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  Amish in the City/The Village/JW's

  by mamochan13 in

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  i watched amish in the city tonight and saw the village last night.

  been thinking a lot about comparisons with jws.

  i found the rumspringa thing quite interesting ever since i saw devil's playground (watch it if you have a chance, great documentary!).

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  Gordy,

  Rumspringa is when the Amish youth (teenagers) get to go wild and sample the world. Their parents & everyone look the other way in any wrong doing. Sowing their wild oats so to speak. When they are done, they make their final decision to either leave the religion they were raised in or dedicate themselves to it. I'm not sure if they get baptised but there is some sort of ceremony for dedication. They have to be good after that and go with the flow. If they chose to leave they are cut off by the family for leaving the religion. They were given the choice to make after sampling what they would be missing. Like Mamochan said...The witness youth do it, they just have to hide it.
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  Shooting at the park

  by Netty in

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  well, i know i dont post often, but still am very active reading all your posts for the last several months.

  i had an incident happen yesterday that i just want to share, it scares me to death thinking about it.

  i took my two year, my six year old, and a nine year old neighbor boy that my son had been playing with, to the park right down the street to play.

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  Netty (((Hug)))

  That was something I would have frozen over also.

  Hard as it maybe it may be a good idea to take the kids back to the park and let them play again real soon. You have probably been there many times in the past with no problems so I think it is good for a six year old to see that it was (hopefully) a one time thing. If he is afraid to go let him know you are too, but you will do it together because you don't want one bad thing to ruin yours or his fun in life. A lot of his stress may have come from you (understandably) to a six year old if an adult is scared it must be bad. Show him how to face his fear, concour it and go on with his fun. You both will have a sence of empowerment and braveness.

  Shame on those people! Idiots.
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  Jehovah's Witness convention begins today (In Jamaica)

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20040715t170000-0500_62847_obs_jehovah_s_witness_convention_begins_today.asp

  jehovah's witness convention begins today .

  vivian tyson, observer staff reporter.

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  The "WWW Donations" in action! I always wondered what they did with it. Sprucing up the country club for weekend get aways in Jamaica? Money well spent if you ask me.
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  No Body At The Funeral?

  by Englishman in

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  mini's thread about weddings and funerals had me intrigued.

  so did mulans reply about having a private and separate service.

  well, i've referred to this before, but it might be of interest to those who haven't been here too long.

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  It could also be a way to save money..........you know how expensive funerals can be.

  No frills, it can't cost that much to "DISPOSE" of a body, so that leaves lots more money for the contribution box if it isn't wasted on the dead.
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  Your JW Is Showing

  by Corvin in

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  ok, it isn't often that i just plain vent or rant on this board, but gosh-darnit, i need to let this out .

  some jw's are such nuerotic nutjobs .

  .why can't they just be happy and allow you your peace and happiness????.

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  Feel Better Now?
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  Everybody and their mother want to.....

  by Doubtfully Yours in

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  come visit here in florida.

  relatives, friends, all!!!

  and of course they always want to go to the many parks and beaches here.

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  Nobody ever wants to come to Northern Kentucky. I do want to go to your neck of the woods Junction-Guy hows the apostafest coming, Chevy I live 10 minutes from Florence.
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  Sad News...

  by Sentinel in

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  my mom had her valve replacement and triple by-pass surgery today.

  the operation lasted five hours, and they had just gotten her to her room at 8:00pm when she went into cardiac arrest.

  the doctor tried everything, even opening up her chest and massaging her heart.

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  I'm so sorry for your loss Karen. It has been a tough year for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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  What are you listening to as you read?

  by reboot in

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  can't get over how good the new jet album get born is...there's a definate t-rex resurrection revival going on here....with a little ac/dc thrown in for good measure ..its awesome...some amazing acoustic guitar based guitar ballads too- a real ecclectic mix that hangs really well together..got to have the headphones on though as its got to be loud..now all i have to do is hope they get better before glastonbury.

  what are you listening to tonight?

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  The air conditioner humming.
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  My Rather Large Extremeties Are Becoming A Problem.

  by Englishman in

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  i'm not excessively tall at just over 6 feet.

  however, i must have been first in line when god was dishing out hands, feet and heads.

  to date it hasn't been much of a problem except when i have to travel 25 miles to the nearest shoe shop to get a size 14 (uk).

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  Maybe where you order the bracelet can send you an extra chain or put you in contact with the maker and you will always have extra links on hand when needed, but jewlers alot of times have them laying around.
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  What is the biggest negative and biggest positive to being a jw?

  by skittles4u in

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  i am very curious to your respones.

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  If I have to pick the biggest negitive (there are many) I would have to say leagally murdering their children. By this I mean withholding blood if it could save a child. Adults are on their own, but a kid has no say. That to me is murder.

  The only positive thing I can think of is I was always afraid of getting caught doing something so I didn't. That probably kept me out of alot of trouble.

  Edited to add: Chevy....stay out of the sun girl. You're burnt! OUCH!