We can leave stockings at the halls for Christmas. Perhaps decorate a tree or two.
freedom96
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The double dog dare at the Kingdom Hall
by Princess inlast night i posted a picture of my watchtower jack o'lantern and lyin eyes double dog dared me to take it to the kingdom hall.
sooo................. after the trick or treating was over, we loaded the kids in the minivan and drove to the kingdom hall.
i put the pumpkin on the railing on the front porch right in front of the main entrance.
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Jehovah's Witness Ghost Story
by kenpodragon ini was about twelve and a young "brother" invited me to stay the night at his house.
my mom wanted me to be make friends with witness families, so getting permission was not that hard to do.
his mom and dad picked me up at around five and we went back to his house.
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freedom96
I do happen to believe in ghosts, as I lived with one growing up in my house. It too was an old home, built in the late 1800's. I never considered it to be a demon, and it never did anything bad to us. In my case, the ghost was an older man. I am certain that he was the original owner of the house.
It could be quite possible the kid you saw was indeed the one that died. I think this is another perfect example of the fact we don't know exactly what happens after death. I personally do believe in heaven, but maybe heaven is different for each individual.
In will be interesting one day, many years from now, to find out.
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New CO in this area. Anyone know him?
by Mulan inthe new circuit overseer for our area is visiting our former congregation this week.
his name is gary boyce (or boice or boys).
wife is karen.
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freedom96
Isn't mid 30's a bit young for a CO?
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trick or treat - jw style
by freedom96 inwhen i was young, i remember my dad handing out witness tracks to the kids when they would come to the door.
come to think about it now, i am suprised that we never got vandelized later.. in fact, i remember one guy coming to the door with his kid, he only lived a few doors down.
my dad gave some big speech along with the tract, upsetting the man enough that he stopped and went back home.
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freedom96
When I was young, I remember my dad handing out witness tracks to the kids when they would come to the door. Come to think about it now, I am suprised that we never got vandelized later.
In fact, I remember one guy coming to the door with his kid, he only lived a few doors down. My dad gave some big speech along with the tract, upsetting the man enough that he stopped and went back home.
As I grew older, I was aware of witness get togethers, usually out for pizza or something, and would attend those events. They would do anything to avoid being home when the trick or treaters came to the door. Some of course would turn off all the lights and pretend that they were not home, again to avoid the kids.
I am still not sure what I think about the holiday; it sure isn't one of my favorites, but I think that the witnesses sure over react. I don't believe any of the kids are intending on being evil. They simply have an excuse to dress up and play.
Anyways, the question I have, is what did you do as a witness at Halloween?
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Will God intervine?
by kelsey007 inor is this life on earth only a testing or proving ground for an eternal life elsewhere?
as jw's we were taught that god will intervine in the world and bring the earth to a unified state under a theocratic government.
so, is man capable of maintaining the earth without intervention from a "higher source"?
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freedom96
I agree completely Jim.
I do believe that God indeed does have a plan, but for us earthlings, there has been so much speculation from thousands of religions........ I will continue to do what I posted above, and live my life the best that I can, and for me, that is accordance with the type of attitude that the bible says to have. I am not perfect by any means, but belief in God I think is better than the alternative.
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Will God intervine?
by kelsey007 inor is this life on earth only a testing or proving ground for an eternal life elsewhere?
as jw's we were taught that god will intervine in the world and bring the earth to a unified state under a theocratic government.
so, is man capable of maintaining the earth without intervention from a "higher source"?
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freedom96
There really is nothing that we can do about it, so I for one will live the most productive life I can, do unto others, and we will see what happens.
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What do ex-JWs owe the public?
by roybatty inrecently ive wondered what we as ex-jws "owe" the public in general and even current jws.
what i mean is - what do we owe them in the sense of warning them about this cult or , if theyre already in, helping them escape?
most of us here probably agree that being a jw has a negative impact on an individual but how many of us here have actually helped someone leave the jws?
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freedom96
I think part of the answer is to educate those that are not witnesses. They have not been brainwashed yet.
That way, when they are approached, they will already know to stay away from the cult.
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The Secret Way Elders Are Actually Appointed
by minimus indoes anyone have a clue as to how elders actually get appointed?
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freedom96
I remember as a kid, looking over at my dads papers at the meeting, and seeing notes from a meeting on who to have as new elders. I remember one guy, with his name crossed out, with a note saying too young.
I remember thinking that paper was much more interesting than the meeting.
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Is Disagreement REALLY Fanning A Flame?
by minimus ini won't specify a particular subject, but it seems that when someone throws mud at another, there are 2 options.
either accept it or reject it.
if you or others defend a position, especially after an attack, that's "fanning the flames".
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freedom96
There really is no reason that we can't agree to disagree on subjects here. Other than that, lets have fun, and maybe learn something along the way.
We can always learn from other peoples viewpoints.
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Do You Ever Miss It?
by pettygrudger ini was in a hormonal state the last couple of days, feeling a little melancholy.....sometimes when i feel like this, i miss being a jw.
don't get me wrong, i have not intention of ever going back.
i've come to realize what i miss is the naivety, the black & white thinking, allowing the organization to pretty much guide my every thought.
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freedom96
I miss some times as a kid, but not the meetings. I think it is easy to associate good times with what was going on in our lives at the time.
Just part of the process of growing and getting older.