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  How often do you see the Witnesses out on the ministry?

  by rory-ks in

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  i only ask because i hardly ever see them out on the ministry.

  it is a very rare sighting to spot them actively engaged in the house to house ministry.

  or out on the street work, in the marketplace, etc.. the other reason i ask is because they are constantly pictured as being on the preaching work.

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  I live in outlying territory which is worked every 18 months to 2 years so I rarely see them in my road. That being said I have heard of one cart being set up in an adjacent village and have seen one in Fareham once. I haven't seen people out on the door to door work for a long time now nor have I seen the local elder doing his calls on a Saturday morning which was a regular sight as I went out walking the dog.

  It is just my impression that they are less active in this area than they have been. But weekend service was always poorly attended here and there is only 1 midweek service arrangement over this side of the territory so it is unsurprising that I see less of them. After all I don't drive round the territory on a Wednesday morning hunting witnesses.
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  Anglican school phobia

  by Frazzled UBM in

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  after a long and frustrating houe search in london we finally found a place that fitted all our requirements and my wife seemed happy with and i was successful in the bidding process and had our offer accepted even though it wasn't the highest beacuse we can exchange contracts quickly and now we have lawyers working on exchanging contracts soon.

  so everything is going swimmingly and then my wife demands that we go and look at a house being offered by the same agent we used to make the offer on the house we are buying.

  i am like wtf, if we ask the agent to see another property they will tell the vendors for the place we are buying and they will revoke acceptance of our offer and we will be back to square one.

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  As a parent I would look at the Ofsted report for the school as the key deciding factor not it's denomination. In the UK Cof E schools may hold religious assemblies and plays with christian themes but generally the focus is on ethics and principles.

  My children both attended Cof E schools and although there were some activities they could not participate in the school was very helpful about offering alternatives. I worked closely with the school to ensure I was available to sit with my children if needed and found that this helped to ease communication whilst we were still witnesses.

  If the school is 2 doors away how fantastic is that, no having to deal with parking and waiting, no mad rush in the morning to account for journey times. As a mum that would be awesome I spend an average of 1hour per day on the school run.
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  BOE Letter: New Adjustments

  by pixel in

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  **this was predicted from some members here**.

  to all congregations .

  re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .

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  Instead of each publisher attending 3 days of ca and special assemblies per year they now attend 2. This means a reduction in assembly hall usage of one third. This means that more circuits can be crammed into fewer halls freeing up real-estate.

  In the past we were told that the programme was vital and beneficial. We were told to listen carefully because this was life saving information. The information took 4 days, then 3 days then just 2. What important information is no longer important? As they end is so close why are people less prepared and supported? When you eliminate the watchtower study, baptism talk, public talk and didn't we do well talk and introductory talk, there isn't a lot of time for much else. If they include the theocratic ministry school as well then you might as well stay home, there will be nothing special.
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  Do you pray over your meals? If so why? If not, when did you stop and why?

  by BU2B in

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  to answer my question, no i do not pray over meals anymore exept for when i am with other jws i do a 15 second head bow for appearances sake.

  i just came to the realization god had nothing to do with whether i ate or not.

  many believers are starving right now whilst many non-believers are eating like kings.. also why should god give me food while he lets little children in dprk concentration camps starve to death.

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  If I was eating manna or loaves and fishes given to me by the son of god I may feel the need but generally no I don't.
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  Why I don't Have Children

  by teenyuck in

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  i just read luckylucy's thread and wanted to tell my story.

  i also want to ask a question: why are women who have children viewed more favorably than women who don't?

  especially if the choice is to not have children.

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  Having children doesn't make a woman more worthy or important than a woman who chooses not to have children. After all there are many women who have had children and been abusive parents or just horrible people generally.

  Being a mother does not transform you overnight into some domestic godess, what it does is allow total strangers to judge your parenting style.

  Don't let other people judge your choices, you sound like a level headed sensible wonan who would be a great role model for other girls and women.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Say They Are The Most Educated In The World. How Would You Prove Otherwise?

  by minimus in

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  they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.

  how would you counter that belief?.

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  Since part of education is the ability to challenge and investigate information as well as peer review of material JWs are not educated since they are taught only to parrot what is printed, any form of in depth research is forbidden, thinking is forbidden and questioning the published doctrine is forbidden.

  I have to say that the materials are poorly researched, badly written and intellectually barren. They do not receive an education but an indoctrination.
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  My latest work - A Raven

  by nugget in

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  Will do that for the next one as am thinking of setting up a website and it will be great for me to see how the picture progresses too.
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  My latest work - A Raven

  by nugget in

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  I have 2 pictures in a local shop so will have to wait and see how that goes. I was going to add some blue ink and put a background on but not sure at the moment how effective it would be may just leave it as it is.
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  It's official too: I will be DF'd... probably next Wednesday

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i will write my story soon... .

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  Congrats.
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  My latest work - A Raven

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