I remember graduating from high school in 1969 and getting baptized shortly thereafter. I also remembering the Awake magazine that year assuring us that young people needed to face the fact that they would never grow old in this system of things, and therefore should focus on spiritual things rather than a career. I'm now 55. Would you call that old? I don't know, but the system of things is still here, and that college education sure would have made a big difference in my career opportunities...
NeonMadman
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You will see Old age
by KW13 ini told mum yesterday that i'd carry on my so called 'anti jw' speak when she is an old lady of 80 years old.
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her words "i dont think this system will last that long".. i have a long time to wait but i shall be proven right!.
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Those Written/Oral Reviews
by WTWizard ini can remember those written reviews.
you got them in the kingdumb misery inserts (potential to cheat on them).
of course, when you got to the kingdumb hell that night, you were supposed to write the answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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NeonMadman
I'm thinking that they changed it to the format in the KM sometime in the late 70's or maybe early 80's. but I could be wrong about that. I know we had the separately printed tests for at least the first several years I was in the org, which started in 1969. I really can't remember how long it was before they changed it, but I think I was married at the time (which would place it at or after 1978).
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Those Written/Oral Reviews
by WTWizard ini can remember those written reviews.
you got them in the kingdumb misery inserts (potential to cheat on them).
of course, when you got to the kingdumb hell that night, you were supposed to write the answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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NeonMadman
I guess it means I'm REALLY old, but I remember when the Written Review was more like a school test. It was a separate, printed form that was not included in the KM, and you received it when you showed up for the meeting. So there was no opportunity to prepare your answers beforehand, you just had to know all the material (much like a test in a real school). I don't recall that they were turned in for grading, but we did swap papers with someone nearby and grade each other's. There was, of course, the obligatory oral review afterward, and, as I recall, the TMS overseer was provided a separate answer sheet with additional commentary to be brought out. So in those days, there actually was some thought process involved; it wasn't just a matter of copying answers and reading them off like it is now.
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Question about a WT song....
by DublDipd injust thinking about a song that we used to sing at the kh....cannot remember the name of the song, but it was quite popular at the assemblies.. the questionable lyrics were, "fear not those who kill the body, but cannot destroy the soul" it continues on with "to the end continue faithful, i will take you to your goal".. this was from the old songbook (remember, the purple one).
has the wt$ changed the lyrics to this song?
do they sing it anymore?
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NeonMadman
This song is based on Matthew 10:28, and I believe the WT teaching on the soul in this text is that it refers to one's future life prospects that rest in Jehovah's hands. Unlike everywhere else, where "soul" means the whole person. Well, not everywhere, they actually have 3 or 4 different meanings for the word "soul" throughout the Bible in order to make all the occurrences harmonize with their teachings about the state of the dead.
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NeonMadman
I, too, was chased away from a house by a bunch of geese. These were not wild, though, as it was a farm house. They behaved just like a guard dog might; completely ignored me while I went to the door, then attempted to corner me at the door once I was there. I managed to work my way between the honking nasties only to have them chase me down the driveway all the way back to the car. I was barked at by plenty of dogs, too, but the only one that ever actually bit me belonged to a sister I was picking up for service.
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Do Elders pay attention to who's missing the meetings and how often?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inelders are very busy before and after the meetings.
they have many parts during the ministry school.
they have elder meetings after the meetings are over.
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NeonMadman
I had a book study conductor once who used to take attendance of the members of his book study at EVERY meeting (not just the book studies). I was outraged when I found out about it.
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have you ever known a apostate to "Wake Up"?
by inkling inwhenever i heard of witnesses talking about someone.
(often a son or daughter) who has "fallen away" from the truth, .
they always say in a sort of wistful sigh, "well we just .
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NeonMadman
Once you've seen the man behind the curtain, it's pretty hard to go back to being afraid of the Wizard.
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Apostates - viewed as liars, the devils henchmen & to be avoided at all cos
by The Scotsman inyes, as far as jehovahs witnesses are concerned, apostates are evil, wicked, faithless liars.. i was wanting to ask - assuming most if not all who come here are in the jw category of apostate, how do you feel about the fact that you are portrayed in such a light by the org?.
i will be the first to admit - i always thought that those who criticized the org were untruthful or exaggerating.
its not until now i have considered what you guys have to say and how you feel that i realize that what you have to say is all truthful (tinged with a bit of anger perhaps).. personally i think its verging on character assassination.
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NeonMadman
Why should I care what names a bunch of apostates call me?
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What the C.O. said right there on the Platform
by Uncertain inhe started his talk before rev.bookstudy with all the gloom and doom news and then dropped the (to me) bombshell that he reads the news on line.
yup, i could hear an intake of breath through the hall.
i can't for the life of me remember what the rest of his talk was, although he used a box of crayolas as a prop.
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NeonMadman
And then came the final talk, based on ............ The Wizard of Oz. Did he go into any detail about who the man behind the curtain represents?
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W NJ C Oct. 19-21 in PA Anyone experiences of past conventions?
by Invetigator74 inwell the witnesses now for jesus convention in oct. is just around the corner.
it'll be my first time at this event and i'm looking forward to it!!
in the past
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NeonMadman
I've been there every year since 2000. looking forward to it; it's a high point of the year every year.