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  new religion?

  by freddi in

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  hey all,.

  has anyone ever ventured into that world that witnesses call christendom once they stopped attending the kingdom hall?.

  i know that i have returned to "my own vomit" as j.w.

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  freedom96

  I will not follow another dogmatic type religion, where they teach their's is the only right one. I have enjoyed several non-denominational churches, but still have not found the "one" that I would go to exclusively.
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  Souvenir Notes-1905 WTBTS Conv-NiagaraFalls

  by sf in

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  yes, you will see this link in another thread as well.

  yet i felt it merited it's own thread and did not want it lost within: .

  edited by - sf on 25 november 2002 17:25:10.

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  freedom96

  Facinating! Thanks for posting.
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  Another Type of Unhappy "Believer"

  by Francois in

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  there seemed to be one or two of these in every hall with which i was associated.

  usually a married couple.

  one of whom was handicapped in some way.

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  freedom96

  There was an older lady in our hall, that was just a sweetheart. Older, raised 5 kids, half on them on her own after the father passed away.

  So sad, she worked so hard, and yet had nothing. All she had was the organization. It was her only time really out of the house, and would never have friends other than witnesses.

  She was not happy, you could see it in her eyes. She passed away recently; was a sad life.
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  Some of their own medicine

  by ChileanRick in

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  i don't know if you have read this.

  enjoy it.

  http://www.cosmiverse.com/paranormal01180202.html.

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  freedom96

  I think that is great! I would love to see the looks on everyones faces.
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  Unhappy Believers

  by JH in

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  did you know any brothers and sisters that attend(ed) meetings regularly, but deep inside seem(ed) to be very unhappy about being a witness?

  i ask this question because many people are just blind followers, who don't dare question the leaders and follow like sheep.

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  freedom96

  I think most hated going, or still do. They go because of fear, or don't know any better.

  I think few are those that are excited about being a witness.
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  I've given my last talk

  by DIAMOND in

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  as you know or don't know..i'm in the process of doing that slow fade thing.

  i still go to the meetings (sunday only) just so i can still talk to family and friends.

  well this sunday i went up to the theocratic school overseer and ask him to please take me off the school.

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  freedom96

  I imagine you got a look of "I cannot believe you are asking to go off of the talk list"

  Hang in there!
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  None baptized at circuit assembly in Greeley,CO.

  by spanky in

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  first time i have ever seen or heard of this but no one was baptized with 800+ in attendance at our circuit assembly two weeks back!

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  freedom96

  I imagine that there will be much talk about getting more ready for baptism so that doesn't happen again.
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  Christian priorities and holidays

  by jurs in

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  even when i was a jw i thought it odd that witnesses gave so much importance to holidays.

  when i was studying, i was bogged down with how awful they were because they are pagan and how wrong it was to celebrate.

  it seems to me like more attention was donated to the issue of holidays than what the meat of christianity is.

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  freedom96

  Many of what I consider to be "true" Christians, celebrate Christmas as others do, but they DO consider the basis of what Christmas originally was all about. Oh, they agree that Jesus was not born on that date, but they say that is not the point.

  It just seems so much more innocent and pure than the WTS taught. These are well meaning people, and they respect the holiday for what it stands for, and enjoy it to the fullest.

  I do think Jesus would appreciate that, regardless of petty details. Perhaps it is something that needs to be done once a year, to make us appreciate the little things in life, to bring joy and happiness. Oh sure, we can twist it around and say how horrible for the families that cannot afford it, etc. I have seen many times though, where a family may not exactly be able to afford a lot of toys and gifts, but the spirit is there, and they enjoy it to the fullest, maybe even more than many who use it only to buy stuff.
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  Embarrassing moments on stage

  by freedom96 in

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  as a kid growing up with an elder father, from time to time we would have parts on stage at the meeting or assembly.

  my dad had a certain talk he must have delivered to a couple dozen different congregations, about families.

  during the talk, he would have my sister and i cause a scene during the talk, in which we would ultimately run on stage argueing.

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  freedom96

  As a kid growing up with an elder father, from time to time we would have parts on stage at the meeting or assembly.

  My dad had a certain talk he must have delivered to a couple dozen different congregations, about families. During the talk, he would have my sister and I cause a scene during the talk, in which we would ultimately run on stage argueing. We even had props like toys that would get broken, and then he would talk about how to solve the problem.

  That wasn't as bad as having a part on the assembly, when you had a couple thousand people looking at you. I remember very well one time, my family and another one were discussing bibical issues on stage. A nice theocratic type of get together, each of us saying giving a comment. I was young, probably about 12, and my younger sister was on stage too. All of this had been planned for quite some time, so that we would all give the perfect performance. As everyone would give their thoughts, it was coming to me. Everyone had about 1 minute of a prepared answer/ comment. Well, my little sister does her comment, and then takes mine too. The microphone comes to me, and I have no answer at all. I said, "I was going to say what she said." and that was about it. Just felt very embarassing, with so many people watching. Never did hear the end of it for a few weeks.

  But I am sure that doesn't come close to some good stories that are out there.

  Any good embarrassing assembly parts? Or at the meetings?
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  How DO you do it?

  by alfie in

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  this is not a question to get too personal, but how do so many of you find the time to post so much?

  i have trouble finding time to read a few posts, let alone respond to or begin as many as so many of you folks do.

  alfie

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  freedom96

  Self employed, so I can get away with it at work. Sometimes it is nice to have a little get away and see what is going on here.

  Otherwise, once in a while when I come home and am relaxing.