Posts by burnedout

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JW Kid Meets his Non-Witness Class Mates 60 years On.

by snugglebunny in

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yup.

a while back i came across someone whom i'd been at school with back in the late 50's.

it was an all-boys school, quite tough, with the accent on games and machinery skills.

New rules for child sexual abuse?

by formerministerial in

a european jehovah's witness, who served in an important branch, has sent me the following rumor.. some serious sources are mentioned.

it clearly shake my perspective of what is going to happen in the coming months.. i'm totally shocked !.

the law firm managing all the interests of the wt has studied the problem in europe on data protection and actions on files and protocols of child abuse.

When I was an elder I was always concerned about personal liability in a csa case. I even asked the other elders and PO if we should purchase liability insurance. They laughed at me and said "No, the WT legal department will handle that." Will the WT pay the fines for the elders in the recent cases?

It also troubled me I was able to know who the abusers are and protect my own children but the rest of the congregation would not have this knowledge. I would look around the KH and see all the families and think how dangerous this is...

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"Psychiatrist is an Admission of Defeat"

by new boy in

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“the christian witnesses of jehovah are the best oriented, happiest and most contended group of people on the face of the earth.

so why on earth would any good follower need the help of a mental health professional?” the society tells about the evils of seeking help from outside their organization.

"as a rule, for a christian to go to a worldly psychiatrist is an admission of defeat.

burnedout

Way too accurate Sparky!

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Special Day of Service be a Pioneer for a Day

by Sour Grapes in

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my wife's kingdumb haul announced that next saturday is a special day of service.

we can pioneer for a day in seldom worked territory.

everone is to pack a nice brown bag lunch.

burnedout

Even as a full ahead PIMI I was sick of the word "SPECIAL" tacked on to everything. It was never special.

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elder bags.

by blownaway in

not sure if this was every where or just our area, but you could always tell who was big shit top dog in the hall elders by the size of their bag.

my dad used to call them elder bags.

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burnedout

Sparky, that picture is perfect! It is amazing to realize how such a simple photo triggers so many memories.

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Accounts report at Circuit Assemblies to go away

by LevelThePlayingField in

i was at the regional convention and asked an elder why is that at the assemblies their is an accounts report but not at the conventions?

he said, well actually they got a letter and in it said that in a little while they will do away with the accounts report stating how much the assembly costs for the weekend and just go to donation basis like at the conventions.. my first thought was, "they will donate even less now.".

anybody else hear about such a thing?.