Posts by ttbeachbum

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Your favourite place....

by diamondblue1974 in

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do you have a favourite place in the world...if so where is it, why and do you have photos?.

mine has to be nisyros (a very small greek island near kos); i last visited there some years ago and ever since i was captivated by its beauty and tranquility.

in short its a volcanic island but unspoiled by tourism; the people are amazing and so down to earth.. take a look.

I have never had the opportunity to travel outside the US (yet ); However, I tend to gravitate to Oceans. I love being on the water and find comfort and solice from the sea. So any where near salt air for me.

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A warning....

by Justice-One in

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i just posted this on another forum i visit, in their "religion" section.

i wanted to put out a warning, because so many people think the jw's are "good people" and may get sucked in before they know it.

what ya think?......

ttbeachbum

I often wonder what convinced my maternal figure to become a JW. The only conclusion I can logically come up with is peer pressure; One of her friends converted.

Now having said that, I had a 'wordly school friend' that was very confused; I left almost 20 years ago and she actually became a JW a couple of years ago;

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JW dress fads

by rassillon in

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i was just looking at the revelation book and some of the illustrations reminded me of some of the dress fads which i have seen growing up as a jw.

what fads did you see at the halls?.

the one that got me to thinking was the sun dress on page 51. .

ttbeachbum

Oh boy do I remember the blue shirts with brown suits, lol...

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Camping fun....

by Peaches-n-Cream in

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packed and ready to go.... i don't think we could have fit one more item!

no, this isn't all mine, there were 4 of us.

the camp ground we went to.

ttbeachbum

ah a topic I am at home with, camping as my screen name indicates.

It looks like you were prepared! Great pixs, thanks for sharing!

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Who, on this board, go to church now???

by mama1119 in

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i wondered how many abandoned going to any kind of church.

or, if there are some who go to a church now.

was it weird at first to go?

ttbeachbum

The only time I have gone to Church for the last 18 years were for the ritual weddings, communions/confirmations and funerals (crib to casket). It was very weird for me. I never stepped foot into a Church until I D.A.; Married a non-practicing Catholic in a non-religious ceremony; But we attend the functions as a family (of 2).

The paternal figure was born and raised Catholic; Maternal figure a very protestant family; Sibling unit was born and christened Catholic. Celebrated all the holidays with extended family; At a very young memorable age, all that was taken away and she was then raised and baptised as a JW. I was born into the cult. They fit back into the 'wordly' ways of understanding the various Church rituals, I feel like a fish out of water, even to the point where Maternal figure criticized me for not knowing some of the prayers chanted...selective memory

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What funeral will you have?

by Gilberto in

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there has been a couple of threads about death just lately and it got me thinking about what funeral i would have.

i hope it won't be for many years yet though.. when you are a dub it would have just happened.. when i was fading i would have just accepted that it would have been what my wife wanted.

i would have also had to have a dub funeral for her.

ttbeachbum

Similar to Forscher situation, Husband advised I was being cremated and since we have not fulfilled 'our dreams of traveling' he would spread my ashes throughout his journey

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