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  anyone else from Philly here?

  by badwillie in

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  i've gotten request from a couple to email them.

  anymore out there?

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  badwillie

  I've gotten request from a couple to email them. Anymore out there?
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  Anyone Remember The Chaperone Thing?

  by Englishman in

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  back when i was a lusty young lad of 17, a certain sister caught my eye - i swear that she could make her eyelashes beckon - and i duly decided to pay court to said sister.. however, it was not to be so simple.

  round about that time, it would have been mid-60's, the wtbts were having a real downer on anyone who wore a short skirt (not me), danced the twist or grew their hair (me) over their ears.. but, the worse thing was still to come.

  folks, i am talking about chaperoning!

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  badwillie

  Hey DIM,
  Finally someone else from Philly. I'm in the suburbs, Montgomery County. How 'bout you?
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  Anyone Remember The Chaperone Thing?

  by Englishman in

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  back when i was a lusty young lad of 17, a certain sister caught my eye - i swear that she could make her eyelashes beckon - and i duly decided to pay court to said sister.. however, it was not to be so simple.

  round about that time, it would have been mid-60's, the wtbts were having a real downer on anyone who wore a short skirt (not me), danced the twist or grew their hair (me) over their ears.. but, the worse thing was still to come.

  folks, i am talking about chaperoning!

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  badwillie

  Hey Englishman,
  I used to live in London, now I'm back home in Philadelphia.
  When my wife and I were courting (dating) we never had a problem going out alone in London (she's British), but back here in my congregation we were disciplined by the elders for not having chaperones..what a damn joke! You really brought back these ridiculous memories.
  - BadWillie.
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  British JWs ignoring the GB.

  by dmouse in

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  when we have american jw relatives visit they are frequently shocked at the difference between how they live their lives and how jws over here live.

  its almost as if we are from two different religions.. that divide seems to be getting wider.

  i have noticed in the past two or three years a noticeable relaxation among british jws.

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  badwillie

  I think your observations are absolutlely correct.
  I can speak from experience. I am American, my wife is British, we are/were both JW's. I lived in London for almost 9 years after we were married. In 1999, we moved to the US to my home State(PA).
  My wife has commented over the past 2 years since she's lived here about how "strict" the witnesses here are. I had a thread posted in this forum on the 18 Oct about how we both have just been publicly reproved for asking too many questions about the org and the UN involvement. There is definitely more of an application of the "letter of the law" here in the good ol USA.
  - BadWillie.
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  ANTHEM

  by nicolaou in

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  shouldn't all of us ex-dubs, lurkers and nominal jw's have an anthem?.

  a few suggestions for starters:.

  i will survive.

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  badwillie

  GET UP, STAND UP

  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight

  Preacher man don't tell me
  Heaven is under the earth
  I know you don't know
  What life is really worth
  It's not all that glitters is gold
  Half the story has never been told
  So now you see the light
  Stand up for your rights

  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight

  Most people think
  Great God will come from the skies
  Take away everything
  And make everybody feel high
  But if you know what life is worth
  You would look for yours on earth
  And now you've seen the light
  You stand up for your rights

  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
  Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight
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  Jehovah is sifting the organization

  by YoYoMama in

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  jehovah keeps sifting and cleanning out the organization.

  this board is proof of that sifting work.

  congratulations on being cleansed out of jehovah's organization because of your inmoral and prideful lives.

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  Hey YoYo - sift this!!!
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  I just got taken!!! Grrrr!

  by Billygoat in

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  i started a new job last january with a fairly young company.

  within just a few weeks, i realized this was a pretty good company to work for.

  they pay well, bennies are good, senior management is pretty decent, future looks secure, etc.

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  badwillie

  Businesses can become a lot like cults. Check out the move "Boiler Room" - it's very interesting to see the parallels to religious fanaticism.
  - BadWillie
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  What do you drive and why?

  by Escargot in

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  well, a post on the good ol days got me thinking about the vehicles people drive and why.

  in the jws, a vehicle had to be appropriate for service, four doors, holding at least five.

  i remember back in 1978 i bought an mgb and the brothers had a fit (hehe), i was selfish, etc.,.

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  badwillie

  I have a friend who was in an accident where his car rolled 5 times, all 4 people climbed out safely with only minor cuts and scrapes.
  The car: a Volvo
  So, my car now is a 1993 Volvo 960 , not only are these cars safe but they handle well and have lots of options as standard.
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  How the JWs helped me

  by larc in

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  all of us have had negative experiences as a result of leaving the witnesses, some much worse than others.

  many here, have expressed a bitterness and an anger over loosing so many "wasted" years.

  while these are natural feelings, i think there are several positives we can dwell on as well.

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  Yeah, and the Taliban gave some guys a lot of self confidence, gave them money to learn to fly planes, and provided a seemingly worthy cause to give purpose and meaning to their lives (and deaths).
  I know it helps all of us who have left the JW's to rationalize the pain we are feeling by looking at all the "good things". The problem is you have no way of knowing how many of these good qualities and experiences would have developed naturally anyway if your life had stayed on course. I suggest you read "Releasing the Bonds", by Steven Hassan. This may help you to realize that the perceived appeal of any benefits you gained from the org were probably things that appealed to your true self. The true self would have existed regardless of you being a witness or not.
  - BadWillie.
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  Favourite Live Performer:

  by Englishman in

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  i've seen loads of live acts, back when i was a "young person asking" i watched the crystals, heinz, johnny kid and the pirates, brenda lee, joe brown and others all on one show.

  so very innocent!.

  come my eventual departure from dubdom, i resolved to see all these bad people playing their music live.

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  badwillie

  Reggae/Ska is best heard live, here's a list of acts I've seen:

  Toots and the Maytals (you'll be dancing on the stage!)
  Burning Spear
  Aswad
  Eek-a-Mouse
  Frankie Paul
  The Skatalites

  - BadWillie.