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  Question: refuse, or limit to collaborate with elder inquiry?

  by prologos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  should a teen, a child of a believing mother, cooperate in the fact-gathering of the elders into the waywardness (not sex related, hopefully) of some local teenagers?

  what scenarios can you see playing out?

  all teens to clam up?

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  I would only cooperate if it regards matters that we need to be addressed in a non-JW setting. For exemple, something the school may wish to investigate. Otherwise, little good can come from this.
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  Did you get " Counseled " about the Music you Listened to While you were a JW ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from the time i was a small boy - i loved rock n' roll music.

  beatles, rolling stones, led zeppelin, hendrix.

  i started getting slighted for the music i listened to as i lay in my bedroom listening on headphones to led zeppelin's song " black dog " at age 14 with my elder dad looking suspiciously at me as i'm rocking out .

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  Once while having some JW guests, they checked my CD collection while I was in the kitchen cooking their dinner and reported to the elders that certain music was not wholesome and that they were stumbled. One elder visited me and suggested that I should get rid of my hard rock and metal music. I said that was not happening, but that I knew who I would not be inviting to my house anymore. He then suggested that I should hide the stumbling music from sight...which sounded hypocryte to me.

  Shortley thereafter I was deleted when word got around that I has attended a certain hard rock concert. Their loss not mine...
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  EXJW's in Mensa?

  by Luther bertrand in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any exjw's or faders out there in mensa?

  any online groups for this niche?

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  I am a Mensa member, since 1991.
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  The wt has now changed Jesus definition of neighboor

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the man asked jesus who is my neighbor jesus stated the one who acts mercifully toward other humans.

  not good enough for watchtower neighbor must fit in three catagories only according to yesterdays wt wow changed the words of the son of god.

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  Matthew 5:46
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  WT Study 1/10/16 Encouraging Child Baptism And More Nonsense

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've noticed that each wt lesson really only has one or two points they want remembered.

  normally they build up to these by about the third subheading.

  this week's lesson though was different, the main point was insidiously made through an experience in the first paragraph:.

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  Designer Stubble

  Interesting in The Golden Age June 6, 1934 p.571 - "What is Real Baptism?" the article shows that 12 years old is to be considered "infant baptism". It also uses Numbers 4 to scriptural demonstrate that one must be of ... the magazine stated that Jesus did not contemplate baptism at 12 and still viewed this as infant baptism.
  http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7593/realbaptism.jpg
  
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  Spreekt of schrijft iemand hier Nederlands?

  by fulano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ik wel.

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  Designer Stubble

  Live in Netherlands and speak Dutch. Message me if you want contact.
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  The story of my exit

  by mrsObfuscate in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been lurking here for about 6 months, and being the last day of the year, and ready to start the new one afresh, i want to share the story of our exit from the org.

  i have found the personal experiences of others of immeasurable value, (and its been a while since a good exit story has been posted) that i hope this can be of benefit to at least someone.. .

  my mother became a jehovahs witness when i was about 9 or 10. i remember initially hating all of the new sanctions put on our lives (no birthdays and christmas anymore) but for some reason i soon after joined her in attending the meetings and eventually got baptized at the age of 14. my staunch catholic father converted a couple of years later.

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  Encouraging story - thanks for sharing...Welcome to the first day of the rest of your cult free life.
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  Update 8: "fix your attitude, young lady"

  by Esmeralda001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my study conductor lectured me about my attitude this morning!!!!

  apparently some sister complained to her that my attitude was irritating.

  the sister in question is just bothered by the fact that i ignore her along with her four daughters.

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  Of course if you do not take the initiative to greet someone, that person could take the higher road and come to greet you warmly...rather than complain to the overworked elders. Why do so many persons always expect the other to take initiative.
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  Yearbook 2016: Annual Report (15177 Partakers)

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 2016 yearbook is up on jw.orgbranches of jehovahs witnesses: 89 (was 90)number of lands reporting: 240 (was 239)total congregations: 118016 (was 115416)worldwide memorial attendance: 19,862,763 (was 19,950,019) decreasememorial partakers worldwide: 15,177 (was 14,121 in 2013:13,204) large increasepeak of publishers in kingdom service: 8,220,105 (was 8,201,205) minor increaseaverage publishers preaching each month: 7,987,279 (was 7,867,958)percentage of increase over 2014: 1.5 (was 2.2)total number baptized: 260,273 (was 275,581)average auxiliary pioneer publishers each month: 443,504 (was 635,298) huge decreaseaverage pioneer publishers each month: 1,135,210 (was 1,089,446)total hours spent in field: 1,933,473,727 (was 1,945,487,604) decreaseaverage home bible studies each month: 9,708,968 (was 9,499,933)

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  The 2016 Yearbook is up on JW.ORG
  
  Branches of Jehovah’s Witnesses: 89 (was 90)
  Number of Lands Reporting: 240 (was 239)
  Total Congregations: 118016 (was 115416)
  Worldwide Memorial Attendance: 19,862,763 (was 19,950,019) DECREASE
  Memorial Partakers Worldwide: 15,177 (was 14,121 in 2013:13,204) LARGE INCREASE
  Peak of Publishers in Kingdom Service: 8,220,105 (was 8,201,205) MINOR INCREASE
  Average Publishers Preaching Each Month: 7,987,279 (was 7,867,958)
  Percentage of Increase Over 2014: 1.5 (was 2.2)
  Total Number Baptized: 260,273 (was 275,581)
  Average Auxiliary Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 443,504 (was 635,298) HUGE DECREASE
  Average Pioneer Publishers Each Month: 1,135,210 (was 1,089,446)
  Total Hours Spent in Field: 1,933,473,727 (was 1,945,487,604) DECREASE
  Average Home Bible Studies Each Month: 9,708,968 (was 9,499,933)
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  Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

  by the girl next door in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  now what is your stance?

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  I think a lot of persons did not violate copyright because it belonged to Ray. If the WT were to buy the rights, illegal copies would go viral.