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  Jw Business Cards??? Really???

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. friends

  i got one from my mother.

  when the hell did they start doing this???.

  i'm guessing this is the way they're going to do it eventually.

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  If someone made up some stealth cards I'd be willing to pay for some.
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  Why are so many Elders and Elders deleted so angry at the Flock?

  by JWCartPusher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone else experienced the wrath of elders and ex-elders on innocent rank-and-file dubs?

  what are these power hungry men and their wives so mad about?

  where is the love we were promised when those witnesses spent hours indoctrinating us about the spiritual paradise of witnesses we would be joining?

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  Some elders and/or their wives are bonified control freaks. They want to dictate every small detail of your life and if you deviate even in the slightest they go ballistic.

  Its happened to me and to my family with devastating results.
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  Jw Business Cards??? Really???

  by Nosferatu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got one from my mother.

  when the hell did they start doing this???.

  i'm guessing this is the way they're going to do it eventually.

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  Maybe they think that Jws won't be as embarrassed handing out business cards in casual attire vs full on field service
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  Please Welcome me

  by Sofia Lose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have lurked here for many, many years.

  female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.

  my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.

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  hoser

  I sometimes wonder how many of us there are who know it is bs but are stuck in for family.

  btw welcome to the forum
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  New "donation" arrangement begins to FAIL

  by Tech49 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so here we are, almost a year into the "new" congregation donation arrangement.

  and its beginning, as was predicted, to fail miserably, and to have direct negative consequences on the poor sheep.. let me give you a little experience, directly from our congregation of about 80 publishers.

  back in may, after reading the letter about the "new" arrangement, the elder body decided to "donate" the extra funds on hand to wt, as directed.

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  When the money is controlled centrally there is no more pride of ownership in the Kingdom Hall and it is easy to assume that someone else will contribute.
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  Spock is dead

  by hoser in

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  leonard nimoy is no longer with us

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  hoser

  Leonard Nimoy is no longer with us
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  Here is how they view the flock

  by Pistoff in

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  how does the fds and mr. lett think of you?.

  you are a number on their balance sheet!.

  from mr. lett's video about 'oneness' on jw.tv:.

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  I think the statement about making deposits is a subliminal message that jws are not donating enough to the coffers.
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  I need your advice

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i need some advice.

  actually my friend needs some advice.

  a few years ago i moved about 50 km (30 miles) away from the nearest congo and have since tried to live a normal life.

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  hoser

  If there are two elders involved it is most likely an investigation committee. If he hasn't shown his face for sometime perhaps they are going on gossip of wrongdoing.

  I also know an elder who looks at the inactive cards and hunts the people down to get them to either come back or DA themselves. It looks better when the circuit overseer comes around if the cards are all in order.

  I would tell your friend to not meet with them. Sounds like they are on a witch hunt.
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  Just Want To Be Heard

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been lurking here for a while now, and i guess you could call me a fader.

  i don't have hate in my heart for the organization that i spent most of my life in, but i have had an awakening.

  luckily, so has my wife, and that way i don't feel so alone.

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  hoser

  Your experiences are very similar to mine. The only difference is that my wife is not fully awake yet.
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  I've been invited to go on a habitat for humanity build

  by hoser in

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  i've been invited to go to central america for a week on a global village project.

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  are there any possible issues that the congregation might have with me doing this?.

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  Vidiot:

  The internal conflict will be readily apparent on their face (and hugely satisfying to watch), and if it all goes down in front of a group of people, so much the better.

  I might just do that.