Posts by bikerchic

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My story

by Layla33 in

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this is my first time posting.

bear with me.

i came across this site a few years ago, i never posted, i read it occasionally, some of the stories were interesting and affirming.

bikerchic

Welcome Layla!

I find solace in coming to a place like this and venting and possibly reaching out to some of you who have been through some of the same things and have the same backgrounds.

That's what JWD is all about and I'm sure you'll have much to offer in the way of reaching out to others as well as being comforted now in your time of grief.

I am truly sorry for you loss, death does cause us to question all that we've been told about it. I hope you can reformulate your belief system about death as well as you've done with other JW doctrines and it brings you peace.

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Do you shun Jw's now?

by AK - Jeff in

i have gone thru phases with this.

i sometimes have forced jw's who shun me to speak, or be embarrassed if they don't.

then i let up on that as the hurting lessened over time.

bikerchic

No. I've had lots of interaction with JW's, some family some not.

On my job I work in a large department store in the men's department and several times JW's have come in to buy dress clothes for talks or assemblies. You can spot them a mile away and the language is so familiar . I have many times helped them pick out the right size shirt, pants and the right color tie and gladly take their money! It wasn't that long ago I was doing the same thing shopping for my boys and hubby getting ready for an assembly or whatever, sigh.

I think it's always good to be nice and cordial to people regardless of whom they are, if they want to shun me that's their problem not mine and not the way I want to be.

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My personal proof elders are not spirit appointed

by stillajwexelder in

i was congregation secretary.

all of us were against appointing a particular ms as elder despite the fact he had regular pioneered for 15 years.

the reason was he told crude jokes and all in the congregation knew it.

bikerchic

NO! Say it ain't so!

Do you mean to say that Jehovah's Holy Spirit™ was not behind this scenario that played out in the last Congregation I was in:

DO and CO come to town (small town) for an impromptu JC of the PO in my congregation who was having an affair with a sister who not only was in the same congregation but also worked for the company the PO owned (family JW owned company), got the picture? Oh and her husband also worked for the same company. PO gets not only removed as an elder and PO but is told his company will pay many thousands of dollars to this sister to shut her up as she was threatening a sexual harassment law suit against the JW company!

He paid or rather the whole family did via the company funds, she and hubby left the B'org never to be seen again! I heard they set up their own church and went apostate! LOL

Gosh I thought Jehovah loves a bribe when it's to protect his good name from being slammed all over the local papers!

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Go Seahawks!!!!!

by Justitia Themis in

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start shaking with fear green bay!!!!

!.

bikerchic

Yay Seahawks!

http://www.seahawks.com/News/News_NoTitle.aspx?id=67148

Start shakin Greenbay!

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Happy New Year to all JWD forum....

by justhuman in

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i would like to wish you all on this forum a happy new year, and hope that this new year will bring everyone better days, but most of all .

love.

health.

bikerchic

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..Rock`n on the Mountain!!..

by OUTLAW in

..happy new year jwd!

!.........the music is cranked!....and ..the satelite dish is bringing in some of the best music on the planet!........jeff healy was just on......that man can play a guitar!!........

"the band"is on now..and..levon helm is working his magic............jwd!

bikerchic

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Burningbridges: What happened to your myspace site? Were U 4 real?

by WingCommander in

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or were you just a watchtower troll trying to entrap people that were trying to be nice to you?

i read your site, thought it was nice, added you as a friend, made some comments, and now today your myspace page is gone!!

this kind of crap makes me nervous.

bikerchic

She made this post in her first thread:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/149677/2723051/post.ashx#2723051

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Had tooth pulled-tremendous pain

by Angry_Kangaroo in

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yesterday i had an abscessed wisdom tooth pulled.

the pain now is much more severe then before it was pulled.

the worst pain is where the dentist gave me the local injections-it hurts so bad!

bikerchic

((((A-K))))

Man I feel for you! I have nothing more to offer you in the way of help that wasn't already said, I was going to say rinse with salt water, dry socket ect...but I'm glad you're going to another Doc on Monday. Until then dope yourself up on meds and rest!

I had no idea that going to the dentist could be pain free until I moved away from our family dentist of over 20 years and went to my current husband's dentist. I have apologized to all my kids for putting them through the family dentist!! I seriously thought you were supposed to hurt after a cleaning! grrrr!

Now I almost look forward to going and I always ask for the gas no matter what I have done! I love that stuff! Anyway my gums don't hurt afterward as this Dentist is so gentle I never have any kind of pain afterward, well maybe a little discomfort but nothing to keep me up at night over.

Hope you feel better soon!

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Re: Scully's talks, a question

by carla in

thank you scully & friends for all that info!.

i have a question, in the past many of you have bemoaned having to give a # 4 or 6 talk for instance.

are these the talks you were talking about?

bikerchic

Thanks for that c/p kilfoy!

ASSIGNMENT No. 3: 5 minutes. This will be assigned to a sister. Students receiving this assignment will either select a setting or be assigned one from the list appearing on page 82 of the Ministry School Textbook. The student should use the assigned theme and apply it to an aspect of field service that is realistic and practical for the territory of the local congregation. When no references are indicated as source material, the student will need to gather material for this part by doing research in publications provided by the faithful and discreet slave class. Newer students should be assigned talks for which references are supplied. The school overseer will be particularly interested in the way the student develops the material and the way she helps the householder to reason on the Scriptures and to understand the key points of the presentation. Students assigned this part should know how to read. The school overseer will assign one assistant.

ASSIGNMENT No. 4: 5 minutes. The student should develop the assigned theme. When no references are indicated as source material, the student will need to gather material for this part by doing research in publications provided by the faithful and discreet slave class. When assigned to a brother, this part may be given as a talk with the Kingdom hall audience in mind. Or the school overseer may suggest that for certain speech counsel points, a brother may handle his assignment with a field service setting. When a sister is given this part, it should always be presented as outlined for assignment.

That made me puke! Talk about mind control......leaves no room for "free thinking"! Man I forget how protected we were from the outside world, why I didn't see this as cult-like back then?! It's so obvious to me now.

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Re: Scully's talks, a question

by carla in

thank you scully & friends for all that info!.

i have a question, in the past many of you have bemoaned having to give a # 4 or 6 talk for instance.

are these the talks you were talking about?

bikerchic

I've found it difficult to explain to the uninitiated how the woman never speaks directly to the audience but rather rehearses a little role-play on stage.

Because the woman is not to be a teacher in the Congregation when there are able bodied men around to do so she would have to wear a head covering. Somehow teaching a ~~supposed~~ pretend Bible Study is not the same.

I'm also looking for the general outline. That is, what distinguishes a #3 from a #4 and #6.

The explanation of the talks to be given are also on the yearly schedule ie; it explains for say talk #1 it's to be given by a brother™and to cover the material outlined say pages such and such in some book or another and it's to be a 5 minute talk. There is no outline for these talks just material in given publications to be covered and a time allowance for each talk.