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  The Sea

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the sea once held this youngster's heart within its mighty bosom.i loved and cherished the sea, stretching outward beyond infinity.

  i took to the e'er dreary landscape, the dank surroundings soothing me, enveloping me in crawling mists that were more welcomed to me than the evaporating rays of a cavorting summer sun.i, however, am no longer that pensive lad who found comfort in the dark and cold and deep blue sea.

  today, a man in the physical sense, i no longer possess that childlike fascination with my former abode.

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  I AM ADRIFT, WITHOUT RUDDER, in a sea of broken dreams.
  My mind descends into a tangle of seaweed that pulls my

  Hapless frame downward into a black and sinister realm that
  Holds its jailed without pity, with scant hope of future release.

  I do love the land and all her beauty but fear the sea; I'm no
  Fool who'd put life and limb at peril in search of new worlds.

  Alone in my thoughts, I roam dread shores of lands whose
  Roiling, uncharted waters of soul and spirit shall swallow

  Me alive . . . in death's throes victorious.
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  Is this an "all-time" Low?

  by Je.suis.oisif in

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  2. experiences

  i just wanted to vent, nothing more.

  my aunt died in edinburgh last week.

  her obituary facilitates adding candles & personal messages.

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  Greetings, je.suis.oisif:

  I'm sorry that your aunt has died. I was close to several of my aunts, including great aunts.

  On Facebook, my JWs -- bless their hearts -- rarely have an original thought. Invariably, they post a ready-made JW.ORG sermon and image.

  Do they count their time???

  I dunno . . .
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  CNN doc 'Holy Hell'

  by Worldling9 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just saw the documentary 'holy hell' on cnn, about a cult called buddhafield.

  it was a small group but has existed since the 80s and still has a few followers.

  classic cult stuff, much of which i found eerily familiar.

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  Hi, Mary! Welcome home!
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  Jehovah`s Witnesses Boasted They have No Clergy Laity Class ?

  by smiddy in

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  2. friends

  well that`s what was impressed on me to differentiate between the true religion and false religion , when i was converted in 1960 , do they still claim that ?

  believing that they still do , i will say this.. what about ,:the governing body who definitely are set apart from the rank and file for their attitude towards the r&f , but also from the attitude of the r&f towards the governing body members.many do seem to idolise gb members by their actions , and the gb members dont seem to discourage that.. and not only for their attitude , how about their life-style , being housed in bethel with all the mod -cons of modern civilization as opposed to a r&f member living in a third world country .does the wt society do anything to make their lifestyle improve ?

  { did jesus have a place to rest his head ?

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  Good thread, smiddy!

  Thank you, et al., for this info.
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  Carts in Market Street, San Francisco

  by darkspilver in

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  well, kinda at least the jw carts aren't making a noise .

  outside powell st station, opposite the westfield centre in market street, san francisco.

  street view: https://goo.gl/maps/usgcsjsntwz.

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  My first time in service -- 1967 -- was in San Francisco.

  I was shaking, from the fog and/or nervousness, while giving my first presentation of the WT and Awake!
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  We all "shun."

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an old friend of mine committed suicide this week.

  he was a great guy; pleasant to be around, a hard worker, kind.

  everybody at work liked him.. then something changed.

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  I'm very sorry, stillin.

  We all have had the same experience and it is so painful. Yes, we all "shun."

  I have more to add, but later . . .

  Blessings and peace.
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  Caption Competition

  by Tallon in

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  "my dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking dom perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees fahrenheit.".

  over to you ....

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  Sorry, Tallon -- I misunderstood!

  You did not request a jingle . . .
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  Caption Competition

  by Tallon in

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  "my dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking dom perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees fahrenheit.".

  over to you ....

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  Safeway's the store you should shop. It's where the values are the top. Low, low prices, top quality. Shop at Safeway -- you will see!

  -- '60s advertisement
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  SLEEP

  by compound complex in

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  sleep shall come, perhaps not today,but soon, an eternal, blessed slumber.

  that bids farewell to suffering that eventrue love, in no measure, can assuage.. why such anguish, borne upon once broadshoulders that now do sag, no longer able.

  to withstand the weight of both our worlds?come, o sleep, on velvet wings of night..

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  A COOL SENSE OF TRANQUILITY CALMS MY TROUBLED SPIRIT.

  I emerge slowly from a deeply entrenched nightmare and proceed into quiet wakefulness and gentle reverie. I peer out my window. Youthful ideals, embodied in vaporous form on the street below, are a black reminiscence of former hopes and desires that have fallen off me like a worn suit of clothes. I shut out the insistent voices that beg me return to comfortable and safe imprisonment of heart, mind, soul.

  I leave my room and go outside. I see but darkly my amorphous shadow -- it is a phantom, not the real me. From behind scudding clouds emerges an awakened moon that illumes my way and shows inner turmoil in a light that is new.

  A shadow of the risen dead, cast upon the asphalt by a gracious moon, shall be my companion . . .
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  Jehovah's Witnesses post 'anti-gay' 'Harness Your Habits' leaflet in North Devon

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses post 'anti-gay' 'harness your habits' leaflet in north devon.

  devon and cornwall police have said a leaflet posted through doors in north devon isn't a crime – despite it advising gay people to "control their urges".the leaflet, entitled "how to harness your habits", was distributed in north devon by jehovah's witnesses and contains an article asking "what does the bible say about homosexuality?

  "in it, the religious group states that "rejecting homosexuality" is completely different to "rejecting people of a different skin colour" and says their views are the same as people who "view smoking as harmful and even repugnant".it also compares gay people to animals, but says "unlike animals, they can choose not to act on their impulses".the journal was contacted by a reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, who felt "belittled" by the leaflet.

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  millie:

  Is the term you seek NPG (non practicing gay)?

  http://www.jw-archive.org/post/83559641256/is-it-possible-to-be-an-npg-non-practicing-gay