The congregation I grew up had like five or six sisters, and one brother(gasp!), that would play the piano at meetings. I used to get excited when either of two sisters would play, because they would not necessarily embellish, but they played with such emotion. Our congregation held out for a while after most halls had switched over to the boring-ass recorded shite, but once we finally did, I remember losing a lot of the enjoyment that I got from singing at the meetings.
One of the quickest ways to find out if somebody you know used to be a witness is to hum a few bars from a kingdom song and see if their ears perk up.
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The song book
by KW13 in.
lol, i was thinking...how long before folks get sick of the same songs time and time again...will they ever get a new book?.
i reckon some nwa instrumentals wouldn't go a-miss
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So, why did I meet with the elders?
by lola28 inthis is my explanation as to why i met with the elders today.
when i agreed to meet with the elders last week i had made up my mind to just go in and be honest with them.
i was going to tell the elders that i no longer believed this to be the truth, and then i was just going to walk away.
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I can totally understand why you did it exactly the way that you did. I believe that there is a difference between the elder body/organization as a whole and the individuals in it who are actually doing what they believe to be right. If I could go in and tell the elders that I know to shove their little legalistic manuals where the sun doesn't shine and not have to worry about the fallout and subsequent passive agression that would be visited on my family, I would do it in a heartbeat. But that's not the reality of my situation, or yours from the sound of it. So as it sits, I have absolutely no problem lying to a bunch of clueless, lying bastards in order to prevent the truth from being used maliciously against myself and those that I care about.
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I'm back!!!!
by RichieRich inhello again from sunny north carolina!!!.
our state lotto started today, and i won 15 dollars, and only bought 1 $1 card.
so whoop whoop for gambling.. i was in miami florida last week for the photoshop world conference, but i also got to tour the everglades, where i took some beautiful pictures.
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"Illustration: anyone can touch a musical instrument; much different from using or playing an instrument."
Well, I guess I must agree with them on at least that one point.
THREE CHEERS FOR ALL US MUSICIANS OUT THERE!
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I'm back!!!!
by RichieRich inhello again from sunny north carolina!!!.
our state lotto started today, and i won 15 dollars, and only bought 1 $1 card.
so whoop whoop for gambling.. i was in miami florida last week for the photoshop world conference, but i also got to tour the everglades, where i took some beautiful pictures.
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Richie, you have balls of steel.
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Cleaning the Kingdom Hall
by general inwhat part of the hall was your favorite part to clean?
was it the bathrooms, the main hall, library or lunch room perhaps...did people use cleaning the hall as an excuse to get self-righteous?
let me know.... lol.
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I liked vaccuuming the stage when I was a kid, because someone always told us to get off it if we were on the stage after meeting any other time. It felt like I was breaking a rule and getting away with it. I remember pretending like I was singing *gasp* non-kingdom songs in to the mic once or twice, too. That didn't go over so well.
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What was in the unopened package on "Cast Away"?
by John Doe indid you feel conned into watching the silly thing and never finding out???!!!
that one drove me nuts.
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a GPS and a satellite phone.
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A NEW MUSIC FILE
by Terry inhttp://s55.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1292xombghb010atabnd5sqfvo
this may have too much emotion in it to please everybody.
it is titled "gracie" and it is a musical portrait of a little girl with autism.. .
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That's really good, Terry. I can tell you spent a lot of time perfecting the interplay between melodies, submelodies and harmonies throughout the track. Excellent piece of music.
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So....How's The F A D I N G Coming Along?
by minimus inso far, i've been left alone.
no one's bugging me.
i hear the c.o.
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Going along pretty well, I guess. Haven't been to a meeting in almost a year and a half. I live in a city, however, that though large, is full of a lot of witnesses I know. I've bumped in to a couple people I used to be friends with, though miraculously, the subject of the "truth" never came up. Probably on account of the fact that the people I've bumped in to are actually really cool people, and don't put as much stock in judging based on appearance or ignorance as many witnesses do.
Somedays I have a sadistic hankering for some jackass elder to call me or show up at my door, just so I could f*#& with his head. Luckily, the elders in the congregation I left never gave a shit about me, even when I really wanted them to. But that being said, I know that if they found out how I really felt, they'd surely take an interest, and try to boot me.
Vive La Résistance!
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"Are Jehovah's Witnesses a sect or a cult?"
by Cognitive_Dissident inthe following is taken directly from the reasoning book, page 202, under the heading jehovah's witnesses.
parentheses are mine .
are jehovah's witnesses a sect or a cult?".
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Hmm, yeah, first of all, sorry about posting the same thing twice. I went back to edit it to put my comments in red and inadvertently started a new thread.
Greendawn, I totally agree with you.
But above all is the emotional intimidation with their severe menacing God figure and the very dictatorial hierarchy that give the game away.
The psychological destruction that the witnesses inflict is their most telling aspect, in my opinion.
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"Are Jehovah's Witnesses a sect or a cult?"
by Cognitive_Dissident inthe following is taken directly from the reasoning book, page 202, under the heading jehovah's witnesses.
parentheses are mine .
are jehovah's witnesses a sect or a cult?".
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LOL. Nice.