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  Men's hair getting longer?

  by JH in

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  when i was a youngster, many guys had long hair, then a few years later it got short, very short.

  now i've noticed that hair for guys is longer again.. this spring, i saw boys go to school, walking in front of here, and many had very long hair.. .

  just a few minutes ago, i watch the news on tv, and the man in his late 30's had very long hair....lol.

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  SirNose586

  "No longer than the ear..." of course, it says that in the Bible, don'tcha know!
  --Virgochik
  If by Bible you mean the C.O.'s whim, then yes, yes it did come from "the Bible."
  My friend called them "Logans" because they were nearly as cool as Hugh Jackman's chops in X-Men.
  
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  What Type Of Congregation Were You In ???

  by minimus in

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  the older i get, the more i appreciate serenity and tranquiity.

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  For ten years (age: born-10) I was in a very Dragnet sort of congregation (aka congregation 1). "Just the facts, ma'am." It was cold, conservative, and authoritarian--just the sort of congregation that the Org. would like. It's still the same, ten years after I left it. A favorite brother of mine gave a public talk there and had plenty of harsh things to say about congregation 1. It has shrunk in recent years, from 80 publishers to 50.
  The congregation I'm in right now (congregation 2) is warmer than the other one. When I came this congregation 10 years ago, I was aghast that people went over on their talks, and was afraid of all the people my age, due to the heavy conditioning from congregation 1. For many years there were petty family bickerings (mainly amongst the children of the big families) and it was sort of anything-goes, but still warm enough. Then they installed a Bethelite P.O. and he went to work on cleaning out the young people. For a few months, it seemed there wasn't a school meeting that went by without "This is to inform the congregation that ________ has been disfellowshipped." Almost all the kids who caused drama are out now. Congregation 2 seems warmer than other congregations I've read about here, but it could be a skewed perspective, because I am given preferential treatment due to family connections.
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  Last Week In Photos (7 / 6-15 / 06)

  by OpenFireGlass in

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  to see my mountian lion picture, check this thread.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/116906/1.ashx.

  now for the rest of the photo's.... .

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  Oooh, pretty.
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  OMG I'm becoming a wikipedia addict!

  by TresHappy in

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  i find myself there several times a day.

  anyone else?

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  Craigslist is a good resource. I've gotten a computer and a printer from listings on there.
  Wikipedia basically owns. What's nice is in Firefox (which also owns), you can have a Wikipedia search engine at the top, so you don't even have to go to the site to search for topics.
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  Did u convert to JW because u were ignorant, arrogant or some other reason?

  by jwfacts in

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  to believe the watchtower story takes a high degree of arrogance.

  to think you were so special that god drew you to his organization for salvation.

  but 6 billion other humans deserve destruction, is placing huge value on your own importance.. if you converted to being a jw do you think you were sucked in because you did not know the full story (ignorance) or was it because you really wanted to believe you were more special than everyone else (arrogance)?

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  Born-in for me. The arrogance was a self-defense mechanism. I mean, when you don't get close to other kids because you can't have the same recreations that they have (birtdays, holidays, etc.), then you have to make yourself feel good. "Well, they can all celebrate their birthdays, but they're all gonna die at ARMAGEDDON!" I'd tell myself. So it allowed me to feel good about being different. I'd always fall back to that reassuring thought...bad people are gonna die. Bad people are gonna die. I'm gonna be okay.
  Fast forward to arrogance within the congregation. A pioneer sister gave this comment that God was even going to destroy witnesses in his organization. I was floored. The balls this sister had, to say that God was going to kill witnesses, because they didn't go to every meeting or answer at every study.
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  Men's hair getting longer?

  by JH in

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  when i was a youngster, many guys had long hair, then a few years later it got short, very short.

  now i've noticed that hair for guys is longer again.. this spring, i saw boys go to school, walking in front of here, and many had very long hair.. .

  just a few minutes ago, i watch the news on tv, and the man in his late 30's had very long hair....lol.

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  Kids are sporting mops of hair nowadays. They all need haircuts, I say.
  I never had long hair. I used to sport jaw-length sideburns, though, but then I was told to keep them "no longer than the ear."
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  JW's vs United Church of God

  by lisavegas420 in

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  two months ago, i wrote the wbts and requested a 'what does the bible really teach'.

  well it hasn't shown up.

  but at the same time, i ordered a "what does the bible really teach' from the united church of god.

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  I used to know this girl who was a SDA. We were talking about religion, and she believed exactly the same things as I did...what a trip! And here I thought dubs were unique...
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  Fluff - what would you do?

  by serendipity in

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  if some rich relative died and left you a fortune, what would you do with your life and why?

  for starters, i'd tell the boss "take this job and shove it, i ain't workin here no more.

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  I'd buy a house, move out, and write that DA letter. Not too creative, I know...but that's what I'd do.
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  Limits on paper towel, tp usage at DA's. What next? Have fun w/suggestions

  by juni in

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  2 sheets of paper towel for hand drying, controlled use of toilet paper, don't dawdle while in the stall, covered mirrors, what next?.

  how about maximum of 2 trips to the bathroom per day otherwise you are written up by brother bathroom monitor.

  if more than that you are put on cleaning duty after the day's sessions are done.. .

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  Back in the 80's, a brother(illegal) from Mexico was in our cong. We told me that in Mexico, bathroom attendants would hand out 3 squares of tp as you went in. Yep, there was no tp in the stall - you were alloted your share before you went in.
  Even when I was a hardcore follower, I always wondered why the WTS couldn't provide for my brothers down in Mexico. That stuck with me for the longest time until I finally figured out that it is all about the $$$.
  --Jourles
  Funny you should mention that! When I was down in Mexico, one brother complained that there was no TP or hand towels in the bathrooms to me and my friend. "Every time you go in there, they're all gone." I'm not sure how much was exaggeration, and how much was sad, sad truth. Three little squares is a pitiful amount.
  In the late 80's I attended a convention in Europe. There were sister patrols in the bathrooms that would knock at your stall door telling you your time was up.
  --wannaexit
  That's out of control. You're an adult...but yet you can't think for yourself and you can't take too long in the bathroom. Unreal.
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  Your Funniest House-to-House Presentations

  by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

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  so when my brother was a wee little lad, my mother was helping him prepare his first presentation.

  it involved a paradise tract, i'm sure.. anyway, so my brother, probably about 5 or 6 years old, stands at his first door and makes his little presentation.

  except he kind of forgot what he was going to say and kind of made it up on the spot, because what he ended up saying was, "if you'd like to live forever you can have this tract.

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  Your friend was quite the creative one, Stealth. I've heard some crazier experiences, like people trying to invite the witnesses in, yet they were buck naked, and other crazy things.