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  Donations aren't coming in from Western Countries: more confirmation

  by Julia Orwell in

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  2. scandals

  in talking to sparky the elder today (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/263862/1/an-elder-called-me-hes-waking-up-and-knew-id-understand-nice-for-him-to-have-a-friend) i found out he did the accounts for our congregation for years.

  he said very rarely did the congregation meet its expenses without some well-off brother chipping in a few grand here and there.

  the elders would also make up the shortfall.

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  ohnightdivine

  Thanks for your posts, Julia!

  I wish we lived in the same country, so that I could go visit you for coffee and chat!
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  Bragging among JWs...

  by ohnightdivine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  posting about the wonderful preaching day on fb... posting about what they ate for lunch, snacks, dinner after preaching... posting about rubbing elbows with the co, do, etc... posting about getting into pioneer school... swooning over the latest gadgets, right after the meeting... being obsessed about what clothes to wear during the assemblies.... etc.. etc... being proud of having an sp, bethelite, etc relative... being unable to take pride in academic, secular, or other normal achievements leads to the above, i guess.. and it's not at all different from how "worldly" people behave these days... .

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  Sofi, how true is that.

  During the last memorial the sisters were very busy taking pictures of THEMSELVES in their beautiful dresses for half an hour. Nobody talked about the talk. It was all about the dresses and I knew how busy they were trying to get those dresses several days before the memorial.

  Meanwhile, the invited guests had to wait while the photo session was on-going. Some had to leave first because their conductors were still busy. I'm not exaggerating. I felt a little ashamed at the time.
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  Bragging among JWs...

  by ohnightdivine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  posting about the wonderful preaching day on fb... posting about what they ate for lunch, snacks, dinner after preaching... posting about rubbing elbows with the co, do, etc... posting about getting into pioneer school... swooning over the latest gadgets, right after the meeting... being obsessed about what clothes to wear during the assemblies.... etc.. etc... being proud of having an sp, bethelite, etc relative... being unable to take pride in academic, secular, or other normal achievements leads to the above, i guess.. and it's not at all different from how "worldly" people behave these days... .

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  ohnightdivine

  SPFW, I know what you mean and I understand where you are coming from because I have been also been sincere with serving Jehovah through preaching through these years. But some tend to rub it on those who are unable to do so out of "weakness". And there are also some who are forced to do it because they want to fill up the "time", which really made me sad when I was still a Bible study.

  There are sincere and insincere ones. There are humble and arrogant ones. There are righteous and the overly-righteous.

  The title of this thread only reflects my observation AND experience about JWs being proud about many things, not being different from what we perceive as "worldly" people.
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  Bragging among JWs...

  by ohnightdivine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  posting about the wonderful preaching day on fb... posting about what they ate for lunch, snacks, dinner after preaching... posting about rubbing elbows with the co, do, etc... posting about getting into pioneer school... swooning over the latest gadgets, right after the meeting... being obsessed about what clothes to wear during the assemblies.... etc.. etc... being proud of having an sp, bethelite, etc relative... being unable to take pride in academic, secular, or other normal achievements leads to the above, i guess.. and it's not at all different from how "worldly" people behave these days... .

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  ohnightdivine

  Posting about the wonderful preaching day on FB..

  Posting about what they ate for lunch, snacks, dinner after preaching..

  Posting about rubbing elbows with the CO, DO, etc..

  Posting about getting into pioneer school..

  Swooning over the latest gadgets, right after the meeting..

  Being obsessed about what clothes to wear during the assemblies...

  etc.. etc..

  Being proud of having an SP, Bethelite, etc relative..

  Being unable to take pride in academic, secular, or other normal achievements leads to the above, I guess.

  And it's not at all different from how "worldly" people behave these days..
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  AGM 5 OCTOBER 2013 (UNOFFICIAL RUMORS)

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  - 23 day to go .. annual meeting unofficial rumors.

  - new bible.

  - new nwt (revision).

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  Sorry to ask this---is this annual meeting being held worldwide????
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  Re: 2013 annual meeting

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember, you read it here first!.

  dear brothers: .

  we are pleased to announce that arrangements are being made for all baptized and unbaptized publishers who read and write english, along with their minor children, to be invited to locations where they can hear the 2013 annual meeting program that will be presented on saturday, .

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  ohnightdivine

  Sorry for asking--is this annual meeting being held worldwide on the same date?

  I haven't heard about this in our congregation meetings recently. Maybe I just missed the announcement..
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  Does The Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses Do Any Charity Work?

  by Bangalore in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does the organization of jehovah's witnesses do any charity work?.

  answer from a wt apologist.

  http://defendingjehovahswitnesses.blogspot.com/2013/05/does-organization-of-jehovahs-witnesses.html.

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  ohnightdivine

  Sorry... I haven't heard of any charity set up by the WT, local or abroad.

  I would even think it is not an exaggeration to say that the WT would raise an eyebrow if the members join their community relief or rescue groups. It would be seen as a waste of time.
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  NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT

  by clarity in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  # 3 newbie post.

  first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.

  have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!

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  ohnightdivine

  I'm happy to know about your story, MissConfused! I have no one else to convince since I am alone "in the truth", although I truly wish that my Bible study conductor wakes up, too. But that seems impossible because she is a hardcore JW and she has more to lose. Again, who knows...

  Anyway, I'm feeling better now thanks to the warm welcome and support from everyone.

  ohnightdivine
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  NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT

  by clarity in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  # 3 newbie post.

  first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.

  have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!

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  ohnightdivine

  The only concern I do have with this website is that it is so "addicting" ---I find myself spending a lot of time reading everyone's posts than I would have wanted.

  "Are we truly showing that we are buying out opportune time, and putting the kingdom's interest first in our lives?"
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  And so I felt inadequate again... for a moment

  by ohnightdivine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  despite knowing ttatt recently and trying my very best not to absorb the fds-supplied "knowledge" any further, i could not help but feel inadequate again during today's meeting.

  strange, right?

  yet, normal.

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  ohnightdivine

  Thanks, LostGeneration.

  My answer to your question is very simple. I do not have anyone else at this point in my life to turn to. I cannot elaborate my circumstances (I know you'd understand) for now but if I suddenly stop attending, I will literally be alone for who knows how long. I live away from my family and just get to visit them from time to time.

  Most of all, I still somehow want to hold on to this thin thread of trust for them because I feel that some of my friends there are also very sincere as individuals. Now, I cannot afford to risk losing them all at once... even if I know that will, or must happen eventually.

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  Now that I think of it, I must be having the Stockholm syndrome.