Posts by 4thgen

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New Direct Donation Link on JW.org

by Stirred in

i have been offline for a bit while implementing "phase move.

" i just logged into jw.org to find out times/locations for local kh to choose from (needed for phase 2 ).

after logging in, i find the usual options plus a new option i didn't know was added..... my preferences.

4thgen

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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What is this latest letter from the GB about?

by stuckinarut2 in

we have been told this week that all in the elder and ms body will be read a letter from the gb about "make this the greatest month of activity ever"..... has anyone else had such a letter read out in their cong / servant body?.

i presume it will be all about "recommending strongly/insisting" that all these men should pioneer for the month?.

4thgen

either way.....the Titanic SUNK.

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Drama friday 2014 DC

by inbetween in

anyone seen the drama on friday ?.

it was about a pioneer couple, when the husband, also an elder, lost his job, and borrowed money from a fellwo elder, who apparently was considered weatlthy.. the main lesson of the drama was quite ok, even though a bit overdone, touching on the issue of gossip and false assumptions.. but there were at least two subtle lessons, whitch were quite disturbing:.

1) no matter what happens, remain pioneering.

4thgen

Maybe I was thinking too much about this....But the lesson was on assuming bad things to our brothers about money, etc. I was thinking the underlining message maybe not to assume that the WT is doing bad things with your money/contributions, because you don't really know....

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Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

by Londo111 in

ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

4thgen

Hi Londo, don't hold your breath....

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Speculation: Female Ministerial Servants coming soon

by Londo111 in

ive no source for this, just personal speculation.. * there is a good case to be made that there were female deacons (ministerial servants) in the bible.. * there is a lack of qualified brothers for basic assignments such as microphones, accounts, literature.

in some cases, elders have had to do double duty because of a lack of ministerial servants or qualified brothers.. * women outnumber men in the organization.. * there is supposedly a surprising change coming "down the pipe".. perhaps the only difference between male and female ministerial servants is that women will still not be allowed to teach..

4thgen

HI Londo, There is no way in hell they will ever allow women in any position of authority. That would mean that they have some respect for females. Since it is a good-ol-boys club and always will be there is no chance of it EVER happening.

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Some EXJW blogs are more controlling than the WT!

by BucketShopBill in

the owners of jehovahs-witness.net are very honest and decent individuals, he and she allow freedom of speech and the allowance of exchanging ideas.

this is not the case with other active and ex-jw information sites (won't post them, you know who they are) that refuse our allowance to disagree or point out their chronic slanted and often distorted perspective.

the watchtower provides us with enough material there is no reason we need to twist their material.

4thgen

Welcome Bucket, Good point.

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How do you feel ethically about the Governing Body?

by runForever in

jw
friends

if something terrible were to happen to the members of the current gb would you feel bad?.

4thgen

I care about them as much as they care about the sheep. Nada.

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How many things did you toss out in the name of Jehoover

by love2Bworldly in

i had a flash back yesterday.

my non jw husband and i went to disneyland and bought my young daughter a set of 7 dwarf toys.

after a few months i felt guilty and threw them away, thinking they were demonized.

4thgen

I destroyed about 50 of my husbands rock albums for fear of demonic messages and backward masking. Boy was he pissed! At the time I felt justified.Now I just feel stupid.

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"Thanks for showing an interest" - why I'd rather be completely shunned.

by Julia Orwell in

jw
friends

an old jw friend of mine died on saturday, and i used to be best friends with her jw husband.

we were close friends for 14 years.

i was like his daughter.

4thgen

Hi JuliaO, You have a PM

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I'm shocked!! I think I found the REAL reason for no voting, for tons of preaching and no public charity!! The IRS and taxes!

by EndofMysteries in

the wt controls every part of it's members lives.

now if they really allowed voting, then obviously since they have the only channel to god, they would be expected to provide guidance as to who is the best candidate and best party, etc.

well, if you look in the irs booklet for tax exempt organizations, including religions and churches over here, go to page 5, "jeopordizing tax exempt status".

4thgen

You are probably onto something. In order to keep tax exempt they must track volunteer hours.