Posts by Quarterback

it was kinda funny sitting there listening to them go down the line, name by name, of the ones auxilliary pioneering since the numbers are dropped to 30 hours for march & april.

as they were doing the names i was saying to myself, "she don't work", "she supposedly can't work", "he hasn't worked in years", "she gets a check", "she's probably gonna lie about the amount of hours she did" etc.. gotta love it.. i don't know if this happens in your congregation or not, but have you ever heard someone remark about someone else behind their back, "she can show up at every gathering, but she can't show up for field service!

Quarterback

Hi Moshe,

Hey.....I know of many that work at Wall=Mart that are supplementing their pension income. Wall-Mart or any type of retail job is nothing to be ashamed of. I even know of a Rich woman who enjoys working there.

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What do you do to cope with loneliness?

by usualusername in

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hi jw netters.

in the last few months i have felt extremely lonely.. .

was a witness.

Quarterback

The good old fashioned way of coping with loneliness. People went for walks. People went to the park. Volunteeir (some have commented on this).

Join a dance group. Pick up an musical instrument, and join a class. You will meet people at all of these places, garantee.

C'mon....meet us half way here.

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They read off the names of those auxilliary pioneering; 75% of them don't work &

by Theocratic Sedition in

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half of that 75% get disability and ssi checks.

it was kinda funny sitting there listening to them go down the line, name by name, of the ones auxilliary pioneering since the numbers are dropped to 30 hours for march & april.

as they were doing the names i was saying to myself, "she don't work", "she supposedly can't work", "he hasn't worked in years", "she gets a check", "she's probably gonna lie about the amount of hours she did" etc.. gotta love it.. i don't know if this happens in your congregation or not, but have you ever heard someone remark about someone else behind their back, "she can show up at every gathering, but she can't show up for field service!

Quarterback

C'mon now, guys,

We are not all window washers, unemployable, uneducated, on benefits etc. Some of us have worked and paid taxes, and still don't mind spending March, and maybe April with A/Pioneering.

Sure 30 hrs may not be for some, but, if you experience some days that has lousy weather, and you are coping with Arthritis knees, then pacing yourself in this outdoor work is not a bad idea.

But, it's not for everyone.

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Who pioneered with the promise of having 'Jehovah provide' and ended up dirt poor anyway?

by Julia Orwell in

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i ask this because the wt always bangs on about if you trust in jehovah and make that leap into pioneering, you will always be provided for.

at the time i joined the cult, a friend was continuous aux.

pioneering.

Quarterback

Not everyone who pioneers ends up poor, though. Me and my wife did very well. I did need to go off the Pioneer list for 6 months in the 70's, but, rejoined. We were considered more wealthy than many in our congregation. We had things that the majority in the congregation couldn't afford. i.e. cable, colour tv, nice vehicle, nice clothes, took trips, etc.

I did go off when my family increased.

I remember some that did struggle, though.

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Alvin Lee from Ten Years After, Woodstock fame passes

by designs in

just 68, he and the band lit up woodstock with i'm going home, one of the great songs to drive across the desert at sunrise.

i'd love to change the world had great vision and social commentary.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzruqatucpu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5m5xljdci.

Quarterback

I loved the guitar work on that song. He inspired me to learn the guitat. He was so young to break on through to the other side.

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Former Jehovah's Witnesses, will Jesus destroy all JW's when he comes to the Earth?

by Change Name in

what do you believe happens when one of jehovah's witnesses dies?

do they go to hell?.

if you do not respond, does it mean that you are only looking to discredit and bash the jw's?.

Quarterback

Wow,

This post started three days ago, and it is still going.

Would you say that you have already achieved your 30 hr goal for the month by now? Three days of 24 hrs would give you at least that much time.

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Julia's Inquisition - Two elders, the full version! I want you all to see this.

by Julia Orwell in

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sorry it's gonna be long winded.

i've done my best to reconstruct from memory.

my husband was next to me the whole time.

Quarterback

Julia,

You have conducted yourself well, and I appreciated your honest responses.

The only thing I would of said, when they asked you if you believed in the FDS, I would have quoted something that was said by a member of the GB awhile back at a Inaugural meeting. Someone on the GB stated that the members of the GB, don't all agree to everything, but, still icontinue as a body in the spirit of love. So...if they have doubts, why wouldn't you be allowed to?

But, what you said was a fair response.

If this explodes, Julia, you will be stronger, but there will be collateral damage. That is not the end of the matter, though.

Gee, what ever happened to the scripture that says, "Love covers over a multitude of sins". That certainly has been missing for many years in WT land.