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  Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

  was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

  one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

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  The years I was a JW, no one came up to me and ask for a bible study and

  this was before 1975.....
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  Good news/bad news but really good news all because of a wonderful board member

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this last week i was e-mailed that my aunt had died.

  she was 95 years old and had a long a good life with a loving family around her.

  the reason this is more good news than bad is because due to the help of a member on this board i was able to reconnect with her.

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  That's LoisLane looking for Superman. One of the nicer folks here.

  Good for you Still Totally....

  The WT has gone down to a new low , why because the lost folks like LoisLane and

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

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  There is a direct coalition in people that is holier than thou and

  obsession with sex..
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  How the times have changed

  by mynameislame in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/catholic-church-missing-billions-124522003.html.

  catholic churches across the country have high hopes that his (the pope's) stopover will reinvigorate and offer fresh inspiration and spiritual guidance to their congregations.

  but when it comes to the church's approach to receiving donations, its failure to adapt to easy online and mobile payment options means it is missing out on billions of dollars and suffering a "30-year dramatic downward slide," experts warn.

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  I wonder are the JW's out with their carts in Washington D.C. today.

  It would be a great opportunity for them to address the child abuse in the

  Catholic church. Well on second thought maybe not a good idea, hope they

  took the day off...
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  Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.

  don't get that back.

  two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.

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  cangie: where do you live??? $422 a month is great for Independent Living. The average price

  around here is $1700.00 _$2500.00.. And yes "prepare for your retirement as it will come".

  The average cost fro a private one bedroom apartment in an "Assisted" living residence is

  $3,022.00 per month, from 2009....
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  Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.

  don't get that back.

  two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.

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  Fade ToBlack: The kids took care of their parents.
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  Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.

  don't get that back.

  two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.

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  I have mention this before about my ex-JW neighbor. It's sad because he had

  no children and has one sister who is not a JW. She called me the other day, she

  live in another city with her daughter. My ex-neighbor is in his 80's and maybe once

  a month he gets a visit form two JW women(drop of the magazines). He have very little retirement

  funds. When she (his sister) decided to put him in a nursing home she called me and ask

  would I go by and pay him a visit. That facility was anything but above par, it was terrible.

  So we were able to find a much nicer one. The funny thing his sister walked away from JW life ,

  she wanted no parts of it . So now we have his sister who despise JW's and me an Apostate

  taking care of his welfare. JWs is no where to be seen, but they do drop off the magazine.
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  Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
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  we checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.

  don't get that back.

  two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.

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  blondie: thanks for the info. I will be OK I'm a vet with a 100% disabilities but

  I worry about my JW family members. They making it hard for seniors to leave anything

  for their children. It's terrible you can't afford to get old. Here in California, 1in 5 seniors live

  below poverty, I'm sure the number is higher among JWs...
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  Why did you choose Jehovahs Witnesses?

  by vinman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm wondering why ones on this forum initially became jw's.

  if you were born in, why did you make it "your own"?

  if you became one later, what was your draw and driving force?

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  It wasn't me, it was my wife idea. I was curious why or who she was seeing at those

  damn meetings. What the hell three nights a week, what's going on..
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  Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.

  don't get that back.

  two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.

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  We have a similar situation in our family. The husband is trying to take care of his wife and

  she 77 and he 79. You did what you could do and we feel them same with our family member.

  He can't leave her alone for 5 min. It's taking a toll on him. We thought about contacting Social

  Services.