Virgochik

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  id JWs RIP you OFF in the MARRIAGE Dept.?

  by Ms. Whip in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this photo (taken from a jw group on aol) is quite typical of jw marriage matches.

  don't get me wrong, i'm sure they are great people as far as jws go.

  but, it made me think.

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  Virgochik

  I understand too! When I was about 17, there was a tall, skinny, pimply kid of 19 who rode a bicycle to the Hall. He was always staring at me and maneuvering to get in our car group for service. My parents thought I should be paying attention to him, at least considering him for a suitor. What did we possibly have in commom, but that we were Dubs, and went to the same Hall. He eventually went off to Bethel but didn't stay long. He married a sister and they had five kids. She was a nurse and supported them all.

  Wow, that coulda been me!
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  Pay Up..............NOW!!!!!!!

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i am neither shocked or suprised anymore with the actions of the wts, but i have to admit, from time to time they do some s**t that makes me say, "wish i could pull that off".

  at meeting yesterday, the p.o.

  makes an announcement.

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  Virgochik

  Haha, yeah, let 'em come and reposess the building! Oh, there is no building? Then what are they paying for?
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  Not a part of this world..ain't that the truth!

  by Virgochik in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when jw's say they are no part of this world, i have to wonder if they know just how true that is.

  if they could see themselves as others see them, carrying the scripture to the ridiculous extremes that some do.

  for example, i had a recent conversation with (left un-named fro security reasons) elderly relatives.

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  Virgochik

  When JW's say they are no part of this world, I have to wonder if they know just how true that is. If they could see themselves as others see them, carrying the scripture to the ridiculous extremes that some do. For example, I had a recent conversation with (left un-named fro security reasons) elderly relatives. No, they can't see themselves ever getting a computer. DVD's, no, still using VHS tapes to play movies. Swipe a debit card instead of writing checks? Too old to learn that one, will stick to holding up the line writing out a check. Online banking? Shaking head. Still using film cameras, digital is too modern. A new car? Frivolous, when the old one is just fine for service.

  Granted, these people are older, and that may have a lot to do with their reluctance to keep up with modern things. But how many JW's see it as a virtue to avoid new technology or to keep up with new inventions and products? I think this is fostered by avoiding the internet, where online banking, shopping, etc. could be done. Even Witnessing is done in a very old fashioned way, door knocking instead of using the web. Anyone notice how backwards and Amish-like JW's can be? Why are they so stuck in a 1950's timewarp?
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  id JWs RIP you OFF in the MARRIAGE Dept.?

  by Ms. Whip in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this photo (taken from a jw group on aol) is quite typical of jw marriage matches.

  don't get me wrong, i'm sure they are great people as far as jws go.

  but, it made me think.

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  Virgochik

  "While I am sure the guy in the photo is loving and genuine to his wife..."

  Diamond Blue, why are you so sure???
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  Update on my friend - the PO called

  by fullofdoubtnow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my friend marion has just arrived at my home, and she certainly has had an interesting few days!

  she hasn't been attending meetings lately, and on saturday the po from her hall phoned to ask why.

  actually, he had phoned several times before, and left messages, but she hasn't been replying and, in his own words, he is very concerned as to what, if anything, is wrong.. she remembers the conversation fairly well (pity she couldn't record it), and it went like this:.

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  Virgochik

  My goodness! He says he doesn't want to pry, then asks her all these nosy questions! What a truly obnoxious person! So full of himself, thinking he actually has a right to press on into her personal business. He'll force the issue. Even if she avoids the harassing loving visits and calls, they'll announce her as dead disasociated one of these days. I'm happy for her, and that she has a true friend to give her support during this time!
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  Napa Valley, CA Child Abuse Court Case Victories

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  napa wt child abuse case.

  two important court decisions, which came out of napa valley, ca, are now available for us to post on jwd.

  these significant rulings overturn objections regularly made by the watchtower in recent lawsuits and may serve as a precedent for future lawsuits.

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  Virgochik

  Excellent news ! If this does turn out to be precedent setting, they're in deep, deep doo doo!
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  "deliverance at hand!"

  by freefly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yesterday a.m. -a little knock at my front door, i answered to see a man at the end of my driveway who turned around saying "i just left an invite with your newspaper...have you read the front page news about the chopper crashes linked to drug scheme (more than 40 people arrested in major cross-border smuggling case)" i looked down at my newspaper and saw "deliverance at hand!

  " title of invitation...(cordially invited to attend) page tucked inside.

  looked back up and he was gone.

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  Virgochik

  It's only the beginning of what may be a difficult road. Stick around, many here have JW spouses and have shared their trials and successes.
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  Did you make life altering decisions because of 1975?

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had extended family members, both with families of 7, abandon good jobs and homes in the suburbs of chicago.

  they moved to the wild outskirts of 2 separate states to protect their families from armageddon.

  they both waited for 20 years, wound up financially destitute and finally had to move and depend on other family members to recover.. it would be interesting to read the stories from those of you who went through this time period as a jw.. r.

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  Virgochik

  I was in my early mid teens in 1975, and I suffered from frequent nightmares about torture and the great tribulation. They loved to do gory speculation from the platfrom about the ways we might be tortured and tested. They rehashed methods used in Malawi, said maybe the angels would help us pass out if it got too bad, etc.

  The grim and frightened faces in the rows spoke volumes. From this board, I know lots of young kids had bad dreams and stress.

  Life altering decisions were made FOR me, by my parents. No school clubs, no college, grades weren't important, ratty clearance rack clothes were fine. Nothing mattered, because Armageddon was scheduled for fall of 1975. My dad jeopardized his good job many times, by demanding time off for ass-emblies, because he wouldn't need it much longer, anyway. My parents didn't get needed repairs done on their house because soon, they'd be living in Paradise. They're still in that house, and now it really needs repairs, but they've got little money. Armageddon didn't come, and their money is running low. List goes on and on...
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  Best Albums

  by Nosferatu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let's compile a list of albums that we can listen to without skipping a single song.

  the albums that don't have a single bad song on them!

  here's mine:.

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  Virgochik

  Steve Winwood "Back In The High Life" how I felt after leaving the Dubs...life is good again!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Rebuttal to the U.N.-DPI NGO Affair

  by Kenneson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know if this was discussed before; i don't recall seeing this site until today when someone brought it to my attention.

  how would you answer the jehovah's witness comments (especially the one comparing the library card to a white house press pass)?

  other observations?

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  Virgochik

  They can always explain away their deceptions and lies by calling them "theocratic warfare." Of course, bla-bla, they still scorn the Catholic church, but made nice in front of the UN. It was theocratic warfare, see?