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  Do any of the current Governing Body have academic qualifications?

  by usualusername1 in

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  do any of the current governing body have academic qualifications?.

  thanks.

  paul.

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  Yes, they graduated from the most prestigious school of all, the theocratic ministry school!!
  
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  How Many Here EVER Considered Going Back To Meetings?

  by minimus in

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  once i left ,i was done.

  in over 10 years i didn't return except for my mother's funeral.

  did you ever re enter the kh after you left?.

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  It actually crossed my mind about 3 years ago, but I quickly came to my senses. I attribute it to a longing for spirituality and missing my Mother. However, the WT is NOT the place for spirituality and true, unconditional love. I have learned to be happy and content with my "worldly" life.
  
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  "The purpose of reporting field service time is for encouragement"

  by HereIgo in

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  i was told this when i was an aspiring jw, aka unbaptized publisher.

  the above explanation didn't make sense to me then and it never did make sense throughout my jw career.

  over time, it appeared to me the real purpose of field service time reporting was to gauge one's spirituality and for the ceo *cough* co to make sure the elders were on top of things during his visit..

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  I was told this when I was an aspiring JW, aka unbaptized publisher. The above explanation didn't make sense to me then and it never did make sense throughout my JW career. Over time, it appeared to me the real purpose of field service time reporting was to gauge one's spirituality and for the CEO *cough* CO to make sure the elders were on top of things during his visit.
  
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  How many do you figure are converted through the door to door ministry?

  by HereIgo in

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  i regular pioneered for 2 years and never have actually converted anyone through the door to door work, in fact, i only knew a few individuals that joined this way.

  most were born-in or at least had some type of family influence.

  i had several bible studies but they all got cold feet when things got serious and potential baptism was discussed.

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  I regular pioneered for 2 years and never have actually converted anyone through the door to door work, In fact, I only knew a few individuals that joined this way. Most were born-in or at least had some type of family influence. I had several bible studies but they all got cold feet when things got serious and potential baptism was discussed. Looking back the entire experience was just a waste of time and meaningless. A lot of empty homes, coffee breaks and people uninterested in what we had to say.
  
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  How much do you think the internet has hurt JW growth?

  by HereIgo in

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  the internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil organization or at least confirmed our doubts.

  i have to say, i have seen quite a few youtube videos recently of ex jw's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are!

  so many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when i was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting.

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  Good points, JW GoneBad
  
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  How much do you think the internet has hurt JW growth?

  by HereIgo in

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  the internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil organization or at least confirmed our doubts.

  i have to say, i have seen quite a few youtube videos recently of ex jw's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are!

  so many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when i was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting.

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  HereIgo

  The internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil Organization or at least confirmed our doubts. I have to say, I have seen quite a few YouTube videos recently of ex JW's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are! So many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when I was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting. Of course congregation size obviously varies by location, but still, there does seem to be a trend in lower attendance. Thoughts?
  
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  Governing Body Members Autographing Bibles

  by HereIgo in

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  i have an online ex jw friend who pointed out to me that she stumbled upon a may 15, 1999 watchtower that had pictures of governing body members autographing bibles for people.

  i have no bound volumes or cd rom copies anymore so i can verify.

  two things came to mind, if this is true:.

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  Drearyweather, thanks for the clarification. I wanted to verify what I was told before I ran with it. The whole autograph thing seemed a little far fetched but I wanted to make sure.
  
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  Governing Body Members Autographing Bibles

  by HereIgo in

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  i have an online ex jw friend who pointed out to me that she stumbled upon a may 15, 1999 watchtower that had pictures of governing body members autographing bibles for people.

  i have no bound volumes or cd rom copies anymore so i can verify.

  two things came to mind, if this is true:.

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  HereIgo

  Hello all,

  I have an online Ex JW friend who pointed out to me that she stumbled upon a May 15, 1999 Watchtower that had pictures of Governing Body members autographing Bibles for people. I have no bound volumes or CD ROM copies anymore so I can verify. Has anyone seen this??

  Two things came to mind, if this is true:

  How could men sign something that they did not write or create?

  Isn't this worshiping of men akin to Idolatry? These men are treated like celebs.
  
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  When JWs Pray for Houston

  by NJ501 in

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  when i hear prayers given by brothers why do they only pray for other jws not all people??

  i remember hearing a comment from my mother saying 4000 jws are affected by this...and i'm thinking yes that is sad but what about the tens of thousands other people affected?

  too me it just doesn't seem right to just pray for jws but to pray for all victims.

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  HereIgo

  JW's have always been rather selfish when it comes to helping others, praying for others etc. They feel they are the only ones of importance to God and the only ones that have God's favor. Hence the reason they don't donate to charity as all worldly people will soon be destroyed anyway.
  
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  I love heavy metal!!!

  by ironsnake656 in

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  probably you noticed that my avatar is a photo of steve harris, bassist of iron maiden.

  i have quite a few years that i started to listen this kind of music, even when i was in the jwland.

  although it was a "no-no" in the borders of jwland, i knew a lot of brothers and sisters that listened and loved this kind of music.

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  yes, the elders definitely frowned upon metal but I still knew a couple of older bros that's listened to and loved metal, namely Metallica, Black Sabbath.