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Date of Memorial This Year? & Hello Everyone
by adelmaal in
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2. friends
it's been awhile since i posted

i'm trying to figure out when the memorial is this year... anyone have the inside word?

thanks in advance
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If you were newly inactive, did you feel pressure to attend the Memorial?
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
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i'd be interested in hearing your experiences, if you were newly inactive and felt pressured to go to the memorial.

did the jw's pressure you to go or did you feel guilty for missing the lord's evening meal (well, we all miss it anyway when we pass it round)
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What Went Thru Your Mind While Sitting at The Meetings?
by minimus in
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2. friends
i used to listen but not really.

i'd look at the platform/speaker stand, look like i was paying attention, get antsy, and find another elder to "discuss" something ith.

i just got to the meeting----right before it was to start and if the talkative po decided that his last part was going to go overtime, i'd put on my coat and look at the big clock on my way out in front of everyone and leave for the local bar.
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questions?
by nurse in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm a nursing student and i have to do an essay.

the case study i'm doing is of an elderly gentleman who is a jehovahs witness and i'm wondering if any of you can tell me besides refusing a blood transfusion, if there is any other beliefs that would affect medical care?

i'm not a jehovahs witness but would be very interested to hear your comments and thank you in advance!
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"WHERE ELSE WOULD WE GO?"
by bonnzo in
1. jw
2. friends
i have a rather lengthy question/statement, so please bear with me.

i would like to apologize in advance if i offend anyone with this post.

i dont mean to judge anyone here.
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Assembly Hall Intermission Music
by JH in
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2. friends
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remember that dull kingdom music.

what music are you thinking about that would have been more appropriate?
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I'm an Organ Donor
by prophecor in
1. watchtower
2. medical
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Elder has Power of Attny for my Mother
by limbogirl in
1. jw
2. friends
my witness mother has a rare form of leukemia -- fortunately she is doing well and it hasn't been an issue yet.

she notified me some time ago that she had completed forms to make one of the elders at her kh her power of attorney in the event that she required medical treatment.

she told me that she did this to relieve me and my siblings of having to make difficult decisions for her at that time -- meaning authorizing blood.
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Oprah Winfrey
by Madame Quixote in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
does anyone have any contact with oprah winfrey?

i think she could do a great show on the misrepresentation of medical and secular facts issue.

let's just visualize this show: hlc members, elders, litigants (who won against the wtbs), the author of the essay, kerry louderback-wood, the baylor u. ethics professors, the woo-hooing audience, etc.?
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Banned church member sues Jehovah's Witnesses
by izobcenec in
1. jw
2. friends
a normandy resident who was disfellowshipped from jehovah's witnesses is suing the organization for $7 million on grounds the alleged action against her was wrong.

barbara joanna anderson filed the lawsuit thursday in coffee county circuit court.. she is seeking $2 million in compensatory damages, plus $5 million in punitive damages.. the defendants are listed as:.

* watchtower bible and tract society of new york inc.. * watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania inc.. * watchtower enterprises llc.. * watchtower foundation inc.. * watchtower associates ltd.. * kingdom support services inc.. * christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. * religious order of jehovah's witnesses.. * the watchtower group inc.. * manchester congregation of jehovah's witnesses elders.. * lawrence a. seely, gary hobson, dale dormanen, robert e. matthews, david semonian, j.r. brown, and john does no.