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  Hit those books

  by El Kabong in

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  little tommy (who was jewish) was doing very badly in math.

  his parents had.

  tried everything: tutors, mentors, flash cards,.

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  shotgun

  Thanks for the laughs
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  What's the most ridiculous thing you were ever counselled on?

  by micheal in

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  one of the cornerstones of jw's is counsel.

  they just love to give counsel and many times they will literally make things up just for the sake of counsel.

  i was once counselled for joking around too much.

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  Judicial meeting because I held the child of a disfellowshipped couple at an assembly...

  They were close friends before they got df'd and I hadn't seen them in years so when I saw them and heard they were working towards reinstatement I asked the grandparents who were not df'd to get the baby and I'd take him for a bit...they agreed and someone got a stiffy over it.....Unneccesary contact it was called and I was told I was being given private reproof.
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  NEW JW PEDOPHILE POLL - Requested by Attorney

  by Amazing in

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  hi everyone: after discussing this with the attrorney, we decided to conduct a new poll to assure we are able to contact newer members to the board, continue to validate the analysis being prepared, and to seek leads for new cases.

  please respond if you have not participated in this poll before.

  1. if you know of any jw molesters in any country of the world, please state how many.

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  shotgun

  I know two JW persons personally who was molested and three JW molestors.

  I have been told by elders of four other cases or four different molestors and I was never told how many people were molested by them..I would assume at least one each.

  JW's molested 6 (at least)

  JW molestor's 7

  I have been associated with 5 different congregations in Canada.
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  tell them while you can

  by teejay in

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  2. family

  one day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

  then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

  it took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

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  Thanks teejay

  Very nice.... very true as well...it sure does hurt to lose someone you love or cared for and felt that there were things left unsaid.

  I'd like to thank XJW B12 for helping me....btw x I have an orthodontist you can see about those chompers.
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  Former Elders, a Question

  by StinkyPantz in

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  i have always been unclear as to why i was disfellowshipped.

  i had my judicial meetings because i was dating a "worldly" guy.

  i assume this because they never said i was "formally charged" with anything.

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  shotgun

  Sounds like you got a raw deal stinky...wish they would do the same for me......or maybe not...I guess its better to control your own destiny.

  Amazing said

  However, a decision to DF MUST be UNANIMOUS ... so even this excuse of an Elder who cried still went along with the other two in their decision.

  I was told by an elder just recently that it had to be majority not unanimous..unless he was speaking of reinstatement....
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  Yet another example of how silly the Bible is...

  by Abaddon in

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  2. bible

  okay, let's go along with the flood story for a moment, to the point where noah exits the ark.. here we have noah, with two of each animal and seven of the clean animals; maybe a few dozen animals that were not essential to the future survival of the species.. what does god do?.

  tells noah he can eat animals now.. are you telling me an all-wise, all-knowing god isn't capable of better planning than that?

  which strikes you as more likely?

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  Very Good runningman..... I have discussed this with danceswithwolves and he believes in a waterworld....LOL

  Your post made excellent sense! RM

  Obiwan I think I saw Shamus catching some big air off of the anomoly in the picture you posted.

  Abaddon....It never made sense to me that in a mere 120 years after the flood 8 people were able to have spawned entire nations and cities again to the point where Nimrod incited them to revolt and God had to step in again. Even if they got it on like rabbits it does not add up.
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  To Live 1,000 Years in JW Paradise

  by Amazing in

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  would you really want to live in jw paradise?

  armageddon has just ended ... the dust is settling ... you discover you are still alive ... and with that you see millions of dead bodies all about you (some big city like london, rome, paris) ... then you see a few others walking around ... you get up and rush to them to find out what they are doing ... they are fellow jws who survived armageddon, just like you .... .

  more and more gather until there are a few hundred in your area.

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  Jim is that directly from the New Paradise Book?
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  My FIFTH anniversary is on Saturday....

  by LDH in

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  hi guys!

  i've been trying to keep up with all of your lives, but i've been so busy lately.

  i just wanted to share my good news .i'm sure most of you have been married for a lot more than 5 years, so it might not be that big of a deal for you...but read on.. i wanted to hold out some hope for non-jws who are married to a jw (whether active or passive.

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  Thanks for sharing a little hope with us....I needed it!

  Congrats on your 5th anniversary too.
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  Will the Internet bring down the watchtower Bible and Tract Society

  by frankiespeakin in

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  in the united states i keep hearing about how nobody sees the witness is going door-to-door and more, or at least not as often as they used to.

  i also heard a report from england recently which stated to the same effect.. what do you think?

  do you think the internet is the watchtower society's worst nightmare?.

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  shotgun

  Hi frenchbabyface...I did not realize Regis had connections with the WTBTS..no wonder Kathy Lee Gifford left the show. He even promotes greed with who wants to be a Millionaire
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  JW Mom (Joyce Stewart) resists life-saving transfusion for little daughter

  by Gopher in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  here is the link to a sad story happening in omaha, nebraska, usa:.

  http://www.theindependent.com/stories/090903/new_surgery09.shtml.

  hospital sues to force tot's surgery.

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  shotgun

  outnfree.... can you e-mail them this quote and get them to share it with the Mother...If god can forgive a member of the annointed for taking blood then he'll forgive her too.

  Most of the GB have probably had blood transfusions:

  *** w58 8/1 p. 478 Questions from Readers ***

  Questions from Readers

  • One of Jehovah’s witnesses who claims to be of the anointed remnant recently went to the hospital and took a blood transfusion, voluntarily. Should she be allowed to partake of the emblems of bread and wine at Memorial time?—R. J., United States.

  We, of course, regret with you that this sister who professes to be one of the anointed remnant took a blood transfusion voluntarily during her stay in the hospital. We believe that she did the wrong thing contrary to the will of God. However, congregations have never been instructed to disfellowship those who voluntarily take blood transfusions or approve them. We let the judgment of such violators of God’s law concerning the sacredness of blood remain with Jehovah, the Supreme Judge. The only thing that can be done in the cases of individuals like this is to view them as immature and therefore not capable of taking on certain responsibilities, hence refusing to make certain assignments of service to such ones.

  Since an individual is not disfellowshiped because of having voluntarily taken a blood transfusion or having approved of a dear one’s accepting a blood transfusion, you have no right to bar this sister from the celebration of the Lord’s Evening Meal. As an anointed member of Christ’s body she is under orders and command by Christ Jesus to partake. Whether she is unfaithful as to what she professes to be by virtue of taking the emblems of the Lord’s Evening Meal is something for Jehovah God to determine himself. His judgment begins at the house of God. It is not for you or anyone serving the Memorial emblems to act as the judge, but to allow the emblems to go to anyone in the audience as these are passed along in the normal manner of letting each one have the opportunity to partake.

  I'll e-mail it to them as well.