Alligator Wisdom
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Bethel meals
by Alligator Wisdom inhave any of you had the experience of eating with the bethel family?.
what were some of the idiosyncrasies of it?.
as i mentioned before in another thread, it was brought up to me by another jw guest after the meal that it was "as if this was like a cult" when everyone would drop their utensils on que, stand up in unison and end the meal with a prayer.
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Who CONFIRMED the BIG announcement about the Book Study?
by Alligator Wisdom inthis seems to be the topic of the week, if not this year.. out of the many points and countless threads about this topic, many have been speculative and of the reminiscing sort.
i was wondering how many confirmations we have about this.
there were only a few that sounded like confirmations that i found posted on this site.
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JAPAN Bethel downsizes with layoffs!
by Alligator Wisdom intwenty+ year veteran japanese bethelites sent to the field as special pioneers.
i don't have the exact number laid off.
however, there are a total of 550+ members at the ebina branch, so if the trend reflects the same as in the u.s. and europe branches, then we can assume at least between 10% - 20%.. in order to counterbalance the need for a work force but without having to incur expenses by housing and feeding them, japan bethel is considering opening the door to "commuting bethelites".
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Step down from privileges and what? FADE?
by Alligator Wisdom ini was raised and am currently a jw (detailed within my personal profile).
however, yesterday i turned in my letter of stepping down as ministerial servant.
yesterday i just joined the board and i'm glad to be here.
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NEW! Japan's "Conditional Donation" A...
by Alligator Wisdom inby watchtower correspondant in japan (alligator wisdom)
the branch office of jehovah's witnesses here in japan has released this "new" donation/contribution arrangment.
of course, you'll know what the real reason is for this.
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Snoopin' Elders! Has this happened to you?
by Alligator Wisdom inhave any of you known or heard of elders snooping and rummaging thru yours or anyone else's personal belongings?
perhaps to find "evidence"?
well.....this just happened to me!
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DA by making own announcement at KH
by Alligator Wisdom ina brother would state that he is "no longer a jehovah's witness" after his part on the service meeting.
a sister would state the same after her talk on the tms.
or anyone for that matter can express such after making a comment at the watchtower study.
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NOT accepting appointments/privileges
by Alligator Wisdom ini declined appointment to become an elder in two different congregations.
boy, was the elder body and co not happy about that!.
have any of you done so for any appointments (elder, ms, special pioneer)?
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Governing Body! Worshiped like Kings!
by Alligator Wisdom ini can't get over the fact the the gb of the wt society are treated like kings.
aren't they supposed to be "one of the brethren"?
the wt always accuses others of being guilty of "idol" worship when it comes to people of fame (i.e.
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"Mole" Elders
by Alligator Wisdom inhave any here had one in their congregation?.
an elder is assigned to a congregation, usually by the co, in order to clean it out.
especially in regards to the elder body who may be going off tangent by wts accordance .