Posts by watson

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staying a witness

by J. Hofer in

jw
friends

the other day i overheard a conversation about jws and somebody said jws don't celebrate birthdays.

the other one said he has a few friends who are jws and while they don't celebrate their own birthdays, they do celebrate his.... then a thought crossed my mind: what if those of us who did not switch to another religion and have a somewhat non-jw lifestyle (not that hard) just keep saying we are jws?

given that there should be more ex-jws than jws by now, how would that influence the public view of jws?.

watson

DOC's got it right.

Sorry my thingie was acting up.

Sounds like a personal problem.

20

Robot Roll Call

by j dubb in

jw
friends

cambot!.

watson

Geeks...

16

Current policy regarding child molesters

by loosie in

i brought up the conti case with a newly x- jw and they said that the child molestion policy was changed in 90's as far as elders reporting to the authorities.

so my question is what was the policy changed from and what did it change to?

and what is the most current letter that we have a copy of regarding the reporting policy?

watson

NEVER SUGGEST TO ANYONE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT REPORT AN ALLEGATION OF CHILD ABUSE TO THE POLICE OR OTHER AUTHORITIES.

Why does this just sound sleezy?? Just saying this to protect the org?

10

NoBlood:1 - Blood:0

by TheOldHippie in

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1211993.

watson

Sounds like there may be a basis for turning down or choosing not to have a blood transfusion in certain cases. It would be nice to have the choice without fear of losing your family, congregation and whole support system.

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Jehovah's Witnesses and magic ... is some magic okay? where do you draw the line?

by wannabefree in

this question came to my mind today as i was cleaning with my handy dandy mr. clean magic eraser.. .

with little to no effort put forth, this white little anomaly erases tea and coffee stains from your favorite mug and makes red kool-aid stains disappear from counter tops.. .

what kind of dark magic is contained in this soft, white, non-threating piece of foam rubber?.

watson

I wonder how many of the "friends" have walked out of "Brave".....it kind of lures you in, then, BAM, there's magic!

57

Rick Fearons wife Inez passed away

by mouthy in

jw
friends

did anyone hear that rick fearons wife inez passed away???

?.

watson

Mr. Fearon, so sorry to hear this. Peace and strength.

11

I need movie ideas (My wife is in Salt Lake attending the Sparlock Convention)

by I quit! in

jw
friends

i'm on my own for a week while my wife is in utah.

i have some wild and crazy things planned but i need help with my movie selection.

last night i watched "in darknes" a very good move.

watson

I don't know, but when I saw it, my animal instincts wanted to take over...

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What the hell was I thinking?! Stupid me!!

by freshstart in

so my husband and i have a son who will be 2 years old next month and i really wanted him to be socialized more.

ever since we stopped going to meetings, we have been pretty much shunned even though there has never been an "official" reason for it (df, da..).

i am terribly introverted, so it's difficult for me to get out there and talk to people but our son is a people-person and i wanted him to have more peers to be around.

jw
friends

i'm on my own for a week while my wife is in utah.

i have some wild and crazy things planned but i need help with my movie selection.

last night i watched "in darknes" a very good move.

watson

Charlize Theron taking a milk bath..