Topics Started by MARTINLEYSHON

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Re-Appointment as an Elder or Servant
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
were you at any time after being removed, or resigned as an elder or servant tempted to reach out for the position a second or third time?

if the answer is yes, for goodness sake put me out of my misery and tell me why?.

be kind because i have not posted for a while.
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Re: What do you do for a living?
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. jw
2. friends
as many of you are aware being brought up in the organisation, there was a general directive from the wt that secular education was good, but not encouraged as far as university and further education was concerned.

many witnesses left school in the 70s with no formal qualifications.

my question therefore is 2 fold.. 1. what would you have liked to become as far as your career is concerned?.
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English Soccer. Will England win the world cup?
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. jw
2. friends
the simple answer is no.

but i had a funny text from an irish friend that said the following:.

"the govt has done a survey on the size of an english penis.
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What are your reasons for not joining another religion?
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. jw
2. friends
i am going to start this debate of by saying that those of us who were raised in the so called truth, and i being one of them, can only come to terms with our past by accepting that our parents infected our minds like a virus infects a computer.

we wouldn't categorise children according to their parents' political stance, since they are too young to make up their minds about such matters.

but they (jw) segregate them from the world.
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Do you believe that Demons really Exist.
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. jw
2. friends
the reason why i have asked such is question is that i served as a congregation elder for 12 years.

i served as the presiding overseer for 10 years, and as chairman and media spokes-person for a particular region.

during my time within the organisation that being almost 30 years, i have concluded that there is, as far as my own experience is concerned grave doubt in my mind as to the existence of the devil and his demonic hoard.
Financial Accounts
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it has been some time since i posted.

i am delighted to see that this site is as busy as the day i joined some years ago.

elsewhere you are the fountain of knowledge.
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Why are there more JWs on Social Security Beneifits than any other Religion
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. jw
2. friends
on a per capita ratio jws ethos for claiming off the state is higher than any other religion.

does anyone have the answer?

i remember in the late 80s the borg came out with an article "uses and abuses of the welfare system".
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The governing body worried? Should they be!
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. social
2. current
hi everyone its ben a few years since my last post, would like to extend greetings to old and new members.

the events that has happened over the last few years must be of great concern to the gb for example: .

jws have always maintained that they are the most hated religion in the world, and yet when i have asked the question "which religion do you hate the most" to many of my friends the common answer is muslims, they do not even deliniate between the extreme factions and the mainstream.. the second major concern for the gb is the growth of jws i left almost 6 years ago and still there is no growth in real terms for them, still around the six million mark i believe, and yet i read an article the other day that stated the mormon religion is the fastest growing religion in the world, with 11 million members.
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Did you hear about?
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. social
2. humour
this pregnant irish woman rang her mother and said " help i tink me waters hav broken" her mother replied " well be jesus you tink your waters have broken where are you ringing from?

the daughter replied " im ringing from me minge to me ankle"

please i need lots of jokes from you to light up my day.
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10 reasons not to live in Canada
by MARTINLEYSHON in
1. social
2. humour
1. the immigration officers think that they are little demigods.

2. its way to cold in the winter.

3. there are to many mossie bites in the summer.