okay, long title but now that i have your attention i can elaborate on what led up to this question and my attending the reject jesus party tonight to find out the answer.. my wife signed up to auxilliary pioneer, or whatever title you get for the limited time only special of a mere 30 hours of door to door work this month.
therefore, she has been away from home a lot slaving for the slave.
today, i called her on it and said that we could use her more at home helping me take care of things like the kids and the housework.
This should be funny. She's going to have to eat crow because according to WT policy, you can't go out with her preaching unless you are an approved publisher. You may be able to go out as an observer but you def can't preach, LOL
Keep us posted with the details.
my study conductor has informed me that he & his wife are switching to a foreign language congregation that is far away from the territory they live in (it will involve a lot of driving back & forth).
because he is switching congregations, he said he will not have the energy to devote to my study and recommended another brother who could take over, and i have met him.
however, this change happened simultaneously with a decision i have made.
JW's have a lot of literature to read & study, meeting to attend that require participation. They practice 'WT-style teaching' at the TMS and in weekly FS.
In the literature, certain words/phrases are repeated again and again. The materials for talks come from pre-scripted outlines. Check out the Reasoning Book. At the end of each topic, supposed FAQ's from the ministry are included. The WT teaches how 'not' to ask answer these questions by either focusing on another related topic or questioning the reason/motive of the person asking.
Don't underestimate the cumulative effect of these teachings and being around people who think/speak/act the same way.
anecdotally , from my ( rapidly diminishing number of ) jw contacts , it does seem that the april 30 hour pioneer campaign is going well.
some congregations have over 1/2 the publishers on the pioneer list for april , including all the elders & ms. .
These pioneer fakers are ruining my mornings. They are stalking my train stations, on the train, bus terminals, sitting in the park, outside the drugstore, loitering at the gas station and McD's! Lazy azzes too...they're not even trying to talk to folks. Just holding up the rags, avoiding eye contact and chatting it up with each other. This campaign is serious cramping my fade.
i figured i'd start off by just examining the language used in the july 15th, 2011 watchtower, page 15-16, paragraphs 4-7.. apostates are like:.
1. ravenous wolves.
9. their own ideas.
Your analysis of the article is on point!
this highly explosive six screens of the watchtower april 9-2011 conference call is now up loaded and ready to be heard.
concerned people from all over the world were calling in to get the latest news on what is going on in the world of the watchtower.. our first guest was barbara anderson and she brought us up to speed on the criminal complaint the watchtower organization is facing in australia.
barbara as always wants the facts straight and delivers her information in a very professional,competent manner.. steve guziec a former j.w.
I would really really like to understand why certain credible xJW notables feel Fearon is in any way a good means by which to reach people with their message. They not only continue to use Fearon, but their silence about certain issues is deafening.
I'm trying to understand this as well.
when you were in the organization of jehovah's witnesses, did you shun legitimate courtship attempts from "worldly" men or women who were otherwise very desirable and suitable because they were non-believers?
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did you fancy them as well, but tried to get them to study and come into the organization in order to justify the relationship?.
Yup, many missed connections with non-JW potentials. I was a true believer and strictly followed the rules....too depressing to dwell on.
i hope you're all doing well.
i'm just fine.
i recently purchased the new adele album, 21. it's even better than her first album, imho.
IA, get it! She's grown musically on this album.
i am sick and tired of people putting down posters like the andersons!
they work hard to expose some things we might never have known about.
why some find fault with them, or ray franz before them, or maximus when he was here is beyond me.. be thankful for those that decide to come here and share what they know about this organization.. we get elders who are still in their positions and they share with us a lot of interesting news and perspectives.
Wow, hateration know no bounds.
Kudos to the Andersons'.
...amongst both jws and ex-jws, i'm sure.
i'm planning to get back into therapy to deal with my self-esteem issues, and to stay the heck away from emotionally abusive women.
which, given my apparent magnetism to them, logically means all women by extension, as i can't seem to see the train until it's two feet in front of me.
Hugs to you SD-7. You have grown emotionally during your time on JWN, keep venting.
Edited for grammar.
i walked onto my front porch this morning to see a memorial flyer cleverly placed so it was out of sight from the street but so i would notice it.
i saw my neighbors had one placed that way too.
have jw's ever been charged with littering for their flyering?
IO, some US cities have anti-handbill/leaflet ordinances that prohibit businesses/orgs from littering up your doorway with junk. Political/Religious literature is often exempted as long as it left securely; excluding the mail slot or mailbox.
WTBS walk a fine line because they know the R&F are either ignorant of or ignore local rules regarding leaflets. Hence the reminders at the KH.
