millie210

millie210

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  • keyser soze
    6

    Is it common practice to keep using Kingdom Halls after congregations have been dissolved?

    by keyser soze in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    i ask, because a neighboring congregation of where i used to attend was dissolved, and the people from there were scattered about to whatever congregation was closest.

    but it turns out that they still meet at the old kingdom hall a couple times a week, for field service.

    apparently this is done for tax purposes.. i suppose from a fiscal standpoint it makes sense, though it seems a little deceitful.

    1. keyser soze
    2. millie210
    3. xjwsrock
  • millie210
    millie210

    Is the real estate market down in your area?

    It is recovering in some areas and still slow in others. Maybe they think they should sit on the property a while longer?

  • Londo111
    34

    Prince and addictive drugs…a possible loophole?

    by Londo111 in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    according to the elder's rulebook, there is this addendum in the chapter on the grounds for judicial committee and the section: "misuse of addictive drugs":.

    please note: the use of addictive drugs under medical supervision, such as for pain management, would not necessarily require judicial review.

    when questions arise, consult with the branch office.. .

    1. nonjwspouse
    2. millie210
    3. sparky1
  • millie210
    millie210

    I agree Grreat Teacher.

    People completely deserve their privacy in this as well as many other areas.

    The one place I think merits extra thought is when it comes to elders.

    If indeed those elders are taking mood altering medications and sitting on judicial hearings where they render decisions that alter peoples lives hugely.

    Several airlines had policies that would not allow pilots to use these types of drugs and fly.

    There was a backlash and policy was being reviewed but the question remains.

    Should a surgeon be allowed to use this type of medication and not let others know?

    A sharpshooter on a SWAT team?

    A teacher?

    A nanny in your home caring for an infant?

    I do not presume to have answers - only questions.

    I can speak to this however...

    a very nice young person I know did something requiring a judicial committee. In the course of that meeting an elder "lost it". He got in the young persons face screaming obscenities with spittle flying out of his mouth.

    Guess what excuse was given later for this behavior?

    He was "off his meds".

    On meds? Off meds? Accountability?

    Whose to say?

  • Phizzy
    24

    Why it's a waste of time talking to JW's

    by Phizzy in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    i believe it to be a waste of time talking to, reasoning with, jw's if you expect any kind of quick result.. many of us when we first wake up think that 'coz ttatt is blindingly obvious to us, it will soon get through to our jw loved ones.. this simply isn't so for a couple of important reasons.

    the first is that, if someone believes something is true, or the truth, to them it really is, without doubt, true.

    so whatever you say must be wrong somehow.. the second problem is that jw's simply do not have to use, or pay any attention to facts and logic.

    1. DesirousOfChange
    2. millie210
    3. Vanderhoven7
  • millie210
    millie210

    While some are able to see for cerebral reasons, it seems like it is the emotional reasons that keep a JW from acting on even the most factual information.

    The one sure way to knock a belief system right out of the tree is if they get mistreated by the elders.

    When that happens?

    THAT is a perfect time to say something that might really take root and gro,

    Of course I say that because it is what happened in my case.   

  • Simon
    37

    Jehovah Witness vs Jehovah's Witness

    by Simon in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    being brought up as a jehovah's witness means you are so used to the term that you rarely stop to think about it.. one thing i've noticed is that people unfamiliar with the religion will say "jehovah witness" (no 's) instead which i always found a bit grating.. but watching the us election, something struck me.

    people are often referred to as "trump supporters", not "trump's supporters" and so on.

    thinking about other things, people would say they were "united fan's", not "united's fans" and so on.. it seems weird that a group would refer to themselves as though it was someone else talking about them (in the 3rd person, if i have that right).. what do you think?

    1. Naoscillator
    2. Lieu
    3. sparrowdown
  • millie210
    millie210

    Interesting thread!

    I was in the "One of" camp.

    Lots of emphasis was put on that.

    Now it doesnt matter in quite the same way, it only matter grammatically.

    Hooray!