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Will You Make Room for Pioneering?
by TMS in
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regardless of scriptural implications, creating special categories of service such as colporteur, pioneer, special pioneer, etc.

was a brilliant move.. the prestige, status and few little perks associated with those committing to being full-time workers is miniscule compensation for their sacrifice of time, lifestyle, income and educational opportunities.. yes, the hour requirements have dropped on several occasions.

how many on the board know that the regular pioneer requirement was once 150 hours a month, then 1200 hours a year, than 1000, now 90-vacation/assembly time?.
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Best Bumper Stickers I've seen.....
by LDH in
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jesus, save me from your followers!.

i do work for food!
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A bedtime story for your children
by philo in
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pooh and piglet go preaching in the hundred-acre wood.. pooh and piglet were doing return-visits in the hundred-acre wood and wondering about things generally, especially pooh, who had forgotten his bible.. "i think i should try some more anointing, piglet," he said uncertainly.

everyone in the wood seemed to be not-at-home, and he was becoming a little low.. "yes please, pooh, please do," said piglet jumping up and down, "an oinking is always fun.

could i be the oin king for a change?".
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naughty elder in Detroit
by Dogpatch in
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passed on from a loyal jw:.

disgrace was surely brought upon jehovah's name last night.

on the 10 o'clock news there is this program called the problem solvers.
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My Lonnng Story...
by poohbear1962 in
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several folks asked to hear my story, so here goes - i hope you don't fall asleep!!

it's a story that's been told many, many times - i was pretty much raised as a jehovahs witness (my mom was baptized when i was 6 years old), and i simply followed along and accepted for years what i was being told.

going through school, i just learned to be different (which, in some ways, is a good thing... im hoping that will make it easier to break free).
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new, too -- from NE Ohio
by reagan_oconnor in
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hi, all; i posted a bit without introducing myself, and i apologize.. i'm reagan, i was a jw for the first 20 years of my life.

parents are still very involved in the organization (dad's the po in their congregation, mom's a reg.

pioneer).
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what directions fate can point us in
by Nefabrummion in
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greeting.

i,m new here but i think this is a great webb page to let other brothers & sisters interact.

i,m 23 yrs old and was raised in the truth; so i;ve never been involved in any other religion.
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new here
by jurs in
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i've been a witness for 6 years.

when a sweet pioneer sister came to my door and i started studying i never thought i would become a witness.

21/2 years of studying i did get baptized.
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New member....
by poohbear1962 in
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....this is only my second post, so please be gentle!!!

thank you all for such a wonderful, supporting, loving, caring forum... where the truth at last can be spoken!!!

...i have soooooo many posts to make, and soooooo little time!!!
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did you talk to the elders?
by Moxy in
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on your way out, did you have the 'talk' with an elder?

(or elders?

) the kind of, 'excuse me, brother only-elder-who-i-really-trust, i've been having serious doubts about such-and-such and i would really appreciate it if you could help me see if i'm missing something, i sincerely want to know...'.