i remember in my kingdom hall one of our 5 elders bro.
"smith" had a gossipy wife sis "smith" who would be known to gossip from the time she enter the hall until she left.
i don't know how she never was reproved or counseled for her gossiping.
Funny thread. You want to know who the worst gossipers are in most congregations...its the pioneers, nobody home at the doors so they have to talk to each other about something.
Many elders wives are pioneers so this makes sense. Pioneers know everything going on in the congregation. If any elders are pioneers then they are in the know all the time by default.
wow.
i was surprised this week by calls from active jws complaining about the new magazine format, and more begging for money from the platform.. frankly i was surprized by this reaction since this is old news to jwn members.
i guess actually shuffling to the bookroom and grabbing the new "awake tracts" minus the inside cover forward ...awakened many sleepy, catatonic, bored jws who never read the things or go on the internet anyway.. any feedback from other areas?.
My area reactions:
"wow very nice"
"to the point, no unnecessary articles"
"these will be easier to place"
"the work is winding down, I can tell"
Sorry to disappoint but nothing negative. Proving my feeling that most (70-80%) of JWs will not bat an eyelash at this. There will always be dissenters but it takes an open mind to start doubting the F&DS and a JW mind is like a macadamia nut.
i used to listen to all the stupid comments and wonder if i could sneak out of there and scram!
even after i resigned as an elder, i went for a while and eventually began missing more and more meetings.
but while i was there, i'd listen to comments, chuckle to myself how dumb it all was and then go home with the knowledge that my days were numbered there..
Dirty yes, but I will not accept old.
i used to listen to all the stupid comments and wonder if i could sneak out of there and scram!
even after i resigned as an elder, i went for a while and eventually began missing more and more meetings.
but while i was there, i'd listen to comments, chuckle to myself how dumb it all was and then go home with the knowledge that my days were numbered there..
Min I do the same thing, I never stay for the WT study
During the meetings I think about what I will eat when I get home, sometimes I will go to the bathroom and go on my iPhone and play temple run. Also if there are any sisters wearing tight, short skirts, and there always are, I try to make out what type of underwear that they're wearing based on the outline's in the skirt. Much easier in the summer ,no pantyhose.
would like to start a thread awarding douchbag elders in every kingdom hall.
not for the poor souls who are mentally trapped in org and serv.
for the greater good of the flock.. but those elders who you somehow never see in service yet pioneers?
CO visits suck ass.
i think most jws do not know how to explain their religious beliefs.
i don't think they could explain their views of 607 b.c.e.
, 1914, any prophetic bible books, the old vs. the new fds understanding, the blood fraction reasoning, etc.. do you think the average witness is able to explain from the bible why they believe things as they do?.
I think that the vast majority of witnesses really don't give a shit about their doctrines. There are still a few fanaticals in every congregation who are "armageddon mongers" and keep crying "the time of the end is close, look at the terrible weather we are having, earthquakes, etc. etc." But even these fanatics most likely wouldn't be able to explain the beliefs accurately.
I mean the whole F&DS slave crap, seriously!
That was from the district convention this passed summer if I remember
just curious, something i've noticed only lately.
i'm in the mix within the congregation, stay late after the meeting is over, converse with quite a few people afterwards, make plans for saturday and sometimes sunday service and yet i feel so awfully alone walking to my car afterwards.
i feel lonely when i'm talking and laughing with people after the meeting.
Lonely no... bored, disgusted...yes
It works well on a portable, touch-screen environment. Such as a full Windows 8 tablet (not Windows RT)
the storm was much more intense and killed many more in the caribbean and yet i see practically nothing mentioned about them here or in the media.. .
pathetic..
People just need to keep all this in the proper context. Carribean has what, few million people if that. The east coast of the U.S. has 50 times that many people or more. More people are being affected by this storm. Also its important to note that storms such as this are rare on the east coast. Additionally, the way life is structured here in the U.S we depend on all these things that people in other countries scoff at. Easy to purchase Gasoline, Grocery stores, etc. In other words you can not directly compare the eastern United States to the countries in the carribean.
Complain about America all you want but a disaster is a disaster period. Please lets keep prespective and realize that there are indivduals suffering this isnt about the government, or what country you live in.
