A friend of mine was appointed as an elder at just 19 after serving as a min' for about a year [2 C.O's visits].
That was in 1985.
nicolaou
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NEARLY 17 YEAR OLD BOY IS MINISTERIAL SERVANT
by minimus inthings must be getting pretty desperate.
i just heard some wonderful news of another boy being appointed a ministerial servant.
the comment was that even though he is young, he is very mature.another person, speaking of a different boy being appointed said that he had the added advantage of being home schooled and that really helped him to mature.
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What do you say? I mean it, really, what DO you say?!
This is the sort of reaction I'm now starting to get (the emails are nastier.)
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WORLD GUESTMAP - - - please sign in!
by nicolaou inthe guestmap is a feature at the dnc site but i thought it might be cool to for us to get a visual image of where we all are.
just 'click & hold' the map to drag it around.
you can then zoom in on your local area.
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Thanks to all of you - we do like to put ourselves on display don't we?!
A few have asked if they can edit entries. This is only really possible by deleting the original entry and creating a new one. If you're having trouble deleting a duff entry let me know and I'll do it for you.
COMF, sorry you've had such a tough time. It can be a bit 'buggy' but it's hard to complain when you're getting it for nothing. If I end up paying for the extra capacity then I'll also have access to the help desk.
I still need your personal experiences and 'shunning' stories for the Do-Not-Call site people. The service is up but we need to make very clear to the public why the Watchtower Society poses such a threat to their families. Please write with a public audience in mind.
Why not email your personal accounts to me or post a link to your story if you've already told it here. Alternatively you can post them at the DNC board ( http://pub97.ezboard.com/bdnc61397 ) and I'll highlight the most 'helpful' ones on the shunning page.
I'll be asking for a lot more help soon - hope you don't get sick of me!!!!!!
Nic'
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WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING
by QUANTUM ini just read a remark that joining the jw's was no different than any other church.
people join because thay find the people are nice and sociable.
i'm also sure that their intent is to be honest and forthright.
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the title of this thread reminded me so much of this photo - 'An apostate in the fold'.
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by nicolaou inthe guestmap is a feature at the dnc site but i thought it might be cool to for us to get a visual image of where we all are.
just 'click & hold' the map to drag it around.
you can then zoom in on your local area.
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Ballistic,
I get the first 100 entries for free, once I pay I get another block of 500 entries and no ad's! $49 though.
I think you're talking about Anon getting in touch with me? You said you'd passed on my email to him but I've not heard anything yet. Judging from your thread though it seems that you and I are within drinking distance so how about it?
nic'
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WORLD GUESTMAP - - - please sign in!
by nicolaou inthe guestmap is a feature at the dnc site but i thought it might be cool to for us to get a visual image of where we all are.
just 'click & hold' the map to drag it around.
you can then zoom in on your local area.
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Uh oh!
We're up to 41 entries already, when it gets to 100 I'll have to start paying for extra space! Go on, make me pay!
Ballistic, this is just a 'cut & paste' piece of script. I probably wouldn't have thought of it if it hadn't been for your thread so thanks!!
For Meat Pie and the others who've asked:How to add your entry to the Guestmap.
1. Click on 'Post'. Your pointer will change to a hand.
2. Click the hand as close to your position on the map as possible - remember, the fingertip is the real pointer.
3. Enter your details into the little 'pop-up' box that will appear, select an icon and click submit - that's it!
TIPS
1. Before posting, increase the zoom to max to really pinpoint your position on the map.
2. You can toggle between 'icons' and 'dots' - useful if things get a bit crowded.
3. Click 'List' to view all the entries in a more conventional guestbook style.
So, where are all the Aussie posters? And what about our Scandinavian friends?
Nic'
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WORLD GUESTMAP - - - please sign in!
by nicolaou inthe guestmap is a feature at the dnc site but i thought it might be cool to for us to get a visual image of where we all are.
just 'click & hold' the map to drag it around.
you can then zoom in on your local area.
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The guestmap is a feature at the DNC site but I thought it might be cool to for us to get a visual image of where we all are. Just 'click & hold' the map to drag it around. You can then zoom in on your local area. Have fun!
Nic'
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www.do-not-call.org - BACK ONLINE!
by nicolaou inthe do-not-call site is back online and simplified for ease of use.
there is still a lot more to do but from the public's point of view, the site is functional - they can stop jehovah's witnesses calling!.
i'm looking for accounts of shunning and family distress caused by watchtower policy that are suitable for posting on the site, if any of you have already shared your story here, and would be happy to see it over there, perhaps you'd be kind enough to post the link?.
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www.do-not-call.org - BACK ONLINE!
by nicolaou inthe do-not-call site is back online and simplified for ease of use.
there is still a lot more to do but from the public's point of view, the site is functional - they can stop jehovah's witnesses calling!.
i'm looking for accounts of shunning and family distress caused by watchtower policy that are suitable for posting on the site, if any of you have already shared your story here, and would be happy to see it over there, perhaps you'd be kind enough to post the link?.
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edited 'cause I'm crap in HTML mode
Click the Guestmap link and let us all know where you are - - - - - don't leave me all on my own, I'm lonely!
Nic'
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African Judge kicks JW butt!!!
by nicolaou inadultery amongst jehovah's witnesses worries court .
the post (lusaka) .
news.
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Another one from Africa.
Husband Insults God After: Failed Reconciliation Bid
The Post (Lusaka)
NEWS
May 14, 2002
Posted to the web May 14, 2002
By Noel SichalweA 44 year-old woman yesterday told a Lusaka boma local court how her Jehovah's witness husband insulted Jesus Christ and God after church elders attempted to reconcile them in marriage.
Josephine Mwanza of Chawama compound said this happened when she discovered that her cheating husband had lied to have gone to Ndola for work and yet he was staying in John Laing compound with his lover.
Mwanza, was testifying against her husband Africa Phiri, 48 a bricklayer whom she sued for reconciliation due to numerous problems in their marriage. Mwanza who was married in 1988 told the court that on December, 17 last year her husband informed her that the company where he worked had gone on industrial break.
She said Phiri told her that he would be working on a private project of building a school with his two colleagues which was supposed to be starting in the evenings till morning in order to finish the work quickly.
"My husband then started going for work in the afternoons around 16:00 hours coming back at 06:00 hours. Then later, he started getting his clothes to where he said he was working from. I called the church elders who reconciled us but he rebelled again. "Immediately the church elders went away from the yard, my husband started insulting them and myself.
He then insulted Jesus Christ and God himself," she said. Mwanza reported Phiri to the Victim Support Unit in order for him to buy food at home for the three children. After being summoned to police, he told her that he would be working in Ndola for three months.
"When I reported him to police for the second time, I was given a call out which I gave to my child to take to a place where I suspected my husband was staying. My son found him with another woman cooking Nshima and chicken when I was starving with my children," she said.
In his defence, Phiri said his grandson decided to stay with him after the termination of his job. He said on one occasion, he found his wife insulting his grandson.
He said Mwanza stopped eating from home and told him to go away from home and thus he went away since December. Presiding justice Sainet Chitambo and justices Henry Mwananshiku and Godfery Banda ordered Phiri to reconcile with Mwanza immediately.