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  JW Events, Dress Codes and You

  by Mysterious in

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  if you were to attend say a wedding or a funeral that was being held in the kingdom hall would you make an effort to be presentable according to jw standards or go as you are?

  (we aren't talking about violating codes of human decency here).

  would you say a woman going to a funeral should have to wear a dress or a skirt?

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  I usually dress in a business suit, dark colored and a tie for funeral.

  Weddings on the other hand, I have forgone the tie, especially in the summer.
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  Apostates protesting conventions = Something I laughed at

  by free2beme in

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  sorry if there are those apostates here that do this, but you were often the butt of a joke and nothing taken serious.

  i personally loved the ones who wore paper bags over their head, as they were often people still afraid of getting in trouble.

  it is not like a political rally with people saying "make love, not war.

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  Although I left the Borg because of the restrictive and intrusive nature of the religion, the apostates I saw at the NY assemblies always caught my interest.

  It amazed me that people who professed to be so Christlike were so negative about these apostates.

  I always wondered why not talk to these professed apostates and lovingly convince them that they are on the wrong path?

  Condemnation just didn't seem to be in harmony with the Borg's teachings.

  It made me wonder, what is the Borg trying to hide from the rank and file.

  It planned early seeds of doubt in my mind.
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  New Yorkers: how are you getting to work during the MTA strike?

  by NewYork44M in

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  my commute has gone from 40 minutes to over two hours.

  i first walk across the brooklyn bridge to the wtc path terminal.

  i then take the path to 33rd.

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  I work in lower mahattan.

  But I live in NJ

  I take a bus into Port Authority and then I walk to the PATH and take it downtown.

  I think the strike will go into at least next week. I think the union and management are in stubborn mode and each side is waiting for the other to blink.

  I can argue both sides, its just unfortunate that people who can settle the dispute are the least affected. They are in nice warm hotels and are being shuttled back and forth in limos.

  There is blame on both sides.
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  Visit Home 2005

  by joelbear in

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  it had been a year since i had been home due to my psychological problems this year.

  mitch went with me.

  my niece gwyn and my sister in law wanda were there along with three of the great grand kids.. it was a nice visit.

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  Glad to hear you had a good visit with your family.

  I am sure your family enjoyed their time with you as well.
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  What's the worst response a person ever said to you in the field service?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  i remember knocking on a door in the field service, and the girl who answered the door, looked at me and said in french, "allez vous faire crosser" .

  although i didn't laugh, i found it very funny.

  the brother with me also had a smile on his face, but didn't say a word, as we walked back to the car.

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  This experience was more funny than scary.

  I grew up in Brooklyn, very urban, lots of kids. On Saturday morning on a hot summer day, the entire field service group was standing outside of the bookstudy home and across the street 3 young boys had turned on the fire hydrant to cool off.

  When we stepped out of the house these guys used an old soup can ( both the top and bottom had been removed) and used it as a hose to spray water on the entire bookstudy group. For those of you that have not seen this done before, the force of water coming out of the fire hydrant is extremely strong and can be directed with the use of the can to go about 20 feet.

  Well the water knocked people down, spilling the magazines and books on to the wet street. We were completely soaked to the bone.

  Me and a few other brothers ran after the kids and gave them a good chase with our parents egging us along to get those little devils.

  Of course this experience was told at the next service meeting as another example of how Satan will stop at nothing to halt the preaching work.
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  Holiday gift giving

  by pratt1 in

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  2. friends

  i have some friends who are still dubs, but they associate often with my family and we consider ourselves to be very close.. we agree not to talk about religion and so far everyone seems to honor this arrangment.. my friends have a young child who calls me uncle and i have a very close relationship with him.

  every year i give their son gifts in november and a month before his birthday.. since i grew up as a dub, as he is, i don't want him to feel left out, and we bond over either building models, or me teaching how to ride his new bike, or learning how to play games on his "leapfrog".. his parents has also appointed me and my wife as guardians over their son if they were to die while he is still a minor.. what bothers me is that neither of parents seem to acknowledge these gifts (which are uually expensive) or purchase gifts for my daughter at any time during the year.. my motives in giving their child gifts is not to receive any recoginition, but i does make me feel that because of their beliefs about holidays, they should use some other occasion to at least send a gift to my daughter.. i decided against bringing this matter up to them, and i don't want to stop giving their son gifts, he's the innocent party here, but i just wonder why these dubs seem to have no sene of social ettiqutte?.

  i am i being unreasonable here?

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  I have some friends who are still dubs, but they associate often with my family and we consider ourselves to be very close.

  We agree not to talk about religion and so far everyone seems to honor this arrangment.

  My friends have a young child who calls me uncle and I have a very close relationship with him.

  Every year I give their son gifts in November and a month before his birthday.

  Since I grew up as a dub, as he is, I don't want him to feel left out, and we bond over either building models, or me teaching how to ride his new bike, or learning how to play games on his "Leapfrog".

  His parents has also appointed me and my wife as guardians over their son if they were to die while he is still a minor.

  What bothers me is that neither of parents seem to acknowledge these gifts (which are uually expensive) or purchase gifts for my daughter at any time during the year.

  My motives in giving their child gifts is not to receive any recoginition, but I does make me feel that because of their beliefs about holidays, they should use some other occasion to at least send a gift to my daughter.

  I decided against bringing this matter up to them, and I don't want to stop giving their son gifts, he's the innocent party here, but I just wonder why these dubs seem to have no sene of social ettiqutte?

  I am I being unreasonable here?
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  As a JW did you accept birthday/Christmas gifts? What is WTS policy?

  by blondie in

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  is it proper to accept gifts and not give them?

  *** w59 12/1 p. 736 questions from readers ***.

  my husband and i are newly dedicated witnesses.

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  It is improper to ask people not to send you a gift, however how many dubs did you know that actually sent a gift to those that gave them gifts during the holiday season at a non holiday time?

  My guess is that very few recpricate in gift giving.

  Or how about when you were a child, when you received a gift from a worldly relative, did you dub parents insist that you end then a thank you card?

  Again my guess is that very few do.

  Most dubs are either ignorant or too selfish to show proper manners when it comes to anything financial.
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  Name One Thing (Just One!!) that the Dubs teach that is TRUE

  by ozziepost in

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  it was a comment that defd made today that did it, he got me thinking!!

  (thanks, defd.. it was one of those spoiling type of comments, oh okay derrick, here 'tis: lt you oughta know why he recieved the spirit before being baptised.

  you were an elder once right?.

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  "Bad association spoils useful habits"

  The teach this and it' true, execpt it's the dubs that are bad association, not the world.
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  Movies that make me cry

  by Lady Lee in

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  ok i just finished watching antwone fisher.

  it's not the first time i've watched it.not even the second or third time.

  i've seen it a lot.

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  Crumpet, I agree with you about the Mission.

  Also the film Unbreakable - the scene where Bruce Willis finally admits that he does have super powers to his son. Once the kid starts to cry, I choke.
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  Things not to say or do in a job interview

  by jgnat in

  1. social
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  these all really happened to me (the interviewer, in case any of you were wondering!)..

  "what is the extra chair for, my invisible friend?

  ha ha.".

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  Is it okay for me to try to convert other workers to my religion during the holiday seasons, or when political discussions arise, or when there's a death in the family, or when someone gets sick, hell any time someone talks to me?