Posts by pontoon

OK, so if it is a loyality oath, all of you undercover apostate elders posting here what will you do? Makes me think of one of my favorite old Rolling Stones song---------Don't Stop

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i see a lot of posts about lack of zeal, slacking in fs, just going through the motions...........i have really not seen that in my old congregation up to the time i stopped attending two yrs ago, but i believe that could be the exception.

however, a bethel career sister and a young local brother, a ms and doing all the right things in the congregation (who i was friends with) stopped at my house, caught me up with chit chat and this young bro told me about his changing jobs because he wanted a retirement.

about 38 years ago when i was his age i never believed i would need a retirement in this "old system.

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pbrow---I was baptized in 1968. I think ones baptized in the 90's---2000's don't know the sense of urgency impressed on us pre '75 and just after. Was never super spiritual but had no doubt that the "big A" was going to hit any day, maybe today, momentarily. In fact one of the reasons I got baptised in '68 is because I believed anyone not dipped would not survive, and time is getting short. Back then a lot of what kept us in the routine was that looming sense of urgency. What urgency are Witnesses feeling today?

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just an observation

by pontoon in

i see a lot of posts about lack of zeal, slacking in fs, just going through the motions...........i have really not seen that in my old congregation up to the time i stopped attending two yrs ago, but i believe that could be the exception.

however, a bethel career sister and a young local brother, a ms and doing all the right things in the congregation (who i was friends with) stopped at my house, caught me up with chit chat and this young bro told me about his changing jobs because he wanted a retirement.

about 38 years ago when i was his age i never believed i would need a retirement in this "old system.

pontoon

I see a lot of posts about lack of zeal, slacking in FS, just going through the motions...........I have really not seen that in my old congregation up to the time I stopped attending two yrs ago, but I believe that could be the exception. However, a bethel career sister and a young local brother, a MS and doing all the right things in the congregation (who I was friends with) stopped at my house, caught me up with chit chat and this young bro told me about his changing jobs because he wanted a retirement. About 38 years ago when I was his age I never believed I would need a retirement in this "old system." Definitely he did not have the sense of urgency that I had such a long time ago. What he said did not seem to phase the super spiritual bethel sister he was with. Surprised me.

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The Governing Body intends to announce significant changes in academic literature (DOCTRINES) - Brazil

by Dogpatch in

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dear randall.

good morning!.

here is the daniel of brazil (former bethel).. this week at the forum of former jehovah's witnesses had an interesting news!

pontoon

I just love all this mystery. Shows the GB is squiming. Way more fun than going to meetings and out in service.

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neighbor studying with JW's

by loosie in

if you knew your neighbor was studying with the wj's what would you do?.

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My disfellowshipped ex-wife used to study with my neighbor, studied a long time but didn't go anywhere. Now, years later neighbor is studying again with someone else, attending meetings, and trying to encourage me to come back to the hall. How wierd is that?

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Add your favorite JW prayer cliche'

by King Solomon in

you know what i'm talking about: the trite, often-repeated phrases that convey the person offering the prayer has drawn a mental blank, and utters these words while their brain desperately searches for the next cliche', so they can conclude the ritual with the required tag, "in jesus' name we pray".... (is that like the postage stamp?).

ok, i'll kick this one off, and take the most obvious:.

"forgive us where we fall short....".

pontoon

We had a brother going in for a bypass operation and this BETHEL brother from the farm prayed for Jeh's spirit to be with him and to "guide the hands of the surgeon." Words used often were watchcare, edify, bolster the weak,.......I got to stop, it's giving me the creeps

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Organizational statuses

by lostinthought in

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I'm back. Used to work for a brother. Nicest guy you would ever meet. As his wealth grew so did his status with the society, working for the society, entertaining GB's at his home and what a change in that man, like he wanted nothing to do with with "common" people anymore. Not much genuine sincere humbleness as you move up the ranks of JW Society men. I got more but that's enough cause I feel my BP rising as I think about all of the phoniness

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Organizational statuses

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And not only do I agree with most everything said here, it goes beyond that. A feeling I've had for years even way before I faded and was still in good standing as an elder is that as a man moves up in the hierarchy of the organization some begin to look down on others, treating them as lesser ones. Observations; you are not allowed to walk through a bethel lobby in work clothes (why don't you have a job that requires a cheap suit and neck tie like we do?). Almost no more farming at all at the Wat Farm. They say it's cheaper to buy. I did a lot of business with local farmers years ago and the machinery, buildings, equipment, fields, UNLIMITED FREE LABOR.......etc. were the envy of commercial farmers around the same area, cheaper to buy is a BS story (we just don't like all these dirty farm workers around here, smelly hogs, noisey dusty machinery) (They still have the beef farm, that's a few miles down the road so they are not bothered by that yet) Go to a KH or AH project. For about every two skilled tradesman/woman there's a white shirt guy thinking it wouldn't get built without HIM. I got more to say but you got the point, got a call, got to run

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November literature offer is.........

by hoser in

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tracts.

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On The Way Out That sounds so easy I'm going to start to go out again