Posts by AnonJW

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The Pressure Is On to Pioneer in April

by dontplaceliterature in

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i know there have already been a couple of threads posted about this, but i thought it made since to bring it up again.

i hadn't really heard any "oh my what a blessing, are you pioneering in april?

" talk right after the big announcement last month.

AnonJW

What your BOE did was wrong, can't put it more plain than that!

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How do they pick the C.O.T.B.O.E / P.O ?

by Pitchess Co-Gen in

how do they go about picking the leader of the congregation?.

Coordinator of the Body of Elders
11. The coordinator should be, if possible, one
who has loyally served with the organization for
many years. The congregation should respect him for
his hard work in the ministry and for his efforts as a
shepherd in behalf of the congregation. (Acts 20:24,
31) He should be a good organizer and care for his responsibilities
in real earnest. (Rom. 12:8) He should
possess genuine humility and appreciate his fellow elders
and the value of a multitude of counselors.
(Prov. 15:22; Phil. 2:3, 4; las. 4: 10) He should care
about people, loving them and being interested in
their spiritual welfare. (John 13:34, 35; 15:13; 1 Pet. 5:
2, 3) He should have the respect and cooperation of
the congregation and his fellow elders on the body.
He must be a spiritual man and should be approachable

11

I love Natalie Portman!

by sd-7 in

doesn't it seem like she's got a lot going on this year?

i hope she wins the oscar this time for 'black swan'.

(i haven't seen it, and...well, i never even saw 'closer', because i'm still a little new at r-rated movies.

AnonJW

Yeh, I would love her as well

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An Open letter to the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (Elders/ Ex-Elders)

by stuckinamovement in

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if you are an elder or an ex-elder please add a comment.

i hope that the governing body will see this.

it is too bad it has to be on an anonymous forum.

AnonJW

Stuckin - Did you state these as your reasons when you stood down? What reason did you give?

23

Governing Body photo

by besty in

does anyone with phostoshop skillz care to amend this photo to make it more accurate?

25% of these dudes are dead already..... .

AnonJW

Only one black guy? Are they all American? Why do they get a pamphlet made when they die?

I asked this and the Elder sarcastically answered "you tell me"!

I have been a JW for donkeys years, I couldn't name them, is this bad or is it as it SHOULD be?

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Name 3 Movies You Always Watch on TV

by Think About It in

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you are flipping the channels......name 3 movies you can't help but watch again even though you seen it dozens of times.. 1. shawshank redemption.

2. my cousin vinny.

3. happy gilmore.

AnonJW

The great escape

Gangs of New York

Godfather

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JW paid 13-year-old girl to keep quiet about sex abuse

by behemot in

a man who sexually abused a 13-year-old girl and took obscene photographs of her has been jailed for three years four months.. liverpool crown court heard that 54-year-old geoffrey massey would pay the teenager after molesting her at his home in an attempt to keep her quiet.. but his crimes eventually came to light after he confessed to his daughter, who told other relatives.. in april, following the revelations, his young victim took an overdose and had to be treated at hospital.. jailing 54-year-old massey, who is a jehovah's witness, judge adrian lyon said i have regard for the totality of the offences and in particular the last count, which dealt with a number of photographs you took of the child, aged 13, on your behalf.. there seems to have been a number of occasions on which you engaged in sexual activity with this child.. when the girl was interviewed by police she initially denied massey had done anything wrong.

she told officers he had given her the money for cleaning work.. but after officers re-interviewed her after getting more information, she revealed what had been happening, saying she had felt too foolish to admit it.. massey, of twickenham drive, leasowe, admitted sexual activity with a child, two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one further offence of making indecent photographs.. the pictures were never discovered because he had deleted them from his computer.. lee bonner, defending, said once his client had begun the abuse he was too scared to stop for fear his victim would expose his crimes.. essentially, once he had begun he found it very difficult to stop, not because of any particular sexual satisfaction, but because once it had begun and he had begun to give her money he feared the complainant might tell people when the flow of money stopped.. mr bonner told how massey, who had no previous convictions, had left his family, but had been the subject of a hate campaign in his community.. source: http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/8718393.jehovah_s_witness_paid_13_year_old_girl_to_keep_quiet_about_sex_abuse/.

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AnonJW

I give it three years and he will be an elder

37

How many of you have had these in your congregation?

by bottleofwater in

brother smart: the serious brother who thinks that he is an intellectual and believes he is "smart"sister armageddon: the sister who says "armageddon!!!

" after any little thing in the newschase: the little boy who is always running around and crawling under the seats no matter what the parents sayjohnny: the little boy who keeps on leaving his snot on the sides of the bathroom stallbrother squeaky: the one in charge of cleaning who tells everyone what to do, but just stands there and conversessister coquette: the congregation slut... or as close to a slut as she can get... flirting with every brother... oh yeah and she was raised in the "truth"brother borrow: the brother who owes everyone money... and still asks to borrow from othersgreg: the boy or girl whose parents are so restrictive that the kid can't watch anything higher than g-rated moviesstormy: the teenage boy or girl who you could bet does stuff behind the scenes, so to speaki'm just speaking from past memories.

not in all of this anymore.

AnonJW

Brother "anything you can do, I can do better".

37

How many of you have had these in your congregation?

by bottleofwater in

brother smart: the serious brother who thinks that he is an intellectual and believes he is "smart"sister armageddon: the sister who says "armageddon!!!

" after any little thing in the newschase: the little boy who is always running around and crawling under the seats no matter what the parents sayjohnny: the little boy who keeps on leaving his snot on the sides of the bathroom stallbrother squeaky: the one in charge of cleaning who tells everyone what to do, but just stands there and conversessister coquette: the congregation slut... or as close to a slut as she can get... flirting with every brother... oh yeah and she was raised in the "truth"brother borrow: the brother who owes everyone money... and still asks to borrow from othersgreg: the boy or girl whose parents are so restrictive that the kid can't watch anything higher than g-rated moviesstormy: the teenage boy or girl who you could bet does stuff behind the scenes, so to speaki'm just speaking from past memories.

not in all of this anymore.

AnonJW

Sister Armageddon = My Mrs!

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Need Help From British Football Fans

by XJW4EVR in

i have closely followed the premier league for the last 13 matchdays, and i am getting ready to pick a team that i will not only follow this year but for the foreseeable future.

i am not interested in chelsea, manchester u., manchester city or arsenal.

all four remind me of teams i loathe in american sports (cowboys, yankees, celtics).

AnonJW

BTW EJW let us kno yeh