Merry Magdalene

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  A BIG Happy Birthday to our very own 06-06-06 Girl--SPARKPLUG

  by Merry Magdalene in

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  you're beautiful, you're brilliant, you're a blessing to all of us, and i'm wishing you the best birthday ever!!!!!!!.

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  Merry Magdalene

  You're beautiful, you're brilliant, you're a blessing to all of us, and I'm wishing you the best birthday EVER!!!!!!!

  ~Merry
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  Show us your picture

  by Honesty in

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  that is, if you are able to without the prospect of facing a three-man kangaroo court appointed by jerhover to keep the congregation clean from apostate influences.. i'll go first: .

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  Merry Magdalene

  LOL @ tijkmo...

  dont look at merrys pic

  you will turn to stone

  Safest bet is to look at it WHILE stoned

  ~Merry
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  Kingdom Hall Dedication (video) Complete w/CO Visit & Horrible Singing

  by OpenFireGlass in

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  here's a virtual meeting to show someone what a jw meeting is like without the "love bombing", but all the jehoba this, and jehoba that, prayers, horrible out of tune mono-tone singing?, and a visit from the co giving the dedication talk/prayer... .

  the co point's out that a kingdumb hall is only a kingdumb hall if there is a sign out in front stating so... and that if the kingdumb hall was sold it doesn't come with the sign...

  (wtf?

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  Merry Magdalene

  what are those demonised subliminal blobs cascading down in the background?

  blood fractions?

  ~Merry
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  Show us your picture

  by Honesty in

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  that is, if you are able to without the prospect of facing a three-man kangaroo court appointed by jerhover to keep the congregation clean from apostate influences.. i'll go first: .

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  Merry Magdalene

  Ok, my picture:

  ~Merry
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  A JW MISCONCEPTION:

  by whyizit in

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  that is why there is a baptist church here, and a lutheran church there....etc..... i belong to a community church that is non-denominational, and this belief is just not true.

  many of the area churches, including our's, participate with and encourage each other.

  we do not hate each other at all.

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  Merry Magdalene

  I would only have to revise this slightly:

  The problem with the witnesses is they mistake having unity with your beliefs with being in total comformity with every letter and word from the WTS "faithful and discrete slave" isolating and twisting key scriptures in the bible.

  ~Merry
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  MY DAD HAS LEFT THE ORGANIZATION!!

  by freedomlover in

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  hold on everybody....ready for this.... .

  if you've been reading my posts over the past few months you'd see the research and progress my dad (a former elder) has been making.

  he and my stepmom were visiting us this weekend and he told us he's done with the jw's.

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  Merry Magdalene

  wow, FL, big hugs and kisses for ((((((((((you and your dad)))))))))). And here's hoping something touches your step-mom's heart so she can be free too.

  I know this must be rough on him. Finding out the truth about the Truth usually is, in varying degrees. Good thing you know how that goes and can be supportive.

  My best to all of you.

  ~Merry
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  From Lurker to Newbie

  by Warlock in

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  this is my first post and it is extremely difficult, but where else can i go?

  i'm sure not going to join another religion and most of you have been where i have.

  just for the record, i was a drunk, drug addict and dabbler in spiritism when i began studying, which also makes it difficult, because the j.w.

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  Merry Magdalene

  Welcome! Glad you decided to make the transition. It felt weird to me when I first posted here too.

  Your remark:

  "Is it me, or is it the org? Why can't I live up to the requirements? Everyone else seems to be doing it".

  reminded me of when I was a motel housekeeper and I couldn't get up to speed doing everything I needed to do in the alotted amount of time. It seemed like all the other girls did fine. I tried harder and harder, ran myself ragged. Then I discovered they were all cheating, taking shortcuts, not doing everything they were supposed to. Turned out it would have been as impossible for them as it was for me.

  Anyway...hope you stick around and post lots.

  ~Merry
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  GREAT news from Ian -- this one needs its own thread!

  by Alleymom in

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  dear all,

  thank you so much for the continued vigils.

  and thank you, marjorie, for the continuing reminders!

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  Merry Magdalene

  

  a HYPER-VIGIL sounds GREAT ! ! !

  ~Merry
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  This is about out beloved Dansk

  by mouthy in

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  how sorry i was to hear from dansk-he is going through a very difficult time.. i would like all prayers, thoughts, please keep this in mind ____ for me!!!!.

  the sad news he has cancer.it is lymphoma!!!

  they are waiting on the results of the biopsy before determining treatment..... he didnt want me to say anything at first- as he feels you all have your own problems & he didnt want to upset anyone-because he says "they are dear friends".

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  Merry Magdalene

  Hope you're picking up on all these good vibrations and finding them most revitalizing.

  Love Love Love

  *random affectionate pinching*

  ~Merry
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  Do you think that most "thin"people have hatred towards "heavy" people?

  by booker-t in

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  i know this might sound abit "paranoid" but as i mentioned on other posts before i am a "heavy" person who is losing weight.

  so far i have lost 65 pounds and i am still losing through a "strict"diet and exercise.

  i was at a restaurant the other day and there were 4 "thin" people sitting at a table across from a "very heavy overweight" man.

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  Merry Magdalene

  The bottom line is this, making unsolicited comments about other people's bodies, whether fat or thin, ugly or beautiful, is superficial, hurtful, and rude!

  Exactly. When I was younger I got teased all the time for being very thin, and it was a bit hurtful even though it never seemed to occur to people that it was. Whatever the reason for the comments, it can make a person overly self-conscious and uncomfortable around other people.

  I remember once when I was meeting an old friend's wife for the first time, we were both a little awkward and uncomfortable around each other at first. It came out that she felt overweight and I felt underweight when her husband suggested we all go to the beach together some time. She said to me, "Well, if you don't mind laying next to a beached whale," and I answered, "Not if you don't mind laying next to bleached bones." We both laughed and our discomfort evaporated. We found an odd sense of solidarity, and increased self-acceptance through that small exchange.

  ~Merry