Gumby, yes we are fortunate that it'll have little effect on us now.
restrangled, Yes, they definitely didn't want to get drawn into a conversation. It was freezing cold out and they still didn't want to come inside. We would have jumped at the chance offered to them! A chance to sit down in a warm home, drinking coffee, eating cookies and having a rousing good Biblical conversation. But, like you said, they're so dumbed down now that they can't defend themselves anymore. Just hand over the magazines and run.
They left magazines with our neighbour also. My husband was over there later that day and asked them if the JWs had been by. They had. So, he had a good conversation with the neighbour about it anyway, even if the two sisters didn't want to talk. hehehe
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I think our fade is in jeopardy
by Cellist intoday, after lunch, two jws stopped by to offer us the latest magazines.
my husband was the one who answered the door, i was getting ready for work.
he invited them in for a good talk, but they refused.
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Transgender - A Case of Tested Friendship
by Amazing infriendship comes in all stages, shapes, and sizes, from the very close, as brothers, built over a lifetime, to the budding kind that has only a few months or a year or two.
i have been friends with sam (fictious name) for about seven years.
we are not real close friends, but have a good quality relationship that is mostly confined to the office.. recently, sam told me that he had an issue with a female agent who tried to get him fired.
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I don't think the situation is the same for every person having a gender identity crisis. I certainly don't think they're wicked. I can't comment on the mentally ill, they have as much chance of having a mental illness as the rest of us. I much prefer to accept people for who they are. It's up to the individual to figure out their own life. It's how they act and treat others that matters to me, not whether they're heterosexual, homosexual, transgender, etc. A decent person is a decent person.
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All my wisdom are gone!!!
by 5go inteeth that is, happy birthday to me!
by the way aside from the flu i got right before going i'm fine.
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Happy Birthday! Hopefully your flu is completely gone so that you can enjoy your day. (Once you recover from your wisdom teeth being removed that is.)
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I think our fade is in jeopardy
by Cellist intoday, after lunch, two jws stopped by to offer us the latest magazines.
my husband was the one who answered the door, i was getting ready for work.
he invited them in for a good talk, but they refused.
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Hi Backed Away,
Besides our employment at the time we faded, it was an elderly family member who was our main reason for fading quietly. We moved shortly after our fade and I don't think the local congregation has our publisher cards. There were a number of JWs who tried to get imformation out of us when we first moved here, but we dodged the questions and refused to name the congregation who held our cards. If they really wanted to exert themselves, they could have tracked down our cards. The C.O. and P.O. called on us that year too. After about a year they all gave up on us. I'm kind of curious to see what happens now.
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When Will It End???
by Undecided inmy wife's brother is going bonkers.
his wife just called my wife to come up there to see if maybe he had a stroke.. his wife and daughter were out shopping and he was in the car waiting for them.
when she got back to the car he asked, "who are you.?
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It really does sound like he needs to see a doctor. I hope it works out alright. You certainly don't need any more stress in your life!
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I think our fade is in jeopardy
by Cellist intoday, after lunch, two jws stopped by to offer us the latest magazines.
my husband was the one who answered the door, i was getting ready for work.
he invited them in for a good talk, but they refused.
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I don't have any JW relatives, never did have. My husband has a couple left in. It would no longer be a hardship if we were ousted. Our employment is no longer tied in with them and the one relative that would've made life akward has been dead for a few years. So, let them do their worst!
We don't know for sure if they're aware of who we are. It's been about 13 years since the elders have called on us. But, this isn't a very big area.
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Get in here everybody.
by lisavegas420 init's my fourth year anniversary.. from the bottom of my heart i want to thank each and everyone of you for helping me grow and learn over the past four years.
i especially want to thank simon and ang for their hard work and dedication.
i also want to give a shout out to all the mods both present and past.
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Happy Anniversary! May there be many more.
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I think our fade is in jeopardy
by Cellist intoday, after lunch, two jws stopped by to offer us the latest magazines.
my husband was the one who answered the door, i was getting ready for work.
he invited them in for a good talk, but they refused.
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Today, after lunch, two JWs stopped by to offer us the latest magazines. My husband was the one who answered the door, I was getting ready for work. He invited them in for a good talk, but they refused. The Watchtower was the one on the Antichrist and the Awake is "Jesus who was he?". He told them that belief in Jesus is a grown up version of Santa Claus. He said that not one prophecy has come true and challenged them to come up with one that did come true. Of course, they had nothing to say to that. He also told them that Adam and Eve is a fairy tale, that humans are progressing along just the way they're meant to. Then he disagreed with them on whether the world is getting worse or not. He ended by telling them to examine their beliefs and not just follow them blindly. I'm not sure if they were aware of who we are, but if they are aware, I'm sure the elders will be calling next. Even though he was mostly just trying to get them going, I'm sure that an announcement might not be too far away.
Of course, the first picture in the first study article is of the widow dropping her money in the collection box. Not very subtle, are they?
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The news I've been waiting almost 12 years to hear
by Jesus Christ inso, i'm out of the organization and have been for about 7 years now but my parents and sister are still in.
i'm about apostate as you can possibly get but for some reason my family still talks to me on pretty regular basis (note to all of you trying to leave out there, make the crazy cult issue your loved ones issue, its nothing for you to be ashamed of).
i called my sister tonight to talk about work and it was one of the best conversations i've had in years.
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Proverbs 11:10 'When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.'
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Great News
by Undecided inmy grandson went back to the hospital for more test today and they found that the cancer was a type that can usually be cured.
the hospital is one of the best in the east.
i sure do feel better now.
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That is VERY good news!
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