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  Did you ever drink at the hall?

  by kid-A in

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  or show up half-sloshed???

  or even a really bad hang-over??

  lol..... at the pique of my "rebellious" phase when i was about 16-18, i often smuggled in a small mickey of drambuie or baileys then snuck off into the library for .

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  Actually now that I think about it, I think I showed up for service a few times after a hard night out. Still with a solid buzz I mean.
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  Did you ever drink at the hall?

  by kid-A in

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  or show up half-sloshed???

  or even a really bad hang-over??

  lol..... at the pique of my "rebellious" phase when i was about 16-18, i often smuggled in a small mickey of drambuie or baileys then snuck off into the library for .

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  Hangovers were fairly common for me when we had the early sunday meetings. I can think of one particular meeting running the sound box that was veeerrryy long. Not being able to escape to the bathroom was a real test of intestinal fortitude.

  Actually having the roving mics was no picnic either if you had one of those hangovers that didnt allow you stand up without becoming sick to your stomach.

  I think I only showed up to the meeting tanked once though, I didnt have any problems, but felt kind of bad about it.... What a sucker I was.
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  If you didn't vote yesterday, why not? (I didn't)

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  in the u.s. we had a voting day yesterday that decided more than just any one candidate for any one position, but which ideology (democratic or republican) would hold sway over the government.

  if ever there was a time to weigh in, you'd think this woulda been it.. but i didn't.. of course i'm lazy.

  of course i'm distracted, and busy, and unsure of where to vote.

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  I went and voted mainly for the p ropositions. As far as the candidates went, I wasnt really blown away by any of them and really didnt see any benefit of one over another.
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  What was the reason why you were never made an elder or Ministerial Servant

  by twinkletoes in

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  the reason i heard constantly by the elders, as to ones spiritual progress in the organisation was, .

  "brothers are appointed by holy spirit.".

  if this is the case, why is god speaking to himself when he says in 1 tim 3 v 6 .not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up with prideetc.. to re-iterate if god appoints elders, why would he give himself this advice ???.

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  When I was a young pioneer, I was actually brain dead enough to really believe that the "holy spirit" did have something to do with appointment in the hall. So, I never went around kissing any particular elders ass.

  I guess I never really clearly thought about how the whole process would work. I try really hard and pray about it and then god calls up elder whoever one night and gives me the nod? What a shithead I was....
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  A question for Atheists

  by Sam87 in

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  just a quick question to the atheists on this board, i was just wondering if any of you have had any supernatural experiences?

  for example the same thing that we wouldve called demons as jws?

  if so has this changed your views on atheism?

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  I've got a really good one that I wish I could relate here, but unfortunately I've told the story sooo many times over the last several years that it might bring me out of the apostate closet if I relate it.

  Let's just say that I witnessed something for which there is no reasonable explanation and I was not alone when I saw it. The other witnesses have the same memory of the event that I do and are equally as puzzled.

  I'm more inclined however to assume that there must be an explanation, however odd it may be, rather than a supernatural force at work.

  JSD

  edit: Even though I never really saw it that way, most JWs that I tell the story to attribute my expierience to demons.
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  The NEW Watchtower t-shirt for ... everyone

  by gordon d in

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  i've just completed the design of our new shirt.

  this shirt will be perfect for all jw's... active, apostate, or fading!.

  for the active jw on the go it reads, "i dont think so!

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  Count me in for one.... Maybe 2. That would make a fine gift.

  It's just too bad that I would only be able to wear it at home with the blinds closed and all the lights off, since my street has become some sort of elder parade route.
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  Think Of Watchtower Article Titles You'd Like To See

  by minimus in

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  here's a few: "we apologize!

  " ..... "2014----a marked year?

  " ...... "forgiving the child molesters within us".. .

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  Making the Truth Your Own By Making Your Own Truth

  A lot of these have been killing me, but I blew beer though my nose for this one.

  Jessi,

  Quit trying to be superior on a forum where everyone knows more about your religion than you do, you're reminding me of what a prick I used to be.

  JSD
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  Why didn't you think you were in a cult?

  by beautifulisfree in

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  so why didn't you think you were in a cult when you were a jdub?

  my "worldly" husband always told me i was in a cult when we were dating..i didn't believe him.

  but, to this day i still don't know why i didn't agree with him.

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  I think since I was raised that way, I never had any other lifestyle to compare to my situation to and see how silly it was.

  What I dont get is people that come into this nonsense as adults and happily hand over their freedom and dont find it cultish.
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  Think Of Watchtower Article Titles You'd Like To See

  by minimus in

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  here's a few: "we apologize!

  " ..... "2014----a marked year?

  " ...... "forgiving the child molesters within us".. .

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  "Cognitive Dissonance - The 10th fruitage of the spirit"
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  Remember the Written Review

  by 30girl in

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  what exactly was the purpose of the written review?

  it was extremely helpful that the society warned you on the calendars which night you had to skip... we had those boards that they passed out so you had a good writing surface, often covered with witness grafiti like, jesus or jehovah or something biblical.

  remember the little grading sheet on the back; excellent, very good, good -- was there a poor?

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  I actually didn't much give a rat's ass how many concubines King Solomon hosed for God's good kingdom.

  Thats the funniest thing Ive read all day.