I'm in NW Phoenix.,,been out since mid-80s,,the ones that have come by way of here,,though not stopping here anymore,,wear the traditional dress etc. Where abouts do you live?
Posts by Gayle
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4Any Ex-Witnesses Live in Phoenix?
by Dinah-sore ini'm been out of the org for about 4 years now, and have lived in phoenix for a couple years.
i was surprised at how many witnesses i see out in field service on a regular basis here, and even more surprised at their casual dress.
i've had sisters approach me in at bus stops in slacks and sleeveless shirts...when i was in the organization a woman would have never worns pants in service.
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Warwick project... I had no clue it was this big!!!
by sosoconfused inhttp://www.townofwarwick.org/wt_con/_appendix%20j.pdf.
of course i was aware that the new headquarters would be there but according to the above plans it is immense!.
253 acres???
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Gayle
Thx, NeverKnew, wow!
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Wear Flip Flops to the DC
by crmsicl injust had a funny vision of awakened ex jw's going to convention in flip flops.
people outside in flip flops with signs advertising jwfacts and other worthwhile internet sites.
another sign could read "hey, did you hear the one about the flip flop doctrine?
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Gayle
good idea,,wearing flip flops as a symbol of JW flip flops!! Would they seriously walk people out at a convention for that? At the Hall, could that be a 'marking' offense?
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Interesting quote from the DC
by GoodGuyGreg ini don't know if anybody else has mentioned this, but i'm currently at a dc in sweden, and this morning, during the symposium on different kinds of service, it was mentioned that 40% of baptisms are the result of informal witnessing.
if you add the number of baptisms of children of jw parents to this, how many are left that are baptized as a result of the door-to-door work?
doesn't sound very effective at all....
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Gayle
GGG,, could you please give us a report or observation tomorrow, about how many got baptized and what percentage are JW youth?
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I'm on the Stage Const. Crew - Here at the Arena right now!!!
by tresdecu inafter lunch i will be the guy nail gunning the plywood letters to the top part of the stage.
so when i get to the word truth, i am going to mutter "bullshit, bullshit, bullshit....etc" the whole time i'm nailing the letters, obviously very quietly to myself.
;-) that way when i am listening to the bs tomorrow, i can smile to myself knowing the letters have been properly christened!
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Gayle
we can guess you are one of the nail gunners in about 40 cities right now.
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Where has the money gone??????
by joe134cd inafter all the real estate sell offs, im confidently sure that the wts must be a flush with cash (well at least for the present time).
i cant believe how blissfully un-aware the local dubbies are about where the money has gone and what it is been used for.
so my question is where has all this money gone??
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Gayle
The WTS is selling high-rise prominent properties in Brooklyn for multimillions$$$ to build new and better buildings upstate NY, but cannot print or provide new Bibles for their people. ???
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Gayle
Cheers to our "independence" (from the Watchtower too)
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Special Conmemorative 100th Anniversary Bible to be released next year!
by Calebs Airplane inas many of you know, the watchtower corporation has recently slowed bible production significantly over the past year... i'm sure there are several reasons for this.
money being the main one.
but i suspect that they are also anticipating a significant exodus worldwide after the 100th anniversary of jesus' kingdom with "the end" being no where in sight.
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Gayle
WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY
There's no more profit in making Bibles anymore for them.
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I have to take my daughter to the meeting...
by iCeltic inmy daughter is visiting me from the uk and wants me to take her to the meeting, which i will do, but it's f'in killing me :( sat here crying for an hour, how pathetic is that.
the last time i spoke to her about the j dub she nearly had a breakdown.
what to do...
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Gayle
what 'fun' things can you both do instead? Museum, movie, a long beautiful drive and picnic, sing-a-long songs (not jw songs) ???
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New member!!
by Viva la Vida inthis is my first post even thou ive been lurking for some time.
i was raised in as a jw, and im still in because of my family.
since waking up i found meetings, assemblies and fs stressing and thought writing in here might be therapeutic.
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Gayle
welcome! so happy for you! hope you read ray franz" crisis of conscience book> really a must< there were many things i knew and saw but helped to tie it all together> there are many other books that you will see recommended by others here> we had to 'read' so much of senseless things, so we need to read alot to unravel a lot snarls done by the WT.
Best wishes to you in your new life. free mind venture!