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White smoke. is there a new Pope?
by SadElder in
1. jw
2. friends
cnn showing white smoke from the sistine chapel.

no bells yet.
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Snubbed by an eldub
by SadElder in
1. jw
2. experiences
haven't been in the door of a khall in nearly a year and haven't had one visit from any of my old elder "buddies?".

did have two newer eldub idiots stop by about two months after i stopped completely.

told them that if they were there to complain and bitch then they might as well get their fat asses down the drive and not come back.. ran into a eldub that i served on the body with last weekend, he completely ignored me even when i acknowledged his existence.
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No KHalls for Hurricane relief
by SadElder in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
eldubs in florida (maybe elsewhere too) have been told that the kingdom halls should not be used for relief efforts or for shelters.

liability and insurance issues were stated as the reason.. will try and get a copy of this letter.. of course the kingdom halls are supposed to be the center of true worship and a place of comfort but i guess only in fair weather.

what a crock.
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A question on Matt. 18 and Judicial Committees
by SadElder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in times past when serving as an elder i was always irritated that other elders would want to jump to judicial actions before the "offended one" had carried out the below cited steps.

oh i know the wt cia (aka service dept) says this is for minor sins, but i don't read that in these verses of matt 18:.

"moreover, if your brother commits a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.
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The latest buzz phrase from Bethel
by SadElder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have heard recently from some bethel folks that a new buzz phrase is being tossed around from the bethel breakfast table.

"jehovah and jesus are in charge so no one will ever be damaged permanently.".

guess this means elders, co's, do's, the bethel cia (aka the service department) all can do whatever they want, to whomever they want, in any manner they want, and it will be ok because jehovah will not let anyone be damaged permanently.. oh boy, here we go again.. beat the sheep with complete disregard.. dr. j
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Last Thursday's Service Meeting
by SadElder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the event you had the misfortune to miss thursday's service meeting.

1. boring announcements and an equally frustratng review of what needs to be done to prepare for the memorial.

as if all in attendance needed to be involved in bringing the glasses, wine, bread, and the appropriate accoutrements.. 2. a 20 minute review of how to place the time and location on the memorial invitation.
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Tonight's loco (sic) needs talk... Guess what it was about?
by SadElder in
1. jw
2. friends
and the topic was
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The only happy witness is...
by SadElder in
1. jw
2. friends
ever notice how the happiest dubs are the one that are clueless?

they think brother circuit overseer is oh so grand, yet in reality he is up for jerk of the year.

they absolutely think everone and everything is wonderful.
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Bethel Nicknames
by SadElder in
1. jw
2. friends
have any nicknames you remember used to describe the boys at bethel?

e.g.

vern wisegarver was quickchew because he was quic to chew you out.
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Data Protection Act
by SadElder in
1. jw
2. friends
i've read some about the data protection act in britain, just exactly how does it affect the congregation structure?

if no records can be kept on publishers it would sure put an end to the secret little files the bethel cia aka service department can keep.

any experience with this and how can we get it started in the us?