Wow, the above posters have really identified some real Mental Issues that I would find it very disturbing to handle. I know the difference between Depression, and Discouragement. I'm not qualified to treat Depression, but I think that anyone who shows some caring attitude towards such ones could provide some value or benefit. You don't have to be an Elder to help. Notice I said help, not cure
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Question for current and former elders: did you feel qualified to give counsel for depression?
by kneehighmiah indo you feel the counseling demands placed on elders are fair and scriptural?.
i live in an economically depressed industial city.
my dad is an elder in a lower income black congregation.
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Should Pot Be Legalized?
by minimus ini don't smoke anything but i know many that do--- some frequently, most infrequently.. personally, i don't see much difference between drinking alcohol and pot use.. should pot be legalized?.
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I also beleive in legalizing sex. There are too many unwanted teen pregnancies, and people are not being responsible
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Is there any good (im serious) in this religion JW
by dugout ini know this has been talked about in the past but im new here..
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10) They make you wear a suit.
9) They strongly encourage bathing.
8) They do endorse a moral code, although, some today think that their style is old fashioned.
7) They do give you boldness, and courage to speak about controversal issues.
6) Their Bible translation is not perfect, but, none of the others are.
5) The members are imperfect, and some of them are idiots, but, all other religions have the same kind of people.
4) Prince likes them.
3) They inspire great passionate apostates
2) JW.ORG….a work in progress…stick around another 100 yrs and see what this can do.
1) The GB members are human, and can die any moment. That Rulership for 1,000 yrs is a theory.
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Samuel Herd said we should preach wherever we are told to, even if there are bullets flying everywhere and dead bodies found in the territory.
by defender of truth inthis man's views are dangerous.
go to the link at the bottom of this post.
download fear of giants(ok).mp3.
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I have heard of the WT suspending the FS work in areas where it was deemed dangerous. What ever happened to that rationale?
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The Watchtowers obsession with positions
by usualusername inauxillary pioneers get mini praise.. .
regular pioneers are an exampe to follow.. .
half useless men are recommended as ministerials servants.. .
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Well, in the 1st century, there was this level of competition. There were Elders, MS's, Shepherds, Techers, Evangelizers. There was competion and disputes amoung the Elders. Some high profiled Elders had differences.
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using kindle/ tablet/ iPad in meetings how to police?
by purrpurr ini've noticed about half my half are using these.
of course there's always the potential for people to be looking at things non jw on them.
are the society going to find a way to police this?
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Why don't you try it out? See if you can get away with playing with Angry Birds? Then you will see who gets angry at you, and it won't be the Birds.
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JW internal warfare threatens the Tract campaign
by Quarterback ini overheard this argument re the new tract campaign.
one elder told a publisher, to hide the tract in the mailbox if the home owner wasn't home.
the publisher was used to folding the tip of the tract, and just left a tip showing.
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Please contact me if you're in the US and between 18 and 40 and want to be on TV telling your story.
by AndersonsInfo incontact me through my website at: http://watchtowerdocuments.org/contact-barbara/.
thank you,.
barbara.
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