Before seeing this post I never even heard of a co that lived to 70. They all dropped dead in their 60's, most likely from the strain of co-ing on their health.
Julia Orwell
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CO's & DO's age 70+ to be laid off on 9/1/14
by williamhconley inin a private conversation with a c.o.
friend from north carolina, he told me yesterday that they just got a letter that all traveling overseers (do's & co's) age 70 & up are going to be laid off on 09/01/2014.
they will be asssigned to local congregations and further details are pending.. .
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Once Again: It's Okay for JWs to Rip-Off Non-JWs
by Iown Mylife intoday i heard from the owner of a small restaurant, the story of how a brother in a local congregation ripped him off for thousands.
the restaurant owner is not a jw but totally familiar with the cult, as his mother is a long-time baptized sister.
she asked him to hire this wonderful brother from her congregation to do construction work he needed at his house.
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Julia Orwell
Usually it's people ripping off people regardless of being a jw or not. Of course the terrible thing is that jws pretend they never ever do anything remotely like that.
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The Best Public Talk I Ever Heard (though the speaker was disfellowshipped thereafter)
by exWTslave inthe best public talk i ever heard was one i heard in a jw kingdom hall.
unfortunately, the hurriedly formed jc disfellowshipped him within a couple of weeks for not worshipping the octo(headed) gb.
this happened two years back when i was his fellow-elder.
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Julia Orwell
What a hero! I wonder if he lost his family over it. What a brave thing to do.
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Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter
by ?me? inwe have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.
and the society is pissed!
they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.
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Julia Orwell
A loving provision from the faithful and discreet slave! They really understand us and really care for us.
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Are you as critical of higher education and science as you are of religion?
by EndofMysteries ini am beginning to see a complete unbalanced shift from one end of the spectrum to the other.
i'll use jw's as the example but this would apply to any religion and any person.
if you just accepted the jw teachings unquestionably from the governing body because you felt they were the highest authority on the matter and 'trusted' them before waking up to ttatt you may shift to the other end of the spectrum.
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Julia Orwell
Nope, having been a jw and eventually seen through their rubbish has made me sceptical of everything. Scientists say x? Show me the evidence. Education teaches y? Show me the evidence. I won't be duped again by anyone, though I doubt scientists are actually out to dupe like religions are. Therefore I believe one is more justified in being more critical of religion than of science, but no matter what idea is being presented to you as truth, you must scrutinise it before allowing it to make you change your life.
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Detroit DC is NOT filling up? Please book a hotel room!! -letter
by ?me? inwe have had a letter read the last 2 meetings to all congs attenidng the detroit dc's... seems people are not going, or not booking their hotels.
and the society is pissed!
they are imploring every one to not wait for a new list with new hotels, it is not happening.
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Julia Orwell
I wonder if this happens in other cities and other countries. In Australia, Melbourne is the place to go for shopping, culture and many sports, so many australian jws are excited about the dc in Melbourne. Many won't be though because Australians have to travel literally from every remote area and from the other side of this huge country. Many Australians are five hours away from an airport. Many Australians are also losing jobs at an unprecedented rate, leaving families dependent on welfare which in no way could fund a family trip to Melbourne. It's a huge ask for families and old people people with disabilities and pensioners and that. Half of Australia seems to have relatives in or near Melbourne, but what about the others? An assembly in peak tourism season means big $$ paid in accommodation.
Last time we had the ic in Sydney a lot went to a smaller one in cairns because all the hotels are a walk to the convention center and the rail company provides free passage to pensioners from Brisbane. A lot of older people and single mums went because it's a smaller city, free to get to and easier to get around.
The international conventions are a huge money maker but many jws simply can't afford to go. I'm sure Detroit will attract fewer than a glamorous city like los Angeles or Melbourne, but I bet the gb got it cheap!!
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International Conventions for 2014 - Landover, MD - What is an International Convention?
by insearchoftruth inhave been out of touch for a while, i see that there is an 'international' convention this year in landover, md (fed ex field) and there are no english conventions in either richmond or hampton, va. what is an 'international convention', is it merely a consolidation of all the other conventions meant to whip up some fervor amongst the masses?.
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Julia Orwell
I've been to one. You have to have the elders sign off on your application form to state you are in good standing. If you lose your good standing after that you are not allowed to go. that is of course if it's not the one in your country to which you've been assigned, ie the last one in Sydney in 2003 had all of Australia assigned to it and anyone in Australia could go.
Content wise, the international differs only in that it has these 15 minute sessions where someone reads experiences from other countries. Added together these sessions push it from a normal 3 day bore fest to a 3.5 day bore fest.
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Unassailable Truth about Creation
by Slidin Fast init is rare to have absolute proof of the fact that the borg is categorically wrong.. the recent discovery of hominid footprints in happisburgh, norfolk, england is one such.
these footprints are of a family of people who walked in the soft mud 800/850 thousand years ago.
this is properly substantiated fact not open to dismissal.. further evidence in the uk shows the use of flint tools in hunting and butchering animals again accurately dated to 450,000/500,000 yearsthe bible traces adams creation to something over 6000 years ago.
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Julia Orwell
They will attack the scientists and their motives rather than address the actual research.
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Why JW assemblies NEED to change
by kneehighmiah inthe assemblies would be get better results and get more people to come and be inspired if they were more encouraging.
instead the assemblies are a giant guilt trip.
don't go to college, don't get a good job, dont buy things even if you can afford them, don't play violent games, don't flirt.
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Julia Orwell
That's it eh. It works, and this is why so many decent people, people who ate basically good and wanting to do the right thing, ate trapped by these bastards.
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When The Ties Get Cut ...this is what I'll do..
by clarity indate.
directed to the self appointed leaders of jehovah's witnesses.. .
1. my baptism vows were made to the father, the son, the holy spirit.. 2. i was deceived into believing your doctrine was truth.. *.
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Julia Orwell
Cool, can I quote this?