Posts by JakeM2012

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I'm new here

jw
friends

i haven't got much of a story.

i'm in my late teens, grew up in it, and got out of the society's regime by the skin of my teeth.

nearly go baptized because i firmly did believe it was the "truth" but because of a gut feeling that held me back, that i almost ignored, i didn't sign my blood to big brother.

JakeM2012

Welcome, count yourself fortunate; I think its better not to have so long a story than what some of us have to deal with.

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Getting serious for Julia!!

by Julia Orwell in

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friends

no, there's no jc scheduled for me, though i've heard from a friend on the boe that the inquisitor is about to get inquisited himself.

you will see who i mean in this thread: .

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/246766/1/julias-inquisition-two-elders-the-full-version-i-want-you-all-to-see-this.

I had to deal with a "Snake" and his wifie some years back when they were disturbing the peace in the congregation lashing out at many. He was eventually removed as PO then as an elder, he moved to another congregation immediately and we wrote a letter not recommending him and he got appointed within a year. We (elders on the body) later said that if we had known how much trouble this was we would just have moved ourselves because frankly, it wasn't worth what it took.

Bottom line is that WTBTS doesn't want kind, gentle, Christlike elders. They want company men that will keep the rank and file in line. It seems the meaner you are and the more fear you spread in the congregation the more parts on the DC program you get.

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Bethel Laying Off

by Bob_NC in

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friends

can anyone comment on whether bethel is laying people off?

as in, sending folks out of bethel to go pioneer somewhere?

i have heard rumors but would like more detail.

JakeM2012

"When you get laied off you qualify for unemployment compensation, these folks get NOTHING. But at least they have the holy spirit."

Correct, and they will have to work for 5 to 6 quarters to qualify for unemployment. They also did not have the WTBTS paying social security in, because they signed a vow of poverty. So better get busy.

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Did you have someone that annoys you at every meeting?

by Iamallcool in

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friends

at every meeting and every assembly i went to, a sister would always ask me "how are you?

how is your family?

" she says it with a gloomy face every time!

JakeM2012

The older sister that thinks she should have been an opera singer. She stands in the next row back and sings really loud and holds the notes longer than everyone else.

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assembly hall

by The Quiet One in

"they have lived in a camper for the past nine months while putting in about 200 to 300 hours per month on the project" www.thetandd.com/news/local/jehovah-s-witnesses-unveil-million-assembly-hall/article_82f68742-6776-11e2-a641-001a4bcf887a.html.

JakeM2012

"Church officials have touted the economic impact of the project, which is expected to host 40 two-day events each year. The estimated total attendance is expected to be 190,000 visitors a year, with each person spending an estimated $66 per day."

BULL

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My story in short

by DeWandelaar in

i am visiting this site for quite some time now and now i think it is time to tell something about me and my experience.

without giving away my name (i am in "fade mode"): i am from the small country they call the netherlands, the land of wooden shoes, tulips, cheese and too many inhabitants per square meter.

i am married with children and a second generation jw.

JakeM2012

DeWandelaar thank you for your story. It is interesting when you get away from JW's that life gets more peaceful. May you have peace like a river:)

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New member says hey

by jay dubless in

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friends

i have lurked now and then, just decided to join.. my older brother and i were raised by our jw mom, but our dad was a non-practicing catholic.

so we went to the hall, but were considered "weak" witnesses, since our family still celebrated xmas and birthdays, to appease my dad i suppose.

as a kid, i loved these holidays.. anyways, when my brother was 17 (i was 13), he spent a few weeks with our cousins in ky, who are all gung-ho j-dubs, and upon his return, he decided he was going to be more "theocratic".

JakeM2012

Welcome!!!!

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Shiver Me Timbers I Gots a Bible Study Matey!

by RayPublisher in

the new wt 2013 june tells kids that they might get to study with a pirate someday!

perhaps johnny depp will be resurrected for just that purpose?.

.

JakeM2012

Thanks Cedars!

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Here We sit...

by Sayswho in

at the hospital, mother inlaw fell and glasses cut her brow:(.

so glag jehovah was watching and helping her...and all those who have come in after us.

i was enjoying a fire outside and having a scotch then wam down on the floor she went...now we are in the emergency room.

JakeM2012

Sorry about your Mom, at least she didn't break her hip.

You just need to go out in the service and make sure you make all the meetings, and you will be happy. LOL. With your changing circumstances, "Have you thought about putting your pioneer application in." It's just a few hours a day!

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Shiver Me Timbers I Gots a Bible Study Matey!

by RayPublisher in

the new wt 2013 june tells kids that they might get to study with a pirate someday!

perhaps johnny depp will be resurrected for just that purpose?.

.

JakeM2012

How do you copy the picture of the pirates off the magazine?

Cedars, how do you add text to the white board?

Thanks