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  Problem recieving Watchtower & Awake "again"

  by Dolllie in

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  2. scandals

  i posted earlier in the summer about some "racist" witnesses who told me that i could not recieve the watchtower & awake magazines, or attend the kingdom hall, because i was black & blacks were not able to understand the bible, "it was not for them".. i wrote a letter to the watchtower society & got a response!.

  i moved out of that immediate area, a couple of towns(about 40 minutes away).

  i contacted the watchtower society after moving here to have someone bring me the watchtower & awake.

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  I just cannot believe this. I grew up in org. They love to place mags and start studies with anyone. I think maybe they truly did not have another magazine. Never saw racism practiced in my 33 years in---not as a group at all!
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  I know I may a big ole baby...

  by Country Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .. and it might not seem important to anyone else.

  i just put the best cat in the world to sleep this morning, and i feel like a murderer.

  he had cat aids, and he was so sick this last year.

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  Country Girl, reading your initial post brought tears to my eyes and I didn't even know your kitty. I hope you feel better soon.
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  Your opinions please

  by anew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first, i apologize if this goes through twice, i cannot find the original post.

  my question is how do you feel about halloween.

  i grew up as jw and never celebrated anything.

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  Thank you for your advice on finding my threads. I like reading all of your opinions on Halloween too!
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  Do you believe it is wrong to celebrate Halloween?

  by anew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thought i would throw this out to the board.

  i was raised a jw.

  i now celebrate most holidays.

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  I can see both sides. I guess it all lies in how you look at it. I can't at this point reconsile myself to accept this holiday but I respect the opinions of those who can.
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  Your opinions please

  by anew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first, i apologize if this goes through twice, i cannot find the original post.

  my question is how do you feel about halloween.

  i grew up as jw and never celebrated anything.

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  First, I apologize if this goes through twice, I cannot find the original post. My question is how do you feel about Halloween. I grew up as JW and never celebrated anything. I do now. I will not celebrate Halloween however as I believe it of the devil. The world acknowledges this and the holiday's origins undeniable. I would not allow my child to be involved in this one holiday as I do believe in evil spirits and want nothing to do with them. What do you think on this topic?
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  Do you believe it is wrong to celebrate Halloween?

  by anew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thought i would throw this out to the board.

  i was raised a jw.

  i now celebrate most holidays.

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  Thought I would throw this out to the board. I was raised a JW. I am not now. I now celebrate most holidays. I still will not celebrate halloween or if I had kids, I would not allow them. This is a holiday that the entire world acknowledges as being of the devil and associated with evil. So I want nothing to do with it. What is your opinions on the matter?
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  Welcome Lurkers--I'd like to issue a challenge to you!

  by anew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all lurkers.

  i would like to ask you to just drop a note on this thread.

  it can just be a "hey" or a friendly hello or even tell us how much you don't agree with what you are reading, just write something.

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  Bethany, I look forward to reading your story! Welcome!
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  Welcome Lurkers--I'd like to issue a challenge to you!

  by anew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all lurkers.

  i would like to ask you to just drop a note on this thread.

  it can just be a "hey" or a friendly hello or even tell us how much you don't agree with what you are reading, just write something.

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  Hi all lurkers. I would like to ask you to just drop a note on this thread. It can just be a "hey" or a friendly hello or even tell us how much you don't agree with what you are reading, just write something. Thanks!
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  If You Found A Discarded Lottery Ticket In The Trash & It Was A Winner.....

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and you knew who it belonged to, would you view it as "finder's keepers"?

  would you tell the person they just threw away a winner?

  would you tell him, hoping for a reward??

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  If the ticket were to fall out of someones purse accidently and it was a winner, I would definitely give it back. If they deliberately threw the ticket away--oh well--it's mine now. I made the effort to dig in the trash for it, so I guess I will keep it. If some bum digs in your trash and finds a nice leather wallet it is his. So I would be the bum digging in the trash for a lotto ticket!
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  Let's share the good memories from the org.

  by anew in

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  2. friends

  i got this idea from the thread about fun.

  you know, today is different, i have some good memories from years ago, cake after bookstudys, kiddie parties, intermissions, mcdonalds for break at field service.

  happy elders who would tease me as a little girl and carry me from door to door.

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  I wish I would have been on some A list. I did feel isolated as a teanager. We were not popular in the congregation and therefore no real true friends my age and of course I could not associate with the world. I remember when my cousin would visit for the District Convention from out of town. She was seven years older than me, but I always looked forward to that and had a great time.