I know they have encouraged phone witnessing over the years. I never could do it. What a terrible waste of time and energy
NewYork44M
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JWs still do Phone 'callin' - instead of door-knockin...
by Jim_TX ini just got a phone call from my wife.
she said that the phone rang a few minutes ago (about 11am local time), and when she looked at the caller-id, it said 'jehovah's witnesses'... or somesuch.
so - she answered the phone.
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Reinstated 5 yrs ago
by Treebe ini am just trying to understand what my choices are.
i have been reinstated for just over 5 yrs and still have not had my privileges back.
i am a single mom and have been to all the meeting that we can, doing our best outside of kids colds and flu's, not to mention car trouble, but i have always turned in my time each month and study reports, but still i can not answer.
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NewYork44M
This is an example the coercive control the organization inflicts on its members. There is no more difficult possition to be in than a single mon. Using that against you is just horrible.
Stick around and you will get a different perspective of the organization. My best wishes to you and your family.
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NewYork44M
That 12 really old men are our direct link to god.
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Why won't South Park parody the Witnesses
by joelbear69 inis it because jehovah is protecting his people from this?
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NewYork44M
There have been a few JW references in South Park.
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Yesterday my father informed me that he will shun me...
by nvrgnbk inbut only if a judicial committee tells him to.. if they say i'm inactive and let me be, he can still talk to me.. it's meaningless, because i would never meet with a jc, but he let me know where he stands.. he's dead to me.. i'm not hurting.. lost tons of respect for the man.. i told him he was brainwashed and left him without saying goodbye.. to no longer live for his approval was liberating, but this is even better.. i told him that i couldn't do that to my son.. his response?.
unconditional love is a lie.. you only get unconditional love from a dog.. sick, brainwashed, emotionally bankrupt man.. p.s.- not looking for cyber hugs.
just sharing the experience for others going through similar things and for lurkers to see what this cult does to people.. regards,.
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NewYork44M
It is what it is, and now you know.
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1000 asked to leave bethel complexes
by atpeace ini just heard this - anyone else?
i was curious as to the reason people were given for this.
and i can't help but think of those that will be trying to get a job in this economy, with few skills and probably no college education.
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NewYork44M
The only ones left will be those that disobeyed the society and got an education.
Lawyers and accountants rule the world.
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Kingdom Hall Accounts Report
by Honesty inwhy doesn't the watchtower society allow accounts servants to make copies of the accounts report and pass them out to all attendees at the kingdom hall so they can follow along as he reads the report?
that way all the dubs could more fully share in the joy that comes out of giving from the heart?.
at the church i attend we have a quarterly business meeting where every one receives a complete financial statement that has been audited by several committees in order to insure that every penny is accounted for.
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NewYork44M
I was a very honest accounts servant for many many years. Because I was good at the job I kept it for 10 + years.
Also I am an auditor. As an auditor you must think through the process of how a person can steal money. It was clear to me that if an accounts servant wanted to he could easily skim a hundred or two $$ off the top every month without ever getting caught.
In regards to reading the accounts report. I tried to give sufficient detail to keep the congregation aware of what was going on. I posted the accounts report on the Board. Most people did not listen to what I said. But there was always one or two that would quiz me after the meeting.
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If Your Aged Parent Asked U Not To Give Them Blood, Would U Agree?
by minimus inbe honest.
if your jw parent trusted you to comply with their wishes, would you honor their request?
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NewYork44M
I was in this situation. My father had a stroke and was on dyalysis. It was clear that the doctor would be ordering blood. I initiated the discussion to make sure he was not transfused.
It was the right thing to do. He was dying and in this case blood was not going to save him. There was no need to add any additional burden on him during his last days.
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I Have a Commercial Janitorial Service - And Proud of It !
by flipper ini hope well.
this is a subject i've been wanting to approach for awhile as i've noticed on the board at times there have been wisecracks about janitors who were jehovah's witnesses .
now , hey, i'm real, have a good sense of humor, and can take a joke like anyone, be the brunt of a good joke, hell, i laugh at myself when i work alone at nights- just to keep entertained !
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NewYork44M
Wayne Huizenga is a man of distinction.
And has a business school named after him;
I respect entrepreneurs. When you see the businesses that fail you realize how hard running a business is.
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INDIANA posters
by dubla ini was talking on the phone about a week ago with a poster from this forum, and when he found out i was from south bend, indiana, he asked me if i had gotten together with the group of indiana posters that were having a small gathering (around bloomington i think?).
the truth is, i havent had one-on-one contact with too many from this board up till now, save some frequent chat room visitors, so i didnt realize we had an indiana following.
after my name appeared on the whos who page, i did get emails from a couple people familiar with the area, but i would like to get in contact with the rest of the indiana posters.
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NewYork44M
I am an Indiana born Hoosier. Left when I was 19. I no longer have any ties to Indiana.
Did you know that Hoosier are the only americans that speak english without an accent?