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Temp Bethelites
by A question in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone here served as a temporary bethelite?

what was it like for you at the time?.
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The Governing Body Are Like Sea Captains On The Titanic Encouraging Passengers Not To Get In The Life Boats Till It Sinks
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
they are in serious denial over all the evidence that the ship/organization is going down in the sea of the ocean of information hit by the internet iceberg.

they want to milk the rank and file from as much($&labor) as they can get from them before the ship sinks into notorious oblivian.. we should expect this mentality to lead them into desperate measures lacking all sense just as hitler faced his last days directing his generals into deadly manuvers dispite their objections.

a desperate man driven by fear and in denial rushing headlong into defeat so obvious, some high ranking military men tried to kill him but failed.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adolf_hitler.
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Pioneers during the 1920s/1930s and earlier
by A question in
1. jw
2. friends
-what exactly was their standard of living?

could they afford some nice things sometimes?.

-how much did they socialize with other witnesses, either those serving in other areas or those in their assignment, outside of meetings and service?
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Special Pioneers in 'Third World' Countries
by A question in
1. jw
2. friends
i have heard that the allowance for special pioneers in poor, third world countries is enough that they actually have a standard of living or income higher than many in the general population around them.

(not that they need to be as poor as everyone else though, that would not help them get those hours in either.).

has anyone else heard of or seen this?
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CO over for dinner Tuesday thru Friday
by A question in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone had a co over for dinner during their visit on any of the nights from tuesday thru friday?

that seems hard to do because those nights usually have meetings.

if you did do it, how long were they able to stay after finishing eating?.
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calling all elders - what goes on at the week long elders school?
by not bitter in
1. jw
2. experiences
my dad is currently attending a week long elders school.

dad is in his 70's and not in great health at the moment so this is adding to my anger that he is having to leave the house at 7am and doesn't return until 6pm and then has to lock himself away to study further in preparation for the next day.. he has also been told he is not to discuss anything about the school with other elders until they have all attended.

what are they learning about that isnt' already out there for all to read anyway.. they can't be learning more bible stuff as the bible is there to be read by the general public so i can only assume that its all top secret stuff that the rest of the congregation can't know about.
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Any way to contact Maximus?
by A question in
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2. friends
from what i understand, maximus was quite high in the organization and posted here years and years ago.

is there any way to contact him, such as by email?

feel free to pm me anything..
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Check out this conversation, between my sister(non-JW) and my brother (JW elder)
by jam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
not verbatim but give you an idea.. sister; why are you closer to jam ex wife and husband and.

shunn your flesh and blood.. brother: because she following jehovah,s commands and.

jam have turn his back on jehovah and living a sinful life.. sister: but isn,t that between him and god.. brother: i don,t think jam believe in god anymore.. sister: again, isn,t that between him and god?
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The First Murder Broadcast Live On TV
by Bangalore in
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2. friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd42urnlgfq.

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bangalore.
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What about your vow to Jehovah?
by a watcher in
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2. beliefs
did you get baptized without being dedicated?.

why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.

why were you serving jehovah at all?