metatron, do the Amish serve good food? Just Wonderin.
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The Scriptural Meeting JW's Don't Have
by metatron indo you ever read in your bible about a "service meeting"?
how about the "theocratic ministry school"?.
the society has to reach back into the ot to justify its assemblies and conventions, as with national holidays in ancient israel.. yet, there is no official modern-day version of this:.
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Eccentric Jehovah's Witnesses
by snowbird inso as not to hijack logcon's thread about crazy things jw's have said to householders, i'd like to start one about just plain old odd jw's.. for example, i knew this dear, dear senior brother who would carry a small bag of peanuts in one pocket of his suit coat and a small plastic bag of brown sugar in the other.. during that time, we would stay out all day long because the territory was extensive.. can't you just picture that precious soul alternately tossing a few peanuts/crumbs of sugar into his mouth as he schlepped from house to trailer, from trailer to house?.
the householders would usually offer us water, lemonade, kool-aid, or soda pops, so no problem with finding something to quench our thirsts.. those were the days!.
sylvia.
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A pioneer elder I went in service with would throw older magazine pairs on the doormats of the not-at-homes.
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Jeopardy! 587/586 B.C. Answer
by Jourles inis anyone watching jeopardy right now?
under the topic, nebuchadnezzar, the answer was something like, "in 586 or 587 b.c., this city was captured by nebuchadnezzar....blah blah blah.
" i wonder how many jdubs flipped out about that one!
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Canadian beer
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Jeopardy! 587/586 B.C. Answer
by Jourles inis anyone watching jeopardy right now?
under the topic, nebuchadnezzar, the answer was something like, "in 586 or 587 b.c., this city was captured by nebuchadnezzar....blah blah blah.
" i wonder how many jdubs flipped out about that one!
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You owe Alex Trebeck a beer. 🍺
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Secular JWs: The future of the organization?
by kneehighmiah ini was raised in a jewish community.
the secular jews greatly outnumbered the orthodox jews.
like jws they had a tight knit community.
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The JWs will never progress in this way because unlike the Jews, the JWs have always discouraged education and
the few intelligent or educated ones enjoy being congregation scholars, ie., they are called on to define uncommon terms and answer the "profound" WT paragraphs. The educated JWs I know are either regular pioneers or high-profile DC talk-giving elders.
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What do you think attracts new ones to the JW organization now?
by cultBgone inthis is an offshoot from the jws then and now thread...it made me wonder what exactly people find attractive about the cult today?
why are they joining?
any thoughts?.
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having answers to all of lifes questions, instant friends
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"Scriptural" Baptism
by NeverKnew ini was told that jws baptize in the name of the father, son and the holy spirit.
i asked if it was done exactly as stated in the bible to be sure i was hearing the answer correctly.
the response i got was "yes!
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It is very possible that someone would not realize the details of their baptism that is 30 years in the past.
I had not been baptized that long and I did not realize that they had snuck in the part about being baptized to the WT.
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Need an ex-elder or someone who knows
by Roberta804 init has been a long time since i have been here, but i need you guys now.
my mother-in-law is on her death been; most likely will not make it though the night.
my husband and i have sat with her for the past two days, she is totally unconcious.
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JustVisting
I'm sorry about your MIL's condition. Gingerbread has given accurate info., I would add that the elders will give a JW
funeral TALK in behalf of the baptized family. I had to experience when an inactive (baptized) family member past away and the elders allowed me to give the scripted funeral talk at the funeral chapel even though I have absolutely no priveleges in the congo. I would suggest not giving the standard talk, but rather have several people say a few words about her life, how she helped others and so forth. Just my opinion. I can email you the funeral talk outline if you so choose.
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Describe What a Jehovah's Witness Elder Is Like
by minimus ini know what they are supposed to be like.
but at this point in time, do you think the elders look joyful?
are they serious bible students?
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To see the congo. secretary and his MS minions review and update the territory cards before the CO visit,
you would think they were preparing for financial year-end audits for a Fortune 500 company.
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A letter from my Mom
by ateograciasadios infriends,.
i have seen several posts like the following, and never thought i would have to write one myself, but here we go: my dear mom is forcing me to make a move... one that i have been really avoiding as much as possible.
she wrote me an email today, and here i am giving you an idea of its contents.
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JustVisting
Ateo,
I feel for you and your mom. I would not mislead her by saying that you still believe in WT. Are you so sure that she would shun you? The love of a mother for "mijo" can be very strong afterall. It may be that she would eventually accept a visit from you if you continually showed her unconditional love.