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  JWs are boxing their hobbies

  by ezekiel3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  much entertainment in the watchtower, 15 august 2004, pg 24. see the picture for the full text to learn that we can "put off every unecessary weight" by boxing up our "hobbies and non-essential personal projects.

  " i wonder what's in the box.... it is interesting to see how jws are encouraged to have hobbies:.

  *** g91 11/22 pp.

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  cyber-sista

  I know a single middleaged sister who doesn't have much of a life--poor health--on medication for depression--little money--lives in a low income apt and her one outlet was doing hobbies. Not too long along she wrote me an email and told me she was boxing up and getting rid of most of her hobbies, so she could simplify her life, because she came to the realization that her hobbies weren't going to get her into the new system. This was about 4-5 months ago so I wonder if the hobby elimination program has been going on for a while now. She also told me how depressed she had been and was still switching around her medications to see if any of that would help. So I guess it's OK to take medication therapy for depression, but it's not OK to do hobbies that might be theraputic to a person who is depressed. Yeh, I can see their logic--hobbies cost money and take time away that could be better spent slaving for the Org. It's all very sad and sick...
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  A Boring Tale of a Little Congregation and their Kingdom Halls

  by gitasatsangha in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this hall i speak of is in a small city in northeast tennessee called kingsport.

  i don't live there anymore, but its interesting.

  their first hall (that i am aware of), was a second floor shop in the old downtown area (which, like so many other downtown areas in little cities in america, is dying).

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  cyber-sista

  gita,

  good writing--almost felt like I was there, but wouldn't want to be--this one should be in yearbooks.
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  Would You Go Back To A Kingdom Hall For A Funeral or Wedding?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let's say one of your relatives either died or invited you to a wedding at a hall, would you go?

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  cyber-sista

  May the Kingdom Hall be used? It can if permission has been granted by the body of elders and if it does not interfere with a regularly scheduled meeting.

  Can you feel the love?
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  Circuit assembly wolf tale

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got this one in the email.

  someone already posted this one, but it was sent to me by a "friend" who no longer communicates with me and then sends me something like this from the circuit assembly.

  guess she thinks that now that i am "inactive" i may need this little wake up call.

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  cyber-sista

  I think those at the assembly who hear this illustration are going to be more shocked and repulsed, rather than be comforted.

  Mary, I was thinking there must have been some out there in the silenced audience were actually shocked by this illustration. I am sure some were, but there were plenty, such as the person who sent me this email who thought this was an excellent illustration. After that the assembly droned on and on and everyone fell back into their comatose trancelike state and the ones who were bothered by it soon forgot because their heads were aching and their backs were hurting from sitting in uncomfortable chairs all day long.
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  Circuit assembly wolf tale

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got this one in the email.

  someone already posted this one, but it was sent to me by a "friend" who no longer communicates with me and then sends me something like this from the circuit assembly.

  guess she thinks that now that i am "inactive" i may need this little wake up call.

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  cyber-sista

  Just got this one in the email. Someone already posted this one, but it was sent to me by a "friend" who no longer communicates with me and then sends me something like this from the circuit assembly. Guess she thinks that now that I am "inactive" I may need this little wake up call. Sad to think that some would view this as an inspirational motivator. For any of you who missed this the first time around--this is the kind of stuff you missed at the assembly this summer.

  Will Jehovah Recognize You?

  (Talk given at a Circuit Assembly by Br. McIntosh) There was a farmer who raised sheep and had trouble with wolves stealing his sheep. He loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of them.

  One day the wolves came and the farmer quickly raised his rifle and POW! - killed every wolf he shot at. As he turned his rifle toward a shadow he saw a puppy wolf huddling beside a fence post shivering. The farmer felt sorry for him, picked him up, tucked him inside his coat and took him home.

  As time passed, the farmer grew to love the puppy wolf & took him everyday to help him tend his sheep. The sheep loved the puppy wolf too & thought of him as one of them. The puppy wolf learned to call the sheep by their names, just like the farmer did. It wasn't long before he grew to full size & the farmer trusted him to care for his sheep while he rode to town to buy supplies.

  Then one day the puppy wolf was running in the farmer's field & heard howling in the woods. He ran to the edge of the fence & watched as a pack of wolves approached. They seemed happy to see him although he didn't recognize them. One by one they told him of all the fun they were having, running anywhere they wanted, doing whatever they pleased...no one telling them what to do! They invited him to come on the other side of the fence with them. The puppy wolf thought about the fence & how he'd never been on the other side of it. The more he listened he began to wonder if he was missing out on something.

  It only took another minute & he dug under the fence and left with the pack. For three seasons he lived with the wolves. They had plenty to eat & did whatever they wanted. It was such fun & he was glad for the choice he made. But winter came & everyone became hungry & restless.

  It was cold, so cold, where they had to sleep. The puppy wolf began to think about the farmer & how he'd never slept cold & never felt hunger. Soon he heard the leader of the pack announce it was time to steal some of the farmer's sheep, so they could survive the winter.

  The puppy wolf loudly exclaimed, "NO, they are my friends, don't hurt them".

  But the leader said, "You're one of us now, do as you're told!" They all began to run fast toward the farmer's property.

  The puppy wolf reluctantly followed. Soon they arrived & began to dig under the farmer's fence. The farmer heard his sheep cry out so he grabbed his rifle & ran to shoot at the wolves. BANG! He killed one after another & soon was face to face with a wolf backed up against the fence post who cried out, "Wait, don't shoot me. I'm the puppy you raised. I'm your friend. Don't you remember me?"

  But the farmer looked at the wolf & saw how matted his coat was & how he smelled like the rest of the pack. He said to the wolf, "I don't know you. He raised his rifle and pulled the trigger.. BANG !!! The wolf was dead!

  There was silence in the auditorium, and then the brother giving the talk said,
  "Brothers.... When Armageddon comes and Jesus is doing his destruction work..... will he recognize you"?
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  BLOOD -- WTS Questions and Sound Answers 2

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  blood -- wts questions and sound answers 2

  *** w69 6/1 326-7 godly respect for life and blood *** .

  "some persons may reason that getting a blood transfusion is not actually "eating.

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  cyber-sista

  Thanks marvin--good points...I am saving this one
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  Did you wear your badge outside the convention, so as to "give a witness?"

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year at the dc, we were expressly told to wear our badges at all times, even when going to a restaurant or some place else, so we could "give a witness.".

  did any of you hear follow through with this arrangement?

  did you have one of those "fantastic" experiences, when someone commented on your badge?.

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  cyber-sista

  Sometimes--sometimes not--but never at a restaurant. The couple of times I wore a badge in public I remember the looks I got from non-JWs. You could read their faces and tell they were far from being impressed. Those dopey stories about giving a witness to the waitress at the local diner probably came about by reason of the waitress being polite and fishing for a tip.
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  Would You Go Back To A Kingdom Hall For A Funeral or Wedding?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let's say one of your relatives either died or invited you to a wedding at a hall, would you go?

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  cyber-sista

  I just couldn't right now--the thought of it is too much for me. I would go privately to the family and give my condolenses and send a card or flowers or whatever, but I couldn't go to the hall and listen to another WT advertisement funeral talk...

  I would not even consider going for a wedding--it would be too uncomfortable for everyone and I would have to pretend that I was happy to be there. Everyone would say their phoney stand-off-ish greetings and my stomach would churn. It was upsetting to me that after 20 years of being a JW none of my JW friends came to my daughter's wedding and made a big old stink about it because she had never become a JW. Guess I am still bitter about it all.
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  as disfellowshipped

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone remember the program in the late 70's early 80s that called for children of jws who tho unbaptised did things they felt merited dfing to be treated "as disfellowshipped"?

  perhaps some with the references could post material.

  a lot of elders including my father had a problem with it but enforced it nontheless.

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  cyber-sista

  Yes, It is still practiced to one degree or another and on many levels--I have seen it now even more so than before. When my adult daughter (not baptized nor had ever been a publisher) was getting married to a non-witness guy (my hubby has never been a witness either) I was told that because she had attended meetings throughout her childhood she was therefore accountable because she knew what the "truth" was. She had commited no biblical sin, but to marry someone who was not a witness (the catch 22 was she was qualified to marry a witness either). Anyway, the elders made it a point to let me know that after she left my home she would then be concidered worldly association, therefore my association would need to be limited with her. I know I have written about this many times before but AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH it still bothers me a lot. There were portraying my daughter as being evil and Satanic and she has always been a sweet kid--more loving and kindly than many of those baptized and dedicated to the Org, but I was to view her as dead to me. The CO just shook his head in disgust and told me I could pretty much wash my hands of her now. Others in the congo began to treat her as if she was wicked too and then shunning me to some degree for continuing to love her as my daughter--bunch of wackos.
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  my non-JW girlfriend emailed my JW mom today

  by doogie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last week, my girlfriend wrote an email that she intended to send to my mom.

  my jw parents have never spoken to jessica in the 3 years that we?ve been together (my loooooong story was on the board last week?don?t worry, i refuse to write anymore details than i have to in this post?my fingers are still cramped up?).

  anyway, the email was to be their first (and last, probably) communication.

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  cyber-sista

  I like Jessica.