I was a reluctant witness. Believed whole heartedly but loathed meetings and ministry work. When I finally realised it couldn't be true I was virtually whooping with delight. Grew my hair, smoked cigars, dated pretty girls, associated with whomever I liked, went to pubs instead of the Kingdom Hall, learned to play poker and snooker, went to soccer games, boxing matches and discos. Fabulous.
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26 Years Later
by Victor ini'm one of earliest adopters of the internet in discovering the real history of the watchtower.
back then it was the wild wild west with newsgroups being the primary sources of information.
then came watchtower observer, freeminds, and all the other sites that followed jwd was one of the later sites.
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UK migrant "crisis"
by The Fall Guy inhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46725343.
"writing on twitter on sunday, labour leader jeremy corbyn said: "we have a duty to reach out the hand of humanity, support and friendship to people who are in danger and seeking a place of safety.".
yes jeremy, i know exactly what you mean: i was in france on holiday a few years ago, and the lack of humanity & friendship from those frenchies really made me feel that i was in danger.
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Good luck to UK when all those Polish people have left the country and you have to manage the work yourselves.
They're only here because employers won't pay a wage acceptable to the British. Migrants will typically work for much less. It could be argued that they're being exploited because of their status.
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Was disfellowshipping really sanctioned by God? Please share your honest views according to your Bible views
by Strugglingrsa inwhat were the writers of the bible telling christians when they wrote : “stop keeping company with anyone called a brother who is sexually immoral or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man.” (1 corinthians 5:11) regarding everyone who “does not remain in the teaching of the christ,” we read: “do not receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him.
for the one who says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works.” (2 john 9-11.
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Stop keeping company with anyone called a brother who is sexually immoral or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man.”
Note the words idolat-er, revil-er, drunk-ard and extortion-er. Clearly this is referring to habitual practisers of these things. Certainly not one-off sins or even those prone to occasional lapses. I would suggest that most folk with any common sense would probably choose not to associate with such persons anyway, let alone stick their fingers into the same communal eating bowl. Also note the admonition to avoid keeping company with such people. Nothing there about pretending that they don't exist as happens in disfellowshipping.
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What are your favourite Christmas songs?
by LoveUniHateExams inhere's one of mine .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyotvgpn0ru .
how about you?.
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Any Good 1975 Stories?
by Think About It indespite denial by the wts of any 1975 armageddon predictions zealous jw's did believe it, openly talked about it, and some even sold houses & belongings in anticipation of it.
do you have or know of any good 1975 stories?.
here's mine.........i was a freshman in college and had quit attending the kh back in hs.
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My Dad, talking to his fellow worker Paul. Paul asked him what he would do on New Years day, 1976, if armageddon had failed to arrive. My Dad stated: "Give us a year either way. If armageddon hasn't arrived by the end of 1976, I'll buy a pack of Woodbines and sit and smoke the lot with you".
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My JW-Related Musical Experiences
by Roger Kirkpatrick inlooking back over my life, the only thing that i can say i truly enjoyed as a jw was meeting and becoming friends with a number of jws who were fine musicians and had experienced various measures of success in what used to be called the "music business.
tommy reynolds, from the vocal group hamilton, joe frank & reynolds ("don't pull your love out on me, baby" and "baby, baby, fallin' in love, i'm fallin' in love again") recruited me to play drums in his dallas circuit assembly orchestra in the 1970s.
in 1977, i became friends with legendary jazz composer/arranger/band leader benny golson, whose life story appeared in the oct. 8, 1980 awake, and who appeared opposite tom hanks in steven spielberg's "the terminal.
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I seem to recall a 70's soccer referee by the name of Roger Kirkpatrick. He was a funny fella, once he was even awarded Man of the Match.
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Chaos at Gatwick Airport
by The Fall Guy inhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754.
perhaps all major airports will eventually employ their own industrial sized drone, operated by a trained/authorised pilot who can track and pinpoint the nut-jobs who cause such disruption and possible catastrophe..
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Been working on the possible logistics. Could be just 1 person. Unlikely though as there's been some night operations. I'm guessing there's a number of drones, all located in different places, all ready to fly, possibly hidden on the roofs of buildings close by. If they're blue-tooth operated they will have been previously paired with their own individual hand-held controllers to ensure they're not affected by interceptor techniques. One or more guys are watching the airfield from a vantage point, possibly inside the airport itself. The drones will have a maximum fly-time of about 30 minutes. Once each drone has been used, it will be sacrificed along with it's hand-held controller. Another will then be selected when airfield activity is seen to be resuming. The problems will continue until the culprit is discovered or he runs out of drones. Shooting down a drone won't help the problem.
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"Each and everyone of us".
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“Heavy petting” still makes me cringe
I'm all for it!
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Do elders still ask inactive members to write a letter to disassociating yourself from the Congregation?
by RULES & REGULATIONS indo today's elders ever meet with inactive members and pressure them to write a letter disassociating themselves from the congregation stating that, ''you no longer wish to a jehovah witness"?.
i was baptized at the young age of 16. after turning 18, i stopped attending meetings, field service, and all jehovah's witness activities.
i wanted to be with my high school friends, go to rock concerts, have a girlfriend, and live like a normal teen.
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Are folk who DA themselves to be shunned in the same manner as DF'd persons then?