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  Mass? Maine?

  by Juniper in

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  anyone out there from massachusetts or maine?

  i'm looking for old friends that may have left!

  i'm not too keen on saying where i'm from yet (family doesn't realize i'm officially "not coming back").

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  proandcon

  I'm from just north of Boston...near Salem, Mass...PM me if I'm in an area where you may know some people.

  proandcon
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  Special Ass'y day - Natick Mass

  by proandcon in

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  just back...fortunately only one day...9 baptized of 1700 in attendance..of those at least 6 were children of jw's...highlight.... do says the new tract work re false religion is extremely important as the gov body says the "end is near...very near".

  most just yawned...sunday routine is broken by this drivel...no meeting...there is a god !!.

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  Te special ass't day in Natick was particularly boring...theme;..".Use the bible"...my wife a dyed in the wool JW noted that itwas so boring shed didn't get much from it...now that's progress...

  only 9 baptized...I spent time in the back hallways during the talks...many just walking aroung , bsing or text messagiong on the phones...this religion is definitely showing signs of weakening as it is difficult to find anyone who is very zealous (not to mention loving or caring)...

  glad to see all the NH, Me, MA people on the board...proandcon
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  did you have CO scandals or PO scandals in your cong

  by nelly1 in

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  we did one year we heard that our co's wife was caught doing it with a special pioneer than was staying with them, co was taken off the circuit, and our po"s daughter was having a lesbian affair with her roomate, of course i knew before she dissasociated herself i told a sister i knew they were and she told me it was slanderous, then 2 weeks later it all came out, she then ran off with a dissfellowshipped lesbian over double her age, the other lesbian was publicly reproved but i have since heard shes been disfellowshipped for lesbianism, a question?

  i thought if you were a po and one of your household was found to be doing something that bad then you had to stand down, is that right?

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  proandcon

  not CO or PO but service overseer...pompous ass...caught doing the nasty at a park in his car with a young new sister hottie...this was in NY...near WT Farm (bethel)...

  he was caught by his own daughter and son in law as they went to the park for a picnic...saw his car their and walked over to see if he was there (he was suppossed to be leading the group in field service...guess he had a better idea)..surprise!!!...he was...with her...he gets dumped as an elder and df'd...divorced by his wife...she is only marked because she isn't baptized...she does get pregnant though...and has a child...quits trying to be a witness...too much stress ...doesn't like being a key player in a continuing soap opera...and major topic of gossip for years...

  HUGE scandal...but kept very quiet given the area it happenned in....just one story among the hundreds or more that likely have played out all over the place...God's people...not likely...!!
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  Special Ass'y day - Natick Mass

  by proandcon in

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  just back...fortunately only one day...9 baptized of 1700 in attendance..of those at least 6 were children of jw's...highlight.... do says the new tract work re false religion is extremely important as the gov body says the "end is near...very near".

  most just yawned...sunday routine is broken by this drivel...no meeting...there is a god !!.

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  proandcon

  Just back...fortunately only one day...9 baptized of 1700 in attendance..of those at least 6 were children of JW's...highlight...

  DO says the new tract work re false religion is extremely important as the Gov body says the "end is near...very near"

  most just yawned...Sunday routine is broken by this drivel...no meeting...there is a GOD !!
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  Overheard: the Witnesses I know react to the Cano incident

  by under_believer in

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  presented for your perusal, horror, and edification.

  i take no responsibility for these statements--they are the verbatim comments of people that i know.

  i find my wife's comment heartening, since it implies that she knows that elders are not necessarily spirit-directed.

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  I am doing what I can to spread the news about this perv bethelite here in Mass...trying quietly to get some comment from some heavies at the Farm in Wallkill to see what their take is...let you know when I do...hopefully soon...wonder if bethel bailed this jerk out of jail ($15K bail)...highly highly unlikely...they dropped him like a hot potato...love only goes do far !!!
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  Never trust brothers you don't know!

  by 5thGeneration in

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  well, i broke it to my super devout parents that after this i don't believe there is any reason why i should trust any 'brother' i don't know around my kids.. no way, no how!.

  they had to admit this was pretty shocking and enlightening but they still ended up making excuses.

  the society will soon have to drop the 'we are better than everyone else' argument for sure.

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  If I read the article correctly, it said he was a resident of the Jehovahs Witness facility in Wallkill NY (ie Watchtower Farms)....CUTE...I came from that area...many HH will really begin to wonder what's going on there...damage control will need to be in full gear...

  How can the JW's say he "wasn't a real witness" when in fact he has been prescreened to be among the elite at Bethel...weak argument on their part...real questions

  - how many more are there?

  - how long has this perv been molesting young ones in NY and in other places

  - he'llbe df'd (likely) and bounced from the Farm...will they tell the congo he goes too about his record as a perv? will the full cong be alerted? Doubtful...pretty sick dude...

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  Any elders you know remarry?

  by sinis in

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  well, i remember this goofy elder in the local kh i used to attend.

  one elder in particular was a real piece of work.

  his poor handicapped wife, who was extremely nice, was ruled by him with an iron hand.

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  sinsi...

  LOL...the JW's could have their own primetime tv show...every congregation I've been in...including ones near WT Farm with many bethelites have had their share of really unfortunate maritial situaltions. Bethelites, elders, MS. pioneers, etc. ........Doesn't anyone actually hear and apply the message OR do they just hear and apply what they want when its simply convenient for them? Just based on these situations, there is simply no way a just God could consider this group to be his representatives and mouthpiece on earth.
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  Why Tracts? And Why Now?

  by metatron in

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  ah, the poor watchtower!

  ( is that literal these days?).

  with their contributions sinking and expenses growing, they may have to further reduce the magazines - perhaps eliminating the awake.

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  to the pubs...the tract work is pretty easy...dump and run...don't talk to anyone...gotta cover all the territory in s limited time...even the real low hour pubs get somewhat psyched to do this...kinda like a game...we had a service overseer who kep a map of all the territories and colored it in as the area was "worked"...it was planted in the lobby for all to see...real peer pressure tool, especially if you had a terr card for a territiory not yet colored in...and I thaought Jah was color blind...

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  Society goes nuts--yet another "special" campaign for September!

  by sir82 in

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  in an earlier post here http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/114651/1.ashx i noted the society's "special campaign" for september, an "awake" magazine dedicated to the topic of evolution vs. creation.

  there is a "special campaign" to highlight that magazine all month.. got a call from our po last night.

  there is going to be yet another "special campaign" in september -- a new "kingdom news" tract.

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  proandcon

  my take...

  JW's aren't getting persecuted enough...so they want to poke enough people and organizations in the eye to rouse them to say *pi** off ...or somethiong like that

  this way the scriptures can be fulfilled about their being persecuted like Christ and they can then tell everyone in the WT mag of Jan 2007 that they must be the true religion because they alone get persecuted.

  who writes this stuff???...must be slow in Brooklyn...Freddie would've been more creative...

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  Managed to keep my bra covered for the 2nd interview

  by kristyann in

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  hey everyone.... sorry i didn't post about this before!

  everyone keeps asking me, so i'll let you know.. my second interview was last tuesday.

  i managed to not prominently display my bra for the interviewers to see this time, so there's one good thing.

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  proandcon

  at least you wore pants twice in a row...good sign...I'd hire you...very creative...proandcon