Posts by BlindersOff1

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The Early Morning Field Service Scam.

by I quit! in

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early yesterday morning i was driving through town on a street that rearly has any foot traffic and never at 7:30 am on a sunday morning and there they were.

a group of jbubs milling about counting time.

i drove a little further and there was a second group walking slowly down the street in the morning drizzle.

BlindersOff1

Every hour engaged in this busy work is one less hour they can be doing real research on the internet . Learning TTATT

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i would appreciate answers on this from elders or former elders .. speaking to a young unbaptized witness, he said that he'd like to get baptized asap, but he would have to achieve a return visit or two on his report before that could happen.. when i asked him what made him think that, he said that that was what the elders had told his sister to do, before she could get baptized.

is this standard practice by elders?.

haven't they read acts 2:38 to find out what qualifies a person for baptism?

BlindersOff1

Simple manipulation by idiot elders

15

Hello

by Tameria2001 in

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hello, its been a long time since i was an active member to this forum.

life had gotten busy, and i had forgotten my old log in information.

it was 11 years, and 3 computers ago when i had made my original account here.

BlindersOff1

Way to go

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Hi, newbie here

by casio in

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i've lurked on this site for about 18 months and read with interest.

nice to be able to see that there are others who have similar feelings to me.

i'm still in but feel a bit of a phoney given the way i think about things.

BlindersOff1

Hello, glad to have yah

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Confidential Materials!

by Atlantis in

all documents of important nature such as, our kingdom ministry, boe letters, forms, or other materials will now be sent only by email or private message communications.

they will not be posted out here on the board.

if someone else wants to post them, be my guest.. .. we have no other choice in this matter, and sending out confidential documents is better when it is done privately.

BlindersOff1

I got it ! Went into my trash folder .

Thanks so much for trying again

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Confidential Materials!

by Atlantis in

all documents of important nature such as, our kingdom ministry, boe letters, forms, or other materials will now be sent only by email or private message communications.

they will not be posted out here on the board.

if someone else wants to post them, be my guest.. .. we have no other choice in this matter, and sending out confidential documents is better when it is done privately.

BlindersOff1

I also am appreciative of getting the material . IN THE PAST.

I have sent two PMs over last few days I have yet to recieve reply .

I'll send another .

What am I doing wrong?

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the dumbest thing a CO ever said

by nowwhat? in

"if it was'nt for the preaching work there would be millions more witnesses" - he was saying jehovah wants quality not quantity.. si i'm thinking, what's the difference as long as he has a people that live by bible standards and are moral.

maybe sharing their hope and faith with friends and relatives on a casual basis?

how backwards is that?.

BlindersOff1

They need the most easily deluded .

The meek won't sue .

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How many visitors does JWN get in a day, on average?

by cedars in

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perhaps simon or angharad could answer this question.. i would also be interested to know whether there is an upwards or downwards trend in people joining or visiting this forum.. let me know, if possible!.

.

cedars.

BlindersOff1

WOW "146k unique visitors who collectively viewed ~1.8m pages"

Thats a great thing about the site. You don't have to join to view almost all the content.

Great accomplishment Simon !

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Jehovahs Witness Elder in court for rape

by BlindersOff1 in

jehova's witness elder in court for rape, lawyer questions why victim's father took case to police instead of church.

http://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/12/14/jehovas-witness-elder-court-rape-lawyer-questions-victims-father-case-police-church/.

lawyer to a jehovah's witness elder who is accused of raping a fellow congregant has wondered why father of the accused reported the matter to police when his church was capable of sorting out such matters.. .

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Jehova's Witness Elder in court for rape, Lawyer questions why victim's father took case to police instead of church

http://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/12/14/jehovas-witness-elder-court-rape-lawyer-questions-victims-father-case-police-church/

Lawyer to a Jehovah's Witness Elder who is accused of raping a fellow congregant has wondered why father of the accused reported the matter to police when his church was capable of sorting out such matters.

Before Lusaka magistrate, Willie Banda, was Dennis Bwale, an elder at the Jehovah's Witness of Kanyama Congregation.
Bwale, 28, of Kanyama Site and Service, appeared in a case where he is accused of raping Melani Mufweba, a congregant of the same church, contrary to Section 132 of the Penal Code amendment Act number 2 of 2011.

Particulars of the offence are that Bwale, on July 12 this year, did have carnal knowledge of Melani Mufweba without her consent.
When the matter came up for continued trial today, father of the complainant, Kennedy Mufweba, told the court that he came to learn of what had happened to his daughter a month after the incident.

Mr Mufwebu said sometime in September, this year Melani and her mother went to the Kingdom Hall but upon return Melani rushed in the house and left her Bible and other books that she had with her.

He said upon realising that his daughter had gone out of the house for some time and it was becoming dark, he asked where she could have gone but shortly his phone rang.

Mr Mufwebu further said it was at this moment that he was informed that Melani had run away from home and went to her sister's house.
"As days past he noticed that his child did not want to return home but further resorted to go and stay with her friends' grandmother," he said.
Mr Mufweba further told the court that he then decided to go to his church and asked for help so that elders could find out from his child why she never wanted to return to home.

However to his surprise the congregation overseer told him that the church committee was in fact preparing to call him for a meeting to inform him of the report that his child had taken to the church.

He told the court that it was at this point that the elders told him that his child had reported to the church that he was raped by Dennis Bwale, one of the church elders.

Mr Mufweba, however, wondered why the church took long to tell him of the sad news.
"Your honour I was told not to blow out the issue as the matter could be sorted out quietly without people knowing," he said.
He said he, however, decided to go and report the matter to the police.

Mr Mufwebu further said upon hearing the matter he pleaded with his daughter to return home knowing that she had run away in fear of her parents.

He said his daughter then told him that she was warned by the church elders not to tell her parents, adding that if she did so she would be expelled from the church.

"Your honour, she told us that she ran away from home because she was not happy to keep a secret which was haunting her whenever she looked at us as she thought we could have known," said Mr Mufweba.

Meanwhile when the matter came up for trial last month, Melani told the court that Bwale called her and told her that she should meet him at the Kingdom Hall as there was something he needed to tell her.

She further told the court that Bwale, who was with his nephew, then asked her to escort him so that he could say what he wanted to tell her.
However along the way around 19:00 hours, Bwale asked her if she loved him.

But in her response, Melani wondered what he meant knowing well that he was engaged to a fellow congregant.
She said it was at this time that he grabbed her and forcefully kissed her.

Melani further narrated that Bwale went on to rip her skirt and under wear which she showed to the court during her testimony.
The matter has been adjourned to January 11, 2013 as some witnesses in the matter were not present.

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Anxiety Attacks At Meetings

by EmptyInside in

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friends

i believe i posted on this before.

but,i was recently thinking back when i was still regularly going to meetings.

and how sometimes,just the thought of having to start to get ready to go,sent me in a panic.

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Count me in (PTSD)