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I too got my memorial invite.
by dazed but not confused in
1. social
2. current
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i got my memorial invite.
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BOE Letter: Rules to deal with rules
by pixel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as everybody jere knows, there is no requirement for a christian to "count and report" their time.

that's totally made-up by the wt/fds/gb, so, they have to make rules to deal with their own rules.... .

re: showing consideration for those involved in theocratic projects .
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31 things each and every Jehovah's Witness NEEDS TO KNOW right now!!
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
things for jehovah's witnesses to think hard about.. .

1.you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. look at how you are feeling most of the time.

that sense of going nowhere and feeling down is not because you aren't spritual enough.
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Pressure's of marriage by JW's
by Pink Floyd in
1. jw
2. experiences
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"I worked hard as a Ministerial Servant and all I got was this lousy drinking problem!"
by Mr. Falcon in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was driving home the other evening pondering the past couple of turbulant years for me and my family.

i reflected back on my appointment as a ministerial servant and my attitude, beliefs and thinking at the time.

i thought about the subsequent misery that being a servant brings once the the glow wears off and people stop "commending you on your fine spiritual progress.
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Is there really any difference between disfellowshipping and disassociation?
by iamwhoiam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
you would think being disfellowshipped is like being fired from a job and being dissassociated is like quitting a job...is this the correct understanding?.

as much as i have been searching for the answer to this question in the later articles, i can't really find a concrete answer.

but being an ms and raised in "the truth", i was always brought up to feel like if someone disassociates themself, they are automatically labeled an apostate.
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Did any of you need counselling or psychotherapy as a JW?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have just started my new course to be a qualified counsellor.

naturaly i am studying this because of my own background and now i want to help others who have had similar strains on their lives.. i know the pressure that the jw organisation puts on its members, so i was wondering, if you dont mind saying so of course, did any of you attend counselling sessions due to the pressures and problems that the jw life brought along?.

i can imagine that the majority of my old congregation (myself, my dad and my brother included) would need some form of counselling or medication in order to remain sane.
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JW's and music
by Pink Floyd in
1. jw
2. experiences
i really resent the fact that the wt looked down upon alot of music.

rap was considered violent.

heavy metal was satanic.
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I love this!
by Mr. Falcon in
1. jw
2. friends
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who else thinks that ol' chucky would've made a great circuit overseer??

?.
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Do your elders care at all?
by Mr. Falcon in
1. jw
2. experiences
i currently have an elder body who, for the most part, seems utterly complacent and disinterested in actually "shepherding" anything.

i can't tell if they are lazy or just oblivious to their responsiblities of being "teachers".

it seems like they are the last to know anything and always procrastinate on everything.