This will be my second year giving it a try. I do hope the deep fuscia pink geranium I snagged from my sister makes it.

  A bit of my garden last year. *sigh*
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  How JW's Spend Their Time

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  march 9 wt study,

  remain in my word page 8, february 1, 2003 watchtower, can you be happy and secure in your work?

  (direct wt quotes in red.

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  Thanks, acsot, for being the first to reply to my post. I will be setting my overwintered geraniums in pots today. Right now they are shrivelled stems. But give them a little moisture and sun, and they will be sprouting green. Oh, how I miss the green of spring.

  It took me all of maybe one minute (the time it took me to read the chapter) to understand that there was no way in h&ll they could apply that scripture in that way

  I would call that a productive use of your time! Perhaps "independent bible study" is not so difficult after all!
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  We're Coming After You, Watchtower

  by Farkel in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  for decades the watchtower corruption and lying corporation (hereinafter

  referred to as "the cult(tm)" has successfully prevailed in court over their destruction of lives and families due to their disgusting and perverted disfellowshipping policies.

  what they've done in effect is to argue that their first amendment rights must prevail, so they can then turn around and use that right to deprive all of their members of that very same right and liberty that comes with that right.

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  You know what is really creepy about this petition? Now that I understand the full impact of the shunning doctrine, such mental abuse does not even sound far-fetched. How much you wanna bet the dad is a "spiritual warfare" hero down at the local KH?
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  How JW's Spend Their Time

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  march 9 wt study,

  remain in my word page 8, february 1, 2003 watchtower, can you be happy and secure in your work?

  (direct wt quotes in red.

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  March 9 WT Study, “ Remain in My Word” Page 8, February 1, 2003 Watchtower, “Can You Be Happy and Secure in Your Work?” (Direct WT quotes in Red.)

  A quote from Stats Canada:

  Time is precious and the decisions people make about dividing their time between work, family and leisure have implications for their own happiness and the welfare of others. Statistics Canada conducts its Time Use Survey with a particular interest in the time spent doing unpaid activities, such as child care, care for seniors, volunteering and household work.

  From this 1998 data, I cobbled up a “time pie” on how the average Canadian spends their time.

  The average Canadian spends 1.7% of their time on voluntary activity. I estimate that a good JW who attends all meetings, studies all WT materials and contributes 10 hours a month in pioneer service, is contributing about 9% of their time pie to Jehovah, or “voluntary activity“. That is five times as much time dedicated to voluntary activity as the average Canadian.

  I made this time pie to see how easy it would be for a JW to fit all the WT approved activities in to their day. And indeed they can. About 25% of a Canadian’s day is taken up with leisure activities such as sports, watching TV, and socializing. If a witness redirects all his socializing and community work to the hall and eliminates other unproductive leisure activities such as sports and movies, such a lifestyle can be maintained.

  I am worried, however, that a good JW is not getting enough rest. By comparison, Jehovah rested 1/7 of a week at the creation of the World, or 17% of His time. This gave him time to reflect on all He had created, and declare it good. We are His creation, and He specifically dedicated regular rest as Holy. I wonder if a good Witness, who completes all assignments as required, is doing long-term physical and mental damage by cramming his/her day full of activity? Does a Witness ever stop to rest and reflect on all the work they have done?

  Now these good brothers and sisters are admonished to study the Bible more. para 8 When reading the Bible or Bible-based publications, we should not act as if we were hurried tourists who rush from one scenic spot to the next, filming everything but seeing little. Instead, when studying the Bible, we want to take time to stop and enjoy the scenery so to speak. (Aha, Blondie you were right. Absorbing the endless flood of printed WT material is a close second to Bible Study.) I think such an admonishment is unjust considering all the other commitments a JW is entrusted. Wouldn’t it be lovely if society members had enough time to could focus their energies on thorough independent study of Bible topics, in context?

  Oops. That just might lead to some embarrassing questions....
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  Can they announce that you are df'd or da'd without telling you?

  by lv4fer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know this sounds like a stupid question.

  we haven't attended a meeting in almost a year.

  about 5 months ago they sent us a registered letter saying they wanted to meet with my husband and i and discuss charges of apostasy.

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  Very well said, Scully. There is nothing stopping us from behaving normally, being courteous and friendly.
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  JW Husband on Trial for Spousal Abuse

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is an edmonton case.

  i came across this article today.

  i wonder what his standing in the congregation is?.

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  Oops! You could be right, RunningMan. It is clear she was a JW, and would have been instructed to "Wait on Jehovah."
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  JW Husband on Trial for Spousal Abuse

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is an edmonton case.

  i came across this article today.

  i wonder what his standing in the congregation is?.

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  This is an Edmonton case. I came across this article today. I wonder what his standing in the congregation is?

  http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/rnb/archives/00002567.html
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  My first post (part 2)The Saga Continues...

  by Death by Questions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey all, im back.

  looks like ive got an audience, thanks for listening to my experiences and thank you all for your nice comments.

  it took me a while to get the nerve to post on this site, and im glad i did.

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  Hahahahaha. I did the same thing when I posted my story. Left everyone hanging on to their seats. I found it harder and harder to write the closer I got to today. Great story DBQ. You chronicle the feelings and motives of a JW caught in an unequal relationship very well.
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  The Watchtower Society Is NOT A Cult!

  by SpannerintheWorks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, don't get too excited, that is not what i think.

  but it is what my wife (brought up as a jw) informed me this morning, after i said that i think the wbts is a cult.

  the thing is, she has kind of "challenged" me to prove it!

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  If you aren't on information overload yet, here's more!

  What is a cult (from both a sociological and religious perspective)? http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex///c09.html

  Why the Jehovah’s Witnesses can be considered a cult, with tons of links to other places. It nicely sums up the autocratic governing style and shunning policy as being marks of a cult that cannot abide any dissention in its ranks. http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex///j02.html