I'm just amazed that something that used to scare the piss out of me, now just seems kind of silly and funny. Maybe it's the realization of how far I've come, and not my "official" designation, that is the true cause for celebration. I don't know; I just know that I'm happy, and I've not been happy in a long while, and I feel like celebrating.
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About to get df'd(?) need suggestions.
by Insomniac inso, here's the skinny:.
i haven't been to a meeting in over two years.
i haven't been in service since i can't remember when.
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Why are beards so bad?
by bother_forever inwhats with the idelology behind jws that "bro's" with beards are undeserving of privledge and advacemet in their f**cked up org?
what jesus never had facial hair?
i remember hearing comments like " yes he's a lovely bro, but he'll not be used by the cong because he needs to shave his beard".
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Kwintestal hit the nail on the head. All that friction on tender areas might incite couples to do nasty things that would cause Jehover to be displeased.
Let's hear it for beards, y'all!
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About to get df'd(?) need suggestions.
by Insomniac inso, here's the skinny:.
i haven't been to a meeting in over two years.
i haven't been in service since i can't remember when.
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daystar, I agree with you on one level; my faith is between me and the Divine, and has nothing whatsoever to do with the witnesses. But at the same time, I feel maybe how someone would feel if they had their name legally changed to better reflect who they are. I'll finally be able to truthfully say that I'm NOT a witness. At present, I think they still count me as one, and I'm looking forward to losing that designation.
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About to get df'd(?) need suggestions.
by Insomniac inso, here's the skinny:.
i haven't been to a meeting in over two years.
i haven't been in service since i can't remember when.
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So, here's the skinny:
I haven't been to a meeting in over two years. I haven't been in service since I can't remember when. I've been dating a worldly man quite openly for 6 1/2 years. I graduated college a year ago. I guess that for all intents and purposes, I'm no longer a witness in any practical way except for the fact that I'm not df'd nor da'd, just thoroughly faded. The elders seem to have forgotten all about me; no phone calls in over a year, not even to invite this lost sheep to the memorial or to console me when my grandparents were found dead in their home not long ago. It's almost as though I never existed to them.
However, all good things must end. My new business is doing pretty well, and two of the local papers are going to carry stories on it. Included in these stories will be the fact that I carry lottery tix, cigarettes, greeting cards, etc.- all stuff that no good dub would go near. Also, my shop is fast becoming a favorite hangout for the local gay population, as well as the goths and a few neo-pagans in town (as I serve really great coffee, play good music, and generally try to make all my customers feel at home.). This may be mentioned in the article, too.
An elder and his wife came into my shop about a week ago, and made a complete circuit, noting the titles of several mature magazines, the presence of plenty of tobacco products, and me wishing a customer good luck as I handed him a lotto ticket. They hung around, looking disapproving, until I pointedly asked them if I could help them find anything, whereupon they fled. That recon mission, coupled with the impending profiles in the papers, makes me think my days as a "faded dub" are numbered. I know in my heart that I'll get disfellowshipped finally. Now that I'm on the cusp, I'm no longer scared; I'm feeling exhilarated, actually. I feel like I should have a disfellowshipping par-tay when it finally happens, to celebrate. Any suggestions as to how to mark this passage I'm about to make, from bondage to freedom? What to wear, what to serve, etc?
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Attn all Libras
by damselfly inlibra horoscope for week of july 7, 2005
seven years ago, random house announced its "modern library 100 best books of the 20th century: fiction.
" in this collection, 91 texts were written in english by white males.
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10/16, same as Oscar Wilde.Of course, y'all know that Libras are the kindest, suavest, smartest, sexiest, and humblest of all the signs.
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To all our London friends here on JWD ,,Please check in .
by kls injust so we know you are alright and my sorrow to all that live in that country
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I was so horrified when I heard the news; it brought back so many awful memories from 9/11. I hope that all our buddies in England are alright, and that the bastards who did this are caught and punished quickly.
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I had a great day! I was at work, but my shop is right on the parade route so I got to see the whole thing. My boo was there, and he helped wait on customers; I even let him work the cash register a little bit. My mom (an xjw herself) showed up, along with a friend, and we all enjoyed the parade together. Lots of nice homemade floats and little kids playing kazoos.
A tourist family came in for sodas and snacks early on. I could tell they were English, and they told me they were from Manchester specifically (don't a few of the posters here hail from Manchester?). They seemed like nice folks, and they were enjoying our festivities along with the rest of us. They were fascinated by the fireworks in particular; I explained that they were to remind us of "the rocket's red glare" during long-ago battles with the English. They weren't offended, thankfully. I found myself hoping that my townsfolk would be nice so these people would have nice things to say about Americans when they get back home.
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I think us apostates and Anti-WT activists need a LOGO.
by nicolaou ini'm rubbish in the graphics department but perhaps we could get a few simple designs posted here.
something simple that could be included in the header of any of the hundreds of apostate websites.
it might just convey the feeling of solidarity to a common cause.. it shouldn't contain a url, just a short tagline and logo.. .
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I wonder if someone with artistic ability could do something along the lines of a watchtower, not being demolished by lightning, but rather crumbling away from within, as from termites or dry rot. That's how I envision it, anyhoo.
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The Handmaid's Tale
by patio34 ini just watched the handmaid's tale, adapted from margaret atwood's novel.
pretty spooky about bible-based fundamentalist government.
or read it?
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I saw the movie a number of years ago, on the recommendation of a friend. This friend was a dub at the time, as was I, but he was beginning to fade out. He didn't say anything to me except that this movie was very thought provoking, and might help me to challenge my assumptions.
Man, the movie gave me chills. I remember thinking that this was what the world would be if witnesses ever took over the government. Then I read the book, which is just that much more terrifying. It really speaks to the pervasive sense of powerlessness many women feel in fundamentalist religions. A scene in the book esp. hit home for me: two of the handmaids, in their distinctive clothing, are asked by some Japanese women how they really felt about their situation. The handmaids firmly insisted that they were very happy. They were to afraid to say otherwise. I spent a lifetime likewise insisting that I agreed fully with the tenets of a faith that held my gender to be inferior, and human life to be of less value than an ancient law forbidding the use of blood- because I was afraid to say otherwise.
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July 4th weekend...any special plans?
by xjwms ina long hoilday weekend coming up.
any special plans?.
in milwaukee, summerfest begins, and a bunch here, (those who post) in wisconsin are going.. what do you like to do.
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My town has a big 4 day event called Heritage Days; it's very small-town, Americana, Norman Rockwell kinda stuff. I'll be working my tuckus off at my store, selling hot dogs, sodas, and cigarettes to the masses. I hope, though, to get a little time out to wander around, get some cotton candy, and see the fireworks.
Oh, and they've hired as entertainment this local guy who is an Elvis impersonator. COOL! He's very talented and puts on a great show, although he looks nothing like the King (he's African American.) I'll close the shop to catch this guy's performance, it's worth it.