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  SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT re: Riley Trust Tobacco Compan Stock & WTS

  by Oroborus21 in

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  i have no interest in pontificating on this matter which to me seems so straightforward.

  however, since i continue to see newbies and others periodically post in error stating that the wts "owns" tobacco company stock i believe that this should be corrected and the matter put to rest, hopefully for good.. .

  facts:.

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  Scully--

  HOME RUN on your comment on page 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Jehovah hates two different sets of scales. Did I say that?

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  Quick survey for apostates - please everyone just yes or no answer

  by slimboyfat in

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  do the other witnesses with whom you associate/once associated in general know that you are an apostate or have apostate inclinations?

  the reason for the phrase "in general" is that it may be the case that one or two close friends know how you feel, but others in general do not.

  in my own case, one other witness knows, but no one else, so i would answer the survey question with a "no".

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  Like Blondie I am not an apostate, but a one word answer----

  Yes,

  Not D/A'd or D/F'd but faced all of them and the WT 3 letters. They let me fall through the cracks so far. I would have DA'd myself, but I wanted them to add to their sin and corruption.

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  What Things Irritated You While A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i used to hate it when i'd listen to brother blow give his long winded comment about how we're all supposed to do this or that----and he was barely considered a witness......we had a few elders, and especially the po who would go overtime just because they could.

  the po's bookstudy always went overtime.

  45 minutes into the meeting he was still on paragraph 3. and he would read every scripture including the ones quoted!!!

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  Among other things,

  every year in preparation for the Dist. Convention we would have to have the mindless parts about saving seats, wearing our badges and how to conduct ourselves at our hotel.

  It made me sick, sick, sick. EVERY Year.
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  HOW MANY THOUGHT THEY WOULD SURVIVE

  by beezknees in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm sure this will have been discussed before..but i am new here, so i was wondering how many of you when you where active jw's actually beleived you were going to survive armageddon.

  i personally being brought up in the 'truth' used to lie in bed frightened of it coming or world events always thinking i was too bad a person to survive, and even as an adult i always felt i was never doing enough or good enough to be 'chosen' for survival when the end came u were always made to feel like you should be doing more as though you could earn your salvation.

  i have talked to someone else who i know has left and they felt the same, i was wondering how many of you guys actually beleived you would make it through armageddon

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  I felt that I would survive. I based that feeling, not on my own goodness or righteousness, but that the Bible was full of examples of people that had made very serious errors, and yet were forgiven by Jehovah and went on the enjoy his approval. I think of Lot, David, King Manasseh and others like that.

  I felt that Jehovah want us to do the best we could but that his requirements wouldn't be so high that they couldn't be reached by about anyone who loved him and wanted to put forth the effort to acknowledge him and try to do the things pleasing to him.

  I still feel the same way.

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  Are Circuit Overseers Getting Discouraged?

  by metatron in

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  a sister i know went out with the c.o.

  's wife in service recently.

  sister c.o.

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  Confucious,

  Your post was sad for me to read. So many of us have a similar story. Maybe the best thing that happened to you was the rejection.

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  Create a Convention name!

  by Nosferatu in

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  how about the "godly oatmeal" convention.

  ....or how about the "divine chocolate cake" assembly?

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  UN ited In the Worship of the FDS Programmes

  Day One: Lecture on the UNusual Subjects of the AWAKE!

  Day Two: How UN satisfying is Your Life

  Day Three: Supporting Our UNusual Brotherhood

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  Did you know any JW's elder that committed Aldutery and was not removed?

  by booker-t in

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  do you know of any jw's elder that committed adultery but still remained as an elder?

  do you think that the other elders swept it under the carpet?

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  YES,

  I knew an elder from Conway Arkansas that had an affair with another brothers wife in 1966-67. He moved away to Ozark, Missouri, and served there for a bunch of years. About 1986 or 87, I got a call from his son re: his father's daliance (which I was already aware of), and he also informed me that the elders opted NOT to remove him. Caused quite a stir for those of us that knew about it.

  PM me for names.

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  Did you know any JW's elder that committed Aldutery and was not removed?

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
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  do you know of any jw's elder that committed adultery but still remained as an elder?

  do you think that the other elders swept it under the carpet?

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  Shelly,

  Where in South Missouri?

  I lived there for a long time, PM me if you can.

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  Judah Ben Schroeder

  by startingover in

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  2. friends

  not too long ago this thread was started: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/108750/1894427/post.ashx#1894427.

  it started me thinking about what it must have been like for him being raised as a gb member's only child at bethel.

  now i had a father that was at the forefront of the society's activites, and i know about some of the "perks" that come with that.

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  Let me whine.

  I had NROTC scholarships to any one 50 universities in 1964, and a senatorial appointment to the Coast Guard Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy.

  But, I went to jail for two years instead, and became a bricklayer. Good swap, huh?

  Now, Judah Ben is 48, now doubt rich and privileged, and is being groomed in LAW SCHOOL to be the next WT leader. I wonder when he and his wife will start partaking, after all, I am sure Jehovah can't do without them.

  Good luck to you Judah, may you lead the WT to Jehovah and Jesus (God's Son--if you forgot).

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  What is the criteria for deleting congregations?

  by TooOpinionated in

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  2. scandals

  after reading another thread about a congregation being deleted, i am curious about the process.

  i didn't even know it could happen.

  how is it all decided?.

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  In Bonham, Texas about 20 years ago, the trustees of the local Kingdom Hall, seized the Hall and left the WT. It is my understanding that the WT built a quick build there and had some 5 to 10 in attendance at a Hall that would hold 120 to 150.

  I guess that is one way to disband a congregation.

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