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  Pioneering: How the GB shamelessly capitalizes on members' worldly desire for prominence.

  by Island Man in

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  the bible likens the preaching work to a sacrifice of praise - praise to god.

  pioneering is also a sacrifice that involves praise.

  it's the sacrifice of a specified number of hours that wins you the praise of men.. when you really analyze the psychology of pioneering it is apparent that the praise of men or prominence before men is at the heart of it.

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  I think it's a bit judgmental to tar all pioneers with the same brush as far as their motives for pioneering are concerned. we don't like the JWs making sweeping generalisations about our apostate motives do we? Coming from a family of regular pioneers (I was the only one who didn't) I rubbed shoulders with a lot of them in my old congregation. Yeah some are egitistical and may be doing it for praise but I would suggest far more are guilted into it. you know the situation - the talk says what prevents you from doing MORE? Why aren't you pioneering?! This is life saving work, what else can be more important?! I'm thankful that my mum, a regular pioneer for many years actually discouraged me from pioneering and suggested I get a"proper job" first so that I would be able to support a family.

  there are lots of criticisms one can throw at pioneering and the pioneers themselves but to make sweeping generalisations is not the way to go.
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  Right Wing growth in UK and Europe.

  by snare&racket in

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  anyone else finding it troubling?

  anyone feel it represents their views?.

  is it being reported in usa/australia etc?.

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  It amazes me how most people deride the daily mail but secretly read it. The two women I work with giggle in mock embarrassment when they admit they read the daily mail website because it's the only one you don't have to pay a subscription for. Guilty pleasure it seems. Maybe UKIP is succesful for the same reason. It's the daily mail of politics. The party of the chattering, judgemental classes that still can't get enough of the late princess Diana.
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  Right Wing growth in UK and Europe.

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
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  anyone else finding it troubling?

  anyone feel it represents their views?.

  is it being reported in usa/australia etc?.

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  UKIP have come out top it seems in the European Elections in the UK.
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  New Light - I've figured it out (and it's mine so don't you 'tates steal my royalties or MY followers - they belong to me [evil maniacal laughter] )

  by berrygerry in

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  2. bible

  so, we continue to face mounting challenges with 607 vs 587 (20 year differential), and the generation dying out.. therefore, after a personal (420 free - honest) research and revelation, it would appear that 587 is the correct launch date.. with respect to the 7 times, russell had been influenced by john a. brown into using a year of 360 days, when prescience would most surely indicate that at the time of discovery (2014) one would use the number of days of that respective calendar, i.e.. 365 1/4 days, an additional 5.25 days per year.. so, 7 x 5.25 = 36.75, which, using the biblical principle of rounding down, is 36 years.

  (a day for a year).. adding the 20 year differential to the 36 years now gives us 56 years, which when added to 1914 ce, brings us to 1970 ce.. when we ask the god google, the significance of 1970, it tells us that earth day began 4/22/1970 (note not 4/20).. and who came to the aid of the woman (rev.

  was it not the earth?.

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  WOW! I will follow you were ever you go! Here please have 50% of my salary (you can have the half that I normally use to pay the bills) and my vow of promiscuous free love and long hair forever more. :)
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  New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help

  by jnjburkett in

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  hello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.

  i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.

  we do about 2 bible studies a week.

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  krejames

  notice the article is talking about membership of the YMCA as opposed to, say, paying to use its gym.
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  New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help

  by jnjburkett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.

  i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.

  we do about 2 bible studies a week.

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  @notjustyet: agreed! The reaction to this person makes me quite angry but I think some of us have been hurt by the judgmentalism of some in the JW organisation and cannot see the irony in being just as judgmental in a forum such as this. I think we just confirmed everything this person will be told about apostates by the WTS. What gives us the right to jump to conclusions about people and insult them like this? A shot in the collective foot me thinks, I'm sorry to say.
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  How Many Had Chronic fatigue syndrome?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  chronic fatigue syndrome refers to severe, continued tiredness that is not relieved by rest and is not directly caused by other medical conditions.. did you have many congregation members, particularly pioneers, that said they had " chronic fatigue syndrome" ?.

  that's their "get-out-of-jail-free card.

  " they were free to cancel anything at anytime and it was their legitimate reason for not doing anything that didn't involve field recruiting.

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  Absolutely loads ! And nearly all pioneers or ex pioneers. I knew one sister in another cong who never leaves her sofa except to go on holiday. Maybe she knew TTATT and was using it as her exit strategy - but actually no, she's a bit of a self righteous judgmental type.
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  Did other JWs judge you? What for?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  some judged me for going/having gone to university.

  some judged me for being 'too smart.

  ' some judged my non jw brother for being in the army.

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  Hehe Depends on the cong. I was made a MS while I had a beard. But I did keep it well trimmed. (Edited to add that actually it was the sisters that generally made a bigger issue out of the beard thing. Some used to tell me to shave it off and others saying they loved it. Who knew a beard could be so controversial?! Haha)
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  Did other JWs judge you? What for?

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
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  some judged me for going/having gone to university.

  some judged me for being 'too smart.

  ' some judged my non jw brother for being in the army.

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  My last cong wasn't judgmental in the slightest. In my prev cong the elders weren't judgmental but there were a few rank and files who were. I remember a visiting elders wife telling me to shave off my beard. I also remember a run in with a rank and file brother who had taKen a disliking to me. I had got drunk at a party and he took me outside in the middle song of the next meeting and told me to go to the elders which I did. But that was about as judgmental as I'm aware of (And to be honest he had a point).
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  OMG I'm so happy!!!!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  yup, the apostate is happy.

  i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

  the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

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  krejames

  Congrats Julia! That's great news xx