Posts by penny2

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New study edition magazine left in my door
by troubled mind in
1. jw
2. friends
came home just now for my lunch break and two mags were in my door .

the jan.15 study edition and the jan. awake .

a friend of mine thatt still speaks to me from the hall must have dropped them off .
penny2

Maybe your friend from the hall is counting them as placements.
No, it's the long walk to your place, standing at the door for 10 minutes and the long walk home. That's 1 hour FS for the month + 2 mags + 1 RV.
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WT Comments (Dec 17-23 DEEP THINGS) FEATURING JK666
by V in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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penny2

JK666, I enjoyed your comments.
penny
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JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES RULES, RUINED JA RULE'S CHILDHOOD
by WTNightmare00 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
rap star ja rule blames his familys jehovahs witness roots for ruining his childhood.. .

the im real hitmaker reveals he was never allowed to celebrate birthdays or christmases growing up - and even playing with other children was a problem for his strict grandparents, who helped raise him.. .

as a result, the rapper, real name jeffrey atkins, goes overboard when his children celebrate birthdays and special occasions.. .
penny2

Wow, if he was disfellowshipped at 12, he was baptized very young! How cruel to disfellowship such a young child. That would have cut him off from his grandparents who raised him, as well as from all the kids he knew in the congregation.
Looks like he's made a life for himself though. Well and truly moved on.
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New Yearbook stats for 2007 now out!
by Dogpatch in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the report is out!.

http://www.watchtowernews.org/2007report.pdf.

cooking the books with 3% increase??.
penny2

Thanks jwfacts, it all makes sense now! It's quite funny really.
Have you noticed that the stats on their website only show peak numbers? That's a bit dishonest.
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New Yearbook stats for 2007 now out!
by Dogpatch in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the report is out!.

http://www.watchtowernews.org/2007report.pdf.

cooking the books with 3% increase??.
penny2

That answers the question on why August figures are higher.
I can imagine the study conductor ringing Bro Nonreporter, "I don't have a report for you for June or July. Didn't you do some FS in those months? Even 15 minutes?" So Bro Nonreporter could even be inclined to make up some numbers just to keep the study conductor happy - and so he doesn't get counted as irregular.
Is that a stretch of my imagination or could that happen?
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You know something I'll never understand...
by RisingEagle in
1. jw
2. friends
is just how deep the witlings manage to get their carp into the minds of people.

let me clarify that.

with my active relatives i understand the brainwashing, because they continuously feed on the pap from the book publishing company.
penny2

Yes it is amazing, his mind is still trapped. I know of several people disfellowshipped in the past who have gone back. One was disfellowshipped for many years. They still always believed that it is the "truth" and if they had the courage to straighten out their lives, they would go back.
It's the power of brainwashing.
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Unmarried and pregnant by JW
by Valrose in
1. social
2. relationships
my boyfriend was a jw for most of his life, he is no longer participating in the religion.

we are not married and i'm now pregnant.

does any one know and can advise me what i can expect from his parents once they find out?
penny2

They've been pretending that you don't exist. They've had their head in the sand and refused to acknowledge to themselves that their beloved son might be having sex. No baptized unmarried JW would ever do that, would they?
They may start to shun their son now and he may even be disfellowshipped (that formalises the shunning).
On the other hand, if the mum loves babies - you never know, her natural instincts may take over. She is going to be a grandmother. That should be exciting.
There is a large variation in how JW families handle these situations.
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Yay! I'm going to my 'judicial' meeting!
by mavie in
1. jw
2. friends
any suggestions?

i'm going mainly out of curiousity.

i've already moved on in my life.
penny2

I can see it's going to be an interesting meeting. You've lost the fear and that enables you to speak your mind.
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Yay! I'm going to my 'judicial' meeting!
by mavie in
1. jw
2. friends
any suggestions?

i'm going mainly out of curiousity.

i've already moved on in my life.
penny2

I can't imagine having "fun" with a JC - sitting in a room without windows, being set upon by 3 men with their narrow-minded, preconceived ideas - about life, truth and you.
But mavie, I can see you've well and truly moved on and will probably even feel sorry for those 3 men.
My advice would be to take someone with you. If you can't do that - know that we will be thinking of you.
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Well, Am I just a coward or what?
by rache31 in
1. jw
2. friends
i've made mention in a couple of recent posts how some witnesses have come to my house.

i wasn't home but received a note.

in the development where i live, there are a couple of families that go to the local kh.
penny2

Rache, sometimes we worry too much about what might happen.
I think a relationship with family is worth preserving. Do something to take your mind off - xmas will soon be over and some of the stress will go.