Posts by Nina

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This bothers me

by Soledad in

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/10/national/10mlk.html?pagewanted=print&position=

may 10, 2004 honor for dr. king splits florida city, and faces reversal

by abby goodnough

When the name of a street gets changed there is stationery to change (this costs!), all the businesses have to change their advertising (this costs!), all the maps have to be changed (this costs!) and I don't mean just locally. Suppose I bought a copy of the Rand-McNalley map last week and now they've gone and changed the name of the street? How will I find your house? How will 911 find you? (It costs to make changes in the system!)

Who is going to foot the bill for all these changes? Who will see that it is all done? Not that little lady who wants to honor her hero. She isn't thinking past her own little life.

It's easy to cry "racism!". It takes at least half a functional brain to recognize when to leave well enough alone.

Nina

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FORMER ELDERS CAN YOU PLEASE HELP??

by MZINDEPENDENT in

jw
friends

hello, i am writing because i was disfellowshipped a week and a half ago.

i have not been to the meeting in over two and a half years.

you would think they would leave me alone.

Nina

If the elders in this situation did not follow procedure then you have grounds to appeal the disfellowshipping. Write a letter to that body of elders saying just that, you want to appeal the disfellowshipping on the grounds that procedure was not followed in your case. Don't say anything else! Don't give them ANY explanations about your thoughts or your life. This is the time to keep silent!!!

No doubt they will be in contact with you. Keep EVERYTHING to yourself. Watch how you answer whatever they ask. Basically all you have to do now is speak enough answer them if they offer you a hearing. If they do there will be TWO sets of elders there. The first set will be the ones who DF'd you. The second set will be there NOT FOR YOU...remember that....they are there to see if the first set followed procedure or not.

Remember to keep silent. You don't need to defend yourself at all! The appeal has nothing to do with you, it's about the elders who DF'd you and whether they did it according to the book. Since you weren't there when they did it you have absolutely no need to talk. Don't tell them ANYTHING.

Be really careful. The call you made to Brooklyn is on record. The guy either recorded it or took notes. THAT MAKES HIM WITNESS NUMBER ONE. Dont' speak. Don't make anyone Witness Number Two....to anything!

Don't call Brooklyn again. Don't complain to your friends. Don't even say too much on this board. Keep all the words to yourself. We are all here and a lot of us know what kind of pain you are in, so we don't need to hear the all the personal details to help you through.

Tough it out, it looks from your post like you are in a good position to WIN.

I hope!!!

Nina

P.S. A lawsuit against the Society might be pointless....but a civil suit against the individual elders for slandering your name might work.

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Answers to elders who ask " Do you consider yourself one of JWs"

by blondie in

jw
friends

or similar questions by the elders?

were you asked something similar and how did you answer?.

blondie.

Nina

My planned response was going to be: "Are you suggesting that I am not?"

Mulan's is much, MUCH better!!!

Nina

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Circuit Overseer Explains How The Internet Is A Trap!

by minimus in

jw
friends

my mother told me that the co gave a talk on how a spider spins his web and it can take a very long time for the web to be made but just like that--- before you know it---it can catch its prey and devour it.

it's the same with the world wide web, the internet.

there are reports, according to the co, that in new york, a very prominent "anointed" man was disfellowshipped and he has his owm website where he has answered many jws questions.

Nina

Is your mother's name found at Ga 4:26?

Nina

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Turn away from these wicked ways!

by Proud Witness in

jw
friends

well as you would have guessed from my name, i am a proud witness and i feel obliged to preach to you about the promises that our wonderful creator, jehovah god, has promised each and every one of us, of any race or background.

i know that you already know what he has told us through his word, but i am curious to wonder why you have chosen to jump off the narrow road which leads to everlasting life.

is it because you have had a bad experience in god's organization?

Nina

Sure it's a troll.....but how often do I get to post that someone sounds like an ignoramus?

Nina

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Turn away from these wicked ways!

by Proud Witness in

jw
friends

well as you would have guessed from my name, i am a proud witness and i feel obliged to preach to you about the promises that our wonderful creator, jehovah god, has promised each and every one of us, of any race or background.

i know that you already know what he has told us through his word, but i am curious to wonder why you have chosen to jump off the narrow road which leads to everlasting life.

is it because you have had a bad experience in god's organization?

Nina

You don't sound like a "Witness" to me. You sound like an ignoramus.

You were warned to stay away from people like "us" but you are here anyway? That's really obedience to God's Faithful and Discreet Slave, isn't it!

Here you go, straight from the NWT: Rev. 3: 15-18.

As regards your "name": Pr. 16:18.

Nina

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Welcome Newbies!!! What made you post your first post? Short version please

by frankiespeakin in

jw
friends

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i see many new posters welcome,,i'm frankie and i want to say hello.. i can be alittle funny at times and even rude please forgive me in advance.. post a little about yourselves but only as much as you feel comfortable.

Nina

Hmmmmmm, why did I post? Because....

As good as you are and as bad as I am

As bad as I am I'm as good as you are!

Nina

Editetd to add that this little verse was taught to me years ago by a faltering JW. She wasn't respected in her congregation no matter how hard she tried. Finally she just gave up. Karen, if you ever read this, I still remember. I hope you are doing well.

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So-called "experiences" about courting/marrying non-believers

by Gopher in

i don?t remember exactly where in jw-land i heard these experiences, but i believe they were passed around through word of mouth rather than through assemblies or publications.

urban legends?

you decide.. experience #1. faithful jw girl is dating a fellow who is studying (or was recently baptized) in order to win her love rather than because he believes jw doctrine.

Nina

I heard these in the early '80's while out in field service. They are "car group" experiences, what you talk about while waiting in the car for your turn at a door. I heard that these things happened "right here in our circuit!". It was always the next congregation over, or someone knew someone in the congregation where it happened.

Same with the smurf stories; I was told in good faith by one of my very best JW friends that her JW neighbor's friend's daughter talked with the smufs who jumped down off the wallpaper once the parents left the room. When I asked to have a chat with the parents of this afflicted child it seemed no one knew exactly which family it was.

I have another story to add to the urban collection. There was a pioneer sister in my congregation (yes, my real congregation and yes I knew this sister) who had spent years in the entertainment industry including touring with Bob Hope. As a parting gift he allegedly gave her a ring. I saw the ring, it was a huge thing. Well, one day she was out in service, chatting with some person at a door, and the person said "I'm not interested in what you have to say but I sure would like to know how you afforded that ring!" She supposedly took off the ring right then and threw it away in the nearest dumpster. She didn't want anything to interfere with people responding to the "good news". Did she really do it? I don't know! She was just wacky enough to do something like that! I didn't ask and I didn't watch to see if the ring ever reappeared. So there you have it, the legend of the $10,000 ring!

Now back to your regularly scheduled courting/wedding stories.

Nina

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