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  Former Long Time Elder, New Member

  by James Jackson in

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  i have served 20 years as an elder, 5 years as an ms. was on the district committee in 2010, held various positions on the district , circuit, and rbc level.

  probably been on more than 100 judicial committees and even an appeals committee.

  was the coordinator in our congregation and deleted because adult child was df ( i kicked him out at the time of his wrongdoing, but that wasn't enough for thr brothers).

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  PaintedToeNail

  Welcome James, nice to have another former elder here too.
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  John the BAPTISER vs John the BAPTIST - which do you prefer?

  by PaintedToeNail in

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  i have always wondered why, as jw's, we would always say jt baptiser instead of jt baptist like everyone else.

  it bugged me, so i refused to say it.

  does anyone know why the wtbts uses the 'baptiser' moniker instead of the norm?.

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  I have always wondered why, as JW's, we would always say Jt Baptiser instead of Jt Baptist like everyone else. It bugged me, so I refused to say it. Does anyone know why the WTBTS uses the 'Baptiser' moniker instead of the norm?
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  Today Is TotallyADD's 5th Birthday

  by Reopened Mind in

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  no, he is not 5 years old, he is 59 today.

  totallyadd like many of you was raised in the cult and not allowed to celebrate his birthdays.

  he was always on the outside looking in, deprived of cake and comraderie.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Happy, Happy Birthday, TotallyADD!
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  west Virginia outcasts

  by infernosdante in

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  iwas given my leper status(df)12/1/2011,i was in princeton wv,was curious if anyone i knew from west virginia was on here.

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  PaintedToeNail

  inferno-Welcome.
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  Time for a quiz! Guess when this happened!

  by likeabird in

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  let's enjoy yet another meeting-free tuesday night with a quick quiz.. .

  here's your clue:.

  in the space of ten years, this religious organization produced and distributed over 23 million publications.. .

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  PaintedToeNail

  Mormons?
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 06-02-2013 WT Study (NAME)

  by blondie in

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  jehovahs witnesses view gods name?.

  gods people that he really would.

  non-jews, became a people for [gods].

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  PaintedToeNail

  bump
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  Ugh... Have to learn to keep my mouth shut

  by dissonance_resolved in

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  so my mom was telling me that my aunt is going to be hosting a gb member and wife, cos and do for dinner after their dc this summer.

  i immediately blurt out, "that sounds stressful.

  " which is met with dead silence.

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  PaintedToeNail

  We had the CO and Wife over for lunch. They were delightful. His last name was Adams. He was Jewish by birth, and his wife was an outspoken woman for a JW wife. After they left our circuit, we heard that he had a heart attack from the stress of being a CO. The doctors allegedly told him his 'job' was killing him, after they learned what it was he did. I don't know what happened to that couple, I hope they are happy wherever they are.
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  They lied to you Jack......

  by Tech49 in

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  2. experiences

  my name is jack harper, tech49.

  new here, been lurking for many months now.

  a brief history:.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Jack-Wonderful experience, can't wait to read more! And welcome by the way.
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  JW,s contribution to the human race, zip, nothing, not anything.

  by jam in

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  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this at a close friend memorial.

  service the other day.

  i was thinking, my 66 years here.

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  PaintedToeNail

  jam-Sorry about your friend, he sounds like an intelligent, caring and involved man. Sorry also that you feel you life was meaningless. You loved someone probably, that meant something to them. You aren't dead yet, there are still things you can accomplish to make a difference. What about going to a hospital and holding abandoned babies, born to addict mothers. Or a nursing home to read to those who can no longer read, or just listen to their fascinating stories, that will bring meaning to them. It is probably best not to compare yourself to other people, it can only bring one of you dissatisfaction.

  I hope you get over being depressed. If you were nearby, I'd invite you for coffee and we could laugh about crazy things that happened in the borg.
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  Ladies, do you think you have public speaking skills because of Theocratic Ministry School?

  by Iamallcool in

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  No, not really. You are just reading lines from a bad play. Sitting at a table, trying to read scriptures with a microphone blocking your view of your bible. I never, ever used any of the info from my talks in field service...but then I hated field service, I cannot remember anything with numbers in it. Memorizing scripture numbers had been virtually impossible. When reading an address or writing one down, I usually write the numbers from front to back, which causes crazy mix-ups. So does attempting to read Psalm 18:38 which should have been Psalm 83:18...