Virgogirl

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  Beards are evil, but do you know why?

  by free2beme in

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  2. friends

  as a witness, i knew several men who attempted to grow beards.

  when they did, and attended meetings, it did not take long to be talked to by elders and told, "as spiritual men, they should not display an outward form of rebellion.

  " why was this a form of rebellion?

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  Virgogirl

  My dad grew a neatly trimmed goatee while on a 3 week vacation. They told him to get rid of it or lose his privelages. He kept us home from meetings for about a month, which I loved, then caved in to them. They never proved why wearing a beard was unscriptural, just guilt tripped him about how he was stumbling others and displaying a bad attitude. He looked so handsome with it!
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  2006 Male & Female Police Officers Calendar.........A MUST See!!!

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  yall've gotta see this one....they're all nude!!!.

  http://www.richstevens.com/naked.swf

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  Virgogirl

  Dang it!
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  Do You Appreciate Getting Insider JW Information???

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i do.

  i'd like to tell all of you active jw spies that i appreciate it when you tell us the latest.

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  Virgogirl

  My elderly parents are still in, a huge worry to me. I find it helpful knowing what's going on and what they're listening to or being told to do.
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  Re: Circuit Assy this weekend

  by feelinsketchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  like rr, i also had assembly this weekend at the newburgh, ny assembly hall on, get this, unity place.. no lie that is the name of the street.. my friends call it lockstep pl.

  what happened to love as the identifying mark of the org?.

  anyway the circuit sergeant pointed out that hours are down.

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  Virgogirl

  Circuit Seargent, hahaha! "HUP-two-three-four, do more, do more, do more!
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  A thing that bothers me about JW and Christmas

  by zagor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is that they dont celebrate it but are quite happy to accept gifts or money given by many companies at the end of a year as christmas gift.

  in fact, ive heard all sorts of excuses ranging from well thats our money that weve earned over the year anyway to well we shouldnt really offend anyone

  it looks like as long as you are receiving money or gifts its okay.

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  Virgogirl

  Our elder at work is a mail carrier and receives cards and gifts from his route for Xmas. He brags about the gifts and cash inside the cards and definitely does not return anything!
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  Pets on Christmas day

  by greendawn in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  with so much food around do your pets get extra portions of nice meat on christmas day?

  they also need to celebrate and have a good time!

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  Virgogirl

  Our dog got to unwrap a chew bone in gift wrap, lotsa fun! The cats had some turkey with us and we all took naps. The cats played in the wrapping paper and bows.
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  Merry Christmas / Much Love to You All

  by prophecor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it's been a real joy to be around all of you this year.

  i've gotten to know so many of you, personally and wish you all a happy holiday and a most enjoyable new year.

  thanks to brenda cloutier & merry magdelene for the cards sent.

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  Virgogirl

  I hope wonderful things come everyone's way in the new year. And if you don't celebrate the holidays, may you have wonderful days off from work!
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  Is the WTS guilty of child abuse?

  by cheezy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have worked in the field of investigating and treating child abuse.

  one of the definitions of child abuse (besides the ovious - physical and sexual) is neglect.

  does the wts encourage parents to neglect the physcial and emotional well-being of their children by their policies (printed and implied) against higher education, vaccination, holidays, mandatory field service, early baptism that carries severe consequences, etc.

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  Virgogirl

  Ohmigod, Danny! I was born in 1958 and the pictures made me freeze up remembering the fear I felt looking at the expressions of horror and pain in the books and that sadistic Paradise book they used to sit me down to look at, and the terrible nightmares I had as a child that continued into my 30's. This isn't normal material to be giving to children.These horrifying nightmares woke me up shaking, my heart racing and I tried to brush them off in the morning as common nightmares, but they really weren't, were they?
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  How much JW love is enough?

  by Spectrum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've noticed over my short time on the forum that one of the indictments levied against the jws is the lack of brotherly/sisterly love that they extend to the follow jw.

  i remember my first congregation (i was about 14/15).

  of the nearly 200 people there i was only ever invited to two brother's homes over a 2 year period.

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  Virgogirl

  Jgnat

  "Trays of my cookies have been returned, untouched, from bookstudy night..." That is the meanest thing I have ever heard of! I'm embarassed for them!
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  If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it's probably......

  by LDH in

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  2. friends

  a duck!!!

  the wbts acts like a cult.

  it looks and operates like a cult.

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  Virgogirl

  The lines can really blur between a fringe religion like the Witlesses, and a cult. I'm torn. But when I tell people I was raised a Witnoid, they give me a sympathetic look, as if knowing how hard it must've been being a child in that strange group.