As I recall, pious pio's received a liturature cost discount. This, of course, went right to their bottom line and they received a 1099 from Brooklyn based on very tedious bookkeeping. They also received an "Escape Armageddon Free" coupon during the pioneering period as long as all requirements were met.
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Why do witnesses need the title of pioneer to get 30 hours?
by BU2B inif witnesses believe that we truly are in the end of the end of the last days, and they believe the work they do will really save lives, and most can just make a few adjustments and get 30 hours, why dont they do this more often??
without the title?.
to me if you really care about people you would not wait until you have a special title or badge to wear of look at me im pioneering, you would do the most you can every month and not care about recognition from men.
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scumming.....
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When some of the old time JW's time is up i wonder what they think in their private moments.
by karter inwe had an old time jw pass away recently he lived his entire life lie the new system was going to be here tomorrow.. he was a gillard grad and went on to be missionry in west africa.. came back home when wife got pregent(they eventuly had 3 children) ,sold everything pre 75 to see the system out and pioneer then had to work his butt off to rebuild his finances and put a roof over his familys head.. he retired and became a co till his wifes health could no longer alow it.. he got a treminal illness and i wonder in his quiter moments did he think ....".ive lived my entire life for a dream that never came true".
he's only one of many i see,their lives comming to an end and the new system is no closer than it was when they started.. .
karter..
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After thirty five years we feel cheated,and stupid thats how we feel! but we will get up tomorrow morning and just get on. We now have the truth and its not their truth AND we have our integrity,that will do me.
franticfran - this post rea lly touched me. I love your attitude. You are going to be alright.
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Purging.....It feels soo good.
by dazed but not confused inif you try to read that crap.. you'll ... purge the baloney sandwich you ate for lunch..lol.
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My initial purge was in 1981 when I had a sort of ceremonial sacrifice of 5 years worth of judicial committee notes. My Weber BBQ was the altar.
A couple of years later I spent a couple of hours setting on the carpet in front of my fireplace tossing my personal "library" into the flames. Mid winter and I almost got a sunburn from the heat.
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Purging.....It feels soo good.
by dazed but not confused inif you try to read that crap.. you'll ... purge the baloney sandwich you ate for lunch..lol.
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Try the 1 day olive oil and lemon juice purge. Be prepared, you will see things that you ate 5 years ago.
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Did you ever do something so stupid you could have died?
by NewYork44M inmy experience, and shame on me.
in a snowstorm in pa on a highway, i ran out of gas.. this was one of many mistakes for the evening.
the general rule is that a person should stay in the car and wait for help.
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I left the protection of Jay Edgar Hova's organization even though Armageddon was due any moment.
That was 30 years ago. Whew, dodged that bullet!
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My wife just told me to move out...
by nolongerconfused inbecause of "religious" differences, she now wants me to move out and "separate"...i said what biblical grounds does she have for her request?.
she couldnt respond...she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house.... this org definitely encourages conditional love.... i don't know what to do...by the way, we dont have children.
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she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house...
Tell her you have decided to accept "the truth" then slap the taste out of her mouth...
Seriously, you have gotten good advice here. Keep a cool head and don't move out. Do you have a separate sleeping place? Offer it to her. You sleep in your own bed.
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verybelated intro: Tylin
by Tylinbrando inso i have been a lurker on this forum since its inception.
i registered over a year ago.
i jumped in several months back with a highly controversial subject of my daughter being sexually abused by an elder and the efforts we were taking to bring him to justice.
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Tylin My wife and I were married in the Quarintina St KH in '64 we moved from SB in '72.
Best wishes to you and your family
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Did you ever do something so stupid you could have died?
by NewYork44M inmy experience, and shame on me.
in a snowstorm in pa on a highway, i ran out of gas.. this was one of many mistakes for the evening.
the general rule is that a person should stay in the car and wait for help.
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I was in Wyoming in December, 1964. Out of boredom, I thought I would climb up nearby Sundance mountain. It was not difficult to hike up near the summit what with the snow making footing easy. Then I decided to traverse a 200 yard wide snow field that was on about a 45 degree angle. Halfway across I realized I was on a giant tilted shelf above a 200 foot sheer cliff. I was afraid to move for fear the shelf would simply slide off. i turned around and crept back in my own tracks, scared to death I would be swept away at any moment. ( snowfield was on the edge of the escarpment seen in the summer pic.)
