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  Playing games at a wedding shower - is it wrong?

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  my daughter-in-law recently gave a very nice baby shower for her cousin.

  the next day at the meeting she was called into the library and counselled for playing games.

  i asked her what the basis was.

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  Charisma

  I was always afraid if I didn't cross my legs, I wouldn't sit lady like enough and someone could look up my skirt. I hated that clothes pin game.

  However, I won it several times.
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  Hypnosis

  by loosie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  has anyone ever been hypnotized?

  if so what are your experiences?.

  is it really as bad as the jw's say it is?

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  Charisma

  I would like to be hypnotized and forget I ever was a Jehovah's Witness!
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  What's the last good fantasy or scifi book that you could'nt put down?

  by Leander in

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  2. entertainment

  so what's the last fantasy/scifi book that you read that was just so good you could'nt put it down until you were done reading it?

  i need a few recommendations, i'm in the mood for a good book.. for me the last really good scifi book was orson scott card's "ender's game".

  for a long time i avoided this book because i thought it was aimed at a younger audience, but after hearing so many people praise it i finally took a chance on it.

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  Charisma

  The last Sci Fi/Fantasy book I read was Timemachine. As a book it was excellent. I was very disapointed in the movie however.
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  What did they all do on "worldly holidays" when you were home alone?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i always hated being alone on thanksgiving or christmas.

  what bothered me was that if it were known you accepted an invitation by relatives it was frowned upon.

  but what got to me was this: is god more pleased that i am home looking at four walls alone rather than being over somebody's house??

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  Charisma

  oh my. Now that is just plain silly!
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  Interesting new paragraph from the OD book

  by ezekiel3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  chapter 17 of the new organized to do jehovah's will is basically the revamped chapter from the previous edition.. .

  the name of the chapter has changed from "enduring with life in view" to "stay close to jehovah's organization.

  " in addition three paragraphs on pages 170-171 are completly new to this chapter which basically follow the jw doctrine of the trinity: obey god, jesus and the organization.. .

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  Charisma

  I am confused. How is this new? This sounds like the same stuff they have always said?
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  Disassociation = Disfellowshipment = The Final Insult (A Proposal)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i try to keep up with discussion on this forum, but i missed the threads about the new policy on the announcement of disfellowshipping and disassociation.

  so excuse me if i am covering old ground.

  the new "organized to do jehovah's will" book stated that in future announcements of disfellowshipping and disassociation would follow the same formulation: "****** ****** is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

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  Charisma

  I don't need a topic all about me. I just wanted to share with everyone in the discussions! I'm also very interested in seeing if there is new stuff to know since I stopped associating. This topic caught my eye
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  Disassociation = Disfellowshipment = The Final Insult (A Proposal)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i try to keep up with discussion on this forum, but i missed the threads about the new policy on the announcement of disfellowshipping and disassociation.

  so excuse me if i am covering old ground.

  the new "organized to do jehovah's will" book stated that in future announcements of disfellowshipping and disassociation would follow the same formulation: "****** ****** is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

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  Charisma

  thank you.

  Well since I haven't been to meetings in a couple of years, I have not read about this new stuff. Maybe in a way it would make it easier to come out of the closet to no longer wanting to be a Jehovah's Witness.
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  what to say to when someone says happy bday?

  by tsunami_rid3r in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  whenever people tell me happy birthday tomorrow what do i say?

  and the girl i took to prom well im still having some feelings for her and we seem to be getting along good.

  id like to hang out with her because shes fun, but she has a bf now.

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  I agree that saying thank you is a nice thing to respond about your birthday.

  I don't understand about the girl. It sounds like you have feelings for her, but she has a boyfriend. She will probably plan to go to the movie with him. If she goes with a group of friends, maybe you can ask to join them though
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  Disassociation = Disfellowshipment = The Final Insult (A Proposal)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i try to keep up with discussion on this forum, but i missed the threads about the new policy on the announcement of disfellowshipping and disassociation.

  so excuse me if i am covering old ground.

  the new "organized to do jehovah's will" book stated that in future announcements of disfellowshipping and disassociation would follow the same formulation: "****** ****** is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

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  Charisma

  Thank you
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  Headaches?????

  by whyamihere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been getting headaches for the past year or so.

  i have never had this problem in my life with bad headaches.

  now it is not huge pain but a 5 out of 10. it is everyday and hits me at 2 pm.. my neck is stiff and it hurts.

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  Charisma

  about ten years ago I had headaches. They started and wouldn't go away. Eventually I even started having blackouts in my left eye. I went through all kinds of tests and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. Then my dr asked what I do. I said I worked in the Deans office for the University typing work for the Dean and the Dean's assistant on a computer but I have been on a computer for years I told him. That can't be the issue. He said, well you never know. He put a pencil on the table and tipped the table every so much. Very slowly the pencil rolled off the table. He said life can be like that. Until the pencil actually fell off the ledge, all seemed ok, but eventually there was a reaction. He said, try something different with your computer set up.

  So, my ex husband built me a stand for my monitor to raise it up at work, and a miracle happened. It all went away. Evidentally something was putting pressure on my neck and then a nerve because of the angle I was looking at my computer at work all day.

  It might not have anything to do with your headaches, but I sure was surprised that it had anything to do with mine.