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  1995 The Year That Saw A Turning Point

  by The wanderer in

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  of these events occur was the watchtowers theme.

  the countdown .

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  JW's making a comeback?

  Well, I know some couples in the "TRUTH", that are specifically avoiding having children....atleast in this, "system".

  I totally forgot that. 1995 was almost 12 years ago, so many couples realized that they had time to
  have children in "this system of things." That makes those children 11 years old and slightly less.

  That's prime time for baptizing them nowadays. They used to wait, but these kids will start getting
  baptized (if not already) and there could be some positive numbers for the next 2 years.

  Excellent point NotaNess and OTWO. I always thought it was just me who noticed that more jws were having children starting in the late '90s or so. It would make sense that as these approach baptism age, that at least some are getting dunked today.

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  Fluff: What kind of music do you listen to?

  by Guest with Questions in

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  this is to be my one day off but i keep coming back here:.

  i love a variety of music these are just a few of my favourites:.

  not because im canadian but: neil young, joni mitchell, guess who (had a crush on burton cummings-(actually my husband and him looked a lot alike when they were young) gino vinelli,.

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  Van Morrisey

  Is that a combination of Van Morrison and Morrisey, (from the Smiths), ???

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  Fluff: What kind of music do you listen to?

  by Guest with Questions in

  1. jw
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  this is to be my one day off but i keep coming back here:.

  i love a variety of music these are just a few of my favourites:.

  not because im canadian but: neil young, joni mitchell, guess who (had a crush on burton cummings-(actually my husband and him looked a lot alike when they were young) gino vinelli,.

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  done4good

  Clapton, Cream, Doors, Led Zep, Sex Pistols, Clash, Elvis Costello, Genesis, Floyd, Radiohead, Nirvana, Green Day, Beatles, Good Rats, Talking Heads, ELO, Neil Young, Steely Dan, Boston, Rush, Bowie, etc...
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  1995 The Year That Saw A Turning Point

  by The wanderer in

  1. jw
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  of these events occur was the watchtowers theme.

  the countdown .

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  done4good

  Wanderer,

  I don't know if I have a turning "point" per se, more like several 30 degree turns that ended up in a 180 in 2005. The first of which was learning of the 1975 debacle. My family had been "in" since '78 and I never heard a damn thing about this until around 1991 or so. It was quite shocking to me, actually. The 1995 generation change bothered me somewhat, but more just because the new explanation was, well, unexplainable. I felt the same way about the blood policy changes in 2000. I nearly left in '01, but didn't have the balls to until '05.

  Jason
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  Did Being In The Organization Produce Anything Good?

  by The wanderer in

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  however, is there anything that you learned from your jehovahs witness past that .

  you appreciate even today?.

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  Sure, I could get into the whole quitting smoking and drugs thing, like everyone else, but the fact still remains, that most people that develop those habits during their younger years, usually only do so because of family dysfunction. In my case, that was certainly true. The jws only added greatly to that dysfunction. In a healthy family environment, (i.e., like my wife's), none of the 5 children are smokers nor drug users, they are also not jws, and would have never been drawn to such an organization. Dysfunction breeds dysfunction. End of story.

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  Send Birthday wishes to Linda!!!!! (fullofdoubtnow)

  by crazyblondeb in

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  linda's birthday is on thursday.

  but i wanted to start this now, so that trev can print it off on thursday, and take it to her in the hospital.. .

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  Happy B-Day!!!

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  Where do you like to sit on a plane and why?

  by Crumpet in

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  i'm trying to decide where i want to sit on the plane to dallas - i can choose online 24 hours beforehand but am not sure where is best for comfort, quiet, service, view.

  is there anyway of predicting where any babies might be so i can be as far away as possible from them?.

  https://www.britishairways.com/travel/managebooking/public/en_gb?eid=104504&source=mmb_tab_ob.

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  Exit is best. If I don't get it, I tend to prefer a seat in back, as it's typically easier to find overhead space for my laptop. Damn wheelie "carry-ons".

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  X-Wife Got Married Yesterday........Our Son is Shunned Today!

  by new boy in

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  my wife left me 5 years ago when i left the jehovah's witnesses.

  she got remarried saturday to one of "our" old jehovah's witness friends jay .

  jay's wife, judy died 6 months ago of cancer.

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  done4good

  The x starts dating a guy a week after his wife is in the ground. Talk about rebound.

  This type of wierdness is very common in the jws. I heard of several similar stories, (including my ex's mother), that were similar.

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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 4-15-07 (EXALT JAH'S NAME)

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  let us exalt jehovah's name together.

  " (psalm 34:3) what a fine example for us to follow!does matthew 26:30 say anything about singing "jehovahs praises"?.

  *** w04 4/15 p. 17 par.

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  done4good

  Next week says you can’t enjoy life unless you fear God…fear the WTS that is.

  The realization of that lie is why I left the WTS.

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  Maybe I should go back and be a good little dubbie again!!

  by AK - Jeff in

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  i believe that i am experiencing a profound change in my personality, and those changes are at a stage where i have honestly contemplated this recently.

  honestly.. i don't think i could ever do it - anyone who has followed me on the boards here know that i am neither suicidal nor an apologist for that lot.

  yet, having been off work for a few weeks now with surgical recovery, i have had time to make assessment of my future.

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  done4good

  So done4good when you come to Canada ( Waterloo) drop in & see Mary, Bumble Bee, Rosilie,& Mouthy

  Absolutely. We have a corporate office outside of Ottawa, (still quite a hike from Waterloo, but a good weekend trip anyway).

  Jason