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  On A Scale Of 1 to 10 How Would You Rate Your Looks?

  by minimus in

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  be honest.. .

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  I figured most people would rate themselves 6-8, not to appear too unnattracive and on the other hand not too conceited. You guys proved me wrong.

  Oh and for myself, I would say I'm a solid 7.5, HA. Though hotornot says I'm a 9.5... what?
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  Yes, Brother Soldier77, I see you haven't turned in your time for the month...

  by Soldier77 in

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  so i get the call a couple weeks ago from the secretary concerning my time for the month.

  he called on a thursday and said that he is looking forward to seeing me at the meeting tonight and to make sure i turn in my time for the month.

  " all the while thinking, yeah right, i'm not even going to be at the meeting let alone turn in my fake time!.

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  Soldier, towards my last few slips I used the hours I spent on this board and talking to my friend about the truth...even if it wasn't favorable

  Honestly, I got one call but once I stopped attending meetings no more calls, even had the CO visit recently, nothin' from the elders. I'm sure this isn't everyones experience but it's eye opening how quickly they stop caring.

  Out of sight, out of mind.
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  Call me paranoid, but its possible that this 30 hour initiative is a weeding out process....a cull if you will...

  by miseryloveselders in

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  we've discussed a few potential reasons why the wt is promoting april 2011 as a month of special activity.

  reasons include manipulating statistics, and trying to provide some kind of spark to increasingly apathetic and discouraged congregations.

  i'm sure there are others i'm missing too, feel free to include those.

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  Yeah I think you're looking too much into this as far as some kind of marking inititiative. This is the same ol' story of being pressured (I mean "encouraged") to aux pioneer during the memorial. I am just so damn glad I'm inactive and don't have to deal with any of that pressure, whether from others or from myself. To be honest, I put great pressure on myself in that regard, because deep down I hated the service (my territory was super appathetic too) and would have a ton of guilt if someone mentioned it.
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  Is there any real difference...

  by undercover in

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  ...between a group of people who wear sandwich board signs, hold up signs, hand out handbills or put up billboards with the messages of: .

  "religion is a snare and a racket"; " millions now living will never die"; "live forever in paradise".

  and people who hold up signs, hand out handbills or put up billboards that say: .

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  I have mixed feelings about this too. I personally would not go to such a protest, one because it's not conducive to my personality at all, and two that it rarely accomplishes anything as far as influencing current or possibly future JWs.

  But like leaving stated, perhaps these people feel a need to express their frustration in the form of protest. Without protest we would not be as far along, say, in racial equality as we are today. Some people feel it is important and will continue to do so.
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  Favorite instrumental hits

  by littlerockguy in

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  what are some of your relaxing instrumental hits?

  i have always liked this one, among others to listen to and relax.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5da.

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  Youtube, Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream

  Then close your eyes and imagine flying through space. Rad.
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  In your hall, how many converted to a JW from door to door in the last 10 years?

  by just n from bethel in

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  in mine that would be a big fat zero.. there have been a handful of teenage baptisms of jw children.. one that really was a foreign language group transfer.. but in the last ten years - there has not been one single convert from the d2d ministry.. btw - my congregation has had over 10 pioneers (real ones that actually do d2d, including elders) for the last decade.. not one.

  10 x 70 hours a month x 120 months = 84,000 hours ... results = 0.. also most of our pioneers are pretty good at the door - some half way decent teachers.

  one is sub co and another often is called to teach ... wait for it ... pioneer school!!!.

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  Hmm the last 10 years in my congregation there were at least 2, and I believe only 2. Wow... all those thousands of hours wasted. They could all be doing something more productive, like watching TV.
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  If you could ask one question to an active JW to get them to open their mind about their beliefs, what would it be?

  by Franklin Massey in

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  this question was posed to me by a poster named ice cream.

  i don't know my answer yet.

  it's one of those, "if you could have just one wish.." kind of questions.

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  Is Matthew 24:45-47 a prophecy, or perhaps simply an illustration/parable about a good/bad slave?
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  Only the Governing Body is the FDS

  by Listener in

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  i hadn't noticed this before but the governing body is actually saying that they only are the faithful & discreet slave.. watchtower 2009 6/15 para 18 .

  similarly, today a limited number of anointed men have the responsibility of representing the slave class.

  they make up the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

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  As per Franklins thought, I have read quotes from the Watchtower that point to the fact that the GB/F&DS don't have any special revelations through holy spirit... does anyone have a citation handy?
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  9 months into my fade... how things are looking so far...

  by gutted in

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  so for those that care or are in a similar situation just wanted to give an update how things are on my end as far as fading 9 months in.. april of last year i found out the truth about the truth, took one night of googling and the walls came tumbling down.

  then i read read crisis of conscience, combatting cult mind control, first part of in search of christian freedom and eventually captives of a concept.

  my last ever "meeting" was the 3 day convention in july of last year i attended with my family, i posted about it and just how utterly frustrating it was.

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  Mamalove, I agree with those points, I don't think they are shallow, it is the nature of the game. My main sticking point is the initial approach.

  Soldier, how you doing brah? I hope I get a girl by the end of the year, I'm not gonna make it a prediction though lol

  Also I am definitely not going to date a JW... they don't put out

  Jokes, jokes...
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  9 months into my fade... how things are looking so far...

  by gutted in

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  so for those that care or are in a similar situation just wanted to give an update how things are on my end as far as fading 9 months in.. april of last year i found out the truth about the truth, took one night of googling and the walls came tumbling down.

  then i read read crisis of conscience, combatting cult mind control, first part of in search of christian freedom and eventually captives of a concept.

  my last ever "meeting" was the 3 day convention in july of last year i attended with my family, i posted about it and just how utterly frustrating it was.

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  gutted

  Thanks all for the kind words and advice so far