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  Got a call, my dad is in hospice...

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  our last conversation was him yelling at me because i "loved the gays".

  translation, i pointed out that nobody chooses their sexuality.

  i've been shunned since daing last september, and really for a year or so after visiting my df'ed brother.

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  I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, dubstepped. I was with both my parents when they entered hospice, my mom in 2007 and my dad in 2010. Certain family members decided on their own to start shunning me (to varying degrees) after my mom passed. They didn't interfere with my spending the nights in dad's room (so he'd never be alone) and we had normal conversations about his condition and planning for how to handle things afterward. However, when it came to his memorial service, I was warned not to show up at the gathering afterwards for the "friends" or there would be a scene. I decided to let them wallow in their piety and self-righteousness in peace.

  I'm very glad your mom is clearing the path for you to spend some time with your dad. That's very classy of her. I hope you can maintain a close relationship with her after this is over. She's gonna need you, whether she realizes it or not.

  Stay strong, my friend.
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  1958 Convention Program. 8 days from 9am till 9pm. Anyone attend?

  by StopTheTears in

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  2. friends

  how in the world did they justify this torture?

  imagine the children forced to sit in the summer heat at yankee stadium for 12 hours a day.

  for 8 days.

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  I was there as a 5 year old. I clearly remember the LONG days and nights. I was bored to death, but I do have rather fond memories of the 35¢ meals and the excitement of riding the subway to and from the stadium.

  We were back for another dose in 1961. I have my dad's 8 mm films from that one, including shots of us on the way there and on the way back home. Besides the dizzying shots of NYC (he moved the camera much too fast), there's footage of a little excursion we took up the Hudson River to Bear Mountain one day. No sound on any of it, but the films do bring back some good memories. Note that none of the good memories have anything to do with the assembly itself.
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  2 Requests for documents!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2015 guidelines for training potential circuit overseers.. http://we.tl/tagk4vycdl.

  .. 1925 message of hope from page 141 of the 1988 revelation climax book.

  page 3 starts the reprint shown in the golden age magazine.. .. http://we.tl/wjaevwvztz.

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  Thanks, Atlantis and wifibandit!
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  My "best" friend (active JW) has just died

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  johnny santa cruz and i met around 1959 at a movie theater in fort worth, texas.. the purpose of that meeting was to create a fanclub for horror movie director william castle.

  a week or so later, johnny stopped me as i was walking home from elementary school.. "hey--i think i know you.

  weren't you at the william castle fanclub thing?".

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  So sorry for your loss, Terry. Sometimes there's little rhyme or reason to friendship. Just like love.
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  My life

  by wasone in

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  2. friends

  in 1968 merle haggard released a country song with the lyrics " and i turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole.

  no one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried.

  " the following year i too turned twenty-one and found myself in prison but not for the reasons haggard sang about.

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  You're a great storyteller. Keep 'em coming...
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  Kingdom Hall Built on Site of Former Slave Market

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in mississippi, there is a historical site called forks of the road.

  before the civil war, it was one of the most active slave trading markets in the south.

  it was a triangular piece of land formed by ... you guessed it ... a fork in the road.

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  I don't know for sure, but I imagine that line of tall trees was planted specifically to hide the KH from those visiting the historical site and vice versa. The JW's wouldn't want to be visually associated with even a historical site related to slavery.

  Ironic, considering that their precious Bible doesn't condemn slavery at all. It fact, it presents it as a societal norm in both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and the Greek Scriptures (New Testament). What scant few regulations regarding slavery there are basically protect the slave owner or prohibit only the most egregious mistreatment of slaves. In the New Testament, slaves are ordered to be obedient to their masters. Not even a hint can be found that slavery is wrong in and of itself. Thank goodness society as a whole has outgrown the Bible in that regard. Now if we could just get rid of all the other superstitions...
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  Commercial activism.

  by Ben131895 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in his last couple of vlogs, john cedars is wearing a t-shirt saying shunned.

  some people liked it and asked him if they could purchase one.. in his last vlog (#111) he is advertising it and mentioned the link www.apostee.com, based in the us.

  comments attached to vlog # 110 mentioned the fact that this company will close in april and that the business will be continued by cedars itself, who has also a stock of anti-witness items.. besides that, he was not the owner of jwsurvey.org, but since january 16, 2016 he is.. it looks (as mentioned before by simon in an earlier thread), this guy is making a living from his activism, a paid career.. one should seriously question his true motives, demonstrated in his activism.

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  Like his approach or not, he does seem to be genuinely motivated. If he wants to offer bling that supports his cause, who cares? Buy it, don't buy it, it's all up to you. No reason to begrudge him the right to help support himself and his family by offering things some people want and are consistent with his overall message. Not everyone can afford to be a purist and do all he does without some monetary return. We have to be realistic.
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  My old computer is dead: long live my new CHROMEBOOK

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had my previous toshiba laptop plugged into the wall five days ago when a sudden electric storm drove a jagged bolt of electricity earthward and fried my hard drive.

  i posted my sad status on facebook.

  guess who saw it?

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  'nuf said, Terry. I shall say no more to or about GodZoo on this topic.

  Congrats again on your new toy and on having a thoughtful son who obviously loves his dad.

  Enjoy, my friend.
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  My old computer is dead: long live my new CHROMEBOOK

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had my previous toshiba laptop plugged into the wall five days ago when a sudden electric storm drove a jagged bolt of electricity earthward and fried my hard drive.

  i posted my sad status on facebook.

  guess who saw it?

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  GodZoo: Terry started this thread to share his joy over the kind, thoughtful, and timely gift his loving son had just given him. So yes, it's entirely about Terry as a human being.

  Your unsolicited put-down of the gift was entirely uncalled for. This wasn't a discussion of the merits of various laptop manufacturers. Perhaps you can afford the very best and latest in technology, but that's beside the point. No one asked or cares about your evaluation of the worth of a spontaneous gift from a son to his father.

  Whatever the truth is about your self-professed expertise, your unseemly attempt at one-upmanship fairly screams inferiority complex and a need for attention. Why not just take pleasure in someone else's joy and avoid dampening their enthusiasm for no reason? Life is so much easier that way.
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  My old computer is dead: long live my new CHROMEBOOK

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had my previous toshiba laptop plugged into the wall five days ago when a sudden electric storm drove a jagged bolt of electricity earthward and fried my hard drive.

  i posted my sad status on facebook.

  guess who saw it?

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  It's sad that some people feel they have to rain on someone else's parade. Maybe it makes them feel superior and a bit smug that they're so much smarter than the other person. I'm talking to you, GodZoo. I seriously doubt you're as smart as Terry, can write anywhere nearly as well, or could have the same wonderful outlook and attitude that he does after all he's been through.

  Terry was exulting over a unexpected and loving gift from his son. Maybe his son couldn't afford a more expensive laptop. Doesn't matter. Terry was very pleased with it and promptly put it to good use. Who are you to denigrate the gift and make it seem not so special after all? You should be ashamed of yourself.