Posts by Smiles

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refusing to go in service with someone

by enoughisenough in

did you ever refuse to go in service with someone?

i did.... i went to the kh to meet for service and 3 brothers were there.

i told the brother taking the lead, that when he made up the car groups to take note i had a plan of my own -the 3 brothers could go together and i would do my own thing.

Smiles

That is why it is always best to "already have plans"... never allow JW leadership to make plans for you.

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the thing that broke me was that i tried to warn another mum in the congregation about a brother who was inappropriate with my son, which upset me, and so i called her to talk about it since we both knew him and i had also seen him pin her daughter down on the sofa and slap the girl's bottom.

i called it inappropriate, but i never accused him of anything beyond that.. unfortunately, word got back to him and i had to go in front of 3 elders, including the brother who i felt had been inappropriate.

because they came down on me for trying to stop the behavior, and not on him for being the cause of upset, i felt very hurt and started questioning more things.

Smiles

Darlene, we here salute your efforts to protect children.

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How Many Of You Knew Something Was Really Wrong Growing Up JW? What was Your First Clue?

by Sea Breeze in

this is directed to born-ins.

around age 10 or 12 is when it first hit me.

i started asking questions about how the world worked and i really wanted an honest opinion from my parents.

Smiles

Unfortunately, no clue about TATT when growing up JW.

First clue was later in adulthood when a high ranking freemason that later became a JW and prominent elite went unpunished for wrongdoing. WT HQ issued a letter ordering the matter be closed and not revisited. Two that pressed on for further investigation of the matter were relieved of all duties in the congregation, and to this day are marginalised by authority of the WT branch office.

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Keep on watch - why urgent?

by Sektenkult in

can somebody tell me what is the name of this magazine in german?

is it somewhere as a pdf ?

does somebody know why this magazine is not so common in the internet (i can't even remember) and why this magazine is not anymore jw borg ?

Smiles

" Wachsamkeit dringend nötig "

Download

https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=X&pub=kp&srcid=share

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Elders confidential September

by Mikejw in

for elders.

announcements and reminders.

september 2022.

Smiles

@drop

the Rating scheme must have more than a few gaps.

Yes. As mentioned, nepotism & the buddy factor are always in play with JW privilege distribution.

Another factor is, as much as many elders would relish hoarding most of the speaking parts for themselves, that is unsustainable, so they become forced, perhaps even reluctantly, to spread the wealth of weekly speaking assignments to other elders/ms, mediocre public speakers as they may be, because delivering public discourses becomes burdensome, especially when frequently traveling out to other congregations. It is time consuming (and increasingly fuel costly) to prepare, travel out, deliver discourse, then travel home, sometimes with additional responsibilities waiting for attention at the home congregation meeting, such as an elder's meeting after WT study.

Including mediocre speakers on the scheduling list helps to lighten the load for other elders that have learned the wisdom in selective delegating.

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Elders confidential September

by Mikejw in

for elders.

announcements and reminders.

september 2022.

Smiles

The auxiliary counselor role is to periodically provide constructive counsel (privately) to elders & ministerial servants delivering assignments at the local midweek meetings, and sometimes to observe & report issues with quality of weekend public talk speakers.

You might have noticed over the decades average JWs which are enrolled in the midweek meeting program receive their study point counsel from the platform before all onlookers... however, the lead parts assigned to elders & ministerial servants are never counseled/critiqued from the stage... this is because the congregation elite get to receive counsel privately, one-on-one, from that auxiliary counselor, which is usually just a pat on the back, unless the auxiliary counselor is overzealous or has an agenda.

Most JWs live out their entire life without ever being told about these culty little secrets of WT operations.

As a JW man moves up in rank, cult life often become easier for him, and his household. For example, the coordinator of a body of elders [COBE] although the title may sound intense, actually has the easiest of all roles assigned to local elders, but he enjoys the most prominence.

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The Multilocational Jesus

by Smiles in

if jesus is now so superpowerful that he can exist at multiple locations simultaneously (e.g., dwelling inside of a true believer and popping into all the best gatherings of two or more peeps in his name) why does jesus bother hiring angels to work gigs?

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Smiles

Brilliant! I thank you for sharing your reaearch.

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The Multilocational Jesus

by Smiles in

if jesus is now so superpowerful that he can exist at multiple locations simultaneously (e.g., dwelling inside of a true believer and popping into all the best gatherings of two or more peeps in his name) why does jesus bother hiring angels to work gigs?

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Smiles

If Jesus is now so superpowerful that he can exist at multiple locations simultaneously (e.g., dwelling inside of a true believer AND popping into all the best gatherings of two or more peeps in his name) why does Jesus bother hiring angels to work gigs?

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UNITED NATIONS

by JohnTron7 in

i've been posting this for a few years now but, my post get pulled.

so i will try again so that others will read and understand the validity of my statements.

while for years watch tower have declared their thoughts of world changing events leading to the un as the catalyst for turning on religion recently calling russia the final king of the north which has breen debated for decades.

Smiles

The growing threat to Christianity will come swiftly by laws established by Gay senators

A bigger threat to WT will come swiftly by closeted gay WT elites.

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Elders confidential September

by Mikejw in

for elders.

announcements and reminders.

september 2022.

Smiles

2. Rating Convention Speakers

The trifecta assigned to perform this "review" has always been an absurd protocol...

Two of the three reviews will often give high marks to the other one, and vice versa.

When 1 of the 3 is being reviewed, he must step out of the room while the other two grade him. When he reenters the room he can freely look at the remarks & grade given to his speaking ability.

That creates an environment where the three reviewers become a good ol' boy team which often exchange inflated high marks among themselves and for their prefered pals... deliberately and repeatedly downgrading legitimately skilled speakers.

The grades are then forwarded to the circuit overseer who, in most cases, accepts the gradings without a question, then uses those gradings to distribute speaking assignments at the assembly/convention level.

This is one reason why you will see many of the same incumbent speakers at every convention/assembly... because of this flawed grading process.

(and the grading scale is literally: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, etc.)

Holy spirit at work

Atlantis or another may have archived a scanned copy of the ridiculous grading form (blank)