Posts by Darkknight757

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What Privileges do you get when you are baptized ?

by LOLS in

my husband was baptized at the recent 2018 convention in south africa ....... he was very annoyed that his non-believing wife did not attend the baptism....... but i think he received pressure from his jw father & elders as to why his wife was not attending ....... anyway ..... it's really water off my back .

i wanted to know what privileges you get as a baptized jw man , as i saw a message from one of the elders at his cong , congratulating him on his baptism and to earning more privileges ..... what are these privileges the elder is speaking about ,,,,, .

i don't feel like asking my husband as it just lands up in a stupid fight ..... or a long winded explanation ..... thanks .

Darkknight757

Sadly it’s just mindless work for a mindless organization. He can handle mics at the meetings now and give more talks at the Hall. In time if he’s a “YES MAN” he can qualify as a Ministerial Servant or an Elder after that.

I feel sorry for you that you have to deal with this. He WILL pressure you to study with him because it will be expected of him to have regular “family worship”. Don’t give in!! The JWs cherry pick like all other religions and make things sound so great but it’s all a mirage. In the end, he’s just another puppet for a nefarious, child molester protecting organization.

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What immodest clothing have you got in trouble for wearing?

by Addison0998 in

i personally have a very distinct sense of style and fashion which many of the fellow jdubs frown upon.

recently, i was told by a few specially self righteous ones that i looked like a prostitute in a pair of white boots!

a pair of 3 inch heeled, just a little taller than the ankle boots, with skirt that came down to my knees and a black long sleeve shirt that came up to my collarbone.

Darkknight757

There was a pioneer sister in our hall who would wear a skirt to the floor and long sleeve to the wrist, all the time! Something about Israelite women and showing no skin.

This sister wouldn’t work with my wife because she would wear shirts that showed off her arms in the heat of summer. It was pathetic.

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Do you like to experiment when cooking?

by Xanthippe in

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just lately i've become weary of following recipes in books or online.

recently when on holiday in the lake district i wanted to make pasta with a tomato and cheese sauce but the only interesting cheese they had at the local store was a somerset brie.

i discovered when peeled of its skin and tossed in with tomatoes and pasta it melts beautifully and tasted amazing.

Darkknight757

Sounds amazing Xan!! I also like to experiment with base recipes. I’ll get a recipe and then alter it to what I have around the house or just to our families personal taste.

Since the new addition, my wife has been very busy with her and other projects as well as the local MOMS Club so I’ve taken over the cooking in our house. We are also BLW or baby lead weaning so we try to make meals that Izabella can also eat. We do Italian, Mexican, and lots of dishes that feature chicken. My wife’s favorite was the homemade Cheeseburger Mac.

Been also experimenting with baking and make some incredible chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies, much to the detriment of my waistline.

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2018 JWBroadcasting "Higher education is useless" video CLIP

by Not_Culty in

sept 2018. https://vimeo.com/288327363.

Darkknight757

With regards to this idiots comment on “influencing ones thinking”, could not the very same thing be said of one who attends a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses?

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District Assemblies now being held at Circuit Assembly locations?

by ShirleyW in

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i haven't been to a kh in decades, so i get the google alerts for jws and i got one featuring a local news channel in brooklyn covering the assembly being held in flatbush, brooklyn.

i'm sure that venue is where the circuit assemblies are usually held, keeping in mind it's summer and that's when the district assemblies are being held.

why are they acting like they're so strapped for cash and now holding district assemblies in circuit assemblies locations ?.

Darkknight757

@ Done. I remember them using garbage cans on wheels and somehow hiding the bags of money at the bottom of them.

I think they used a small bag of papers to hide the bags of money underneath.

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District Assemblies now being held at Circuit Assembly locations?

by ShirleyW in

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i haven't been to a kh in decades, so i get the google alerts for jws and i got one featuring a local news channel in brooklyn covering the assembly being held in flatbush, brooklyn.

i'm sure that venue is where the circuit assemblies are usually held, keeping in mind it's summer and that's when the district assemblies are being held.

why are they acting like they're so strapped for cash and now holding district assemblies in circuit assemblies locations ?.

Darkknight757

Yes Doubter because I hate the JW’s so much. 🙄

I saw what I saw and that’s it. What bothers me is that you seem to be a JW sympathizer. I can’t understand that.

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District Assemblies now being held at Circuit Assembly locations?

by ShirleyW in

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i haven't been to a kh in decades, so i get the google alerts for jws and i got one featuring a local news channel in brooklyn covering the assembly being held in flatbush, brooklyn.

i'm sure that venue is where the circuit assemblies are usually held, keeping in mind it's summer and that's when the district assemblies are being held.

why are they acting like they're so strapped for cash and now holding district assemblies in circuit assemblies locations ?.

Darkknight757

@ doubter. At the time I was a full-in dedicated elder so what I saw was a bunch of empty seats in a large facility. Perhaps there were many roaming the halls, per usual at conventions.

I remember Pontiac Silver Dome and the endless steam of people roaming to God knows where. Probably the same there too. I was tucked away in the money room with the wife and a bunch of others.

Either here nor there, the smaller conventions are a lot easier to attend.

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District Assemblies now being held at Circuit Assembly locations?

by ShirleyW in

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i haven't been to a kh in decades, so i get the google alerts for jws and i got one featuring a local news channel in brooklyn covering the assembly being held in flatbush, brooklyn.

i'm sure that venue is where the circuit assemblies are usually held, keeping in mind it's summer and that's when the district assemblies are being held.

why are they acting like they're so strapped for cash and now holding district assemblies in circuit assemblies locations ?.

Darkknight757

Doubter: Really? It didn’t think it was that well attended. I stand corrected.

I was in charge of the debit machines on the second level. But the times I did sit down in the regular seats it looked as if there were a lot of empty seats.

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District Assemblies now being held at Circuit Assembly locations?

by ShirleyW in

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i haven't been to a kh in decades, so i get the google alerts for jws and i got one featuring a local news channel in brooklyn covering the assembly being held in flatbush, brooklyn.

i'm sure that venue is where the circuit assemblies are usually held, keeping in mind it's summer and that's when the district assemblies are being held.

why are they acting like they're so strapped for cash and now holding district assemblies in circuit assemblies locations ?.

Darkknight757

Yea I think they make more money by having several smaller conventions at facilities that are already paid off than a few very large ones. Most often it seemed that the larger venues were under utilized anyways.

Our last International that I attended at Ford Field in Detroit, Mi was pathetic. Sooo many empty seats. It was hard to miss.

I think too that all the older people can’t handle all the “too do” that comes with a large venue. It’s just way too hard on them physically.

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Financially Are You Doing Better Than a Year Ago?

by minimus in

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this isn’t a usa question.

is your financial situation better or worse or pretty much the same?.

Darkknight757

Better since last year mostly because I took a career risk that paid off.