Dub as in W-Witness. JW-Jehovah's Witness. Slang for non dubs. Or ex. dubs. The 'Borg' is the Organization-with particular meaning to Star Trek geeks and those married to them.
JWdaughter
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Coffee time with the dubs - Where did you go?
by truthseeker into name a few that are popular with my old congregation.... .
dunkin' donuts.
quik chek.
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JWdaughter
Fort Steele(near Kimberly)-Living History Town-love that stuff!
that dutch pancake rest. Forget the name
Michael J. Fox
Stanley Park/Lions Gate
Indian Food
Nice people
Old Houses
Fish & Chips
Tea
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Dont player hate... player appreciate.
by IP_SEC inwhas yo pimp name?.
http://www.playerappreciate.com/pimphandle.asp.
sincerely,.
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Trick Magnet M. Flava
Clueless about all this pimp stuff, but I have been told that the definition of sugar-daddy changed also-so what do I know??
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September KM - 70 alterations in Revelation Climax Book
by dozy ini can't find a thread on this subject yet - if there is one , please delete this one.. the september kingdom ministry has a 4 page insert detailing the 70 alterations in the revelation climax book which is due to be studied at the book study shortly.
i'll provide scans if anyone is interested.. i will leave it up to more experienced analysts to examine the reasons for specific changes , but just a few brief observations for now:.
p32 box - "they were completely exonerated" changed to "charges against them were dropped" - interesting change of terminology for the 1918 watchtower eight.
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JWdaughter
I sell on ebay-one of those books sold today. I am thinking I should have raised the price!
Shelly
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I came home to find my wife crying over THAT article.
by jambon1 ini came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'when a loved one leaves jehovah' article.
its been a good few months now and i can appreciate how she feels.
but it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives.
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JWdaughter
This whole thing is so sad, all the lives divided over an organizations version of things. I would not even argue about the wisdom of speaking with someone who is hostile to everything one believes in and is angry and hurtful about it regularly - and it thus amazes me that anyone will keep in contact with some of the JWs I have known. However, to reject a person for leaving a man made organization whose standards, rules and guidelines change, whose very qualifications for membership and involvement can change with every issue of the Kingdom Ministry, WT or new 'publication'. For citing rebellion about things like hair length, beards, and not being current on the latest 'blood' guidelines. Some of the things are so damn petty. PETTY, and they require family members to SHUN their loved ones(and I believe that they remain loved, but ignored in ignorance and enslavement to a mind controlling hive). I make good choices of who is appropriate for me to socialize with, and can make the judgement without THEM determining the appropriateness of my choices and blackballing me based on my choices. THAT is messed up.
I think that my awareness of those rules changing makes my relationship with my mom difficult. I don't get the pubs, I don't know what they are saying, other than what I see here. So from one day to the next I am unsure how my mom will react to the latest 'light' that she is given by the organization/Hive. She went through several months of hardcore shunning until my dad gave her what for, and my sister got sick of hearing about it from both of us.
When will they do the study for that article? And what fallout can us disassociated, but not disfellowshipped ones expect?
Shelly
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What Did You LOVE About Being a Jehovah's Witness?
by Seeker4 inok. minimus had his 'what did you hate about being a jw' thread, so i want to take a different tack on this.
i'll even start it.
i loved some of the get-togethers we had.
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JWdaughter
Lunch at the assemblies when we still paid real money for it. And working the lunch at assemblies when they still had any food service at all. I like to feed people!
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JWdaughter
Victoria
Its right on the border of the US!
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A bit reluctant
by saki2fifty ini'm a bit reluctant in writing this post, for i dont feel i should be here.
even a bit nervous... .
i've never officially dedicated myself to jehovah, but i was brought up in the truth, very strong, and at times when getting older, there were lulls in my attendance... yet to this day i still attend.
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JWdaughter
Wow, I am surprised that you came on here feeling the way that you do, but welcome to the forum. You said, "The day that I turn away, which im sure will surely happen now that I've started process by visiting this site... will be the day I've given up life itself." I think that if you truly believe you have truth that there is no reason why you would assume that you will turn away. The fact that you are convinced you will turn away now and that it will also mean you have given up on life itself really concerns me.
Your deeply held beliefs may be deeply held hopes. After dedicating your entire life to an organization, to see it riduculed would be harsh, but you have been in long enough that you know it is not without cause that there are so many that are hostile to the WT org. You have even held back from water baptism. Did the Ethiopian Eunuch have to have regular field service to be worthy of baptism???? NO. Being shy is not a reason for holding back from baptism, so either you don't feel so convicted that you wish to be baptised in the name of the organization, or they are unreasonable in saying that you are unworthy for not selling magazines enough.
I know that my life is happier than all of my JW relatives. I am not an alcoholic, and the two 'strongest' JWs in my family both are. It is hard keeping track of who will speak to who, who CAN speak, who is out, who is in. . .I can talk to anyone, but never know WHO will talk to me(I was never baptised, but that is just a technicality)Weddings are fun, some will go to weddings in churches, some won't. Most will make it to the receptions, but may or may not speak to the former JW sibling/relative. Most of the next generation are just part of the world, but not apostates, and JWs miss SO freaking much with the shunning policy, that I think that they go to these events as an excuse just to see their loved ones that they are no longer allowed to speak to. I DON'T think that the WT promotes family in any meaningful kind of way. Hasn't done much for yours or mine.
I wish you well and happy, and hope that if you ever do decide to leave the organization that you will realise that it doesn't mean you are rejecting God or Jesus. You are leaving an organization that doesn't think you are worthy to even truly be a PART of it. I hope that life means more to you than reading the WT and sitting in those chairs at the KH. Worshipping God is not the same as revering an organization. God bless you friend. Shelly
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Coffee time with the dubs - Where did you go?
by truthseeker into name a few that are popular with my old congregation.... .
dunkin' donuts.
quik chek.
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JWdaughter
sorry, was trying to quote someone else and comment: the place is probably out of business because of all the JWs who have left. Very light 'field service' business for these places.
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Coffee time with the dubs - Where did you go?
by truthseeker into name a few that are popular with my old congregation.... .
dunkin' donuts.
quik chek.
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JWdaughter
>>>>>>>>We used to go to a place called The Hot Bagelry. They had the best bagels, fresh and huge with REAL cream cheese. But they have closed down some time ago. Always wondered why they ever closed down, so much better than the main stream places they have all over here now.