I wore Dr. Marten boots, denim skirts, multi-colored tights, socks with loafers, rarely ever wore pantyhose, had Billy Idol style hair - never got counceled for any of it. Occaisionaly an elder would try to say something in a kidding manner but I would just make fun of his outfit right back. Once though, my mom, sister and I got pulled into the back room and told that our skirts were too short. We all said to eachother - yeah, make them wear dresses, see how easy it is to find acceptable meeting clothes.
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Were You Ever Counseled Because Of What You Wore (or didn't)?
by minimus inafter reading the thread about what is acceptable to wear and not wear in a factory run by jehovah's witnesses, i wondered whether any here ever got counseled or in trouble because of their fashion sense or attire.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses a cult? (No Exit)
by sacolton inthere is simply no proper or honorable way to leave the cult.
period.
to leave is to fail, to die, to be defeated by evil.
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Amber Rose
Don't you love when someone finds a list of logical fallacies and their definitions but still doesn't know what the hell they are talking about.
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JW youths - How did you spend your vacation and holidays?
by truthseeker inyou don't have to be a "young one" to answer this question!.
the society prides itself on the thousands of jw youth who open "a large door leading to activity" during the holidays and summer vacation.
we are led to believe that the youth have few interests of their own and spend the majority of their free time away from school (or college!
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Amber Rose
My favorite was in the summer all the parents would drop off thier teenagers at the KH and be off on their merry way. So proud of themselves for raising such spiritual kids who wanted to auxiliary pioneer. The kids contributed nothing, couldn't drive, had no calls, only talked to other teenagers and would whine when they were made to get out of the car and work territory. To the parents we pioneers were just unpaid baby sitters. The kids got out of thier household chores and got to spend all day with their friends.
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Still think the Society is not running out of cash? ...
by sir82 in...then check this out!.
(of course the society has $billions in real estate, but many have speculated that they are low on cash for day-day operations).. unfortunately i don't have a working scanner, but here is a summary of & a few quotations from a boe letter dated march 1, 2008:.
"for an number of years, an arrangement has been available to congregations to place funds on deposit with the branch office.
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Amber Rose
The congregation that I went to had "funds on loan with the Society" as they would announce with the accounts report. I think around $5000. I didn't know what this meant nor, did I really care as the accounts report really wasn't much of a report. I was surprised when I did learn what it meant. My husband was account servant for a while and the PO told him - we gave the society money to invest and they keep the interest but, we can get the $5000 back if we need it. What kind of sence does that make. Just being a good little BOE I guess.
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NEW TRACT CAMPAIGN PLANNED....
by sir82 in....for october 20 - november 16.. there is a new tract to be introduced, with the title "do you want to know the truth?".
it is not a "kingdom news" campaign - after the campaign, this tract will join the "regular rotation" of tracts to be used in the field misery.. it is designed to replace the "do you want to know more about the bible" tract - the goal is to use it to start "bible" studies.. the goal is to cover all of the congregation's territory in 4 weeks, similar to other campaigns in the past.
unlike other campaigns, though, the congregations can order as many as they would like - they are not limited to 50 per publisher.
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Amber Rose
ATTENTION! This is a very special post. Everyone should pay close attention to the words written within. No doubt you will want to read this post very carefully because this message concerns everyone living on earth today. There are over 7 billion people alive today, surely this must be a grand message to touch the lives of so many people. You too, can learn what billions of people already know by paying attention to this special message.
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the other 3.14
by chickpea inmarch 14 isnt just a celebration of meat.
there is also pi !!!!.
with the use of computers, pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal.
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Amber Rose
Irrational numbers! That is why I hate math. Math is supposed to be locigal. "Numbers can't lie" I've been told. But they can be irrational? I learned that in 9th grade and said Aaah, Bullshit! and never turned back. How do you know which ones you can and cannot trust? I'm not trying to be funny. I will be patronizing my local diner on Friday for some Coconut Cream in a pastry shell.
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Why can't US witnesses wish "good luck"?
by kifoy ini've often read here on jwd that a jw can't wish someone "good luck".
i've searched this forum and i've searched the wt library, but i have not been able to find anything.
can someone please explain why?
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Amber Rose
I just posted on another thread earlier today:
I would always yell at people for being 'offended' by some one saying good luck. Here is how my arguemnt went:
What is wrong with saying good luck?
Reply: We don't beleve in The God of Good Luck.
Isn't there a God of Wine, and a God of Love? Do you believe in wine and love and do you use those words? What is the difference between "time and unforseen occourance" and "luck". "Luck" isn't a god's name so the word is ok to use. Do you use the word "weird"? (Yes, what's wrong with that?) The word "weird" comes from the name "Wyrd", who was one of the three Fates - or a false god. So when you say, "Wow, that was really weird", you are attributing those events to a a false god. So if you're going to tell me not to use words, make sure that you know what the words actually mean.
Of course I said weird all the time and I didn't care if anybody else did either. I just wanted to show people that they didn't know what they wrere talking about.
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Mr. T does not love Jehovah
by MissingLink inthe "why can't jws say good luck" thread made me remember something from my childhood.. i was a child in the 80s.
mr. t was huge back then.
he used to say "i pity the fool that ______" (insert anything here).
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Amber Rose
Using the word "weird" was never forbidden around here. I would always yell at people for being 'offended' by some one saying good luck. Here is how my arguemnt went:
What is wrong with saying good luck?
Reply: We don't beleve in The God of Good Luck.
Isn't there a God of Wine, and a God of Love? Do you believe in wine and love and do you use those words? What is the difference between "time and unforseen occourance" and "luck". "Luck" isn't a god's name so the word is ok to use. Do you use the word "weird"? (Yes, what's wrong with that?) The word "weird" comes from the name "Wyrd", who was one of the three Fates - or a false god. So when you say, "Wow, that was really weird", you are attributing those events to a a false god. So if you're going to tell me not to use words, make sure that you know what the words actually mean.
Of course I said weird all the time and I didn't care if anybody else did either. I just wanted to show people that they didn't know what they wrere talking about.
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Am I an idiot??? - ok, don't answer that... but, seriously... I've....
by cognac innoticed that i'm seeing all these things that i didn't see before... like when the wt or revelaton book states something, or when the bible states something... i mean, i never noticed this many things before... before, i noticed only a few major doctrine issues.
but, now, i'm noticing things all the time.... i mean, i'm trying to take a break.
i'm trying to not pay attention... but, they are saying things that really piss me off and i'm wondering to myself, what the hell was wrong with me... how did i not notice it before???
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Amber Rose
Yep, I definitely can relate too! I had quit believing in the WTS and I thought I would be able to just continue week-in, week-out just like I had for so many years. Being bored, listening to the same old crap, barely paying attention. Then all of a sudden I couldn't NOT pay attention. I heard everything! Every word out of every person's mouth was complete nonsence! I wanted to get up and yell, tell them to listen to the words that they were saying. I didn't go to too many more meetings after that.
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"Encouraging" Emails
by Not Feeling It inmaybe you still get some "encouraging" email forwards with cute stories and anecdotes.
this one i saw really hit a nerve with me.
i think so-and-so needs to read that.
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Amber Rose
Liking rap music, one time oversleeping, taking a rest, they'll kill ya off for anything. It didn't make sence to me that God loves us so much yet, he is so damn petty. Then I realized that by "god" they meant "Watchtower".