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  Billions of Lives Depend On This?

  by R.F. in

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  the greatest work of all time, never to be repeated, is supposedly done by jehovah's witnesses.

  of course you know i'm referring to the door to door work they take part in.

  so many lives are at stake and your life is dependent on if you "accept the good news" that they preach.. i surely don't believe this anymore.

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  I was actually told a couple of times to walk slower, no one was in and they were trying to stretch their fs time to the minimum one hour, then we'd end up going to a garden centre for tea and i used to hate all that waste of time. When the ministry finished i'd rather go back home thanks and get on with stuff, esp as one sister used to put her bible in the middle of the table in the hope to attract passers by i used to cringe!

  Also my mil used to do return visits but she'd deliberately pick out one or two where she knew she'd be invited in for coffee so that she could be there for longer.

  I used to say to hubby if they really believed it was the end they'd all be pioneers, out speaking to people as many hours of the day as they could, but in our congragation it was do an hour, then have a coffee and a few rounds of golf!
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  Setting a shopping mall booth for preaching? Is that the newest trend?

  by divejunkie in

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  i saw it for the first time.

  in a very pricy shopping center in an upscale area, these two witnesses couples had a booth, very similar to those for cellphones, and they were trying to attract people to it and passing out magazines and other literature.

  after the shock, i got to thinking: .

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  I remember when they used to go preaching at the railway station (which my hubby hated cos he worked there) and the manager actually banned them so they did it outside instead.

  Also for a few years, once a year one of our parks lets out a space for anyone to set up a stall for say charity or for religions to preach and they have been doing that for about three years i think, its not every week or anything but i remember feeling sorry for the poor people out for a nice day at the park and having to listen to all that!
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  Talk On Cell In UK While Driving & Go To Jail For 2 Years!!!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  fiddle with your navigation system and you'll be thrown in the slammer!

  don't try to use that mp3 either or you'll have the book thrown at you!

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  I've seen several car and lorry drivers smoking and using phones whilst driving this week, as usual its that sort that don't care about these rules that'll end up killing someone and walking away with hardly a scratch.
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  "I am leaving"

  by DazedAndConfused in

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  bigdreaux's thread caused me to think back on similar threads where the poster's have been blasted for their exit threads.

  most try to reason with the poster with positive responses and try to get them to stay with us, but a few have posted negative thoughts to being downright nasty.. i have noticed various post's stating "you'll be back" (in sarcasm) to those who outright state that we are better off without you (the poster who says goodbye.).

  there have been good people here, bigdreaux included, who are ostracised for their post to say goodbye.

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  Personally i always think it's thoughful on their part to let us have the chance to wish them luck, say goodbye etc, plus we know not to worry about them rather than if they suddenly stopped posting and we wondered if they were okay. Every single poster on his has probably helped someone else through a comment/experience at some point but if their time to move on and away has come, or time for a break i appreciate them thinking of us and letting us know.
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  I must say Goodbye for now

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
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  this may not be a forever goodbye, but its certainly a goodbye to this stage of my life because i need to make real progress instead of just talking about it.

  i may post the odd post on a rare occasion, but its not part of my plan really.. i posted a topic called the truth, which was originally going to be my farewell to this forum.

  i think with my current situation, having a son and having a family that requires my attention it would be wise for me to move on in some shape or form, because i dont want the negativity of the watchtower society to rub off on my son and give him any of the grief and worries i had when i was growing up.

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  Lol Ethan is that three times for emphasis or are you trying to outpost me?!
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  The Movie "Borat "- Did you Like it? What Did you Learn from It ?

  by flipper in

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  probably a lot of you saw borat.

  my wife and i laughed our selfs crazy watching it.

  mrs. flipper actually fell on the floor watching it, laughing !

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  Lol Sweetface, got to admit i wasn't sober when i watched it either - didn't pee myself though!
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  I must say Goodbye for now

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
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  this may not be a forever goodbye, but its certainly a goodbye to this stage of my life because i need to make real progress instead of just talking about it.

  i may post the odd post on a rare occasion, but its not part of my plan really.. i posted a topic called the truth, which was originally going to be my farewell to this forum.

  i think with my current situation, having a son and having a family that requires my attention it would be wise for me to move on in some shape or form, because i dont want the negativity of the watchtower society to rub off on my son and give him any of the grief and worries i had when i was growing up.

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  Karl we all understand.You've got a brilliant life now with your special family and you need to be concentrating on that. I had a break a while ago (not that it was noticed lol!) but i came back cos i'm so nosy i wanted to see how everyone was doing! Yes Simon's comment caught my attention as well. Sometimes coming here too much can stop you from moving on with your life .Put your family and yourself first and enjoy yourself, i'm sure Noah will help you to move away from your jw experiences. I know you will be great parents and will miss your posts and sense of humour! Hugs to all three of you Deb x
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  I must say Goodbye for now

  by KW13 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this may not be a forever goodbye, but its certainly a goodbye to this stage of my life because i need to make real progress instead of just talking about it.

  i may post the odd post on a rare occasion, but its not part of my plan really.. i posted a topic called the truth, which was originally going to be my farewell to this forum.

  i think with my current situation, having a son and having a family that requires my attention it would be wise for me to move on in some shape or form, because i dont want the negativity of the watchtower society to rub off on my son and give him any of the grief and worries i had when i was growing up.

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  Karl we all understand.You've got a brilliant life now with your special family and you need to be concentrating on that. I had a break a while ago (not that it was noticed lol!) but i came back cos i'm so nosy i wanted to see how everyone was doing! Yes Simon's comment caught my attention as well. Sometimes coming here too much can stop you from moving on with your life .Put your family and yourself first and enjoy yourself, i'm sure Noah will help you to move away from your jw experiences. I know you will be great parents and will miss your posts and sense of humour! Hugs to all three of you Deb x

  oops double post sorry!
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  Noah picture exclusives

  by KW13 in

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  well i just realised how terrified i look holdin' him, and i was terrified!

  didnt want to break the new baby!!

  btw havent forgotten other topic, meg and i will look at that later.. megan had a long long labour, the induction took aaaaaaaages but things suddenly sped up at 15:00pm and by 16:45 he was out.

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  glad they're okay and Megan getting lots of help. Don't worry, they'll soon be home with you so you can start doing the nappy changes haha!(don't know why i'm laughing cos the 1st time i changed a nappy was on a 2lb baby through the incubator holes and i didn't have a clue how you put them on lol!)ps did you cut the cord?That's something hubby has always wanted to do but can't cos i had caesars.
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  I've made up my mind :-)

  by Redbeard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, don't know if you remember me, i posted a topic a while ago because i was in need of advice about what to do in my life - so to all you who took your time and posted caring replys and good advice, i just want to say that i've made up my mind - i'm continuing my fade for the fourth month and i'm gone from the borg for good.

  if some elders decide to stick their nose in it, i'll shut the door myself.

  there's no future in staying in there for the sake of anyone else, lying to yourself and everyone else.

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  That's brilliant Redbeard, congratulations!!