TheClarinetist

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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
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  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  GG - Do you blame the organization as a whole, or the GB? I've come to think of "Jehovah's Witnesses" as a separate entity with a mind of its own independant of the individuals that make up it. LoL.
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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  Double Post...
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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  Oh well... *saves for later edufication*

  And lets not forget that they don't always follow the law about reporting pedophiles.
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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  *gawks at 164 page monstrousity*

  Can anyone point out some of the more interesting tidbits? Between Hassan, Franz, and textbooks, I have plenty of reading for this weekend. LoL
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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  Quite a few pedofiles are still in the congregation. Thats the reason why I decided not to go back, as one in my congregation was "reproved within the congregation", and no one was warned who it was, ESPECIALLY the police. They just said watch out for your kids.

  I have a suspicion its one of the elders I know... But that parts is just heresay and speculation.
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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  so she claims ... but just a claim isn't proof ...

  Yeah, but we don't really have any reason to disbelieve her, and its no skin off my nose whether they know or not, so I choose to believe her. Just sayin'.

  BTW: I'd like to see the elder book as well... I seem to remember it floating around in PDF, but lost the link.
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  Elders? do the rest of us know what they know..?

  by angel eyes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what things about elders do only elders know and the rest of us dont?

  i never knew they had a hand book till i came on here.

  unsure why they dont mention it because surely its not meant to be a secret?.

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  TheClarinetist

  Yes thats what he means. LoL. And cheerios, her elders already know that she's here.
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  If might be a Jehovah's Witness if...................

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you might be a jehovah's witness if you have never.

  blown out birthday candles.. you might be a jehovah's witness if when you think.

  about your summer vacation you think of the swimming.

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  TheClarinetist

  I had never actually seen a two door car (with a back seat... I had seen a convertable) till a couple months ago. My reaction? "They actually MAKE those?"
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  I am so angry today and tomorrow isn't going to be much better .....

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
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  last sunday a young man from our old hall committed suicide.

  his mom had been my best friend growing up and he grew up with my middle son so there is a lot of past history .

  my son now lives in another state ,but drove home as soon as he heard the tragic news .

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  TheClarinetist

  You have our sympathies and empathies, if not our phone numbers.
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  Comments from an elder judt returning from Elders' School

  by Room 215 in

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  a good friend and long-time elder just back from patterson, asked me what i thought is he most prevalent problem elders are facing today....told him i had no idea.... he said "pornography" by far the most vexing problem for them... hard to believe, no?.

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  TheClarinetist

  I think that, to an extent, the porn watching is a symptom of a bigger problem. At least for myself, the way JWs are taught to think about sex creates unhealthy attitudes which makes them more (read: me) to watch porn excessively and become addicted to it, as opposed to what I assume would be the more healthy viewing habits of the average Worldy™ male.

  EDIT: Excellent point, Outlaw