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  What Do You Do For Fun?

  by minimus in

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  now that you have all this extra time (not having to go to meetings, service, conventions, etc.

  ) what do you do for fun?

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  chrissee

  watching all the good tv shows on Tuesday & thursday nites and getting to sleep in on sunday morning!
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  Point Pleasant

  by chrissee in

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  has anyone else watched the new series on fox, wednesday nite at 9pm?

  (est) what did you think of it?.

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  I wasn't as impressed with it as I thought I'd be, but I'll most likely watch it again to see if it's gonna fly----or not :o)

  I felt the same way. But I was interested because I'm originally from Jersey and have visited Point Pleasant beach in the summers. I wanted to see if there was anyplaces I recognized. Although, I'll probably find out that it's filmed somewhere else!
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  The continuing saga of being in love with a Witness

  by starcrossedpimp in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don't know how many read my prior post "problems with jw girlfriend and her family", but i feel the need to continue the story as it is very current and is taking quite a toll on both of us.

  she and i also work together at a grocery store, so even if she does/did decide to break things off (because of her parents and the religion) we would still see each other (i'll get to this in a minute).

  we both know that we still love each other and that we deserve to be together, but can this religion be stronger than true love?????

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  chrissee

  I knew of a baptized pioneer sister who was in a similar situation. She was about 22, living at home. All of her family are devout witnesses. She, though, was secretly dating a 'worldly guy'. Her family did not know, but I worked with her and she told me. This was before my fading, but I wouldn't have gone to the elders. The girl was over 18, I felt her decisions were her own.

  Finally she & the guy flew to Vegas and got married. Her family didn't know that was where she was going and what she planned on doing. They just went away for the weekend and came back married. She was never disfellowshipped for it. And they've been married about 4 years now. Although it took awhile for the family to accept it. Maybe an option for you, Starcrossedpimp.
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  Point Pleasant

  by chrissee in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  has anyone else watched the new series on fox, wednesday nite at 9pm?

  (est) what did you think of it?.

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  chrissee

  Has anyone else watched the new series on Fox, Wednesday nite at 9pm? (EST) What did you think of it?

  (taken from Fox's website)

  All hell is about to break loose in a sleepy New Jersey town when a sudden violent storm washes in more than the tide in the new supernatural drama series POINT PLEASANT.

  The peaceful existence of a small seaside community will change forever when Christina Nickson (Elisabeth Harnois) is rescued from the ocean by local lifeguard Jesse Parker (Sam Page) and brought to the home of local doctor Ben Kramer (Richard Burgi). The Kramers, including Ben's wife Meg (Susan Walters) and daughter Judy (Aubrey Dollar), take an instant liking to Christina and invite her to stay with them as she searches for clues to her past and attempts to find her mother ? a Point Pleasant native whom Christina never knew.

  Christina is unaware of the profound effect she has on the town's inhabitants; her presence awakens repressed feelings, unlocks secret desires and heightens emotions. Tensions flare between Jesse, who finds himself inexplicably drawn to Christina, and his best friend Terry (Brent Weber), who secretly lusts after Jesse's possessive girlfriend Paula (Cameron Richardson). Paula's hot-to-trot mother Amber (Dina Meyer) attempts to rekindle her relationship with the good Dr. Kramer. And long-buried secrets kept by Jesse's parents, police captain Logan (Alex Carter) and God-fearing Sarah (Clare Carey), begin to surface, especially when the mysterious and charismatic Lucas Boyd (Grant Show) arrives and insinuates himself into Christina's new life.

  As Christina delves deeper into the history of Point Pleasant, seeking answers to her mother's disappearance, she will come to realize that she has never known her "real" father, either ? for Christina is the offspring of a mortal woman and the Devil. While Christina struggles to control the demon inside her ? and the powers that come with it ? the fight for her soul has begun, as the town of POINT PLEASANT becomes the ultimate battleground of good versus evil.

  POINT PLEASANT is a 20th Century Fox Television Production. Marti Noxon ("Angel," "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"), Dawn Parouse (TRU CALLING), Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz serve as executive producers. Ben Edlund, Andrea Newmann are co-executive producers.
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  Songs which remind you of J Dubs....

  by missy04 in

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  2. friends

  i was just sitting here listening to a song by breaking benjamin called "rain" and it reminded me of the witnesses.. ""rain".

  take a photograph, .

  not a dollar or a crowd could ever keep me here, .

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  chrissee

  White Lion's - When the Children Cry:

  Little child dry your crying eyes
  How can I explain the fear you feel inside
  Cause you were born into this evil world
  Where man is killing man and no one knows just why
  What have we become just look what we have done
  All that we destroyed you must build again
  
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  When the children cry let them know we tried
  Cause when the children sing then the new world begins

  Little child you must show the way
  To a better day for all the young
  Cause you were born for all the world to see
  That we all can live with love and peace
  No more presidents and all the wars will end
  One united world under God
  
  CHORUS
  
  What have we become just look what we have done
  All that we destroyed you must build again
  No more presidents and all the wars will end
  One united world under God
  
  When the children cry let them know we tried
  When the children fight let them know it ain't right
  When the children pray let them know the way
  Cause when the children sing then the new world begins
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  JW's and records

  by frozen one in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is a bit of an expansion on the above thread.... if memory serves (which is questionable), it seems that i read or heard that if a witness had employment which made them privy to files at work and if they saw something in the files that may be evidence of "wrong doing" that they were obligated to report the information to the elders.

  for example, if a dub worked at a video store and saw that another witness had been renting r rated movies or (gasp) porn, the elders needed to know this.

  or maybe a witness worked at a hospital and had access to medical files, the elders would need to know if anyone had been treated for vd, had a forbidden blood treatment, or if a sister had an abortion.

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  I remember hearing a story about a sis who worked in a ob/gyn office and another young sis was in for a check up. the sis who worked there went to the elders because she read in the file that the young sis was pregnant. THe young sis was unmarried. Don't remember the outcome, but I remember my mom agreeing with how the sis who worked at the office had done the right thing. I was stunned! I would think that is against the law! The doctor/patient confidentiality clause. Guess it doesn't apply to JW's.
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  Who was told that the New order would be here before......................

  by avishai in

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  they finished high school?

  college?

  etc and what year were you told?.

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  chrissee

  My mom started studying when I was 13 and right away she started telling me that Armageddon would be here waaayyy before I graduated high school. Which was in 1986! Then when I did graduate, it was Armageddon would be here before I married, that was in 1991. Then it was it would be here before your kids go to school! they are in 5th & 6th grade now. Since I've faded I haven't heard when Armageddon will be coming. Any ideas?? LOL
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  Tony Blair Postage Stamp

  by Angharad in

  1. social
  2. humour

  tony blair wants a postage stamp issued with his picture on it before he is kicked out of office.

  so, he instructs his people, stressing that it should be of high international quality.

  the stamps are created, printed, and released.. tony is delighted.

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  chrissee

  LOL!
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  Brief Introduction

  by frozen one in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thought i would join the forum after following the posts for a while.

  i used to post on tishie's x-jw site but have not participated there for a while.

  anyway, i was born into the religion...cult...borg...whatever.

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  chrissee

  welcome, frozen one.
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  How many "ascended the mountain", and didn't see "the light"?

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm talking about the jw dream of visiting mecca bethel!

  i had heard the stories of "the friends" who came back from bethel ("ascended the mountain") and they came back with their faces beaming.

  it was so great, that they could talk almost endlessly about it and the entire experience seemed to be so "spiritual".

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  chrissee

  I had visited Brooklyn Bethel about 1996 or 1997. I went with 2 pioneer sisters and we toured the facility and did have the lunchtime meal with some bethelites. Don't remember much about the tour & stuff. But something that still sticks in my mind is we visited a brother from our local cong. that was at bethel. He showed us were he lived. A small apartment with only a bathroom, a living room & a kitchenette. No bedrooms! and he lived with a roommate. They had cushions stuffed in the closet that they brought out at nighttime to sleep on! I guess they are not there to sleep comfortably.

  And many years earlier I had visited the "farm' with a large group. It was winter time and a new sister had worn pants. She was dressed nice, but the brothers wouldn't allow her to tour, because she was wearing pants!! No one thought they wouldn't allow her in, otherwise I'm sure someone would have told her before we drove the 3 hours to get there in a snow stom, no less.