Posts by Landy

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Advanced Warning I - WT August 2016 "Study" articles re "Reaching Out"

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

the brief outline for this item makes reference to the most recent wt on the subject of "reaching out" (august 2016 - pages 20 - 29) if you are a jehovah's witness and thinking about becoming a ministerial servant or elder, then please consider the following information prior to attending the kh for this week’s wt “study” and the week after.

first - if you hope to become an elder, in the uk you will also become a charitable trustee.

you will not be given any training for this part of your role.

Landy

First - if you hope to become an elder, in the UK you will also become a charitable trustee. You will not be given any training for this part of your role. Your details will be sent to the Charity Commission. As an elder and charitable trustee, you might at some time be unable to agree with the BoE on a matter. Nevertheless, the WTBTS expects you to acquiesce with the majority. Yet you will be legally held responsible for your individual decision as a trustee.

Is it now mandatory that you have to become a trustee on appointment to an elder?

What if you can't become a trustee*, would that also prevent you from ever becoming an elder?

*Undischarged bankrupt or an IVA/Criminal conviction involving dishonesty/Disqualified as company director

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Just curious - is apostasy grounds for divorce?

by LifesNotOver in

i know only adultery is supposed to be grounds for "scriptural" divorce.

i'm a wicked apostate in their eyes, but my believing husband and i still can't get a divorce that would allow him to remarry.

we currently are separated - i have left him.

Landy

The upshot is it doesn't really matter to you unless you wanted to be nice to your (ex) husbamd and make him free to remarry in the organisation's eyes.

If you do want a divorce and new start then get one - it will make you legally separated and what he does after that is up to him.

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Which Org 'directives' did you blatantly ignore

by Tallon in

i remember that we were always encouraged to let everyone at work know that you were one of jw's and therefore would not participate in any of their functions, parties etc.. this i outrightly refused to do.

my reasoning was that i was employed and paid to do a job and therefore my religious beliefs were a personal matter and therefore had nothing to do with my work.

secondly i had to work with these people.

Landy

I vogued to Madonna in the 90s

You disgust me. :(

;)

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Why cant Judicial Committees be taped?

by HereIgo in

i have never understood this.

was it because of legal reasons?

i cant think of any other reason why it wouldn't be allowed, but i know the elders ask you repeatedly that you are not taping.

Landy

If you want to record the meeting just fess up right at the start that you are recording and will be happy to provide the committee with a copy if they request one.
Don't negotiate the point, you are recording and that's that. Just remind them that if they choose to terminate the meeting you will expect no action to be taken against you.

If you refuse to stop taping and terminate the JC you will be deemed unrepentant and disfellowshipped in your absence.

if it gets as far as the JC and you don't want to be DF'd then, barring any procedural errors, your only way is to plead repentance and then fade away.

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Britain Press told by EU not to reveal if terror attacks are carried out by 'muslims'

by EndofMysteries in

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3823706/european-human-rights-chiefs-orders-british-press-not-reveal-terrorists-muslims.html.

"european human rights chiefs have told the british press it must not report when terrorists are muslim.

thank goodness they are getting out of the eu, before like sweden even people in uk can get arrested for posting on social media posting any facts and problems the immigrants/muslims/or refugees are causing.

Landy

I think you can safely assume anything printed in the daily fail is absolute bollocks.

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Paul Simon

by berrygerry in

so, just chilling and watching much music (canadian mtv).. you can call me al is playing.

(this particular song is meh).

paul simon is a tremendous artist.. in my top-ten of american musical artists..

Landy

Graceland is one of the all time greats.

A superb lyricist.

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The J.W fishpond of marriage mates! How many of us married a idiot!! No choice.

by Witness 007 in

what a horror.

instead of there being "more fish in the sea" our marriage mates came from the small and crapy witness pond.

anyone got burned by going with mr or mrs you will have to do?

Landy

As a young guy, I'd often get very bummed

Sounds painful!

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What is the purpose of life?

by slimboyfat in

while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

Landy

Are we there yet?

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What is the purpose of life?

by slimboyfat in

while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

Landy

...that I never, ever, would think about beating or punishing a woman unless she was my wife or daughter.

Nice. Is that what good christians do these days, beat their wives and daughters?

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need input: My older son has an interesting theory as to why my wife has her head in a watchtower 90% of the time

by goingthruthemotions in

i am still having issues with my still in wife.

my two son's and i don't want anything to do with the cult.

our marriage is a battle ground all the time.

Landy

Maybe stop trying to convert her? Don't talk about JWism and just enjoy your marriage. Try to rekindle your friendship and spend time together.

There's lots of couples where one goes to the meetings and the other doesn't who have perfectly good relationships. The key is accepting that the other person has free will and can do what they want to.

Just accept that being a JW is her 'hobby' and let her get on with it.

She may come out at some point, she may not. One thing is for sure is that if you keep challenging her beliefs when she's not ready for them to be challenged she will become more entrenched.