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  Young JW sisters in a hurry

  by asilentone in

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  2. experiences

  did you notice any young jw sisters in the past that did rush to get married too young and to have a baby right away before the end comes?

  did you hear any stories of regret?

  i was wondering if the watchtower is to blame for?.

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  bluecanary

  And whats wrong with that? lol
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  Rumor: JWs in Canada paid for new recruits???

  by Saoirse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the 2nd time this week, when i mentioned to someone that i am a former jw, i was asked if jws were paid for each new recruit.

  one girl told me that she heard that jws were paid $1200 for each new convert.

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  Okay, they do pay JW's to witness, sort of.......

  We used to live in a territory with several Special Pioneers, who of course were paid to preach.

  Anyone from a small town knows the following to be true. There are no secrets. The Post Office, Bank, all know your life, and when you are paid by the WTS.

  This was the rumor we were constantly answering at the door, "I heard you get paid to be a JW. How can I get one of those checks?" Some even knew the amounts.
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  Firpo Carr said Michael Jackson wanted kids raised as Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  but how long ago did this happen?.

  randy.

  see end of my article at:.

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  Randy

  I grew up with Firp, even dated his sister.

  He is brilliant, but I don't understand his need to always sign on with all his accomplishments.

  He professes to be of the annointed, even to the point of sending a letter to the GB asking for an application to join with them.

  At one time, he felt the spirit was guiding him to assist the sick in the congregation by the laying on of hands, and ridding others of demon possession. Was strongly admonished to stop that behavior. He's apparantly grown past that.

  He's always meant well, but was always a little to the left of the org.

  I'm still surprised he's somehow still associated with the JW's. Firpo was always a free thinker of sorts, and we know how they like that.
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  Marley Cole's "Jehovah's Witnesses - The New World Society"

  by witnessgirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  well, i just finished reading marley cole's "jehovah's witnesses - the new world society" book from 1955. i'll provide a few quotes to introduce it in case you aren't familiar with the book.

  ray franz in crisis of conscience, p74, 2004 hc edition: cole wrote the book as if he were a non-witness writing an objective account.

  the idea was that by having the book published by an outside publishing firm it might reach persons who normally would not take society literature.

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  I'm commenting to bring this back to the top.

  When I was studying in the early 70's, an Elder was fearful I was reading an apostate book 'slave of the WT'? and gave me this book to read. As he said, it was from an outside source that was honest, so could be trusted.

  That was a lie.

  Cole was a JW, and had been for years.

  Why would the JW's see the need to lie? Coles own words confirmed the lie.

  All these years, I was lied to by the JW's. And from what we now know, it came from Knorr, the self-proclaimed, spirit directed leader of the JW's.
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  I made it!!!

  by purplesofa in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to fifty!!.

  never dreamed life would be as it is now, .

  there are times i did not think i would make it.

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  Could not have happened to a more sweeter person!

  Happy Birhtday Purplesofa!!

  We gotz to celebrate! Let's go cut off some heads! (this is what apostates do at Birthday parties)
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  Breaking News: Big Trouble with the Watchtower

  by Bethelite Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a couple of weeks ago, an ex-bethelite(10 years) by the name of mel smith was disfellowshipped.

  i understand that he still lives in ny are and has a mortgage company.

  evidently, he was hurt while serving at the farm and watchtower did some horrible things to him.

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  In times past, it wasn't that unusual to send a certified letter to someone. Even Franz was dealt with in a similar way.

  It does make you wonder why some here dismiss someone so easily?
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  November 15 Watchtower (Study Edition) - discourages showing affection to your spouse

  by CrazyBlonde in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another gem from the same edition - article to be studied december 28 - january 3 (which most will miss lol coz of summer vacation) entitled "what do your prayers say about you?

  " page 6 para 19 reads:.

  19 when we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential "fear of god.

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  At the end of the meetings I can remember holding hands with the wifey.

  But she remembered especially at the end of an assembly day of not only holding hands, but a slight side hug after the prayer. No matter what my assignment was at the DC , I always made sure to be there together as a family for the final prayer. My little girl seeing this would hug us as well.

  Who could be stumbled by that?

  Any way you percieve that article, what we did was grossly wrong and inconsiderate of others attending.

  Wow, who would think that just a simple form off affection, during a period of when we all felt close to JG, would be so wrong?
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  November 15 Watchtower (Study Edition) - discourages showing affection to your spouse

  by CrazyBlonde in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another gem from the same edition - article to be studied december 28 - january 3 (which most will miss lol coz of summer vacation) entitled "what do your prayers say about you?

  " page 6 para 19 reads:.

  19 when we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential "fear of god.

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  Eyes opened during prayer?

  A freind of mine nudged me during a DC while Greenlees was giving the concluding prayer. "Check that out!" Leo was being attacked by a man with a knife. Attendents tackled the man and wisked him away. Few knew it even happened.

  Don't you think Leo was happy those brothers didn't have their eyes closed during prayer?

  Now to Bethel.

  I was an attendant during the Memorial at the 107 KH. My assignment was to stand at the back with my eyes open during the prayers to make sure no one was doing anything wrong. (like a security guard against possible disruptions) It was eye opening for me. Watching kids acting goofy, etc....

  Now to the present.

  I can just picture the Elder police walking the aisles at the KH during prayers, breaking up couples holding hands, like some monitor at school. Or having tattle-tales loooking out for them. "Look! They are holding hands!"
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-04-09 WT Study (GOD-GIVEN)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://exjehovahswitnessforum.yuku.com.

  http://www.jwsupportforum.com/index.php.

  http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/.

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  Hey, hey Blondie! You got it posted, good for you!
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  Reference to not mentioning GB in reports

  by bibleresearcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think my previous username was "tfjw" but i had to get a new account.. .

  anyway, i'm doing some research on judicial cases, how they are handled, the use of the secret "flock" book (pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock) and other related topics.

  i'm trying desperately to find the quote referring to the elders where they are not to mention the governing body or the society, as it may be, in certain reports.

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  Shared with my wife the notes. Her response?

  Those bastards!"