I remember a Ministerial Servant, brother K, 38 years old who was discovered to be f****ing little sister R, 15 years old. He got a public reproof but the girl's mother was livid! It was in the early 80's, and nobody thought of reporting it, she was a tall girl for her age and was just seen as "precocious." Then, sister J, mother of 5, ran away to a nearby town with elder H. and they got an apartment.They were so unrepentant about it! After just a short time, brother J. invited sister H. for a dinner date. She blushingly approached the elders asking, "Would it not be appropriate for J. and I to date each other, since the our spouses are together?" She was so naive, for a woman in her early 50's, seemed to feel almost obligated to hook up with brother J, guilty because her husband had taken his wife. Then there was elder M, whose wife simply did not have sex. Period. In his "weakness" he "fell into sin" with the wife of a man he studied with. He got disfellowshipped since he was such a prominent elder in the circuit, sat in the back and was sometimes in tears. He was reinstated in about a year. That was sad, the kindest man, just so terribly neglected at home. That lonely man got harsher punishment than the pedophile Ministerial Servant!
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What's The Most Scandalous Thing You've Seen Happen In A Congregation?
by minimus inmany years ago i remember suddenly how the bible study servant who was third in command got removed from his position, and was reproved for having a fling with his bible student who was much younger and very married too.
actually, her husband came in the hall while he was substuting as a watchtower conductor and i was reading and screamed all sorts of profanities to him all the while screaming that he was "f***king his wife"!
when the man told him, "i wanna talk to you", the elder said, "not now".
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Would You NOT Do Business With a JW Simply Because He's a JW?
by minimus inwould you discriminate against a person simply because he was a witness?
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Virgogirl
There are good and bad workers at any business, but remember, they are supposed to be giving a good witness all the time, even at work. So, maybe more should be expected of them. Their exemplary conduct is supposed to be drawing interested ones to Jehoopy 24/7. That being said, my elders at work get a lot of customer complaints for their rudeness and arrogant attitude. Everyone jokes about the one especially, who is always whining about every little thing and is known not to work any harder than he can get away with. He is a real complainer! When mandatory overtime is called, he always says it's meeting night and he can't stay. He will do whatever it takes to get out of working. If we give him a job, he drags it out all day, so he doesn't have to come back and do another one. Some have said they'd never check out the KInkdum Hall after seeing how T. behaves! He has called in sick before to attend a weekend assembly, if all the vacation slots are full.
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WT Study on Education - How did it go?
by Inquisitor ini didn't attend the meeting today and i haven't spoken to any fellow witnesses about the study yet.
anyone care to share how their meeting went?
any interesting comments made for or against the wts policy on higher education?
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Virgogirl
They tell you not to go to college. Then, if you go, they look up to you! Our congregation had Dr. M. He had a nice house with a swimming pool, nice car, pretty wife, well dressed kids, etc,. and was held up as an example of a fine brother. Needless to say, he made elder in no time at all. Everyone made appointments at Dr. M's office, that is, when he wasn't vacationing at his family's favorite Mexican resort. They always spent the entire month of April in Acapulco and that was just fine.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-13-05 WT Study (Education)
by blondie inreview comments will be in red
wt material from todays wt will be in black
quotes from other sources will be blue
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Virgogirl
I am of the 70's generation of high school grads who was forbidden to attend college because the end was coming in 1975. I truly hope another generation doesn't fall for this! I was so pissed to find out my cousin J. was graduating from college, and he's an elder's son! Yet, I couldn't go! Seems like they'd encourage a good education = better job = bigger donations to the Witchtower. Figure it out, GB!
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Nationwide elders' campaign to find JWs using www.myspace.com?
by rebel8 inthis was posted on http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewthread&entryid=8659411&groupid=100205476&adtopicid=27&mytoken=0b2c7ba0-19a8-493e-b7d71de149831b6b768857454 yesterday.
is it true?
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Virgogirl
My parents told me (dad's an elder) they have a computer in their Hall! I guess it's in the library or something, on a desk. I could hardly believe it, when they are blabbering again lately against having one at home!
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Why do dubs bother having children?
by gringojj inmy mother in law had 4 kids and none of them are currently "progressing in the truth".
she flat out told my wife that she was sad that none of her kids were in the truth and that it would be a waste of time to have relationships with any of them because of that.
so why even bother bringing kids into "this wicked system of things"?.
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Virgogirl
There was an exemplary young elder/elderette couple in my parents congo who discovered (gasp) to their amazement and great distress that they were pregnant, and right before 1995! How could that have happened! They were extremely upset about it and really did not welcome their son. They had been childless up till his birth, and both were pioneers in their late 30's. They were llamenting about how this couldn't have come at a worse time, with the tribulation almost here, and having an infant to care for too! Sad, poor kid. Maybe in another couple of years, he'll be posting on this board, lol!
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Nationwide elders' campaign to find JWs using www.myspace.com?
by rebel8 inthis was posted on http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewthread&entryid=8659411&groupid=100205476&adtopicid=27&mytoken=0b2c7ba0-19a8-493e-b7d71de149831b6b768857454 yesterday.
is it true?
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Virgogirl
I thought they weren't s'posed to go on the wicked ol' internet?? Oh, maybe there was new light?
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Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...
by Crumpet inits wednesday evening, i'm alone and in need of distraction and am curious about my new and old fellow posters.
so i was wondering if you would reveal what makes you different from the next person in terms of your hobbies.
what are little known facts about you?
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Virgogirl
I'm a postal employee, in management. Live in a mountain state of the western USA. Love a glass of wine and watching "Ghost Hunters, "Most Haunted" or traveling! My hubby and I are seriously considering a trip to the UK in '06, including some haunted Scottish castles.We have 2 cats and a dog, adopted from the shelter and like to take day trips into the mountains. The only family I have are still JW's. I really enjoy this site and all the posts. My hubby doesn't know much about the Dubs, but is supportive. We are in our 40's.
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How to destroy the Watchtower Organization
by saved in.
destroyed like bankrupt, unable to function as an organized religion, or whatever that will make all jws really wake up and think that this organization isn't what they think it is.. ideas?
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Virgogirl
Anyone watch that show on Court TV from Dish Network called "Parco, P.I.? Wouldn't it be cool if enough money could be raised, maybe by Silent Lambs or another group, to hire a really shrewd private investigator to uncover their scandals that might trigger turmoil snd falling away? If their books were found to be cooked, or they were forced to pay taxes, or someone could infiltrate top secret meetings, maybe they could be exposed to the "brothers!"
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JW fads
by Cellist indoes anyone remember the fad of not saying "amen" at the end of a prayer?
i think it started in the late 80s.
what are some other fads that you remember?.
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Virgogirl
Oh, the memories! The hot, humid afternoon sessions after lunch, fanning myself with the songbook. Dozing off, dreaming. Then, the startling clapping! Mother cracking me on the shoulder with her songbook. "Sit up!" I clap luke warmly till the suck-ups stop it and I go back to sleep.