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  Church is in session: NHL Playoffs

  by unshackled in

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  nhl playoffs start tonight.

  get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.

  the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.

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  I live in the LA area and have been a Kings fan for a long time so I have to go with the Kings. I'm also Ducks fan. They have a great starting line very good goalies but both goalies have some pretty serious health issues going into the playoffs so we'll have to see how that goes. I've always loved the Habs so it will be very easy for me to cheer for them if they wind up in the finals.

  I agree with the comments about Detroit. It is painful but I have to admit that I've seen them come back many times ruin someones fun.
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  How Much Did It Cost You Financial Being or Leaving The Witnesses

  by Was New Boy in

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  it these tough economic times many of us have looked back at the decisions we made concerning money with much dismay.

  the organization has cost many people 100's of thousands of dallors or more over the course of their life time.. 1. all the time and gas spent on knocking on doors.. 2. brothers that ripped you off in business.. 3. all the money i gave my exwifes dead beat relatives.. 4. making just minumum wage for two years of poineering.

  than going to bethel for four years making only $22 a month, 9 dallors of which went for subway tokens.

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  Actually I'm a lot better off financialy because I left. When I left the Witnesses I knew didn't buy houses or save money because the end was near. I started thinking that this was stupid even before I left and started making changes.

  You mentioned helping dead beat relatives in the Witnesses. I was till helping them out after I left. There was and still is a lot of loser mentality in the Watchtower side of our family.
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  How Much Did It Cost You Financial Being or Leaving The Witnesses

  by Was New Boy in

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  it these tough economic times many of us have looked back at the decisions we made concerning money with much dismay.

  the organization has cost many people 100's of thousands of dallors or more over the course of their life time.. 1. all the time and gas spent on knocking on doors.. 2. brothers that ripped you off in business.. 3. all the money i gave my exwifes dead beat relatives.. 4. making just minumum wage for two years of poineering.

  than going to bethel for four years making only $22 a month, 9 dallors of which went for subway tokens.

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  I think they sent me a bill for $10.00 but I never paid it.
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  How Old Were You When You First Became "Aware" ...

  by snowbird in

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  ... of the opposite sex?.

  it was the summer of 1966; i was a few months shy of being 13; it happened on our church ground.. i was hurrying between two vehicles to get into the building, when someone blocked my way.. annoyed, i looked up to find this cute, cute guy looking at me appreciatively.. he asked my name.. i froze and blushed profusely, agitated and confused at the tingling feeling in my tummy.. i didn't bother to answer him, but turned in the opposite direction and rushed into the safety of the church.. i sat down beside my mother, took her fan and fanned myself furiously!.

  afterwards, i told an older sister about the incident.. she gave me an envious stare and chided me for being so doggone shy.. ah, memories .... syl.

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  I guess started rather young. There was the girl next door when I was about 5. She was about the same age. I was devastated when the family moved away. Then I think it was shortly after she move there were the two black girls down the street (older women). They were probably around 7or 8 years old. Thinking back they were probably the only black family in the whole city at that time. I still have a picture of me going to church with them. I think it must have been taken on Easter Sunday. A few years later I took tap dancing and tumbling. The class was taught by a Chinese girl in here mid to late teens. My friends older sister. I really had the hots for her. I think that may have been the reason I took the class.

  I settled down as I got older.
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  HOUSE - Jehovah's Witnesses lost faith when Christ didn't return in 1975!

  by koolaid-man in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruospk6rnb8.

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  I like House I just don't get around to watching it that often. I wish I'd seen that episode.
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  To the Houshold of God, Israel... and those who go with...

  by AGuest in

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  may you all have peace!.

  for the first time in close to 15 years, i have not been compelled by our lord to issue an "invitation" on this board regarding the upcoming wtbts "memorial" event.

  for many years, i have posted exhortations and reminders as to what our lord said about those "in union" with him and what it takes to be in such union.

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  Hi Shelby, If I were you I wouldn't go out of my way to attend anything sponsored by the Watchtower Society. You can take communion at anytime or anywhere. All you have to do is find out when a church in your area has it. Some have it once an month or weekly. Some churches several time a week. There is nothing in the Bible that says to do it only once a year. Christians were instucted by Jesus to do this often. I know the term "often" is subjective but when talking about eating or celebrating often isn't once a year anymore than taking a bath once a year would be consider often. So why subject yourself to the Watchtower's once a year theory and why participate in the farcical ceremony put on once a year at a Kingdom Hall?

  I have to agree with Wobble on this one. All you are doing by attending is giving this Wactower farce some credibility it doesn't deserve.

  Anyway I hope your feeling better. Take care of yourself.
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  How do you explain to worldly people why Jehovahs Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays?

  by Iamallcool in

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  When I was a JW I'd tell people "Because the birthday cake is a symbol of John the Baptist head served on a platter. Look it up!"

  Not really but I'm sure what I did tell them made about as much sense.
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  May 15th WT - Wives Should be Obedient, Submissive & Not Disagree

  by flipper in

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  once again we received the may 15th " witness only " wt from our lurking jw friend.

  even though i've been out for over 7 years and haven't attended in that long - i never cease to be amazed at the arrogance of this patriarchal man pleasing wt society in it's dismissive attitude towards women .

  it's horrible.

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  Flipper, I really don't know why women buy this crap in this day and age. It is no wonder some of these women make fun of their husbands behind their backs. Once they are married to them and realize they are being force to take orders from someone who isn't as smart as they are or in some cases just plain stupid it has to be painful. Especially if they are married to one of these clowns who takes his headship very seriously.

  Even though all elders aren't like the one Waterspout mentioned who told his son to break his wife behavior like that does seem to be tolerated and in some cases looked up to.
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  Elder arrested for stalking

  by iceguy in

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  i just read in the police blog that an elder that went to my former cong was arrested for stalking.

  i knew his family well and he is married to my cousin.

  this elder and his wife had recently shunned me at the grocery store.

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  Back when I was a single dubster I rented a house with a "brother" who was separated from his wife. He wanted to get a "scriptural divorce" so he decided to stalk his wife to see if she was have sex with anyone. He'd bought a disquise consisting of a wig and sunglasses and had plans of going to her house and peeking in her windows to see what she was up to. He wanted me to go a long as witness when he caught her in the act. I thought he was crazy and told him no. After living with him about a month I could see why his wife left him and ran for the door myself.

  Maybe calling the police is a the best way of dealing with this nonsense. I think if I felt they were watching me I'd put a sign in my window that stated that stalking is illegal and sight whatever statute I could find that would apply.
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  Will the WTS ever give up on Armageddon?

  by factfinder in

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  jesus died some 2,000 years ago.

  how much longer will people wait for him to return?.

  will the wts still preach the nearness of armageddon 100 years from now?

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  I quit!

  Christianity has the ability to adapt and change so don't expect to see it go away any time soon. As for the Watchtower they're to stupid to change. They're still worried about the same issues they were 40 years ago like men having beards and women wearing slacks at the meetings. They were founded on the false belief that Christ came back and chose them. Take that away and they have nothing left. They have backed themselves into a corner and have no choice but to keep beating the dead horse. The Watchtower is run by a bunch self-deluded blowhards who think they have all the answers and everyone should take orders from them yet no one give a rats ass about what they have to say. Armageddon is their "I told you so" moment. It's what they live for.