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  What Were Your Elders Real World Jobs?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we all know that education is severely demonized in this religion.

  and that the elders are appointed based on how many meetings they attend, hours they put in on the ministry and general attitude to other elders (as apposed to, you know, actual theological training and counseling) - so my question is, what were your elders occupations outside the kingdom hall?.

  in my old congregation our elders consisted of:.

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  Plumber

  Chef

  Retired Truck Driver

  Warehouse Owner

  Plumbing Business Owner

  RN

  College Professor

  Mechanic

  Full-time Jerk

  Insurance Agent

  Office Clerk
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  Christadelphians the closest to JW?

  by ab.ortega in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am curious as to what current religion is similar in beliefs and organization to jw's.

  i've only come as far as christadelphians.

  are there any others you know of?.

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  ab.ortega

  Phizzy,

  I am trying to prove to someone that if in 1919, Jesus inspected and selected JW's, then he must have approved their teachings at the time, etc. You make a great point with the conclusion you mention in your last paragraph.

  I am not trying to find a religion for myself. I'm trying to help someone out.
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  HELP needed from folks in UK, esp. in Scotland!

  by WTS Archive in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tl;dr: if you live either in scotland or in other parts of uk and you don't mind traveling, you might be able to help a fellow ex-jw by being present during a courtcase where she alone has to face more than two dozens of jws who have ruined their business.

  please contact me directly for details on when and where the court case will be held (i will know these details in few days probably).

  ps.

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  I know an elder who says he won't hire JWs for any work because if they don't do the job right etc., you can't really be unloving or whatever. And for sure you can't sue them, it's in the KS.

  He ended up suing a JW relative of his. He didn't lose his elder title, though. The branch didn't let it happen.
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  Christadelphians the closest to JW?

  by ab.ortega in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am curious as to what current religion is similar in beliefs and organization to jw's.

  i've only come as far as christadelphians.

  are there any others you know of?.

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  ab.ortega

  I am curious as to what current religion is similar in beliefs and organization to JW's. I've only come as far as Christadelphians. Are there any others you know of?
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  Kingdom Hall construction -- Counting time and reporting travel, meals, and lodging expenses

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have two questions.

  1. if you work on kingdom hall construction, are you allowed to count your time in lieu of field service?

  an old thread here indicated that if you are pioneer, you can count your time.

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  ab.ortega

  Not reported as hours to branch. Only used as a credit up to 70 hrs total per month and really only matters at the end of the year to help you meet the 840 hour total quota.
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  What happens to the elders?

  by Worldling9 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with so many khs closing and congos consolidating, what happens to the elders?

  clearly there won't be a place for all of them.

  would the older ones be the first to go, losing their long held positions of 'power'?.

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  ab.ortega

  I think they will all keep their titles, but eventually the Watchtower will place an age cap like they did for CO's and COBOEs...
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  Today I Dropped In To Field Service Meeting

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just dropped my daughter off to her mum at her parents house.

  it was 12pm and i knew they meet for feild service there but my ex and i assumed they would still be out knocking on doors.

  i pull up in the street and there's quite a few cars parked up and the house was backed with jdubs from my old congregation.

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  ab.ortega

  Way to go!
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  Are You Vegetarian Or Not?

  by ladonna in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with all the "food" "fluff" larc has started, it has made me wonder how many here are vegetarian or meat eaters.. i like my meat in winter, but only in very small amounts.. summertime i go completely vegetarian and relish fruits and vegetables.. how about you??.

  ana.

  manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

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  ab.ortega

  I like fajitas.
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  How My Husband Helped Me See TTATT

  by corruptgirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to write my experience on how my husband helped me see the ttatt (the truth about the truth).

  first, let me mention that he wrote his own experience a couple months ago under the name sanchy.

  for his story please click here….. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5148261828526080/walking-thin-line-resigning-elder

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  ab.ortega

  Thank you for sharing. I wish I could make progress with my wife. I just feel stuck though. Seems we are in an okay place with me being inactive and all so I don't want to stir things up. But I really want to be fully out and want to help her.
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  CO visit... Circuit is not growing at all, he said during midweek meeting

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so that was a "shocker".

  i was not able to attend the meeting.

  i had a more important one with my other apostate friends in the area.

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  ab.ortega

  And the whole shifting around of circuits is just smoke and mirrors to make the population seem larger at assemblies. I'm glad he fessed up and said there is no growth. That is excellent news. So the witness carts are not that great after all. They do make good Instagram props, though. (snickers)