Golden Girl...I know both Josh and Jake B very well...Josh is not df...he lives with is wife in Georgia. Jake was df'd twice...once in NY...then reinstated...then again in Richmond Va where he now lives...the B family still lives near the KH in NY...maybe I know you too...let's talk...
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ex-Brooklyn Bethelites on this site
by James2300 inhey everyone,.
i've never posted on any of these site before but i thought this might be worthwhile.
i was at brooklyn bethel from 1998-2001. i worked in the laundry.
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WT goofie phrases.
by Pepper ini used to get into trouble for making light of the these phrases that some elders have told me are to be used only gods people.
lol that you all may know maybe:.
"well, brother that is very "commendable," just before the meeting ends the po says to those in attendance "brothers the time left is reduced," i once heard a co say to those seated during one of his talks "well now, we don't want to die at armageddon now do we, well of course not.
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Some other unique gems...
The "good news"(billions get slaughtered)
"Service car"
Worldly person
Materialistic
Not spiritual
Jehovah's "clean" people
Keep separate from the world
"No part of the world" (especially taking freebies from the gov't)
PlacementsReturn visitsnot at homeshome but hidingDo not call
Territory (like in Manhattan)
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Bethel waiter crew 1990-1993?
by SpiderMonkey inlooking for my old pals who may have left the borg... love, mike "flash" casey
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Muke...were you at WT Farms or in Brooklyn? What congregation did you attend?
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Grandparents
by Granny Linda inhappy holiday, everyone.. i just wanted to say that being a grandparent is one of the greatest joy's.
i know there are other grandparents posting on this board who are proud of their offspring, too.. gosh, for all those lost years of having been raised jw - not really getting to know my maternal grandparents except through the eyes of an emotional jw.
sheeezzzzz.
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proandcon
I'm a grandpa of 4 including twins...I love every second of being with them and watching their personalities grow and their minds expand...it is truly a gift...and we get to have an active and positive (I hope) part...I also can really appreciate the "yogism"
...if I knew having grandkids was so great, I would've had then first !!!
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Was it normal to have so many meetings?
by JH inhow many meetings a week, do you think we should have had in order to be reasonable and not overdone?
maybe 30 or 40 years ago, when woman didnt work, or when life was a little easier, that all these meetings every 2 days was ok, but today with life being so stressful, and with all the time it takes commuting, is it normal to still have so many meetings.
nothing changed in the last 50 years as far as meetings go.
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proandcon
In this "time of the end"(TM), I'm surprised they don't look to have more meetings...maybe 8 day DC's will come back...
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current or recent jw's? especially elders.... what
by surferdude inwhat were or are the qualifications for certain "responsibilities" around the hall?
our hall literally has only ms or elders --- attending, doing stage set up, handling book counter/service desk, and reading wt and closing the service meeting with song and prayer.... the only exception is the young son of a high ranking elder at our hall... they put the restrictions that a ms has to meet on these activities, i am regular, but not active enough in the service although i assured them i was "doing the best i could" (3 - 5 hours a month) but they acted like that was terrible.... we had a heated discussion for 30 minutes.... .
sd .
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In the halls I attended, there also were a large number of elders and MS. Typically, they were assigned all the duties as they had already "reached out" and were now able to be "rewarded" with "priveleges". In other halls lacking in so many servants, the elder body would next look to select those who might appear to be reaching out. Thus, the standards could be lowered because of need and availability. The WTS would "prefer" that all duties be handled by "qualified" publishers. The definition of qualified is subject to interpretation. This is all before nepotism is factored in. I've seen "qualified" 12 year old kids handling mikes, seating people, and doing sound in some congregations.
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baptized in 1985...age 35
bought it all...hook , line and sinker...fast track
walked away...Oct 1997...after thinking...still walking
5 kids...3 out ; 2 still in; wife in
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Why did YOU want to live forever??
by Scully inwhat was it about living forever that appealed to you when you were a jw?.
was it the idea that you'd have all the time in the world to do whatever you wanted to do?
were you thinking about travelling the world and seeing it all transformed into a paradise?
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proandcon
so many things to do...clean up after armageddon...a "quick clean"...have my kids play with lions and tigers and snakes...take over a mansion that didn't get destroyed...be a prince in the new order in charge of Hollywood, Ca....greet people from the dead and tell them to be good or they'll be destroyed forever, again...
and all this in just the first 'day"...wow
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Should local KH change its name?
by badboy inmy local kh is called fort hill,a very milistaric name.. any suggestions,what they should call the kh instead?.
they can't call it after the estate(winklebury) because it has milistaric/pagan connections!.
neither basingstoke, because it is named after a man, and that would b creature worship!.
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proandcon
interesting thread...just yesterday...while driving from Boston to Montreal up Rte 91 in the US and Rte 55 in Quebec, I passed thru the towm of - MAGOG -...I wondered if the JW' s had a hall there...also near Columbus Ohio is a town called Gehanna...I believe there's a Hall there...: the Gehanna Congregation of JW's...could Jah's spirit be here???
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If You're No Longer An Elder Or M.S.-- You're Zero
by minimus inone of the most interesting things about no longer being a m.s.
or elder is that when the circuit overseer comes around to visit, no mention is ever made of the person.
it's like they never even existed!
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Good point Minimus...in many congregations when one "steps aside" the "friends" really don't know how to take it...many feel something is wrong...like you've contracted some disease and they don't want any part of it...others, too"shy" to ask what happened...they'd rather wait to get the scoop in the rumor mill shortly rather than approach you...even the other elders don't really know how to act and consider you in you new "fallen" position...It's like you've fallen off the "Celestial Chariot" and now must fend for yourself...very little thanks from anyone despite years of "service" in many people's behalf (very very sad).Many of couse (like myself) are just manuevering for the door!. Stepping aside is just a first step...The CO fagetabouit!!...he could care less...there's too many other issues in his face...you're no longer a commendable example...