i hardly ever missed giving a talk on TMS but one time I was genuinely sick so was was a no show (I rang & told them the day before) & the next time I was overseas (which I again told them well in advance) & they stopped giving me talks. I was actually relieved. When I started to miss meetings, we had a CO visit us & he recommended I start up again but maybe as a householder at first. I was wanting to become active at the time & told him I would like that. He spoke to our elders but they did nothing about it. that was over 7 years ago. I have been inactive for the last 3 years & since the memorial have only attended 4 meetings & the Sunday of the DC. I guess I should thank them for that....
Jaidubdub
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Is everyone required to be enrolled in the theocratic ministry school?
by hoser incan a publisher "drop out" and still be in good standing?.
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Are JW's using different terminology for "congregation discipline"?
by booker-t ini have been out for over 20 years now and sometimes i run into a young jws on the street and the language seems to be "greek" to me.
i have a hard time understanding what they are talking about.
when i was in(90s) they had 4 catergories for congregation discipline.
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Jaidubdub
They never announced what the sin was, but the rumour mill was always in full swing....
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My decision to openly greet df persons in the hall
by Daniel1555 inat the moment i am still going to all the meetings (for family reasons).. we have at the moment 1 df person who regularly comes (already df for 1.5 years).. when i opened him the door i always greeted him but in the hall i didn't as others could see it.. now i decided that my conscience can not bear this any longer.
i will greet him also in the hall or when others are around.. if any elders notice it and talk to me, i tell them my conscience does not allow to not greet that person.. did any of you do that too and have some experiences?.
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Jaidubdub
I've always greeted & smiled at d'fed ones I know. I also don't remove them as fb friends. and if I saw a family member of a d'f done, I always asked about the d'fed one & if I was close to the d'fed one, I would ask that they pass on my love to them & that I missed them. Many times I saw the pain & tears in the loved ones eyes. My beautician is d'fed & I still go to her & so do a few other jw's. i have d'fed family so I know the division & pain it causes within a family. This has to be one of the most heartbreaking & inhumane practice I have ever seen.
Good on you Daniel...
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Jaidubdub
he forgot his new grey bible...
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Do You Think Many Engaged JW Couples Fooled Around B4 Marriage?
by minimus inwhen i was an elder, i had a few couples approach me to confess that they either played around or went all the way.. i suspect there were many more that did not admit to it, though..
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Jaidubdub
Guilty. But we Never were engaged, just dating. We lived in different cities & when each time either of us travelled to see the other, we spent most of our time in the hotel room. felt guilty at first but got over that eventually. And we told no one - wasn't anybody's business...
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No Hand Holding During Prayers But Door to Door?
by blondie inhttp://www.nanaimodailynews.com/life/the-next-three-days-1.284082.
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Jaidubdub
this was the very first article in the WT that made me think Something wasn't right with this religion...
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Proof of a Kingdom Hall being sold to a church!
by Sittingstraight1212 init cracks me up if you bring this subject up to a witness , they always try to convince themselves that i'm reading into this!!!.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpqwknq31ie&feature=youtube_gdata_player.
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Jaidubdub
My old KH was a church when they bought it (can't remember which one) and they sold it to another religious group years later...
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My granny died.
by LouBelle inlast week friday i was delayed in going to work, for which i am glad.
it was an opportunity for me to help my gran one last time.
she thanked me, told me she loved me and that i would be very blessed.
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So sorry for yr loss LouBell
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Are JWs more tight with money than normal people?
by Julia Orwell inactually, in my experience, i have not found them to be tighter or more generous with money.
i've found them to be about the same with handling money as non-jws, though less likely to invest their money, but unlikely to waste it on cigarettes, pubs/clubs and gambling like many non-jws do.
i certainly don't find them tighter or stingier than normal people though, and slightly more honest.. what are your experiences with jws and money compared to non-jws and money?.
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Jaidubdub
From my observations, I think it depends on the person & their financial circumstances more than their religion.
It's not customary to tip where I live but depending on what group of people I am out with depends on how tight they are. Most of the jw's I socialise with normally give a little extra, especially when the service was good. One of my closest jw friend & her husband are very generous & giving whether it's paying for yr dinner or a drink, and giving gifts, not cause they have to I.e. Birthday, Christmas, but coz they want to. its their ways of thanking those that mean a lot to them. But they are only that way towards those they consider their real friends. Btw - they are generous to both their jw & non- jw friends. On the other hand, I know some, both jw & non-jw that are so tight with their money it becomes embarressing. I have seen that behaviour with both jw & non-jw's. I have seen some (both jw & non-jw) who are normally generous with giving who have had to suddenly watch every penny coz of losing their job so have had to become 'tight' with their money to pay for necessary expenses like their mortgage and utilities and other everyday expenses or they are saving up for their dream holiday or a house. I have also seen some (both jw & non-jw) that are wealthy but they are embarrassingly tight with money...
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It appears the Ex-JW community is having a huge impact on the way funerals are being handled at the KH
by StoneWall injust wanted everyone to know that i got back today/night from my second jw funeral in less than 3 months and that both of them (2 different halls),were handled completely different than in times past.. used to be it seemed like a recruitment opportunity (as many of you have pointed out before), but these last two times it was totally different from previous times.
it didn't seem like they used the outline at all that had been posted in another thread a while back.. that was kinda interesting and refreshing at the same time to actually hear them focus more on the individual that had passed instead of only a few minutes about them and the rest all about the org.
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Jaidubdub
I went a jw funeral a few weeks ago of a close friend's mum had died. The only mention of their teaching was a mention of this persons love of 'the truth' and the hope she had of the resurrection. The rest of the service was focused on the life of the person. It was presented by the deceased BIL who is an elder...