InquiryMan

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  Name One JW who

  by Honesty in

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  gives gifts to others on an ordinary day because they luv them.

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  I did
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  Norway

  by InquiryMan in

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  in norway, the ombudsman of children s welfare intervened and a lot of fuss were made when it was made clear that jws endorsed corporal punishment in their publications even though it was banned by law.

  it was even mentioned in the national news.

  the coordinator was even interviewed on tv and the day after it was proven from the wt indexes that he had been lying.... i remember it was very embarrassing.

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  In Norway, the ombudsman of children´s welfare intervened and a lot of fuss were made when it was made clear that JWs endorsed corporal punishment in their publications even though it was banned by law. It was even mentioned in the national news. The coordinator was even interviewed on TV and the day after it was proven from the WT indexes that he had been lying.... I remember it was very embarrassing. In order to adress the situation, small labels had to be inserted into the literature with alternative wording. I remeber we were called to the KH in order to perform this manual task. A neutral word like discpline (or tukt, in German: Zucht) was used instead of referring to spanking or literal punishment. When the original translated text deviated from the original english text, alternative bible passaged were referred to or and footnote was added stating the according to Norwegian law corporal punishment is not allowed. I also remembered that in public talks even some elders spoke against it, saying corporal punishment was cruel and not according to the bible. JWs also ceased disciplining their children in this way in the KH, although I doubt it was ever so widespread as in the US, cause the public sentiment and culture has been against it. On a personal note, I remember relating this to an American family living on a caribbean island. they were horrified that this was banned in my country, and shook their head in disbelief when we told them that the literature had been changed. They were also schocked to be told that JW got financial support from the state...
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  What was the biggest secret that you kept from everyone

  by TheCoolerKing in

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  what was the biggest "secret" that you kept from everyone when you were a witness?.

  i thought would could have some fun with this topic on a friday afternoon.. back when i was an active witness i started "secretly" dating a "worldy" girl.

  there was a shortage of single sisters at my hall.

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  that i was gay. (BTW: What kind of films are R-rated in the US?) Never understood this fuzz about r-rated films.... Most witnesses where I live cared more about the content than a classification of a film in itself. And honestly, a lot did not care a lot about violent movies. They were more sensitive as to sex though.
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  What was your first impression upon meeting 'worldly' people during exit?

  by mavie in

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  so, you are starting to leave the cult.

  you begin to meet new people and instead of viewing them all as 'bad association', you begin to view them as fellow humans.

  what was your first impression of 'worldly people'?.

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  Most are nice... And no one takes offense.
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  why have jws got so many women among thier ranks?

  by cyrus in

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  any answers ive got ideas but would love some input from u guys first thanks peeps...?

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  A survey conducted among more than 140,000 German witnesses showed that 38 per cent were male and 62 per cent female. Once I attended a book study in Florence, Italy. All but the conductor were sisters... I´ve heard that in Russia, some 80 per cent are sisters....
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  Eurovision Song Contest

  by Crumpet in

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  i am sure i am the only one who will be posting on this thread given america doesn't have the contest and no one else is likely to own up to watching such a shameful debacle!!!.

  i am only slightly ashamed to say i have only ever missed one contest in 31 years and that was because i was in canada.

  i love it - terry wogan is brilliantly funny - and so are most of the acts.. tonight the voting for the british entry begins on bbc1 - given the new enthusiasm for reality/talent shows its getting prime time treatement for the first time in years.

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  Don´t make fun of the Norwegian entry ;-). I love Guri and her "Vene bailar conmigo".... I also read in the newspaper yesterday, the Palestine is trying to be part of the ESC family as well. Lebanon tried last year, but were not allowed to participate (even though they had a song already selected) caused they refused to broadcast the Israel entry. Morocco took part a year when Israel did not participate... So it is a lot of politics involved. But it is great fun indeed.
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  JW says the tract campaigns are working

  by truthseeker in

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  i was talking to a pioneer yesterday; he was all excited over the new memorial tract, said how nice it looked.

  he commented that the "society said we don't have to take not-at-homes for this campaign.".

  i asked him what he thought of the campaigns and the fact that we have a convention campaign coming up soon.

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  In Denmark and Norway the number is half, perhaps even less. And interstingly, the hours drops in vacation months!!!
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  2007 Yearbook

  by RubyStevens in

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  i'll always have a weakness for looking through jw literature, the illustrations, the soothing repeating mush of a cult kind enough to do all your thinking for you.

  well i was looking through the yearbook and the seams are really starting to show.

  like was said in another thread, they try to have it both "intrest waning means the end is near/numbers are booming!

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  Which countries are features in this year`s yearbook.
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  WERE THERE ANY BIZARRE ELDERS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  Hardly every met any wacko elders compared to the ones described here. A US phenomenon?
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  Did you know any "ambitious" JW's?

  by JH in

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  i remember when the elders told us that it's not ok for a jw to be too ambitious.. wanting to have a big job, big house, lots of money, was not good at all.

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  prior to that, i always thought that being "ambitious" was something very good.

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  Almost all elders in my "neighbour congregation" (well I am DA, so I refer to terms I used before) are all executes, earning way beyound average. Most elders in the congergation I attended are executives, or similar, making much more than the average. Still they tell the flock to be humble and not using the world to the full (In my country, all tax revenues are listed on the internet, free for everyone to see). I even told our PO that, why, was he not way to ambitious in his careerbuilding in order to give a talk at the assembly urging the audience to be modest, not being materialistic etc.... Now, he had never been amibitious (although he actually manouvered his place into his executive position, after intially not getting the position, very few in the congregation knows about that). He told me that his work was challenging, that is why he pursued it. Still his wife is denied a car, having to work night shifts at the hospital.