I will add to the welcomes!! My husband is a fading / inactive Witness, and this is the first Memorial he's missed. He didn't even notice -- I had to call to his attention that he hasn't missed one 'til now. :)
Hope you enjoy the board!!
somebodylovesme
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The memorial was tonight.... but I didn't go.
by English Patient in.
i decided to stay in, and sign up here instead.
wise move?
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A good Iraq story
by freedom96 ini guy i occasionally work with got sent to iraq for this last war.
he has been there nearly a year.
he just came back, and had this interesting and good story.. while he was there, after the major fighting was over, he and his unit built 3 complete schools for the local iraqi children.
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Thanks for reporting this bright spot. :)
It's humbling to think that there are MANY places in the world - not just Iraq - where children go without schools... and clean water... and other basic necessities. I wish we could do more for all of them.
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Proof at last WTBTS makes you sick !!!
by Nadsam indate : nisan 10, 2004. location : south africa.
test : does the wtbts make you sick.
test subject : nadsam (see profile).
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LOL!!
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somebodylovesme
I love these... I can never get enough. I love the UN one. ;)
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MAJOR AP ARTICLE ON JWs CHILD ABUSE ISSUE GOES NATIONWIDE IN USA
by hawkaw in------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- religion today
but a group called silentlambs has still gained visibility in its campaign to change the sexual abuse policies of jehovah's witnesses.. .
religion today.
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Thank you for posting this!! I had not seen it yet, but it is so good to know the AP has picked it up.
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I want to hear "Happy Birthday" for the first time ever!!!
by HadEnuf inyes...it is true.
though my picture here is fairly close to what i really look like50 tomorrow.
since i shall be busy tomorrow celebrating my fifty years of existence and especially my almost 5 years of freedom from the (b)org...please be kind to this old lady and stop by and wish me a happy birthday!
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Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!
My former-Witness hubby had his "first" birthday a couple months ago. It was very emancipating for him. I hope your birthday is equally liberating -- and happy, too! :)
SLM
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The 1975 Prophecy revisited
by somebodylovesme ini am doing a project on the rhetoric surrounding the 1975 armageddon prophecy.
i've read all the research and quotes online... now i am interested in any personal testimonies.
i have heard a few stories, such as witnesses accruing massive credit card debt in '74 and early '75 and quitting their jobs.
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I am doing a project on the rhetoric surrounding the 1975 Armageddon prophecy. I've read all the research and quotes online... now I am interested in any personal testimonies. I have heard a few stories, such as Witnesses accruing massive credit card debt in '74 and early '75 and quitting their jobs. I was just wondering if anyone has any other anecdotes they would like to share that I could anonymously add to my brief section on the effects of the prophecy.
Thanks in advance. ;)
SLM
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Would you ever shun?
by ozziepost ini was asked that question today, or words just like it, is it ever right for a christian to shun?.
don't the scriptures instruct it?.
well, what would your answer be?
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Nope.
[Guess I should say, I was never a Witness, so I was never taught I should!] I might not spend a lot of time with people I don't like... and I probably would avoid people I know to be dangerous. But as for shunning based on something some has done -- nope.
There is one person in this world who has "shunned" me -- someone I used to be very close to. As it happens, she is a Witness, although the reason for her shunning me is not directly related to religion. I make it a point to smile and sometimes wave when I see her, since it has been several years since she "disowned" me and I figure eventually, my kindness might cause her to actually look at me, smile, or at least, stop spreading lies about me! I have no reason to be kind to her. She has tarnished my reputation, said the most hateful things, and even stolen from me. But I can't bring myself to shun her. It just doesn't feel right.
And in the name of religion? Absolutely Never Would I Shun.
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Mussings on Society
by Yerusalyim inopening myself up to a lot of criticism...but here goes.. i guess i'm getting more cynical...and losing hope in society in general...here's what bothers me.. when i was a kid back in the 1970's i could walk out the door in the morning...and not come home until supper...and i was safe.
those days are long gone.
as i've stated before...society has become oversexualized...and has lost it's moral compass.
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I should keep my mouth shut. :) And I'm not trying to be antagonistic, but this is how I feel:
First, you wrote, "...but that the faith of the nation can be freely expressed." There is no "faith" of the nation. This is not a Christian nation. Sorry.
And as for your comments about gays, abortion, obesity, and implying that poor people are not "helping themselves"...
Standpoint theory in the social sciences argues that we all view the world and make judgments from our standpoints, our perspectives, and our experiences. We can't say what we would do if we were someone else, because we are NOT.Are you gay? Are you an ethnic minority? Are you living in true poverty? Have you ever been a 12-year-old pregnant girl? Have you been a single parent in a dangerous neighborhood working two or three jobs to keep a crappy roof over your head? Nope? Me either. I haven't. And so I don't pass judgment or assume I know what it is like to be in those situations. All I'm saying is, it's easy to criticize when you have it easy.
And guess what? Do some research. There is much, much more to obesity than over-eating. Don't make assumptions.(Nope, I'm not obese, either.)
That said, I definitely agree with you on a few points: that were are self-possessed consumers ~ I want to move to Canada and live in a socialist democracy with free health care. I am serious. I also agree that we need to encourage community service. Hell, I think we should require it. Selfishness needs to be squashed.
I also agree that we need to teach sexual morality. It is sad... I am a married college-aged woman, and I receive so much crap for being married from other people my age. It's awful -- they criticize me and ask why I would want to "waste my life" (I am in college and will be attending grad school next year - how is that wasting my life?) by getting married. Yet these people who say that run around, get drunk on the weekends, and have sex with everything that walks - and then brag about it and whine about all the problems it causes. Makes me mad. If you don't want the problems associated with casual polygymous sex, then don't have it. ;)
See? I'm not ALL evil liberal. ;)
It's great that we have the freedom to have such public discussions.
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J.W. Relatives Coming to Visit
by Agnes ini'm fairly new here and don't post often, but enjoy reading your posts.
thank you all for sharing your life experiences.
my husband, children and i are not j.w.
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Nod, smile, and change the subject -- that's what I do. If they invite you to meeting, I would probably be honest and say I'm not interested. Politeness and respect should go a long way. :) Hope you have a pleasant visit!