I have repeatedly heard while I was still in about how this brother or that brother cannot be a Ministerial Servient or Elder because his field service hours or too low or his wife's field service hours are too low. The Bible says nothing about field service hours as being part of qualifying to be an MS or Elder. They go above and beyond what is written all the time. Rules can be broken if you are in a family that is in the who's who of JW world.
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Elders = Politicians???
by toto555 inwith all the back-door politics, white-washing of elder mistakes, selective enforcement of rules etc.
aren't elders not much different than any other political position out there in the world (mayor, congressman, senator etc.)?
doesn't the same hold true as well for co, do, etc.?
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Atheist Blogger Visits Kingdom Hall
by Bangalore inatheist blogger visits kingdom hall.. .
http://doubtingmark.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jehovahs-witness-kingdom-hall-ballard/.
bangalore.
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whathappened
Great article and the comments at the bottom reflect that people now are catching on the the Watchtower Societies tactics.
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So, Whats the real reason JWs are no concessions open at the DC and are discouraged from supporting nearby vendors?
by BU2B inso ever since they discontinues the food service at the assemblies and dcs, jws have been "lovingly encouraged" to pack a light lunch to eat.
the secretary at the hall that i am held hostage in said during the service meeting that even a sub would be too heavy to eat, and that a light salad was the best option.
what do you fine people think is the real reason why, in the absence of food service, jws are told to not leave the building at lunch?
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whathappened
You know it is indeed that people will get a breath of fresh air and freedom and wont want to face the crowded parking lot again, they would bolt and the afternoon session would be half empty. Only the "try hard/die hards" would remain.
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Anyone here tried the PALEO DIET?
by StAnn inhubby and i are getting ready to start.
looking for some input, if you have any.
thanks!
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whathappened
How quickly do you lose weight on this diet? I seem to gain weight every time I diet.
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My Public Apology
by Suspicious into those i shunned:.
sorry to every single person i shunned while still asleep.
it's rather funny that now im the one reaching out.
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whathappened
My poor mother in law and father in law were both disfellowshipped for smoking in the 70's when it first became a disfellowshipping offence. Being the self righteous Jehovah's Witnesses we were we didn't talk to them. They had three children and four grandchildren that they never got to see. I now feel very guilty that we were so cruel. They would complain about it and were clearly in pain, but we wouldn't soften our stance. They are dead now and there is no going back. I am so sorry for our unloving behavior.
They were both smokers when they got baptized and didn't think it was fair that the Watchtower Society changed the rules on them. None of us kids wavered and we told them to obey the Society and quit smoking. They had both smoked since their teen age years and were hopelessly addicted.
Such a cruel policy and so unloving.
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Awkward moment at the WT study today
by FadeToBlack inwhen we got to paragraphs 10,11 with the reference to the box at the top of the page - is your teaching up-to-date?
the conductor asked for an explanation of what the current 'bible truth' was.
for the first one, 'this generation (matt 24:34) absolutely nobody raised their hand!
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whathappened
The reason they were all so quiet is they all know that current "truth" is ever changing and most jw's can't keep up.
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So the straw that broke the camel(my wifes' back)
by sosoconfused inso after our incident today i let some time pass so as not to kill the mood and bring up all the annoying watchtower stuff.
however i said, "babe seriously, i know you were upset about the other issue but you seem to just never want to even think about borg stuff again!
i am glad - don't get me wrong - but so i can reall understand please tell me what was it that made youjust wash your hands clean so fast?".
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whathappened
How great for you. You obviously married well! Good news for everyone. Thanks for letting us know.
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Former Long Time Elder, part 3
by James Jackson into answer some of your questions.
i phone my son on thursday and was able to help him get his paper work in order for, get this: "college".
we're good.. the wife and i have about 10 family members that are jw's as well as over 12 close friends, 100's of friends in 5 states.
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whathappened
You are indeed a good father, helping your son get an education.
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I think my wife is going to open the can of worms...
by sosoconfused inso over the last 5 - 7 months as some may know i have resigned as an elder and just came to a cold stop going to the meetings.
brothers call i wont answer the phone.
if they come by i just wont answer the door.
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whathappened
Fabulous. How great was that? What a relief that she is on your side.
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Apostate?
by EmptyInside ini was wondering if i would be considered an apostate for posting on this board.
i don't speak against the organization to any witnesses.
i do talk candidly to other inactive ones who feel the same way.
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whathappened
According to the Watchtower Society, anyone who does not accept all of their teachings, even those unique to the Watchtower Society is an apostate.
You must accept everything they say when they say it, otherwise you are an apostate.
Even beliefs that are true and can be proven true are apostate if they go against the WBTS or cast a bad light on them.
Posting on this site is definitely a big no no.