Topics Started by Alana

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Anyone from Cincinnati?
by Alana in
1. jw
2. friends
my husband is one of two people left in the running for a position in cincinnati at the christ hospital.

so, i was wondering if there was anyone here who either currently live in that area or know things like: areas to stay away from, good areas to live, etc.

anyone have any insight?
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Anyone from around Temple, TX?
by Alana in
1. jw
2. friends
i know that not long ago i was asking about nyc, as my husband was considering a surgical residency there.

well, he is also in discussions with a residency program at scott & white in temple tx.

i wondered if anyone here was familiar with that area, etc.
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My mom assigned an elder as her Health Care Proxy and now dr. won't speak to us
by heyfea in
1. jw
2. friends
i haven't been able to visit the forum in a long time.

life has gotten complicated since my husband's business declined.

the household with a steady income (peanuts).
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NYC - Gramercy Park/East Side - area around Beth Israel Medical Center
by Alana in
1. jw
2. friends
there is a slight chance that my husband may have the opportunity to go to nyc to complete a surgical residency at beth israel medical center (on 17th st., between 1st & 2nd ave.).

he is a podiatrist who orignally completed a shorter residency back after graduation, but now credentialing has changed and it would benefit him to be able to get into a surgical residency, hopefully as a 2nd yr resident.

and he is working with several programs now in the application process.. my question is for you nyc folks is: in what kind of area is that hospital located?
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CO/DF'ing Rumor Rationale
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
in the past year, there have been many rumors about changes in the co arrangement as well as disfellowshipping.

i think that there is a solid legal rationale for these proposed changes that relates strongly to these two areas.. it's called 'deep pockets' and the chain of command.. consider the fact that elders are appointed by the watchtower society and have the power to expel members from the entire organization.

this is very different from the first century during which you could be tossed out of one synagogue/church but accepted somewhere else.. the elders send out records of each disfellowshipping to headquarters attesting to the fact that the organization is strongly centralized.
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DFd but still a JW
by bibledike in
1. jw
2. friends
my mom is df about a year before i was da.

you would think that this is a great time for us to bond and really get to know each other.

wrong the woman is still as much as a jdub before she was df.
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I have to put my doggie to sleep today.....
by Alana in
1. jw
2. friends
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Anyone from Kissimmee FL area?
by Alana in
1. jw
2. experiences
i wondered if there is anyone who is currently in the kissimmee fl area and who might know a childhood jw friend of mine who has lived down there for about 10+ years and just passed away.

please pm me if you know jim or jill madison.

thank you!.
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The Tobacco Bombshell...
by Snoozy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
back in the 70's jw smokers where given 6 to 12 months to quit... i remember one witness in particular that had come up to missouri from arkansas to try and make a living for him and his wife and daughter.

(all jw"s).

well they had previously tried to earn a living in arkansas by picking cotton and doing other farm labors.
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Getting in touch with a DF'd former acquintance....puzzled at how to respond
by Alana in
1. jw
2. friends
i was wandering around facebook and spotted someone from my last congregation before i 'faded'.

i knew that she had had some problems and was at a time df'd.

i didn't know if she would respond to a message from me (as some other former "friends" wouldn't) or not.