Topics Started by minimus
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THINGS YOU WISHED TO DO INSTEAD OF GOING TO A MEET
by minimus infor many of us, the thought of missing a meeting to do anything else was problematic.
should i go to that concert (to that group that only comes once every few years on a meeting night) or should i give my talk?
should i go to both meetings this sunday or should i go on that company picnic?
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WERE YOU CONSIDERED A GOOD EXAMPLE?
by minimus inhave you ever had to deal with the thought that you really weren't that good of an example?
perhaps, the congregation was encouraged to pioneer or reach out for bethel service or go to seldom worked territory, etc.
and when you applied, you were told that you didn't qualify.
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The Privilege of Handling the Microphones
by minimus inone of the most unbelievable privileges that a brother could have was being a microphone handler.
elders would discuss brothers for hours and see whether or not we would allow them to mow the lawn or handle a mike.
i always felt that these brothers were doing us a favor but if they didn't get a minimum of 10 hours in per month, they were dog crap and couldn't have any privileges.
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STUPID ELDERS AND CIRCUIT OVERSEERS
by minimus inhow many stupid elders and co's have you known???
years ago, one co used to stop at music stores so that he could sit behind a piano and play beethoven.this was during field service!
i knew of a stupid elder that knew a father who had been an elder and was deleted for immorality with his daughters, and this stupid elder wanted to recommend him to be an elder again!!!
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ELDER'S WIVES AND CHILDREN
by minimus inhave you ever noticed how some elder's families are the worst example in the congregation?
some wives lord it over the rest and think they are special , while some kids get away with all sorts of things because of big daddy.
have you ever had a problem because an elder's family got away with something and you got blamed for it?
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HAVE YOU SEEN THE COMMERCIAL???
by minimus intoday, some friends told me that something historic happened this past week.while they were watching the today show(i think) they saw a new commercial from the society.
they were amazed that the society would put on a commercial.
they told a group of witnesses about what they saw at a get together.
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WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION?
by minimus ininsight v1..".congregation..."the christian congregation of god...."those chosen by god to be members of the christian congregation are anointed with holy spirit.
" ,,,,can jehovah's witnesses rightly say , by their own publications, that they are the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses?
....only the anointed are said to be of the christian congregation........and we all know there's no "anointed" left.
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WERE YOU A WITNESS FU**?
by minimus ina very good friend of mine ,who was an elder at the time, accurately came up with an expression when somebody acted in a certain way.
let's say a person was a real goody 2 shoes, always supporting the organization, and probably either lierally or figuratively, screwing his brother or sister, he would be labeled a "real witness fu**.
" toward the end of his eldership , he was pretty much calling everybody "a witness fu**.
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WHY DO JW'S USE MORE OLD TESTAMENT THAN NEW?
by minimus inevery book that is published, every magazine written ,highlights the hebrew scriptures as opposed to the greek.do you think it's because most christians stress christ's words and jw's need to be different?
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BEING IN THIS RELIGION IS LIKE BEING IN A GANG
by minimus inthis evening my daughter said: "being in this religion is like being in a gang.
you may join and never understand what's really required and if you ever want to get out, you can't.
you belong to them...."