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  Bought My First Christmas Tree Last Night

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last year i didn't bother with christmas as it still felt like a "nothing" day to me (thanks watchtower!).

  this is the 2nd christmas since waking up and leaving the cult and i've finally bought my first christmas tree:).

  i have no idea what to do with it though.

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  ab.ortega

  You are supposed to hang human heads on it, no?
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  Name a song title..........

  by punkofnice in

  1. social
  2. humour

  replace one word in a song title with the word 'elder/s'.. eg.

  the elders are back in town' (boys).

  smoke on the elder (water).

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  ab.ortega

  Silent Elder (Silent Night) unless they change the 2 witness rule...
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  Name a song title..........

  by punkofnice in

  1. social
  2. humour

  replace one word in a song title with the word 'elder/s'.. eg.

  the elders are back in town' (boys).

  smoke on the elder (water).

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  ab.ortega

  We Wish You a Merry Elder
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  New JW Talk Show - "The Inside Story"

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anybody seen the new half-hour jw talk show called the inside story?

  the pilot is included in part 2 of the latest gilead graduation program, and they said more will likely come.. basically, it's probably one of the most cringeworthy programs to ever come out of jw broadcasting.

  it has all the tropes: an opening monologue, a studio audience, a live band, and guests that move down the couch to the left as the next guest is introduced.

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  ab.ortega

  Going mainstream.... of course the R&F will love it. It is what they have wanted all along...though they may have outwardly criticized other "religions" that do the same.
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  Amarillo TX RBC Liquidation- Branch Resource Recovery Team

  by jwabuse.com in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  got this in my inbox today, thought it was kind of interesting.

  i like the wording "all proceeds go to non-profit programs.

  " i wonder what all exactly the "branch resource recovery team" gets involved in?.

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  ab.ortega

  They can sell all these donated things to make some money...then when there is a need again, ask for more donations and just keep doing this...

  But my guess this has to do with RBC equipment which is no longer needed as the LDC has their own equipment and just use it at the various projects. Whatever they don't have is rented from local places or loaned by local JWs that work in construction.
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  The never ending saga of? electing elders

  by MacHislopp in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  elders are appointed by the 'governing body '

  elders are appointed by 'holy spirit '

  yes, the elders are appointed by holy spirit,

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  ab.ortega

  Good timeline
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  Special Video to be shown this week?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard that there is supposed to be a video shown in all congregations this week, preempting the local needs part .

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  anybody heard this?.

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  ab.ortega

  Is that really the only way, pale emperor?
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  NEW PUBLICATION!..... 'References for Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook'

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  haha!

  yes folks!

  it's an eight page printout from the cd-rom of the scriptures and wt reference for use during the midweek clam meeting.. 'references for life and ministry meeting workbook'.

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  ab.ortega

  Can't they just look these up? Or are they pre2000 references?
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  Special Video to be shown this week?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard that there is supposed to be a video shown in all congregations this week, preempting the local needs part .

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  anybody heard this?.

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  ab.ortega

  Doubt it, it would have probably been leaked by now.
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  Covering the territory

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how often are jws trying to cover a given territory nowadays?.

  logically, they should be trying to cover the territory more and more often the closer armageddon gets, but it seems to me i see them out far less often than i used to..

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  ab.ortega

  Congregation I was in covered a huge area and had close to 50 territory maps. The whole territory was never fully covered. Service group overseers had favorite territories so those were worked often. The least favorite were hardly ever worked. Sometimes the person in charge of service wasn't even prepared with a territory so they would just send the pubs to whatever territory off the top of their heads....so some sections were overworked. Even during campaigns the whole thing was not done. (even with 30+ RPs and a large amount of auxiliary for the month)

  JWs like to say they are the most organized, when in reality it's not so true.