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  Did you ever go to Brooklyn to visit Bethel?

  by JH in

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  when i joined back in the mid 80's many in my congregation went to visit the bethel in brooklyn.. for some reason, i had no interest for that.. in the last years that i attended meetings, they didn't organize anything like that anymore.. i wonder why that changed?.

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  I've been a few times, even stayed in an apartment in 90 Sands building. Then stayed a week in Walkill in a vacation house for Bethelites in the mountans. It was very nice but if it weren't for my uncle being there for 30 years I don't know if I'd spend the money to go see it.
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  Would you answer this ad

  by fifi40 in

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  if this advert was placed in a newspaper, magazine or even on the television would you sign up (please feel free to add any other benefits you can think up.

  join up free (well not quite) today with the ever unpopular door knocking religion (we wont mention the name because it might put you off) and realise the following fantastic, once in a lifetime benefits.

  1. ok firstly and a huge hit with tight parents no more christmas or birthdays.

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  nonamegiven

  Unbelievably, some people do anser this ad.

  Then some of us get out!!!
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  Can someone teach me how to put a picture on my post?

  by Apostate Kate in

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  i am almost at 1000 posts, i think it is time to learn this.

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  thank you.

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  nonamegiven

  I want to post pics too but from what I'm seeing here maybe it'll be easier to send a paper copy to everyone and ask you to tape it to your computer screen when you read my post?
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  My JW mom just passed away............

  by troubled mind in

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  my mom died last wednesday.

  we buried her monday .

  i am a bit numb still , she had been in ill health and i had tried to prepare myself for this day .

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  Terribly sorry for your loss and I am ery glad the funeral went well and you are all doing well.
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  Help! I'm hooked!

  by pmouse in

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  woe is me.

  i reside in the deep south (atlanta ga area) and i have discovered the most wonderful, perfect, rich tasting cup of coffee ever.

  during a business meeting raffle, i won a tin of tim horton's coffee (brought back as a result of a business trip by those higher up on the food chain).

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  nonamegiven

  I'll be traveling to Atlanta in March for buisness. If you still want some I will bring some with me, as much as you want. PM me if you want, I'm serious.
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  Need advice from elders, former elders and anyone else for that matter.....

  by nonamegiven in

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  ok, i've been df'd for 5 months or so now and i'm getting ready to write a letter requesting reinstatment.

  i'm assuming something like "i know jah has already forgiven me so now i"m asking you imperfect sinners to forgive me my sins and give me my life back please".

  wouldn't work.

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  I'm not actually expecting to be reinstated, but hopefull. I am sure I havn't served my time yet but I really don't think I can do it for another 6 or 7 months. For those who have read my past posts you know why I'm trying to do this but it's to the point now, I just don't know if I can. Every time I go to a meeting I get soo ticked off at how I'm treated. I come home from the meetings depressed and angry, my wife and kids (2 and 4) can even see it. I think if I keep going I'm going to loose it so I'm really going to try to lay it on thick in the hopes I can find a human being on my JC. If they say no and I don't immediatly take off, I'm thinking about submitting a letter every week or two.
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  Need advice from elders, former elders and anyone else for that matter.....

  by nonamegiven in

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  ok, i've been df'd for 5 months or so now and i'm getting ready to write a letter requesting reinstatment.

  i'm assuming something like "i know jah has already forgiven me so now i"m asking you imperfect sinners to forgive me my sins and give me my life back please".

  wouldn't work.

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  nonamegiven

  Ok, I've been DF'd for 5 months or so now and I'm getting ready to write a letter requesting reinstatment. I don't know how to do this. I'm assuming something like "I know Jah has already forgiven me so now I"m asking you imperfect sinners to forgive me my sins and give me my life back please". wouldn't work.

  So, what is supposed to be in a letter asking for those holy ones to bring me back from the dead?
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  Give a JW answer to a question..................

  by JH in

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  you surely noticed that the jw's have an answer to everything.. question: my dad died.

  jw answer: he will probably resurrect .

  question: i don't feel well.

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  Problem: I'm depressed

  Answer: Go out in service more

  Problem: I might loose my job and my house

  Answer: Go out in service more.

  Problem: My daughter is pregnant and we don't know which biker is the daddy

  Answer: Go out in service more

  Problem: I really want to get married so I can feel complete and happy

  Answer: Go out in service more

  Problem: some of the things I hear at the meetings don't make sense to me

  Answer: Go out in service more

  Problem:I'm gay

  Answer: Go out in service more

  Problem: I have cancer, my kids hate me, I just found out I'm adopted and my dog died

  Answer: Go out in service more, Go out in service more, Go out in service more, check the dog pound.
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  Oops, I said too much...........again!

  by nonamegiven in

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  i went to the meeting yesterday (first time in a month due to a new baby then the other kids getting sick) and the wt study was about showing love for neighbor.

  now my main issue with the org is the complete and utter lack of love i have been shown for pretty much my whole life and since that is what jesus said would define his people it's a sticking point with me.

  so, while i sat there hearing this i was getting more and more ticked off.

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  nonamegiven

  I went to the meeting yesterday (first time in a month due to a new baby then the other kids getting sick) and the WT study was about showing love for neighbor. Now my main issue with the org is the complete and utter lack of love I have been shown for pretty much my whole life and since that is what Jesus said would define his people it's a sticking point with me. So, while I sat there hearing this I was getting more and more ticked off. Now, I know I made a major mistake in my life (see my story if you want details) but I am doing EVERYTHING in my power to rectify that and change my life totally. So how can you say you should show love to your neighbor but not show love to me just because I made a mistake? Where in the bible does Jesus say to show love to everyone except ones who are DF'd? Where does Jesus make an exception on who to show love to? So, after the meeting I was pissed and went into the coat room to get my coat in. I was so mad that I said "how can these hipocrites (good thing poor spelling doesn't come out in speech huh) talk about showing love? They don't even know what unconditional love is!! They only love you when you fit into thier narrow-minded idea of what a Christian is. Screw 'em!!" Then I turned around to see a brother there. He turned very quickly and left. I didn't see who it was, it could have been an elder from my JC for all I know.

  Crap!
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  Oops, I said too much

  by nonamegiven in

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  for those that don't know, i'd df'd and trying to lay low so i can be reinstated then fade................ i was talking with my wife and things (well, i) got heated.

  we were talking about the whole df thing and my point is that what jw's do is not bible-based.

  anyway she was saying that she trusts that this is jah's organization and the holy spirit is responsible for the elders actions and yadda-yadda-yadda.

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  nonamegiven

  For those that don't know, I'd DF'd and trying to lay low so I can be reinstated then fade...............

  I was talking with my wife and things (well, I) got heated. We were talking about the whole DF thing and my point is that what JW's do is NOT bible-based. Anyway she was saying that she trusts that this is Jah's organization and the holy spirit is responsible for the elders actions and yadda-yadda-yadda. Well, after mentioning a number of things that would indicate how it was done in the bible and how it's done now she said, "well, I have complete faith in the organization." I jumped back with "ah-hah! You and the others in the congregation have faith in the organization but I have faith in God. That's the difference between us, I have faith in god.........." then I finally shut my pie hole. She was silent for a few seconds and I tried to change the subject. I think I done did it with that one.

  Is there any saving my butt from being DA'd now?