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Never, never was 100% in
by pontoon in
1. jw
2. experiences
over 40 yrs baptized, service, builds, talks and talks and talks that i put countless hours of prep into, elder, meetings, assemblies,----you all know.

but through it all i never bought the whole truth idea 100%.

no matter what it was, meeting, service, assemblies, i just couldn't wait for it to end.
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"it's a blessing"
by carla in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
since when do jw's say "it's a blessing"?

especially in reference to non jw things?

example, " it is such a blessing to have x,y or z government agency to help...." is this normal?
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I know very few JW window washers and cleaners
by MC RubberMallet in
1. jw
2. experiences
maybe these occupations are quoted to make a point, but it loses meaning when maybe 1% of brothers i know actually has these as jobs..
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What's in your current meeting bag?
by nochoice in
1. jw
2. friends
thanks again for the comments on the ipad in kh rules.

on a similar vein, i've been thinking of all the books i can leave behind once our kh blesses the ipad phenomenon.

in the meantime, this is what i have to lug in and why:.
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Do the elders have "clear direction" that it's ok to use an ipad at meetings?
by nochoice in
1. jw
2. friends
i read this post more than a year ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/212313/1/watchtower-publications-for-ipad.

since i saw it, i've been waiting for the first brother or sister to show up at the hall with an ipad to see what happens.

a little here and there at the conventions and assemblies.
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Are The Governing Body Being Set Up To Take A Fall?
by DT in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the governing body's decision to declare themselves the faithful and discreet slave appears pretty arrogant and presumptuous.

since most of us regard the governing body as arrogant and presumptuous, it's easy to conclude that is the reason that they did this.. what if something else is going on?.

remember when steven unthank was able to get the faithful and discreet slave charged in australia for failing to comply with the working with children act?
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New MS - Looking for the "better" job
by nochoice in
1. forum
2. announcements
long, long time lurker and great fan of the site - first time poster.

i am not sure if i am truly a lurker since that implies i am apostate-curious.

in fact, i have been mentally out completely for a long time, but still physically in like many of you.
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Do you have a favourite scripture?
by Ucantnome in
1. jw
2. friends
i have two.. luke 4.

16 he went to nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom.

he stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet isaiah was handed to him.
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What JW catch phrase DRIVES YOU NUTS!!!!
by megaflower in
1. jw
2. friends
"we should be mindful".

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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14 Minutes and you are not a Servant of Jehovah
by JT in
1. jw
2. friends
last night we were discussing the "new light" that was revealed to the gb recently from jehovah.

many of us recall all the co talks and elder parts based on the bible text of how a true servant of jah would not be "inactive or irregular" for years one was required to have at least one hour to be considered a servant of jah.. as the sec in my hall i recall so many times calling up friends to get thier time and hearing them break crying cause they didn't have 60min only about 45min- and they knew that it meant they were not servants of jah.

now with the new light from jw a person with only 14 minutes of time will now be disqualified as being a servant of jah.. it is amazing how many jw will view this arrangement as a "loving provision from jah" instead of realizing that thier service to thier god has been reduced to whether they get 15min or 14 min.