I wonder if one of these barely potty trained 21yr old elders wanted to shepherd you, you could politely request a genuine 'older man' came around instead??
Ron.W.
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2025**01**15**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!
by Atlantis in2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .
https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .
https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.
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Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness
by Ron.W. ina slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.
elder: 'yes.
i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!
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JWs and Christmas
by Rnadomchris83 ini have been lurking around here for years.
i'm not a witness, but my in-laws are.
my wife grew up in it but was never baptized.
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Ron.W.
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Great quote - thank you!
'The Governing Body is NOT SORRY for cancelling Christmas for so many decades. Nor is there a reason to apologise for all the family celebrations you have missed. Be sure to send the Governing Body cards, presents and money from this December onwards.
We leave this matter in your capable (and gullible) hands brothers'.
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JWs and Christmas
by Rnadomchris83 ini have been lurking around here for years.
i'm not a witness, but my in-laws are.
my wife grew up in it but was never baptized.
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Ron.W.
I sometimes wonder if they did a U turn about Christmas how would they word it, in their unique style of making the publishers look like it was their fault own for NOT celebrating it in the recent past..
“After prayerful consideration, the Governing Body has concluded that there is a need to clarify Christmas Celebrations. The Governing Body does not have an issue with brothers celebrating Christmas. Why not? Because the Scriptures do not condemn Christmas.”
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2025**01**15**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!
by Atlantis in2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .
https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .
https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.
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Ron.W.
That horrible elder mindset above was so common everywhere I attended too.
Gone are the days (in the 1980's) when one seriously balding, older looking brother was appointed as an elder - I heard later that when the c.o. learnt after his appointment he was only 23, he was seriously shocked - but the appointment stood..
Now 23 would be old for an older man!!
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2025**01**15**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!
by Atlantis in2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .
https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .
https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.
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Ron.W.
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WT HQ is never proactive, they are reactive to everything put out showing their blatant hypocrisy and abject stupidity
by WingCommander ina few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.
to not do it anymore.
it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.
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Beliefs clarified - A big fat WTF for 2025
by ukpimo injehovah’s witnesses have an official page for clarified beliefs they encourage elders, ministerial servants, regular pioneers, as well as all the rest of the elite, to keep up to date with:.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200277174.
2025 has a curious clarification:.
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Ron.W.
Many thanks indeed.
The new shite is certainly getting brighter and brighter..
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2025**S-147**January** Announcements.
by Atlantis in2025**pdf**s*147**announcements.. here.. https://pdfupload.io/docs/73dbf41c.
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Ron.W.
Many thanks Petra! 👍👍
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Kingdom Ministry School 2022-2023
by Lowrence indoes anyone of you have the outlines of the latest kingdom ministry school 2022-2023 in pdf, if it possible with videos?
thanks in advance.
lowrence .
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Ron.W.
A few years ago, the congregation overseer did a run down of number of bible with people other than children of jws, and it was only one, for 1 year with 100 publishers.
Most interesting information, thank you.
This reminded me of when I moved halls, being scrutinized for appointment and the presiding overseer ( a former c/o) was very derogatory of an element of my field service report.
I reported about 15hrs a month, 30 mags, 10 r/v's one bible study.
I was working full time running my own business and because I was raised in the jw faith I knew exactly how my kids would be feeling - so I did my best to make their family bible study NOT boring and said they could talk to me about ANYTHING - and I would not be fazed.
They did throw EVERYTHING at me - I was happy because my non witness raised parents had expected me to just accept 'the truth' because they had done so later in life as adults.
_I cannot tell you how much that assumption brassed me off - when first contacted, they could have a study - question everything - the conductor would say - 'great question - I'll research that for next weeks' study with you.'
Hitting my teens, if I asked the same sort of question after being raised in 'the truth' I got: "Don't you believe it's 'the truth' you're not becoming an apostate are you??"
So when the presiding overseer said to me: '"You report one bible study - but that doesn't really count as it's just with your two children." This really irked me..
I was conducting a bible study with each of them, yet could only count one hour, one study if I remember on the report card..
The jw's are all about appearance - they love the newbies coming in from the ministry, but in my experience were ultra scornful of the real time and effort busy, hard working parents put into studying with their kids...
Sorry, rant over... 😉