the boe in my childhood congregation was probably the nicest and most sincere group of elders i have ever come across, at least the boe i grew up with.
i still hold each of them in high regard, they were truly very kind and caring people.
however, apparently before i was born (pre 79) and when i was a small child there was quite a bit of trouble in that cong.
Interesting point. I have often thought of this with regards to my memories of the congregation, we came into the borg in 1983. There were one or two who were found "gathering" together. The reality was they were friends visiting each other and having a moan about 1975.
Paul
tonight something really scary happened with our dog .. we took him out for a walk along the canal near our home .it has been hot and humid today but we went out in the evening out of direct sun.
we walked a little over a mile and our dog had been panting quite a bit, but nothing real unusual .
as we were heading back he all of the sudden starts pawing at his muzzle then puts his face down and is scraping it in the gravel then just totally spasms .
I have never seen that myself, however my aunt has a dog that suffers from seizures, it's not nice for the dog at one point his spasms made him leap over 6ft.
Paul
the thread about the old woman who died at the assembly got me thinking about how first aid is run at the conventions.
for many years i worked as an attendant, we were always instructed that, if there is a medical emergency to contact first aid and not to call an ambulance directly from the location.
in the age of cell phones it made much more sense to me to call 911 right away (for serious emergencies) , if it's a stroke or heart attack time is critical.
I have helped out on the first aid when i was a teenager at the circuit assembly. Can you believe over a thousand people attended and if anyone needed help i had absolutely no training for the "privelege".
Paul
i finally got it!
i'm finally free!
i'm so happy to be leaving this cold, love less, money making, manipulative sect.
Hello and welcome to the board.
Paul
i just remembered this today, though i would share.. .
there was one sister in my childhood cong.
that was mentally challenged.
That's Jehovah's "christian" Witnesses for you.
Paul
if ladies prefer gentlemen then do gentlemen prefer ladies?.
just curious.
ld.
Got to ask the other question, do gentlemen prefer ladies?
Definately
Paul
no, this is not a joke.
having actually managed to survive through the entire 3 grueling days of the dc after attending the friday session today (hit sat and sun last weekend) i was initially going to make a criticism of some of the parts & points at the dc.
however, something that i witnessed today changed my mind.
That's a terrible story.
Paul
here it is:.
http://sendables.jibjab.com/.
i think it's cute and funny.
That is very funny.
I have tried to register on there so i can send one of them but it will not allow uk postal codes
Paul
my brother and my mom are trying to find a song to dance to at his wedding.
we've pulled up a lot of lists of common songs and none of them are really what they're looking for.
i just came up with the song below as a suggestion, which i think is the best option so far, but i thought i'd see if any of our music connoisseurs could come up with some other suggestions.
Jimmi Hendrix----All Along the Watchtower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwCBh0z3Hs&feature=related
Paul
i have read some very interesting and thought provoking articles on the subject sites.
having never been a jw, what is the feeling of a 'run of the mill' witness towards these sites sympathetic towards the general doctrines of the wts, but calling for some major reforms?.
A run of the mill witness wouldn't dare call for major reforms, they would be disfellowshipped and shunned for it. Everything has to come from the top down, rather than the other way around.
Paul
