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  What are the first things you notice when you enter a JW home?

  by JH in

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  a) you'll find no ash trays.

  b) no lottery tickets laying on the counter.

  c) a jw calendar in sight for everyone to see.

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  Ellie

  Some JW homes don't have TVs.
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  The eye of God

  by fullofdoubtnow in

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  one of dedpoet's friends just sent him this.

  he (dp's friend) reckons it's the "eye of god", though we both have our doubts, to say the least.

  any ideas?.

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  Ellie

  I doubt very much thats its the eye of god, but its cool anyway whatever it is.
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  How does one get marked?

  by On the Fence in

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  ok, i've been involved with jw's for 15 years or so, but i've not been deep enough into any "clicks" to know how someone gets "marked".

  will someone explain?

  i'm sure i must have been marked more than once for stupid reasons - only going to 2-3 of the 5 weekly meetings (hey, some of us do have to do laundry every now and then), not commenting enough (they wouldn't want to hear my comments now), not going out in service enough, etc.

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  Ellie

  You mean to say they give you a report when you leave a congregation?
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  Hatred of the Police

  by Sam the Man in

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  is it justified?

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  Ellie

  I take it your brother in law is a police officer and you don't get along, what a great reason to say it is justified to hate the police.
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  ........URGENT REQUEST....PLEASE READ...............

  by vitty in

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  a couple of weeks back horrible life, alerted us to the fact that she needed to clean her house and if anyone saw here here posting, they must tell her to stop and get on with her jobs

  i too have an urgent request, im moving house tomorrow and i need to pack, clean my fridge, and do other much needed jobs.

  i cant afford to spend time here.

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  Ellie

  Congratulations on your new home Vitty, I hope you will be very happy there.
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  why celebrate christmass?

  by Cordelia in

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  ok so its nearly christmass and i'm thinking of celebrating it for the first time, but i feel alittle wrong in doing so, i know all the witness reasoning of why its wrong and just wondered what your reasons are as to why its right!.

  i have a 3 year old little girl and would love to make it nice for her (tho my family would go mad!

  ) im thinking of getting a baby tree (one that can easily be hidden!

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  Ellie

  I only suggested we go to midnight mass together and already you are tellimg me what I can and can't wear, typical bloke.
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  Choices, if I could change only one.

  by Fatfreek in

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  if life were only like some rewriteable media -- rewind to where you'd change something, make a different choice, and proceed.

  i'd go back exactly 50 years when i conceded, reluctantly, to study with the jw's alongside my parents.

  i was some 15 years old and, admittedly, naive.

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  Ellie

  I'd choose to stay at school and get a decent education.
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  why celebrate christmass?

  by Cordelia in

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  ok so its nearly christmass and i'm thinking of celebrating it for the first time, but i feel alittle wrong in doing so, i know all the witness reasoning of why its wrong and just wondered what your reasons are as to why its right!.

  i have a 3 year old little girl and would love to make it nice for her (tho my family would go mad!

  ) im thinking of getting a baby tree (one that can easily be hidden!

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  I'm with you there Diamondblue, I'd love to go to a midnight mass too, maybe we should go together.
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  why celebrate christmass?

  by Cordelia in

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  ok so its nearly christmass and i'm thinking of celebrating it for the first time, but i feel alittle wrong in doing so, i know all the witness reasoning of why its wrong and just wondered what your reasons are as to why its right!.

  i have a 3 year old little girl and would love to make it nice for her (tho my family would go mad!

  ) im thinking of getting a baby tree (one that can easily be hidden!

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  Ellie

  Cordelia, my advice is to forget the religious implications and do it for your daughter, you could even put the tree up on Xmas Eve and take it down on boxing day if you are worried about what your family might say, but as a mother I know there is nothing better than your child's face on xmas morning.
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  Hatred of the Police

  by Sam the Man in

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  is it justified?

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  Ellie

  I can see your point of view Bull, there are that many 'dos and don'ts' and an officer only has to look at a suspect the wrong way to be hung, drawn and quartered by the pc brigade.

  A probationary officer will be partnered up with a tutor but needs to get out of the office and get involved in every aspect in order to learn the job.