when i was d'fd the first time andsat through the meetings for a year and a half i was told that i was not allowed to take my two year old son out of the hall if he was screaming. I had to sit in my seat and only my wife was able to take the children out.
beaker
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What was the silliest thing they told you NOT to do?
by goddess_baal inthere was some really piddily-crap that i remember.. for instance, when i was about 17 toe-rings became popular, and one of the sisters bought one....wore it to the kh during the summer with her sandals.
my best friend in the hall wanted one, which of course caused this huge debate about whether it would be okay 'in jehovah's eyes', and didn't it go against the scripture that counsels women against "bodily adornment", blah-blah-blah.
toe rings??!
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"this prob is very small so one does not have to live in fear of terror."
The probability is getting smaller whilever there are people willing to hunt down these terrorists and those who harbour them and prevent them, by deadly force if necessary, from inflicting further grief on the world.
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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #91
by ozziepost inhow's your weekend been going?
here in oz, today is anzac day, the national commemoration of soldiers, sailors and airmen who have fallen in war.
mrs ozzie and i have been very conscious of the fact that the wts and jws avoid recognizing any debt to the members of the armed forces who have fought in battle to preserve the peaceful conditions that the wts benefits from in its printing operations.
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Ozzie,
had a great weekend with the kids
got a bbq planned for monday
hope you enjoyed your picnic today
beaker
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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #91
by ozziepost inhow's your weekend been going?
here in oz, today is anzac day, the national commemoration of soldiers, sailors and airmen who have fallen in war.
mrs ozzie and i have been very conscious of the fact that the wts and jws avoid recognizing any debt to the members of the armed forces who have fought in battle to preserve the peaceful conditions that the wts benefits from in its printing operations.
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How about listening to music other than kingdom melodies?
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Sheeplike behaviour?
by boa ink, i just have to relate one of the most ridiculous situations i've ever been in and it happened at bethel.. as most of you know, they have a monday night wt study.
(this makes 3 times you study the article if you prepare for it, attend monday, then again on sunday - jeece!
) since in canadian bethel there isn't enough room to have everyone in the kh they have there, they put others in 'satellite' rooms and hook up with video/sound.. anyway, one night, the study had ended and we were moving on to the song when the sound kicked out but the video still worked.
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i don't think this constitutes sheeplike beahvaiour, but the first time i was d'fd (this is the second) i was at the watchtower study with my daughter who was 5 at time and she put her hand up and gave an answer. the guy on the platform couldn't understand what she had said so he looked at me. the guy on the microphone handed me the mic and i had to regive the answer.
How's that for getting around not being allowed to answer.
Another time when i was d'fd the guy doing the final prayer prayed for me while i was sitting up the back of the hall. Too funny.
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The colour of grey
by beaker ing,day all from sydney.
i've been dropping in to the board since being d'fd a month ago and have been very encouraged by the posts and they way everyone has been able to move on since leaving the collective.. being a 5th generation, it was always very hard for me to imagine life life outside the truman show bubble.
having a huge extended family who are all believers means that i now have virtually nil social contacts.. soon to be divorced, the only contact i have with my past life is weekend visits from my 7 year old boy and 9 year old girl.
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G,day all from sydney
I've been dropping in to the board since being d'fd a month ago and have been very encouraged by the posts and they way everyone has been able to move on since leaving the collective.
Being a 5th generation, it was always very hard for me to imagine life life outside the Truman show bubble. Having a huge extended family who are all believers means that i now have virtually nil social contacts.
Soon to be divorced, the only contact i have with my past life is weekend visits from my 7 year old boy and 9 year old girl. Even that may change as their mother now insists they go to every Sunday meeting. The court is going to have to sort that one out.
Three years ago i was d'fd. I did the hard road and got back in but the treatment i received from the elders brought on major depression, my wife leaving me and then being hospitalised. After being discharged from hospital an overdose the next day saw me in intensive care for a week. I woke up with the elders at my bedside. Back to hospital. Three weeks later those same elders d'fd me.
What might seem like a sad story is not that bad though. I now see things differently.The words below are from a song that i wrote when i realised that there is a better life. These word best explain how i now feel. I hope they can encourage someone else.
I grew up all my life believing things were black and white
The deeds we do and words we say were either wrong or right
Decisions were so easy though the reasons were not clear
And the consequences held for me an ever-present fear
I lived my life compelled to freely share what I?d received
Devoted to my mission and respect that I?d achieved
By helping others find the way regardless of the cost
But could I point the way for them when I was just as lost
The world is grey , but grey is good
When black and white merge to reveal that choices really should
Reflect that we as people have emotion in our heart
I?ve finally found the freedom that kept black and white apart
The time had come to question all the things I thought I knew
The words were pleasant to the ears but were they really true?
While searching for the reason for my anguish and despair
I found the man inside of me I didn?t know was there
But even grey has come to me as ordinary fare
I didn?t realize that there was even more out there
The ring of truth has sounded and it?s meaning has unfurled
Revealing unmistakably the colours of the world
The world is grey, but grey is good
When black and white merge to reveal that choices really should
Reflect that we as people have emotion in our heart
But colour in my life now means I have a brand new start
Thanks everyone
Beaker
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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #89 (Happy Easter everybody!)
by ozziepost inso, how's this long weekend going for you?
not too many out witnessing, eh?.
i think most people take the opportunity of visiting family, but, of course, for some of us that's not possible thanks to the borg, so what've you been doing?.
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hi ozzie,
at the start of the wood chopping when they played the Oz, NZ & US national anthems last night i stood for the first time ever.
i had my kids with me who live with their mother (still jw). my 7 year old boy stood up and sang along but my 9 year old girl sat and gave me dirty looks. she is eating the easter eggs though.
first time ever i didn't feel ashamed
regards to mrs ozzie
beaker
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How many rules are there??
by beaker in.
the ancient isrealites had about 600 rules in the mosaic law which they had to keep.. i reckon that jw's are expected to keep more rules than that.. what's your favourite??.
to start off how about...... you must not have a beard.
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The ancient Isrealites had about 600 rules in the mosaic law which they had to keep.
I reckon that JW's are expected to keep more rules than that.
What's your favourite??
To start off how about.....
You must not have a beard
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Which Doctrine Convinced You That This Wasn't Right
by ignorance is strength inwhat wt doctrine convinced or made you doubt your faith in the wtbts?
for me it was the 144,000 and the nature of christ's resurrection.
i seriously could not believe that there were two classes of christians when it was not stated implicitly in the bible, but was expected to be believed in as absolute truth.
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i used to go door to door telling people that the generation that was around in 1914 would also see armageddon.
then that got changed and i felt stupid for the way i had tried to make people join before the end
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He's here! Welcome beaker to JWD!
by ozziepost inyou may recall that a week or so ago we were sending kind thoughts to an aussie lurker who was hurting.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/69086/1.ashx those thoughtful comments were much appreciated and now it gives me the greatest pleasure to see our friend make his first introductory post.. in case you missed it, it's here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/47798/2.ashx.
so, my friend beaker, welcome aboard.. enjoy.. cheers, ozzie
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beaker
Thank you all for your heartfelt welcomes
i am starting to feel at home already
my story, like so many others involves much pain and hurt which i would like to relate when i feel i can
thanks again everyone
beaker