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  Warwick and transport to meetings

  by berrygerry in

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  i would imagine that most brooklyn bethelites attended congo meetings via subway.. how do they manage transport from warwick?.

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  If their meetings, and territory, are 40, 50 miles away, can such Bethelites have any chance of meaningful field service?

  many will be assigned to stay at the "Compound Congregation."

  
  

  And where would these ones go in service?
  
  
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  New York daredevil kid

  by berrygerry in

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  just watching makes me shiver.

  https://youtu.be/z1aaludti04.

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  Just watching makes me shiver

  https://youtu.be/z1AAluDti04
  
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  Warwick and transport to meetings

  by berrygerry in

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  i would imagine that most brooklyn bethelites attended congo meetings via subway.. how do they manage transport from warwick?.

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  berrygerry

  I would imagine that most Brooklyn Bethelites attended congo meetings via subway.

  How do they manage transport from Warwick?
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  Jehovah - I don't like you.

  by berrygerry in

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  Navigating the "real world"

  by Minerva in

  1. jw
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  although i haven't called myself a witness in almost 15 years, i'm still married to one (which has it's own set of challenges and is fodder for a completely different post).

  i haven't spent a lot of time on forums with other ex-jws either, but thought i would throw this question out to you all because it's something i still struggle with.... particularly for those of you who were raised in or were in the religion for many years - what has it been like for you to navigate the work world?

  i would be a 3rd generation jw on one side of my family and a 4th generation on the other side -- the hardest thing for me has been just knowing how to act and behave, especially among co-workers.

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  This religion messes people up:

  http://www.exitingthejwcult.com/p/if-you-are-going-to-see-mental-health.html

  Read Bonnie's book. ( more than once.)

  http://www.amazon.com/EXiting-JW-Cult-Handbook-Witnesses/dp/1508477132
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  "Just around the corner." The dumbest song that I have ever heard..

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm at my quasi-thanksgiving dinner with relatives.

  i hear a haunting sound from another room.

  "is that a children's song?

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  rebel8
  Thankfully the bros are the stronger vessels, so they will have to do the manual labor with the hoes.

  (Courtesy of Canadian humour - note - Simon moved here for the spelling.)

  https://youtu.be/PpY8JqwhJCQ
  
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  "Just around the corner." The dumbest song that I have ever heard..

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm at my quasi-thanksgiving dinner with relatives.

  i hear a haunting sound from another room.

  "is that a children's song?

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  We are all Amish now.

  My first thought, too.

  The Amish are living in paradise now.
  
  
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  My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 5

  by Simon in

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  my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 2. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 3. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 4. i swear, i thought it was only a couple of years at most since i wrote part 4 of "my life and how jwd came to be".

  i re-read it after someone posted to it and brought it back on active topics and it was kind of prophetic in a way ... well, i had the 5 years part right if nothing else:.

  it would be nice to visit the site (or whatever one is around then) in 5 years time to let people know how we're doing and find only a few of the same people still around.

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  Was there a part 6?

  (It would be great to read a post of your Dad's story)
  
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  Turkeys ... to brine or not to brine (recipe)

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  being that time of the year when you can buy turkeys so cheap (most jw's i know but at least a couple) or in some cases food stores give one away with a purchase exceeding some dollar amount, i was just interested in any interesting recipes.. we usually do the brine thing (3/4 cup salt to 1 gallon of water, a few packets of chicken bouillon, some random additional spices, dry or fresh as desired).

  cover the turkey completely and then let it soak overnight ( we usually do about an hour a pound).

  not a real precise recipe but it does, in our opinion, make for a much more juicy bird without the typical dryness that often happens.. depending on the size of your refrigerator, it may take some gymnastics to get a big pot with a turkey in it.

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  I did the slow roast method, and was simply stunned with the result.

  170° F (Yes Fahrenheit) - 1 hour per pound.

  Uncovered.

  I basted as often as I could (butter and seasoning).

  I also turned the oven up for the last hour to crisp the exterior.

  Google it - it's awesome.
  
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  How does an elder become an elder ?

  by Drwho in

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  i was never a jw , so have millions of questions .

  please, how does an elder become an elder and how much trust does or should a jw put in an elder .?

  simon.

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  berrygerry

  Demonstrated belief that the Watch Tower Society has been exclusively chosen by God as his earthly organization.

  Commitment to do whatever WT says. Appointment first as a Ministerial Servant for a period of years.

  After proving commitment, appointed, usually not before turning 30 years of age.

  Expected to trust them? With blind obedience.

  Should one trust them? Absolutely not.