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  JW's and the Cross

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  why is it so offensive to a jw when a person mentions the cross?

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  deeskis

  I liked Shazards analogy,

  JW's don't believe in the cross, they prefer a phallic symbol!

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  My Story

  by witnessscorn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thanks for the responce i got about hereing my story.. i have never used a discussion forum before, so i just figured out that you responded to my message about hearing my story.. here goes.

  but i worn you it's long.. i was raised around the religion, parants baptized when i was seven.

  they were very strict, as were the elders in the congregation.

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  deeskis

  welcome

  I hope that you find some peace and that your family learns of another way.

  best wishes

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  Check this out! my first act of "rebellion"...

  by freedomlover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, not really rebellion but that i've wanted one of these for a long time so i went and did it today, and i love it!

  my little sister came out for a visit this weekend and i told her everything about leaving the jw's.

  she has pretty much left about 6 months ago when she went away to college.

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  deeskis

  it's cool. I said my sixteen year old could get one, but then she said no she really wants an eyebrow ring which neither me or her father are ready for yet!

  good on you!

  Mental note to self

  "List of things to talk about at Sydney meet up, (though I'm sure there won't be any silent moments), No 333: jwfacts belly ring.........hehe.

  best wishes D
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  My first post

  by not in not out in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been lurking on and off for a year or so now so i would like to make a brief introduction.

  1954 born .

  1962 cuban missile crisis .

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  deeskis

  welcome to the forum

  glad you decided to post. share with us and enjoy.............

  best wishes D
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  THE STONES STUNK

  by wednesday in

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  2. entertainment

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  what a bad performance.

  lack luster, boring

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  deeskis

  Hey you guys, I saw the stones in concert in Sydney two years ago and they rocked.

  I don't know how many songs they did at the superbowl, I guess it would only be a few cause there's a game to play too......maybe they just need some warm-up time. you know to loosen up those old arthritic joints!!

  but seriously, they still had it two years ago. We had a great night!

  D (pick the stones out of your own eyes before the boulders from others class!)
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  Brits migrating to Australia

  by wombat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  australia has a severe shortage of skilled workers and is targeting brits - very successfully.. last year nearly 100,000 brits moved here.. the australian 4 feb... "the big lure wasn't economic..it was a new lifestyle and better opportunities for the kids.

  and the big sweetener was the exchange rate.

  prospective workers owned homes worth about (pounds)160,000 to 190,000, or about $450,000.

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  deeskis

  You guys!!!, I had to have an early night last night and missed all the goodhearted aussie slagging banter!!

  Hey Wombat, how's your mum, hope her burns are improved. skin gets so fragile in the elderly. Poor darling.......hope she's over it.

  Cheers unc, I'm from the south coast too, but not as low as you (hehe on the map i mean) We're good friends with Nick and Margaret Theris, you may know them, and have been down your way a few times to visit them.

  Ellie, sorry you're plans didn't work out before, you should check again though, often the rules change. and maybe you could think of a three to five year plan in doing some further training to allow you to apply. I know that Oz is desperate for nurses, and you'd be welcomed with open arms in that case.

  Greendawn, Wombat will have to answer you on what other trades are needed. I didn't see the newspaper article he quoted.

  Serendipity. The best place to live..............it's all relative to what you want, need and like. There's a bit of competition between Sydney and Melbourn as to which is better. For me Sydney wins, more beaches, and the harbour. But I hate living in the city, too big, noisy, etc. I live in a small town, around 10,000 people, south of Sydney. We still have good entertainment, living costs are cheaper, but not so much job availability. We're still close enough to go up to Sydney and see some big name live acts when we want. (3 hour drive). Dec I saw the foo fighters.....they rocked. Also saw Peter Frampton........he's still got it, but doesn't look anything like he used to. also just bought tickets to see Buddy Guy and Robert Cray in April.........should go off!!

  Best wishes

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  Shiraz and spirituality

  by feelinsketchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not too long ago, i would have told you that the proper way of spelling shiraz was to leave the "raz" off and replace it with a "t.".

  sorry all you aussies out there.

  alas i freely admit i was wrong as i sip a victorian 03 by greenpoint.

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  deeskis

  so you're saying you got "new light" on the matter!!

  BTW exactly two weeks from this very minute some fine aussie shiraz will be sampled, I may even propose a toast (vile, pagan practice!) at our Sydney apostagathering...........

  the more the merrier.............attendees and shiraz!!

  best wishes

  glad you saw the light!

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  I just sent my JW family packing

  by unbeliever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom asked me if some of her jw relatives from ca could come and stay .

  with me for 2 days and see some of the sites.

  mom told them all about .

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  deeskis

  phew!

  that's pure passive fullon aggression.

  you can choose you're friends, but can't choose your relatives.

  Does your mother know what they're like, or is it all going to land on you?!

  you did well standing up for yourselfs, what a nerve some people have.

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  OK, I't My Turn As The Newbie

  by BlackPearl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not sure where to start, probably in two major areas.

  mechanics thing, that can't work, and what i see as the lack of true love in the brotherhood.

  i've been in "the truth" or lack thereof, for about 30 years, give or take a little.

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  deeskis

  welcome,

  you said it all...............nothing more to add.

  except glad you posted, stick around, hope you can share some more.

  best wishes

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  JW FORCE SCHOOL TO BAN HOT CROSS BUNS

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is not a spoof

  school decides to ban the bun

  suffolk evening star, uk - 8 minutes ago .

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  deeskis

  GRRR

  there was some publicity in australian newspapers a couple of years ago about schools not singing christmas carols etc due to respecting the beliefs of our minority students. Australia has some large moslem and bhuddist communities. I don't think the suggestions took hold, as my kids still sing these songs at school.

  It reminds me of "south Park's" angle on a similar issue........ (yep, call me a sickie........i love southpark)

  Mr Hankie, the Christmas poo!...........bwahahahaha

  anyway I emailed my comments to the newspaper concerned:

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  feel the banning of the hotcross bun is pandering to a desire for political correctness run amok.

  the witness's choose not to believe in the cross. why should everyone else kowtow to their ideosyncracies.

  what next - demolishing all "crossroad intersections"!!?

  hehehe

  Keep up the good work Danny

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