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  Donation Changes-Elders Meeting

  by XBEHERE in

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  2. friends

  so we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 lboe...it was was many of you expressed.

  below are some of the quotes from the elders:.

  "we just need to keep the focus on jehovah's work, remind the friends of this".

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  kate I have compartmentalized my "service" as an elder and I am honestly trying to be as helpful to people as I can. The JW's in my hall can sense that I am a little different I hear so many comments like "you are so understanding" "you are one of the cool elders" etc. etc.

  I know that this is a cop out and pretty much I am living a lie but its what I feel I have to do in order to maintain my family situation. I really wish I had the "balls" to do what some on here have and just come clean to my wife and kids but I dont think it would end well for me. The loss of my family would break my heart.

  As for the meeting we had... they will never say what they really feel, because like me, they know it would be the end. Some of them truly are deluded and convinced that GB is God. So sad but hey its their choice.
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  Donation Changes-Elders Meeting

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 lboe...it was was many of you expressed.

  below are some of the quotes from the elders:.

  "we just need to keep the focus on jehovah's work, remind the friends of this".

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  XBEHERE

  So we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 LBOE...it was was many of you expressed. Below are some of the quotes from the elders:

  "We just need to keep the focus on Jehovah's work, remind the friends of this"

  "What a nice change, now everyone will be able to afford a new KH or Ass Hall"

  "We can now offset our poorer brothers lack of funds in a more proper way"

  lol.. one thing is for sure among the diehard JW's GB=Jehovah

  No matter what they change it will always seem to be the correct thing to do.
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  Is There Anything About The Witnesses That You Like?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anything??

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  They are like any other population of people, some very nice and some complete total assholes.
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  New Donation Arrangements for KHF?

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/governing-body-instructs-congregations-to-pledge-fixed-monthly-donations .

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  is there a thread on here detailing this?.

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  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/governing-body-instructs-congregations-to-pledge-fixed-monthly-donations

  is there a thread on here detailing this?
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  How many use their tablet and ipads at the mtg ...for internet surfing?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so if you are still an attender, how many use their tablets or ipads during the mtg for 'non theocratic' purposes?.

  i often log on here, and post during the mtg (if no one is sitting behind me that would notice).

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  I was ordering things from Amazon on mine a couple of weeks ago.
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  A preist , Pastor , or minister of religion that uses the Bible or an i-pad , who in your eyes would command your respect .

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask this because of an experience over the weekend when two witnesses came to my door , and he tried to use his i-pad to witness to me, which i wasnt intersted in.. my theory is this is going to backfire on them .

  the majority of people in christendom , whether they practice it or not have a reverence , if not a deep respect for the written word , the bible , as a holy book.

  a sacred book.. i dont beleive a householder who is a christian is going to be impressed by someone who quotes scriptures from an i-pad.. religous books have been considered sacred for centuries , their is an awe about them .

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  I think the up and coming generations will be accepting of media delivered in digital format more than current ones. Its just a matter of time. I am not defending the use of iPads or not however I used them at the meetings that I still attend and find it extremely convenient as do more and more people. Sure there will always be die hard paper users but technology forges ahead.
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  Modern-Day Child Sacrifice

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  circuit assembly this weekend.

  do's talk compared not having a family study or not teaching your children about jah to the apostate israelites sacrificing their children to molech at topheth in the valley of shinom.

  yeah that's the same thing.

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  Circuit Assembly this weekend. DO's talk compared not having a family study or not teaching your children about Jah to the apostate Israelites sacrificing their children to Molech at Topheth in the Valley of Shinom. Yeah that's the same thing. How delusional can you be
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  "Draw Close To Jehovah" study - strange logic..

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what do you think of the reasoning in this paragraph from this week's meeting study?.

  draw close to jehovah - chapt 4 .

  21 consider jehovahs self-restraint from a different angle.

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  The WTB&TS does use coercion to stay in the religion. They tell you that the world is bad, wordly associates are an evil, bad influence so you are stuck in their social structure. So if you do leave, more than likely you will be all alone. Perhaps even your family (wife, kids, or extended) won't even acknowledge your existence. So what do people do? People lilke me? We stay in, lead a double life, and be miserable.
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  Did you ever attend meetings while on vacation?

  by keyser soze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember when i was a kid going on vacation somewhere with my family, my parents would always have to find out where the local kingdom hall was.

  god forbid we should miss a meeting because we were actually enjoying our time away from work and school..

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  Only because my father signed me up for a public talk while I was visiting them once. Otherwise, are you fcuking nuts??!
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  Describe What a Jehovah's Witness Elder Is Like

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know what they are supposed to be like.

  but at this point in time, do you think the elders look joyful?

  are they serious bible students?

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  I think it all depends upon the personalities of the men.

  Aren't all JW's supposed to be clothed with the "new personality"? Love, joy, blah blah.. so you are saying that the elders are not? Only some of them, lol...