Topics Started by Kimmee

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Remember asking to be a part of the Theocratic Ministry School?
by Kimmee in
1. jw
2. friends
and giving your first talk?

i found my first talk i gave.

i was so corny and nervous and get graded for your efforts and the rehearsing for sisters with other sisters.
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Did anyone enjoy singing the Kingdom Melodies?
by Kimmee in
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2. friends
did anyone actually enjoy singing the kingdom melodies at the hall?

some of them were fun to sing, some of them were corny.

my brother use to sing them loud but without any sound coming out of his mouth.
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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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congregational cliques
by chuckyy in
1. jw
2. experiences
it was my experience during my 13 yrs as a jw that congregations usually had a social clique.

in other words, there would be a group of people in a congregation that would only associate (and sometimes only go out on field service too) with people within that social clique.

if you were in the clique, fine.
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were there any embarassing moments in the congregation?
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
?
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So where are all of you going to convention?
by ValiantBoy in
1. jw
2. friends
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for the first time since 1983 no one in my family is going at all, but i was wondering where everybody is having theirs?
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Is anyone on this forum disfellowshipped?
by Kimmee in
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2. friends
and if you are do you care to tell why you are disfellowshipped?

for those who were not what prevented you from being disfellowshipped?

curious minds want to know.
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Why did we become JW?
by BigG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was brought up in the 'truth' for many years until i was 20 or thereabouts and now being on the outside looking in i see not only jw's for what they really are but i believe i see religion for what it really is too.. consider this point, and this reminds me of a song written by alanis morrisette entitled, forgiven which is a pretty cool stab at religion itself if you read the lyrics closely...one part of the lyrics is 'we all had our reasons to be there'.

if you came into the truth, consider the reasons why, what were the circumstances of your life...were you searching for something.

even if they were brought up in it...consider the reasons why their parents started to believe.
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How many here are married to a witness?
by Why Georgia in
1. jw
2. friends
just wondering how many others there are like me who are married to a witness who is either actively going or fading away?

i have found that even though my husband is fading away - he still has a lot of those witness thoughts.. it's definately better that he is away from them and not getting their "spiritual food (vomit)".

but i still have worries when his mother calls and invites us to the memorial or tries to give us the latest book.. i feel my blood pressure just about go through the roof.. i'm glad there are places like this board to talk with people and get support from real " friends".