Posts by badwillie

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

badwillie

Hey YoYo - sift this!!!