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  I was counciled for putting in Pioneer hours and not officially "Pioneering"

  by RubaDub in

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  i didn't want to hijack the thread about people having to "wait" until the society approves their pioneer status.. i recall once an elder was shocked that i had done the 60 hours a couple of months but not officially on the pioneer list for the months.

  i told him that i didn't need the title, that the purpose was to do the work, not get a title.. i then heard a long lecture about how that was not encouraging to others, etc, etc, etc.. he got rather annoyed when i asked him what the purpose of the preaching work is.

  of course he said to spread the good news.

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  They are such control freaks!!! And these examples are surely just the tip of the iceberg. SO HAPPY to be away from this.
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  Question to ex brooklyn bethelites around 1999-2002

  by fulano in

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  2. experiences

  i lost a friend and would like to know how she does.

  marlene sicard, she is from the dominican republic and was married to a guy from nicaragua.. .

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  bumping
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  WOULD YOU...??????

  by DATA-DOG in

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  would you peek in your wife's field-circus records and get the address of her bible study for the purpose of sabotage?!?!

  i am thinking about it.

  here is my dilema:.

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  cultBgone

  Someone needs to invent a magical spray to protect people from jw-luvbombing. We could be richer than the wts!
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  Question: Where's The Doctrinal "Component" Behind Recent Changes?

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  i just wanted to toss this out there: is there any noticeable doctrinal backdrop or expressed scriptural component behind recent changes?.

  now, there are many opinions about recent changes - ranging from complete and utter cynicism motivating the governing body to naive belief in their own bullsh*t. also, are they just reacting to sudden developments or is there any coherent long term plan?.

  i would think that if they truly expect to 'trim down' the organization by laying off publishers (in addition to bethelites, do's, branch members) then the watchtower magazine and various assembly talks should reflect that.

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  Interesting question...following this
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  You Can't Argue With a Sick Mind

  by Oubliette in

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  still, it's an exercise in futility.. we want to (metaphorically speaking) shake the shit out of our loved ones tha are still intoxicated with and under the spell of the nonsensical theology of the wtbts.

  but it just doesn't work.

  so, to ease your frustration and maybe give you something positive to enjoy, i thought i'd share with y'all joe walsh's last live concert before he joined the eagles full time:.

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  cultBgone

  Ahhh, that was nice to wake up to! Thanks for the walk down memory lane, Oub!
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  What percentage of elders are single at the time of appointment?

  by NeverKnew in

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  there are 4 single men who are serving as ms. all are tripping over themselves for attenttion.

  do they have to marry off a ministerial servant before taking him to the next level?.

  and what percentage of elders are married?

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  cultBgone

  He's prime material for some younger lovelorn pio sis who has never been able to connect with guys in her own age group...it's a not uncommon matchup.
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  Vicars to be vetted ..New laws on working with children...

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this article appeared on friday may 9, 2014 in the herald sun newspaper in victoria australia.. matt johnston is a state politics reporter.. quote :" all religous ministers will need working with children checks and a new system will be created for organisations to report alleged child abuse,under a $ 10 million state government reform.".

  premier denis napthine revealed the new measures,a further response to the state parliments`s child abuse inquiry report,betrayal of trust .. "many ordinary parish based ministers may not have required a wwc check.under this rule , every minister for religion who has any contact with children will require such a check ," he said.. opposition community services spokeswoman jenny mikakos called for the government to move quicker to "address the issues identified".

  my concern is, will the watchtower org./jehovahs witnesses /jw.org.

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  I be a walkin......

  by out4good3 in

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  across that stage tommorrow dressed in graduate garb picking up a masters degree.. .

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  CONGRATS!!!
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  Ready to step my apostate game up...

  by Joliette in

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  2. friends

  just dont know when i'm gonna be able to do that.. right now, i am working full time, i go to school part time, etc.

  i want to start traveling more, doing more activist work, visiting more apostate friends, and helping to get people out of this 'so called religion.'.

  in other words, i want to start going to un-preach where the need is great.

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  Locate investigative journalists in major cities near you and feed them the sex abuse data along with the shunning information.

  It would be awesome if someone picked up the stories in NYC near the "hq". Scientologists are still being documented by the major newspaper in St Pete/Tampa FL due to the Scientology HQ in Clearwater...there are Pulitzers involved for the journalists.
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  The Masters of Spin--Local numbers from your Apostate Account Servant

  by suavojr in

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  2. beliefs

  ytd average.

  yearly contribution.

  $ 2,625.85. donation resolution .

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  saving this