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  I need advice quick...and a hug.

  by dmouse in

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  2. friends

  i'm in a bit of a state at the moment, my wife has just left me about 30 mins ago and took the kids...i don't know where.... ok, some of you long-timers may remember the problems i had with my son ben, who decided that the jw religion wasn't for him about a year ago.

  i supported him as best i could through that and he's developed into a fine young man with a more healthy spiritual attitude, investigationg a number of christian churches in the area and finally settled on church of england, which he really likes now.. although no longer a christian myself i have no objection to them pursuing whatever religious path they choose (obviously within reason).

  that has been the case with all of my children: ben, 15, charlotte, 14 and chloe, 12. i have never attempted to stop my wife taking them to the meetings although i have voiced to them privately my concerns about the religion.

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  gcc2k

  Dmouse, this topic saddens me greatly, mainly because it's the culimination of many of my own fears (and I'm sure those of others here).

  I have absolutely no advice to offer (you're received plenty of that already) but you are in my thoughts.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses reorganize printing operations

  by Dogpatch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for immediate release.

  september 1, 2003

  printable version

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  gcc2k

  Blondie says:

  That means that elders from Bethel will not be available for congregational assignments like the local brothers who get dumped on to take assignments at the last minute and handle all the maintenance issues at the KH.

  Oh goodie, we're going to need more elders. Maybe I should start going back to the meetings?

  Seriously, even if they have a staff reduction, some people will remain in the area so they can help spread the good news continue dating local sisters.
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  ATTN: Where does the dough go?

  by Vita Nuova in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the equation: voluntary workforce + minimal publication costs + minimal building costs + sweet crazy money - charity involvement = $????.

  i am seeking factual evidence or documented information on the watchtower society's accumulated financial wealth, which they apparently just seem to be sitting on.

  i have a jw coworker (a good guy) whose "kryptonite" may just prove to be his curiosity concerning the wbts's big fat juicy hoard of cash.

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  gcc2k

  No one really has the answer or the reason why. Read my past posts and you'll find some of the same questions, with some helpful replies. But many others have asked this before, and I'm sure many more will.
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  Help!! Learn from the Great Teacher book...and some legal advice....

  by Bona Dea in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello.... i don't really know if this has been posted yet.

  i know there are quite a few postings regarding the release of the new "childrens" book at this years convention but i don't know if any of them have focused on the articles i've quoted here.

  if so, sorry for the repeat.

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  gcc2k

  Any update to this story? This poster seems to have vanished.
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  The 9/8 Awake - Well Crafted Deception!

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the sept. 8, 03 awake contains an article about a disaster in ecuador.. on page 14 it says, regarding witness volunteer efforts, "by saturday evening,.

  approximately 200 volunteers from local congregations had sealed the windows of 91. witness homes.

  many non-witnesses also benefited.

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  gcc2k

  In my mother's congregation one of the elder's homes was flooded, his wife was not

  Um, how did he get to be an elder if his wife was not a JW? I thought you had to have your household in order before you could be appointed?
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  Why Do JWs Only Preach In Poor/Middle Class Neighborhoods?

  by Latin assassin from Manhattan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as my name suggests, i'm from nyc.

  i've lived in every borough of new york and spent time at most of the local congregations until i finally decided that it was all for nothing (my recent posts on this forum explain why).

  during this time, i noticed an interesting pattern - the jws only preach in poor to middle class neighborhoods.

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  gcc2k

  I agree, territory cards were rotated in and out regularly.

  Personal preference dictates you would go preach where you would expect a good response (ie, poor areas). But personally I would rather not get shot going door to door in the ghetto, so I'd prefer to stick to the suburbs :)
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  WT pays 1.55 million $

  by Hamas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from watchtower observer org

  wt pays 1.55 million $.

  the largest settlement ever paid in the history of jehovah's witnesses occurred this past october, but no news outlet has yet reported it.. .

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  gcc2k

  Slightly off topic, but:

  Stella Liebeck, 79 years old, was sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car having purchased a cup of McDonald’s coffee. After the car stopped, she tried to hold the cup securely between her knees while removing the lid. However, the cup tipped over, pouring scalding hot coffee onto her

  Note the word "she". The McDonalds worker did not spill coffee onto the lady, she did this to herself.

  Bringing this full circle and back on topic, I once did the same thing out in service while working with 3 sisters :)
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  WT pays 1.55 million $

  by Hamas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from watchtower observer org

  wt pays 1.55 million $.

  the largest settlement ever paid in the history of jehovah's witnesses occurred this past october, but no news outlet has yet reported it.. .

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  gcc2k

  I actually disagree with this case/settlement. If the driver had been working for a trucking company, which required him to drive a certain number of hours (ie, he was working), fine. But to sue a religious organization because of a simple accident, which had nothing to do with that organization, is plain wrong. It's up there with suing McDonalds for a hot cup of coffee dropped in ones lap.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 8-10-03 WT Study

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 8-10-03 wt study

  reviewer comments are in black and parentheses ().

  wt quotes are in red or quotes ""

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  gcc2k

  Someone said:

  "well, Sister Intelligent/Caring/Insightful is a JW, so they must see something I can't see. Such-and-such a doctrine doesn't make sense, but if Sister Insightful has no problem with it, then it must be me that just can't understand."

  Isn't it funny? I bet many of us thought that way. Brother so-and-so is so smart, insightful, converted as an adult, has a masters/phd/whatever, surely he would know if he was being duped. I'll just sit on my concerns and "wait on Jehovah."

  Thanks for the writeups Blondie, I force myself to read them each week (not for your content but theirs).

  Just a suggestion - could you provide questions at the end of the article so we can look for the key words in each question, and find the corresponding answers in the paragraphs? :)
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  Watchtower is DocLine Subscriber

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  this is not a wow necessarily ... but it shows the watchtower id for this service.

  http://nnlm.gov/mar/perspec/2000/0004.pdf (see page 2 of 8 box shows watchtower)

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  gcc2k

  For those wondering what "docline" is:

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/

  DOCLINE is the National Library of Medicine's automated interlibrary loan (ILL) request routing and referral system. The purpose of the system is to provide improved document delivery service among libraries in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine® (NN/LM®) by linking journal holdings to efficiently route the requests to potential lending libraries on behalf of the borrower.

  It also says under eligibility guidelines:

  Eligibility Guidelines for new DOCLINE Libraries

  Health sciences libraries and libraries at institutions with a health sciences mission are eligible to apply for access to NLM's DOCLINE system. Libraries may also be invited to join DOCLINE as part of their affiliation with the NN/LM, as either a full member or as an affiliate member (your RML office can help to determine what level of membership is best for your institution). Each potential DOCLINE library in the U.S. must contact the Regional Medical Library (RML) in its region to determine its level of eligibility and to apply for participation. The phone number for all regions is: 800-338-7657 (800-338-RMLs).

  I don't see how the WT qualifies as a health sciences library. Perhaps Awake! qualifies as a publication that refers to medical information, but that's a stretch.