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SKE school

by alcyone in

would you like to volunteer in the kitchen?

http://ske-vancouver.com/.

i do not understand why they are showing all the information on a public web.... .

SKE school

by alcyone in

would you like to volunteer in the kitchen?

http://ske-vancouver.com/.

i do not understand why they are showing all the information on a public web.... .

It appears to be the schedule for the volunteers who assist with cooking at the SKE. It is so crazy that they want people to start at 6.30am so that they can give the participants a cooked breakfast (eggs, sausages etc.)

In the real world the average person is content with a bowl of cereal or toast (that they manage to get for themselves) and only on the odd occasion treat themselves to a cooked breakfast.

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Aus Bethel reducing numbers dramatically.

by joey jojo in

sorry if this is old news but just heard that there will only be about 75 people left at sydney bethel after layoffs.

Listener

I was told that printing at the Australian Bethel was being significantly reduced. Apparently they will no longer be witnessing with books, just pamphlets. They won't be printing books there any longer. Unfortunately my source doesn't always get details right.

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Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me

by elderess in

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friends

only a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.

then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.

thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.

Listener

Elderess, I am so glad that you have a wonderful relationship with your husband. Your positiveness and forward looking plans are admirable.

Your post moved me to tears as I am sure it has for many others.

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My crazy experience, from pioneer to jail bird

by Nodoubter in

first let me introduce my self, i am a 33yo male show spent much of his youth in the jw cult, i was not raised into the truth however thought i found it at the age of 11 when a well caring brother knocked my door, i had no father figure so this brother was everything to me, like a father, i quickly began attending meetings even when my mom used to oppose, i was taken like an example kid because i was an "orphan" in the spiritual sense, i got baptized when i was 12, and spent the rest of my teenage years being this good kid everyone thought i was, i hated that attention and pressure however it felt good to be doing good things, when i was about to finish high school i started to get into punk and ska music, i used to listen to it in secret, one time an elder found out and went to my house when i wasnt there, he went into my room and took all my cds, this was my first time i felt like i was being invaded of my privacy, i was made to feel guilty for liking this music and lost all my priviledges..theres a lot more i can say but i will stick to the main points, i became a reg pioneer, i became an ms, the whole thing, living in new york allowed me to visit bethel many times and had many many friends there, at the head quarters and walkill, in my cong we had bethelite elders etc, so yeah i was "in the club" , i always had a doubt in the back of my mind if what i was doing was the right thing, i used to rent the basement out of en elders house, he is what made me turn, he was the mos unloving person i ever met, for instance he would turn off the heat during snow storms, sometimes due to my pioneering i had no food and he knew this, well no food from him etc.

yet all this time i thought i was doing the right thing, eventually i feel in love and started dating this beautiful pioneer girl, daughter of pioneer parents as well, i never felt fully excepted because of my spiritual orphan status and no family in the truth, eventually got to a point where i could not communicate with her and her parents used to pick up the calls, they told me i could not continue to pursue a relationship with her, i was devastated!

long story short i wanted to see her etc, they put a restraining order and labeled me a stalker, made a mistake of sending her an e-mail and well, that got me arrested!!

Listener

Hi Nodoubter, welcome to the forum.
It's a pity that your mother couldn't stop you from attending meetings, you were very young to be attending without your parents.
Thanks for sharing your story.

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Watchtower December 15th issue caught lying again!

by freeman in

watchtower caught lying again in the december 15th article “a living translation of god's word”.

more like a lying then a living translation of god”s word if you ask me.

but i digress... .

Listener

The people at the Kingdom Halls get more respect, they get called Brother or Sister.

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What TV shows were forbidden in your JW household?

by Funchback in

in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.

it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.

the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..

Listener

Bewitched was banned but I Dream of Jeannie was okay.

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Got in a bad wreck.....uuugh

by brandnew in

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friends

just happy to be alive....can barely move ☺.. a girl who just got her license , and a new suv....thought it might be cool to pass the person in front of her....at a curve......on a two way road!!!!!😠😠😠.

very mad puppy.

Listener

Glad you got through it in one piece BrandNew. Motor bike accidents can cause horrific harm but are a real pleasure to ride. It's a pity we don't all ride one (or use a side car lol), it would make the roads safer.

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Rap Song - (It's tricky to count your time)

by Listener in

here's a catchy song directed to jws to put in their monthly time sheet.

the comments state that it is a current congregation secretary at the start of the video????.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2rskxqoyrc.

Listener

Here's a catchy song directed to JWs to put in their monthly time sheet. The comments state that it is a current congregation secretary at the start of the video????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2rskxQOyrc

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Saturday Let the Games Begin

by Poztate in

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friends

the start of a new memorial season is upon us.

saturday is the day for the start of the invites to look but not touch the bread and wine.

the "observer class" is a belief unique to jehovah's witnesses.. along with the invite to the masses a special effort is being made this year by the elders to invite all the df's, da's and faders.. along with the invite a copy of the rtj will be left with them.. naturally we will still be treated as pariah's if we do attend but it is the thought that counts.. i am of the "fader class" as i don't wish to rock the boat with my wife and extended family.

Listener

In regards to John 6:52-58 they will say (as per the Insight book)

"This is not contradicted by Jesus’ words at John 6:51-57. Jesus was not there discussing the Lord’s Evening Meal; such an arrangement was not instituted until a year later. The ‘eating’ and ‘drinking’ mentioned in this account are done in a figurative sense by exercising faith in Jesus Christ, as is indicated by verses 35 and 40."