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  Were you a bathroom breaker?

  by Mysterious in

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  i swear my mother used to keep better track of my bladder than i did.

  she'd sit me down occasionally for talks such as "i noticed you've been going to the bathroom a lot during the meetings lately maybe we need to cut down on what you drink on meeting nights" etc.

  others would go 2 or 3 times a meeting and if i went twice a week i'd get a talk about it!

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  freedom96

  In our hall, very few ever used the bathroom during the meetings. Even if you used it during the songs, you would get the look.
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  Would You Stop Going To Mel Gibson Movies???

  by minimus in

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  i wouldn't.

  i don't care too much for spike lee but i like some of his movies.....i just think mel needs some help.

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  I enjoy his movies, and I will continue to see them..
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  A Question for Apostafest-Goers

  by jeanniebeanz in

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  for those of you who have attended an apostafest.... have you come away from a fest with a different opinion of someone who posts here than what you expected?

  have you ever disliked someone on the board due to a difference of opinion expressed here, and found out that, in person, you actually liked that person?

  vice versa?.

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  freedom96

  I have only attended one apostafest, and really enjoyed the company of a person on this site, with whom we share radically different ideas regarding politics, brought out on this site. But he is a great guy, and have nothing bad to say about him.
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  Remember when KH's had a piano and real singing?

  by WingCommander in

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  the thread about got me thinking about my very early childhood, back when witnesses were allowed to be social and have get togethers.

  they also had a piano in every congregation i ever attended, and an older sister would always play the kingdom melody.

  there was actual singing - not mindless droning and humming.

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  There was a friend of mine that was an excellent pianist, who would play at the meetings. He started to jazz the songs up, to the point where everyone was excited, and singing, and having a good time. But he got counciled big time for bringing attention to himself, and he quit playing. Later, an older lady in the hall would play. I would always look forward to when she was bring a little more to the song, but ultimately, that was stopped, and then soon after, the dumb records came around.
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  What Did You LOVE About Being a Jehovah's Witness?

  by Seeker4 in

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  ok. minimus had his 'what did you hate about being a jw' thread, so i want to take a different tack on this.

  i'll even start it.

  i loved some of the get-togethers we had.

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  freedom96

  There really isn't anything that I loved about being a witness that I wasn't able to find elsewhere, with much more meaning.
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  Another Deceitful Tactic by the WTBTS.

  by gumby in

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  as most informed jehovah's witnesses know, the wtbts is very good at painting a pretty picture of themselves by cleverly wording things to outsiders, yet not revealing the specifics of their beliefs.. below is an example from their official website regarding whether or not they shun members who choose to leave them.

  they do not tell the public of the interogation they impose on members who wish to quietly leave ( fade ).. notice they mention how they are more than happy to restore those who exit, but fail to mention the types of questions they ask to those who leave them.. while they admit they shun those who verbally express they no longer wish to be a jehovahs witness, they do not tell the public they coerce that very statement from those who try to leave peacefully and quietly.

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  freedom96

  With the WTS, there is no graceful exit.
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  WERE THERE ANY UNOFFICIAL STRANGE IDEAS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  Our congregation actually believed that there were some local congregations that were a bit too worldy, and quite possibly wouldn't make it through armegeddon.
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  my bethel servise left me seriously depressed!!!!

  by xcaliber in

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  i auxilary pioneered for a year, then i regular pioneered for 2 years while serving as a ministerial servant.

  then i served at bethel for 3 years.

  while at bethel i worked harder then i have my hole life.

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  freedom96

  Like others here, I am very suspect in the validity of this poster.

  One word for you....EDUCATION.....

  Then, use it, and do something for yourself, and quit worrying about everything else.
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  great guitarist....guitar solos...and performances

  by purplesofa in

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  i am collecting guitar musicians.......their music.

  i am collecting great perfomances.....rare ones of musicians that would not otherwise be together......

  i wold love your input.........and would share music with those interested.

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  Laurence Juber - Lead guitarist for Paul McCartney and the Wings. Fantastic acoustic player, seen and met him a few times.

  Tommy Shaw - Styx
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  How open are you to new ideas.

  by poodlehead in

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  when i was a jw, i believed what i was told to believe.

  after all it was the truth.

  but now i no longer believe that what they were telling me was the truth.

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  freedom96

  I am completely open to new ideas. I am thankful that I now don't have an organization telling me what to believe. I can make up my own mind for a change.