Illuminator, welcome mate and all the best in sifting through the overwhelming thoughts that will be confronting you.... i look forward to wishing you a happy birthday soon! Cheers, Mattieu....
Mattieu
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Studying my faith away
by the-illuminator81 ini want to introduce myself.
i'm a 28 year old active, married jw from belgium.
in the preceding months (i'd say starting from about march) i've been slowly losing my faith.
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As a Witness - What did you Notice in How Elders Got Appointed ?
by flipper ini found it amazing being raised in the witnesses to see exactly who got appointed sometimes as an elder.
it seemed that the criteria in my opinion had more to do with getting 10 hours a month in field service, answering at meetings, carrying microphones as a ministerial servant, or handling the magazine or literature counter !
in doing these " functions " and attending meetings on a regular basis - a man was thought to be considered " spiritually strong " and qualify to be an elder and serve on judicial committees judging people's personal problems.
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Mattieu
All the above comments are true, esp the ones concerning brown nosing and family connections. Overall, here in Oz, the situation is as Man in Black stated - a boys club mentality!
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did you stash literature away in 1974?
by Aussie Oz inin ballarat victoria, australia, under the floor of the garage in a little yard, it a pile of wt literature.. in 1974, expecting banning and persecution, mother and we 3 children dug a hole and buried bibles, watchtowers and god knows what.. i wonder if it is still there?.
took a look on google earth and the shed still stands!!!.
oz.
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Mattieu
Hi Oz, we didnt hide it, though Mum would always point out perfect hiding spots should we come under persecution.... Plenty of old mine shafts in Ballarat! Cheers, Mattieu..
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JW'S AND GOSSIP...MY GOD!
by airwlk149 ingeez- does gossip spread in j dub land.
last night when i got home there was a message from a jw friend asking me to call her.
well, i did and she had heard that i had moved in with a "worldly" person and asked me how i was, etc... i asked her where she had heard that and she told me so&so told her.
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Mattieu
Well hello & welcome Razkat! You have certainly chosen a novel way to introduce yourself - comment on posts from 8 & 9 years ago, you have a lot of catching up to do, see you in 2018! Cheers, mattieu....
PS - When I started lurking on this site, some of the old posts made more sense then if I had have read them when they were posted. Check out Lady Lees best of posts.. look forward to hearing your story...
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most dont know me here....
by oompa inbut damm it can be tough on the outside!!
!.....hi old friends....it would be sooooo much easier if you work for a company...with normal people around you....but damm if you have your own biz for thirty years with five jw employees out of 15 that pretty much run your company.....well just crap!!
!....anyhwho.....good luck to all moving on....it can be a bitch...but it is worth it....and damm divorce is a bitch...and so is settlement...and so is fukkin alimony!!!!!!
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Mattieu
Oompa & StAnn, LOL at both of you! No Im not a hot babe nor am I a swingin sailor! Whats long and hard and full of seamen? A submarine...
Look forward to checking out the 1932 beach house when I get over, could be a bottle of wild turkey or two coming through duty free ;-)
Cheers, Mattieu
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most dont know me here....
by oompa inbut damm it can be tough on the outside!!
!.....hi old friends....it would be sooooo much easier if you work for a company...with normal people around you....but damm if you have your own biz for thirty years with five jw employees out of 15 that pretty much run your company.....well just crap!!
!....anyhwho.....good luck to all moving on....it can be a bitch...but it is worth it....and damm divorce is a bitch...and so is settlement...and so is fukkin alimony!!!!!!
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Mattieu
infamous? Yes! oompa for the couple of years that I was a lurker before joinging a year ago, I always enjoyed your posts and shared your ups n downs. I hope your are in an ok place, as best can be.
If I ever get over to the old us of a, you will be the first I catch up.
Chin up, cheers, Mattieu....
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 08-15-10 WT Study (ANGER)
by blondie incomments you will not hear at the 08-15-10 wt study (june 15, 2010, pages 15-19)(anger).
review comments will be in red or headed by comments.
wt material from today's wt will be in black.
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Mattieu
Thx Blondie, reading this whilst wifey is at the k/hall, I think I will be the one getting more out of this study than those answering verbatim....
Cheers, Mattieu
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Do Elders and Bethelites really follow this site?
by jamesmahon injust a question really and whilst i would not put it past them i sort of feel it is too 'conspiracy theory' for me.
are elders and bethelites officially sanctioned to lurk (or engage) in this or other sites to try to weedle out apostates?
does anyone have any direct experience of it happening?.
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Mattieu
Hi Cognac,
He is definitely not an apostate, a career elder who loves to flush out the juicy stuff, df people and then brag about it.... Though he is doing a service, he has pushed a few people away from the borg..
Cheers, Mattieu
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Shaddap You Face
by minimus inin 1980 a song was out on the radio called shaddap you face.
it was supposed to be a fun song mimicking italians saying what sounded like shut up a your face.. i remember having parents bringing their children to me for counsel because their kids would giggle and sing this song.
some jw parents thought it was a terrible song, disrespectful and ungodly.. i remember telling one hardline parent that i kind of thought the song was funny and that it might not be such a big deal.
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Mattieu
Joe Dolce, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Dolce
A good Italian boy from Ohio who moved to Melbourne, it was number 1 here in Oz as well and yes the JW's here viewed it as a rebellious song and us christian kids should change the radio when it came on!
I drive past the club in Brunswick where he first perfomed that song quite often...
Cheers, mattieu..
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Do Elders and Bethelites really follow this site?
by jamesmahon injust a question really and whilst i would not put it past them i sort of feel it is too 'conspiracy theory' for me.
are elders and bethelites officially sanctioned to lurk (or engage) in this or other sites to try to weedle out apostates?
does anyone have any direct experience of it happening?.
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Mattieu
Yes they do here in Australia. I know of two elders, one an ex bethel elder now an elder in the burbs and his partner in crime who is now a c/o who actively search this site looking for people like me that they know and want to oust. I discovered this site when I was working with elder #1 and saw this site on his computer. I could name them, pm me if you want details....
Summed up perfectly by JWFreak
Don't mix up the the seemingly old and daft GB with the powerful legal dept
Cheers, Mattieu..