Posts by Wayward

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Hypothetical: If WTS Reformed...?

by Cold Steel in

as i said in the subject line, this is purely hypothetical.

what do you think would happen if the wtbts leaders decided to reboot some of the organization's more controversial practices.

not that they would deny their claims to be jehovah's earthly representatives, nor the key elements of their eschatology; but in administrative outlooks.

Dumbest elder

by Chook in

i went to field service group once and the young elder taking the group was wearing a hat and said the prayer with a hat on.

i informed him later that you are not meant to have head covering, he said he was unaware of such things.

now that the calibre of recruiting on the part of co..

Look at the candidate pool elders are chosen from. Largely uneducated and unskilled. Exceptions to that rule are rare and have gotten even rarer as the years have gone on. Do you have a brain in your head? Hide it or turn it off. Thinking is severely discouraged. Repeat the party line. That's all that required.

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If I Became a JW, Could I Have My Cat on Paradise Earth?

by Cold Steel in

would i?

i wouldn't mind if he slept through eternity (he sleeps most of the time anyway).

i'd just like to be able to move him around occasionally.

Wayward

I wouldn't want any part of an afterlife/Paradise without my fur babies.

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More money-grubbing: Give us your money even if you can't afford food

by bohm in

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the message would appear to be that jehovah needs money more than that old lady needs food:.

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Wayward

Taking ice cream money from the kiddies and granny's last dime. What's next? Gold fillings?

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Young Ones Leaving

by pale.emperor in

in the congregation that i grew up in there were about 30 children under 16 (myself included).

as time went on they one by one slipped away from the meetings and most never got baptized.

of those 30 children only myself and two other girls stayed and got baptized.

Wayward

A third of the Witness kids I grew up with, myself included, left. To the best of my knowledge, only two of those who left came back. Most left in their late teens/early 20s and that was 20 years ago. I'm one of three, other two still in. One MS had both his daughters leave. Another MS same story. One elder had one of his two boys leave. Another elder had three of his four leave, with one coming back. His sister had four of her five leave. These were the elite 'spiritually strong' families. (Except mine. LOL.)

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What is the biggest hypocrisy you have seen as a witness?

by HereIgo in

i have far too many to name, but ill start with obscene music, gambling and cussing like a sailor.

all the while preaching to "worldly people" about their impending death at armageddon.

thoughts?.

Wayward

I was probably one of the biggest hypocrites I knew. I hated myself for going to people's doors and making out that I believed what I was selling when I didn't. And I was a very good liar too. I put on a good show of being 'zealous' for a long time. Spouting the BS like a good drone when I knew it was BS. My last two years' worth of field service slips were total lies. I'm soooo glad I never had a study and no one converted because of me. I'd never forgive myself if I'd sucked someone else down the rabbit hole.

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Don't touch ark of covenant

by Chook in

i raised an issue with a co once about an elders qualifications, he visited my house and in no uncertain terms said don't touch ark of covenant ( referring to elder as ark ) , i was gob smacked then he said to wife and i that if we pursued such an avenue we could be grieving gods holy spirit.

so ther you go elder are on par with god ..

Wayward

ROFLMAO
That's so flippin arrogant its funny!

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Favorite & LEAST favorite CO's? DO's?

by HereIgo in

some were humble, but their were a few pompous asses who thought they were gods gift to the org and acted like they were ceo's of a fortune 500 company...

Wayward

My corner of PA had a Bro. Henriques. Can't remember his first name or his wife's name. Nice couple. He pronounced his name 'Henricks'. An old sister in the KH said she had known his mother and the family name really was pronounced Hen-rie-quez.

Another was Bill Moon. He and his wife were really lovely people. Bill's health forced him out of circuit work and he came back to my area and settled down. He was one of the few elders I ever had any respect for. Bill passed away several years ago.

Then there was the one whose name I can't remember who dared to lecture me on my choice of profession. Said women weren't meant to work in construction and that I should get married and let my husband take care of me.

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Watchtower view on hunting and fishing?

by HereIgo in

i grew up doing both.

while i was in the org, i didn't hear too much about fishing, but all of the co's frowned upon hunting.

their stance was jw's should not own a gun.

Wayward

Attitudes toward hunting vary widely from congregation to congregation. The one I grew up in was split on whether it was ok or not. Their issue was whether hunting showed respect for the gift of life or not. What they decided was: hunting for food=ok; hunting for trophies=disrespectful. Both my JW BILs are avid hunters. Their congregations are all big into hunting. There's no written official policy as far as I know and I doubt avid hunters would obey it anyway.

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What is the Watchtower view on donating to charity?

by HereIgo in

i've always had the impression that they frowned upon it, but never quite knew for sure.....

Wayward

I heard from the platform at a district convention that JWs shouldn't give to charities or volunteer at soup kitchens/homeless shelters because the people the aid was going to were going to die at Armageddon anyway. It would be a waste of resources that could have gone to the WT. Plus it was supposed to show a lack of faith that God would fix everything. Well, DUH. God hasn't fixed anything so obviously humans have to step up and help each other.

I was told not to give to the United Way because some of the funds MIGHT go to abortion clinics. I don't even know if that story was true or some BS the elder who said it made up to discourage me from giving. When I was growing up my congregation was told we couldn't give items to the Salvation Army or shop at one of their stores because it was 'false religion'. Helping the Red Cross was out because they used a 'pagan' symbol. Never mind that they aren't really a religious group, at least not in the modern age. The red cross just happens to be the universal symbol for hospitals and medical personnel. Giving to the local Shriners children's hospital was out because supposedly the Shriners had some occult connection. Personally, any group that does good for sick kids deserves my support.