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So, Whats the real reason JWs are no concessions open at the DC and are discouraged from supporting nearby vendors?
by BU2B in
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2. friends
so ever since they discontinues the food service at the assemblies and dcs, jws have been "lovingly encouraged" to pack a light lunch to eat.

the secretary at the hall that i am held hostage in said during the service meeting that even a sub would be too heavy to eat, and that a light salad was the best option.

what do you fine people think is the real reason why, in the absence of food service, jws are told to not leave the building at lunch?
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My Story - a (kinda) newbie from the UK
by wizzstick in
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2. friends
after lurking for 7 and half years (is that a record?!

) its time for me to say hello.. so who am i, and whats my story?.

im a born in jw, with all my siblings, mother, wife and children in.
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Faithful and Discreet... Slave or Manager?
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. bible
there are two parallel verses, of which we are very familiar with one in particular:.

(mt 24:45) who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?.

(lu 12:42) and the lord said: "who really is the faithful steward, the discreet one, whom his master will appoint over his body of attendants to keep giving them their measure of food supplies at the proper time?".
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Dat da da da: Justitia Themis Law School Graduate
by crmsicl in
1. jw
2. friends
congratulations to justitia themis on all her hard work at putting herself through law school.

after being raised in the watchtower organization and having survived all of what that entails she has picked up the pieces, analyzed her strengths and has made choices to better herself and the community.. .

i am so proud of her.
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Tech49 on HOURS, TIME, and REPORTS
by Tech49 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i thought i would share some of my observations on counting field service time, reports, etc.

and how those reports are viewed, to those that are still so fixated on numbers.. i served as secretary on the service committee for many years, and have seen it all!.

i was really disheartened when wt changed the requirement for aux pioneering to allow for 30 hrs, instead of the 50 it has been for so long.
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I'm running... and I need help! (UK people)
by running_away in
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2. friends
... don't worry, i dont need money or house or food or anything (ok, maybe a coffee).

don't need hospitality... i need information.. .

heeeeeeellllppp!.
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I'm New... and I'm running...
by running_away in
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2. friends
it's some kind of funny... i was the perfect little ass, even that i never believe it all.. there was something that doesn't sound right... but, i was little, i was with my family, i never believe that my family will make me adopt a cult.

well i get batized in my mid teen years, i was the exemplar, ms at 19, even serve my time at bethel.

get married to a pioneer, start a spiritual family, get my 2 kids.
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What rumors have you heard about yourself since leaving?
by donny in
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2. friends
good morning all,.

i have had the opportunity over the last couple of years to speak with a couple of jw's who had either attended the same congregation i did or were married to someone who to the same one.

for the record, i disassociated myself in 1992 due to being followed around by an elder or two who had heard that i had ray franz's "crisis of conscience" in my possession.
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ex-jw-uk
by bigmac in
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2. friends
i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..
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What Assembly were you baptized at...
by vilot in
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2. friends
i was baptized at the 1976 "sacret secret" dc at inglewood ca there must have been 50,000 people there..