He was called Obed Fernandez. I was there, it was an eyeopener.
InquiryMan
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miningco anyone?
by googlemagoogle insome 5 years and longer ago there was a page dedicated to jws on miningco/about.com.
a brother was the admin but later it seemed the org made him close down the site.
there was a chatroom on that site, i was pretty active there for a while.
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How much school did you miss as a kid because of JW issues?
by rebel8 ini was just remembering all the school i lost.
were you guys taken out of school too or is it just me?
i know my mother has mental health issues, so maybe it's just me that had this experience.in elementary school, i went home early any day they celebrated someone's b'day or had any holiday celebration.taken out of health classes for entire weeks while they discussed puberty and sex education.
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InquiryMan
To me to be honest, some of the things explained here, seems to exceptions. At least in my experience, few, if any I know have experienced anything that bear resemblence to the things explained here. But, perhaps, we’re more lax about things in Europe...
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Demographics within WTS
by Dune ini asked an elder when i was younger if the society had a census on who was in the organization.
things such as race, gender, age and wealth (kind of hard to find for the last) he told me no.
he said that the only thing that the only thing that was reported to brooklyn was who was baptized and if someone was disfellowshipped.. do you think theres a reason they dont tell us the women to men ratio or am i just looking to deep into this?
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InquiryMan
In fact, a big survey was made in Germany among more than 140,000 witnesses. I think it showed that some 39 per cent of believeres were male, and 61 per cent female. It even stated statistics on percentage of those who received beenfit from state compared to the general population, and also educational and income level
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What happend to Japan and its explosive Growth??????????????
by JT inwhen i was at bethel during the 80's japan was the darling of the society, gb lyord barry, used to brag about their zeal all the time and dog us in the west-.
they set and all time record of all 100-200 consective peaks in pub and growth, then all of a sudden the bottom fell out, what do you think happend.
i do recall barry mentioning that their culture is one that makes them good follers.
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InquiryMan
Also, the Japanese Co-ordinator at Bethel, Honda, was DF. Perhaps that was a big shock?
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InquiryMan
I’ve been to HQ as well as touring 11 branch offices. The German was the best, far more modern and up to date than HQ, which I found a bit "old-fashioned". The French and Italian were slightly more disorganized than the German and Austrian counterpart. (Interesting sidenote: I had visited the old as well as the new Austrian Branch. In the old branch they had some really ugly, brown curtains in the reception area. In the new bethel I discovered them in a closet re-used for some storage things.. So they at least re-cycle things. The best reception ever was at the Greek bethel, where I was treated with lunch and white wine! The boys played outside, and most men did not wear ties. It was the most relaxed, the German was the strictest...
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Question for those who have left the WT with small children??
by PaNiCAtTaCk inmy 5 year old starts school in aug at the same time my wife and i are facing the crisis of leaving the wt.
to any who left the wt with small children how did you handle things?
how do you handle holidays?
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InquiryMan
My wife and I left partly for allowing our kids a normal childhood. They have enjoyed it tremendously. Other people have told us that they have become more relaxed since adjusting to the world... when we first had our birthdayparty, I hung close to 30 balloons around the house (normally most people hang up three... as to compensate for the years lost :-)
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InquiryMan
Haven’t read a verse since stopping reporting two and a half year’s ago. Do not miss it...
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Kingdom Hall Spankings
by JH inmost meetings i went to, children were brought to the washrooms in the back to be disciplined.
often i could hear a child yell or cry due to the spanking given by the parent.
people in the hall would have that look on their face meaning that it was alright to discipline a child by spanking him.
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InquiryMan
We did bring toys/books and even allowed to sleep at times. This was not encouraged, but no one talked to us about it. Perhaps being an elder helped :-)
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Jehovah's Witnesses-----A Racist Movement?
by minimus inplease contribute to this thread any way you wish to.
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InquiryMan
I’ve noticed that some witnesses accept witnesses being of another race, but being racist towards non-witnesses of another race.... On several occasions.
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New Pro-JW Documentary! See the spin!
by Confession injust found out about this.
you can read all about it at www.knocking.org, but here is the homepage intro... from a handful of bible students in pennsylvania to 7 million members worldwide today, the christian group has ministered door-to-door for 130 years.
typically dismissed as a controversial sect, the much-derided jehovah's witnesses lack respect and seem irrelevant.
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InquiryMan
On the web site, it was stated that his mother was a JW, not himself...