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  First time poster

  by kneehighmiah in

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  i finally decided to post.

  i'm so scared of being caught, so i'll be vague.

  i'm an appointed brother.

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  jean-luc picard

  Welcome to the board Kneehighmiah.

  Serving as an elder is a real eye opener. I often think that if elders meetings could be televised, as many parliaments now do, then so many more R&F

  would leave the "organisation".

  From my experience, there are always one or two genuine loving and caring elders, who believe they can make a difference, but sooner or later, they

  step down, completely disillusioned by what they have seen.

  It is very commendable that you wish to help everyone you meet.

  You'll find the support you need here on the board. Good luck.

  jlp
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  Does The Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses Do Any Charity Work?

  by Bangalore in

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  does the organization of jehovah's witnesses do any charity work?.

  answer from a wt apologist.

  http://defendingjehovahswitnesses.blogspot.com/2013/05/does-organization-of-jehovahs-witnesses.html.

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  jean-luc picard

  They say "Charity begins at home".................... so I guess they do.

  jlp
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  Should Jehovahs Witnesses have clover in their lawns?

  by jean-luc picard in

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  2. friends

  whilst searching for ideas of what to make with clover flowers i came across this quote:.

  information, folklore, recipes, and resources -- all about the delicious, nutritious clover plant.. .

  clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.. .

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  jean-luc picard

  Don't forget the French fleur-de-lis..

  Yes, we give it to our ladiers on MayDay. It is supposed to bring good things in the year ahead.
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  Should Jehovahs Witnesses have clover in their lawns?

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whilst searching for ideas of what to make with clover flowers i came across this quote:.

  information, folklore, recipes, and resources -- all about the delicious, nutritious clover plant.. .

  clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.. .

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  jean-luc picard

  OK, so this thread is just to emphasise the absurdity of JW tenets.
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  Should Jehovahs Witnesses have clover in their lawns?

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whilst searching for ideas of what to make with clover flowers i came across this quote:.

  information, folklore, recipes, and resources -- all about the delicious, nutritious clover plant.. .

  clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.. .

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  jean-luc picard

  Whilst searching for ideas of what to make with clover flowers I came across this quote:

  Information, folklore, recipes, and resources -- all about the delicious, nutritious clover plant .
  
  Clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.
  
  Clover is viewed by many as having folkloric and religious symbolism,but it can also be viewed as a food!
  
  

  On the same lines as a recent topic about toasting, I wonder if Jehovahs Witnesses should really allow clover to grow in their lawns?

  By the way, if anyone does have some ideas for recipees including clover, I would like to hear them.

  I wish you all a very agreeable weekend. JLP
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  How successful we're quickly builds in your area

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember hearing about quickly builds how this was a sign of jehovah's spirit that the kh could be built in 3 days.

  but what i am wondering is just how successful we're these builds.

  i can think of a couple of halls that were built by the quickly built methods that i would suspect they would of lost money on.

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  jean-luc picard

  Our QB was controlled by a small group of "tradesmen" elders.

  The rest of us willing volunteers were clearly looked down upon. I was on several occasions badly spoken to, the goal, to raise laughter among others around. I heard language that I would rather have expected on a " worldly" building site.

  The last time I went, I ended up having just one desire: to smash the shovel I was using, firmly and squarely in the face of another " brother".

  I didnt do it. I took my things , went home, and never went to help again.

  I felt at the time that they had robbed me of enjoying a " wonderful" experience.
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  What is the purpose of life?

  by jean-luc picard in

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  an aussie friend of mine once summed life up in this phrase:.

  we are all food for worms.. .

  so, now outside the wt mindset, what is your view on life purpose?.

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  jean-luc picard

  I guess its only polite to share my view, and it has taken a while to get to it:

  I think, in essence, that my friend is right. In the meantime, we should play our roll in advancing the evolution of humanity,

  be it socially or intellectually. We owe a special debt to our children, who, after all, didnt ask to be born.

  We owe it to them to pass on our experiencein life and our help when things are difficult for them.

  In brief, to be there for others.
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  What is the purpose of life?

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an aussie friend of mine once summed life up in this phrase:.

  we are all food for worms.. .

  so, now outside the wt mindset, what is your view on life purpose?.

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  jean-luc picard

  An Aussie friend of mine once summed life up in this phrase:

  We are all food for worms.

  So, now outside the wt mindset, what is your view on life purpose?
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  Does anyone know what happened to the Northgate Congregation in Chester, UK?

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi guys.. im moving to chester in 4 days and its out of the jurisdiction of my congregation so... woop woop!

  the jws are going to be invited in often.. however, the territory im moving to should have been the northgate congregation however my cousin told me it was disbanded a while ago.

  apparntly it has been split up and meshed with blacon.

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  jean-luc picard

  I live in another country but all the jws in the area know who I am. The "family still in" tell the congregation secretary. He tells the bethel. bethel contacts the bethel in the new country. That bethel contacts the new congregation. and........ the new congregation sends an elder to see you, normally around the memorial time.

  So, one came to our door. Unfortunately for him, Mrs P, I swear she has some Klingon blood in her, answered.

  " Some of your husbands friends from his old country asked us to pass by" he said.

  He never did get alot further, good old Mrs P LOL.

  So the moral is: they will know where you are, and it will be noted on the new territory file.

  Then of course, if your family don't know where you're moving to, well what can I say.... " enjoy yourself"
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  What piece of WT literature is worth holding onto, or have you kept? Why?

  by losingit in

  1. watchtower
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  i have basically thrown away all of my bound volumes and loose wt and awake magazines.

  i kept some bpoks, the insight to the scriptures, god's love, the reasoning book, and daniel's prophecies (this was my favorite) .

  i held onto insight to the scriptures after reading some of ray franz's book, crisis of conscience.

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  jean-luc picard

  I did photocopy the entire elders book, before I gave it back. It took me a long time.

  Nowadays its so easy to get a copy on the internet.