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  Where do they sit in your hall?

  by ns7 in

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  what i find bemusing is, if there are any disfellowshipped ones in your hall they have to sit at the back.

  now without getting into the merits/rights/wrongs of whether this should be still acceptable, where do they sit in your hall?

  you see i seem to remember that they would sit on the back row, come in quietly just after the song and prayer and leave at the end just as quick.

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  Without being judgmental, LDH, I agree with you parents. It is wrong in reguesting a person to set in an assigned place at the kingdom hall or any other sactions they may have come up with that are inhumane based. We have now scriptural princple to back it up.

  For example, it is stated, by some -- not all, that a person that is disfellowshiped is not a person. Yet they are counted at the kingdom hall as a person warming a set. When they are seen putting moneies into the box, they are not told, you can not do that, you are not part of us. We do not need you support, etc. etc.

  This is a double standard in my educated reasoning.

  However, we do have men, sorry to say, in this organization that like to use such sanctions to keep control, control, control, get the point. I personally believe if we do away with such men at the helm, like Theodore Jaracz (wicked man--if Jehovah the Great God wants to destroy me for stating what I have stated, fine with me) and his dopes well will have some peace in the organization.

  But take heart LDh, mark this devilish ones thought, there is coming a time when these men well be in the same situation that this sister of ours and your parents are in.

  I hope we all will have a large enough heart to not treat them then as they have treated other.

  LDH, just set back, like Jehovah and Jesus Christ are doing and watch the show. It is going to be a good one.

  Your friend,

  DA
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  "Tis Ones' For Me"

  by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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  some might have heard some of these thoughts, enjoy again, other will learn to appreciate them.. "great truths about growing old".

  growing old is mandatory; growing up is opional.. insanity is my only means of relaxaton.. forget the health food.

  i need all the preservatives i can get.. i'm getting old when i get the same sensation from a rocking chair, that i once got from a roller coaster.. one of life's mysteries is now a two pound box of candy can make a person gain five pounds.. every time i think about exercise, i lie down till the thought goes away.. god put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things.

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  Some might have heard some of these thoughts, enjoy again, other will learn to appreciate them.

  "Great Truths About Growing Old"

  Growing old is mandatory; growing up is opional.

  Insanity is my only means of relaxaton.

  Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

  I'm getting old when I get the same sensation from a rocking chair, that I once got from a roller coaster.

  One of life's mysteries is now a two pound box of candy can make a person gain five pounds.

  Every time I think about exercise, I lie down till the thought goes away.

  God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Fight now I am so far behind, I will live forever.

  It's frustration when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

  I finally got my head together, and then my body fell apart.

  There cannot be a crissis this week; my schedule is alread full.

  Time may be a greata healer, but it is a lousy beautican.

  The older I get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then my body and my fat are really good friends.

  Age doesn't always bring wisdom; sometimes it come alone.

  Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.

  Sometimes I think I understand everything. Then I regain consciousness.

  Amazing! I just hung something in my closet for a while, and it shrinks two sizes.

  It is bad to suppress laughter. It just goes back down and spreads to you hips.

  Freedom of the press means no-iron chothes.

  Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.

  Seen it all, done it all, and can't remember most of it.

  DA
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  "Survival Kit"

  by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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  "an everyday servival kit".

  toothpick.

  rubber band.

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  "An Everyday Servival Kit"

  Toothpick
  Rubber band
  Pencil
  Eraser
  Chewing gum
  Mint
  Candy kisses

  Here's why:

  Toothpick -- to remind us to pick out the good qualities in others... Matt. 7:1

  Rubber band -- to remind us to be flexible, things might not always go the way we want, but it will work out...Romans 8:28

  Band aid -- to remind us to heal hurt feelings, ours or someone else's...Col. 3:12-14

  Pencil -- To remind us to list our blessings everyday...Eph. 1:3

  Eraser -- to remind us that everyone makes mistakes, and it's okay...Gen. 50:15-21

  Chewing gum -- to remind us to stick with it and we can accomplish anything...Phil. 4:13

  Mint -- to remind us that we are worth a mint to our heavenly Father, Jehovah...1 John 4:7

  Tea bag --to remind us to relax daily and go over that list of blessing from Jehovah...1 Thess. 5:18

  This is my, DA's, gift to you. May Jehvoah our great God richly bless you personally.

  To the world, we may be somebody...but to somebody, we maybe the world.

  A good SURVIVAL KIT.

  DA
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  "We Are Valvable"

  by DevilsAdvocate_DA in

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  we are valuable!.

  in the room of 200, he asked, "who would like this $20.

  hands started going up.

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  We Are Valuable!

  A well known speaker started of his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20. bill? Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this."

  He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the floor and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

  "My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground in the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come out way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you and I will never lose our value in Jehovah Gods' eyes. To him, dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, we are still priceless to Jehovah.

  Psalm 17:8 states tht Jehovah will keep us, "as the apple of His eye."

  THOUGHT: The worth of our lives come not in what we do or who we are but by WHO WE ARE!

  We are special.

  Have a great day with me and lets give our troubles to Jehovah, He will be up all night anyway.

  DA
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  ok. i'm registered now. the party can begin.

  by RedhorseWoman in

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  welcome, riz, glad to have you with us.

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  I can say nothing more then what has already been said --- WELCOME.

  DA
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  So this is where everyone has gone!

  by Esmeralda in

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  wow, looking at the post list i can hardly believe my eyes.

  looks like the list of names from 'old' h2o!.

  thanks to unclebruce for posting this url on coolboards so i could find my way here.

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  Somebody,

  In the foul family, chickens, they call it the pecking order. The head hen starts the pecking and the rest follow. They will peck that hen or roaster till it dies.

  If you feed your foul, chickens, sugar beets they will not peck each at each other.

  If we feed our heart and mind with sugar, good thought, we will not peck on each other.

  But if you want to be the "cock of the block" it's ok with me.

  DA
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  So, who is the Society's STOOGE here?

  by Focus in

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  so, who is the society's stooge here?.

  it goes without saying that the society uses stooges (i.e.

  plants) on the web.

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  SevenofNine, thanks girl,

  You are always so helpful.

  No wonder everyone loves you.

  DA

  Edited by - DevilsAdvocate_DA on 14 March 2001 15:47:27
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  Introducing myself...& need advice...

  by ShaunaC in

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  my name is shauna and this is my first post here.

  in short, i am 26 years old and have been df'd for a little over 2 years.

  i come from a strong and long jw heritage (6 generations).

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  ShanaC,

  Your parents, family and friends are just flesh and blood with a little bone throw in, just like any other person on this planet.

  I personally am a active Jehovah's Witness for better then 45 year. To me I do not divide my fellow flesh and blood, be the Hindu, Shintu, Jews, ex-Jehovah's Witness(I do't like this work), etc, etc. into seperate systems. They are just people. I know that down deep in their hearts the love me just as much as I love them. I WILL NOT let an organizaton divide me from them. As I have said over on H20 many a time, the WBTS have done a great wrong with the disfellowship issure starting about 20-25 years ago. Like UKnow, an active Jehovah's Witness, said in his last post on H20, and I agree, the WTBS will have to answer for their behavior in time. I am looking forward to seeing Theodore Jaracz get his *ss make nice and red. I am judging his actions in saying he is a wicked man. But please forgive me for judging at all, for that is Jesus Christ job the last I knew.

  People are people, they are only doing what they have to do to survive in this life that has been dealt them.

  What I am saying, or trying to say is, LOOK AT PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE ARE not what their religion they may be.

  If you can do this, your heart will be at peace with you, in turn you will be a peace with your fellowman.

  ShanaC, not wanting to sound preachy. But I would like to say that there are four dividers of the human family that the Devil has developed very nicely, and humans have fallen for them, including my self at times. They are in this order, age, religion, politics, race. Think about it, if you would like.

  Welcome. You will like the forum and the people here.

  DA
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  So this is where everyone has gone!

  by Esmeralda in

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  wow, looking at the post list i can hardly believe my eyes.

  looks like the list of names from 'old' h2o!.

  thanks to unclebruce for posting this url on coolboards so i could find my way here.

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  Welcome,

  I believe you will enjoy the format and the people.

  What I like about this format and the people is: The format is easy to move around in and the people are not big-to-does. No one is trying to prove who is the cock of the block. I notice when someone trys to be the cock of the block, well, everyone just avoids them like a plague.

  Welcome, I am looking forward to your fine comments like over on H20.

  DA
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  So, who is the Society's STOOGE here?

  by Focus in

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  so, who is the society's stooge here?.

  it goes without saying that the society uses stooges (i.e.

  plants) on the web.

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  Focus,

  I could care less if there are stooges on Jehovah Witness.com or any other web forum dealing with Jehovah's Witnesses.

  I have never said anything to either parties that I need to look over my shoulder.

  But thanks for a well thought out post.

  DA

  P.S. SevenofNine, that was a good post. How did you do that?

  Edited by - DevilsAdvocate_DA on 14 March 2001 14:44:27