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  Regular pioneers to be nominated by BOE

  by yalbmert99 in

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  apparently the regular pioneers will be nominated by the body of elders, not bethel.

  however, elders will have to send bethel a notification when a pioneer is nominated or removed..

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  Quarterback

  Yes, Zid. It seems to be heading in that direction.
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  JWs and medical marijuana

  by dogon in

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  where do jws stand on the new medical marijuana?

  i know they would df for use of it for recreation but if a dr in california gave it as a perscript, and it was legal to buy and use for medical use, has anyone ran into this yet?.

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  I tried that a long time ago...I didn't inhale, though
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  Regular pioneers to be nominated by BOE

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  apparently the regular pioneers will be nominated by the body of elders, not bethel.

  however, elders will have to send bethel a notification when a pioneer is nominated or removed..

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  Quarterback

  I remember when it was only the Service Committee (Service, Secretary, and CO-Ordinator Overseers) that approved Reg Pioneers. They made their recommendations known to the Body of Elders, and here is where the fun began. Some Elders on the Body would be jealous because their kids weren't pioneering, or were opposed to it. Some had such high expectations for them, and demands. One demand was to impose a rule on the publisher to Auxilliary Pioneer for at least 6 months first. The Org book, or Pioneer Application form made no such demands. I can only imagine now just how difficult it will become. The pioneers may just pack it in, and catch that bus destined for University. Ooops, now he/she really doesn't qualify.
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  Gutless WTS Leadership From the "Confidentiality" Letter

  by LostGeneration in

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  2. bible

  the letter leaked today on "confidentiality" had an infurating set of paragraphs on suicides, attempted suicides, and threatened suicides.

  here is the excerpt.. suicides and attempted or threatened suicides.

  20. at times, judicial committees may deal with someone who is so distraught that he attempts.

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  "Don't tell them that you are contacting the Legal Department, just tell them that you are consulting with your atorney????"

  What is behind this one?
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  What's the JW reaction to new 16 page mags????

  by diamondiiz in

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  if you've been to the meeting when the letter was read, what was jw reaction????

  just curious if it was just another sign that the end is nearer or did any wake up for a second to realize the corporation is downsizing due to costs..

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  Quarterback

  Welcome, Got....

  I do want to thank the people on this site who posted this letter to prepare us for this .

  Billy is right though. This is not as exciting as the one about eliminating the bookstudy meeting. Do you remember that one?

  It started "Well brothers, just because the times are tough, we do not expect to add you any other burdens, so we are cancelling the Weekly Bookstudy. But, not yet, wait till next September"

  Can you imagine the apostles making that decision in the first century? "Hey brothers, we don't want to add any other burdens to you, and we will not be imposing this circumcision on you, ok. But, can you just put up with it, till next September? Be a good sport now and come forward, as I sharpen my flint knife."
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  any new light since 2008

  by rekless in

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  Quarterback

  Sure.....there is lite butter, popcorn, cream, milk, chip dipps, and so many other food products.

  They don't taste much like the good old calorie rich foods, though.
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  The Flood - ? So how did kangaroos get to Australia? How come they are no where else?

  by BroMac in

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  *** w62 1/15 p. 64 questions from readers ***.

  questions from readers.

  how can we account for animals in isolated lands when the flood is said to have covered all the earth and the only land animals that survived were those in the ark?p.

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  The Dingo's, the Koala bears, and the kangaroo's where chased by the the Croc's accross the ocean. Crike-kees
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  The Flood - ? So how did kangaroos get to Australia? How come they are no where else?

  by BroMac in

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  *** w62 1/15 p. 64 questions from readers ***.

  questions from readers.

  how can we account for animals in isolated lands when the flood is said to have covered all the earth and the only land animals that survived were those in the ark?p.

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  I think, Wannabefree, has a point. Those Kangaroos can kick, and they have boxing skills as well. They also have stomach pouches that can store so many floating devices.
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  Genesis 6:4 - where did the Giants come from if they were wiped out by the flood?

  by BroMac in

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  (genesis 6:1-4) 6 now it came about that when men started to grow in numbers on the surface of the ground and daughters were born to them, 2 then the sons of the [true] god began to notice the daughters of men, that they were good-looking; and they went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose.

  3 after that jehovah said: my spirit shall not act toward man indefinitely in that he is also flesh.

  accordingly his days shall amount to a hundred and twenty years.

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  Well, the Green Giant, comes from the Valley of the Jolly.
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  Do COs have a cushy life?

  by A question in

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  do cos (and dos) have a cushy life in comparison with other jws, or others in fulltime service?.

  it could be said that they do, since they have an apartment provided for them, meals out, green handshakes, and invites to social gatherings.

  it could also be said that they do not, since they may have to live in a different house every week, accept whatever food they're given, and they have a lot more meetings than the average jw.. .

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  It's not what I would call a cushy life. I have close friends in the Circuit Work. I have heard them describe some horror stories to me. Some have invested their personal resouces (cash) to serve in this capacity. Some come from wealth families, and some have worked at successful businesses before they entered this work. Some don't even put in any expenses forward with congregations that are having financial problems.

  There are some CO's that are Jerks, and some really giving, kind nice fella's. I also admire their wives, at least I could say some of their wives.

  When they leave that work, they really don't have much to retire on. In most of the congregations I have been in, we have put the CO family in basement appt's in KH's Not a pleasant place to live.