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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

by Funchback in

there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

wannaexit

Shouldn't watch Puff the magic dragon because it had the word magic in it.

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Online Donations for Conventions

by Funchback in

https://www.jw.org/en/whats-new/online-convention-donations/.

online donations for conventions.

donations to support the annual conventions of jehovah’s witnesses may now be made online from a number of countries.

wannaexit

I am amazed at how resourceful they are when it comes to hoarding funds.

Now members of congregations can also make donations designated for their own congregations via the website.

I am wondering if this a way of controlling what each congregation gets to keep. In Canada the policy is that congregations can only keep between $3,000 - $5,000 on hand any surplus goes to the branch. But I know that some congregations are hanging on to some of the surplus funds. Could this be a control mechanism to dole out only a little to the congregations and the rest is kept by branch?

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Southern California USA Congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses On High Alert

by JW GoneBad in

circuit overseers, elders, ministerial servants, pioneers and rank & file are stressed out over an ex-jw (kevin) who has visited nearly 20 congregations (orange county) and has high-jacked the opening prayers and done some effective witnessing before he is escorted to the back door.

and everything is caught on video!.

kevin is also visiting numerous jw cart locations from the los angeles area to orange county and giving a most effective wiitness at each location and they're all on video.

wannaexit

I don't agree with aggressive activism, but "Kevin Bunker"is a blast.

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Jw church's use of titles, how many can you think of ?

by Chook in

gb member , branch overseers, do ( obsolete ) , co , elder , ms , publisher, unbaptised publisher , school overseers, coordinator of body ect ect ect .

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i think jws would win gold on clergy laity class distinctions..

wannaexit

literature coordinator, the society (obsolete), need greater,

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Seeking Former Elder

by Tricia Franginha in

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hey everyone im desperately trying to locate a former elder from ontario, canada who is willing to talk to a journalist about the sex abuse issue in the org.

this would be a major article in a major canadian magazine but without locating an elder to speak to she cannot do the story.

please help ad we need this exposure in canada.

wannaexit

Can you give more particulars.

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HA the good life --Cart witnessing

by wannaexit in

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on my way home from work today, i saw the modern day pioneers having a grand old time, relaxing in the sun.

two sprawled on one bench and the other two talking up a storm, with their iced cappuccino, just enjoying the day.

the two carts were a number of feet away.

wannaexit

On my way home from work today, I saw the modern day pioneers having a grand old time, relaxing in the sun. There were 4 of them. Two sprawled on one bench and the other two talking up a storm, with their iced cappuccino, just enjoying the day. The two carts were a number of feet away. What a joke.

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Just got back from Field Service

by biblexaminer in

i had to work with an elder in fs today.

there was no way out.. this elder is from africa somewhere, right off the boat.

how do they view children?.

wannaexit

BE is not the only one that I see back off from risking losing anything.

Blondie, please take a deep breath. I can assure you that BE is not backing off. As I mentioned BE is my husband and we have discussed how to speak with this person and his wife. However, this is how jw parents parent their children. All jw children are abused every single time they are taken out in service. True this situation described in the OP went beyond that and I don't know why this father did what he did. It was disturbing --but unfortunately, we can't go to the police. But we will do whatever is in our power to make these parents aware that certain behaviors are not acceptable.

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Fake publisher card

by floridaborn in

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so i've been a lurked on this site for about 15 years, thank goodness for dial up internet.... anyway my fade has been working off and on for that long but my whole family is still in including my kid.

at this point i have started dating a worldly person.

he is wiling to put onthe facade of being a witness so i don't have to lose my family.

wannaexit

You have been here for 15 years and have never uttered a word . Wow I am amazed.

The scenario you speak is almost impossible. Unless there is some major , intense education for this "wordly" person you are dating. He's got some serious catching up to do to pass as a brother. I don't see how you could pull this off.

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Just got back from Field Service

by biblexaminer in

i had to work with an elder in fs today.

there was no way out.. this elder is from africa somewhere, right off the boat.

how do they view children?.

wannaexit

I wasn't planning on making any comments on this thread, but I feel that some of you have spoken harshly and perhaps judged Bibleexaminer , questioning why he is still going in field service after 16 years of knowing the truth of this religion.

I will say that every situation is unique. I applaud those that have been able to cut ties with this cult and have never looked back. But for some, the family dynamics is so complex, that cutting ties poses a hardship on family members.

I know this firsthand because Bibleexaminer is my husband. It's been extremely tough for him keeping up with the charades. It's been tough for both of us. We are both keeping up the facade for my family. I can't go into details, suffice it to say that my family depends on us. Our leaving and severing ties would create a huge hardship for them. We have managed to go unnoticed.We do as little as we can. Yes we go in service, not often,but its so easy to fake it. Most of the times, dubs in our area will do 2-3 calls and then out for breakfast or lunch.

Only once in a while, something happens that is hard to swallow. The situation that BE spoke about in his OP was quite disturbing for him. It made him physically sick.

Lost generation said:

so bible Examiner you are the savior we all need to praise because you stay in "undercover" and can name drop unlike the rest of us.. Or maybe we simply choose not to name drop and enjoy our freedom day after day, while you go out in field service on your Saturday mornings

No lost generation BE doesn't need to be praised. But the reasons he stays "undercover" are very noble. If you only knew how much. As to the name dropping, everything he said is the truth. I am proud to say that he is a very effective apostate.

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Russia Ban Leading To Child Abuse Articles?

by thedepressedsoul in

i was wondering, is witnesses looking up news on the russia ban leading to them also finding articles on the jw child abuse issue?.

i did a test and acted like joe the might publisher was interested in the ban on jehovah witnesses in russia.

so i go to google, type in jehovah witnesses under news and bam!

wannaexit

if they search only a little, they will stumble on to something else.