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  have you ever been to a psychic?

  by still_in74 in

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  just curious...... have you as a jw / ex jw ever been to a psychic or spirit medium, or even played with a ouiji board?.

  what was your experience ?

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  Yes, In Portland Or. was the Worlds Cheapest Psychic, next door to the Church of Elvis. I think they are out of business now.
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  OPINION POLL: Dressing Up. Yay? Neutral? Yuck?

  by Open mind in

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  2. friends

  something was wrapped around my neck at birth and it wasn't the umbilical cord.

  it was a neck tie!.

  because dressing up in a nice suit, good quality dress shirt (i own one), $50-$75 neck tie (my wife has purchased a couple for me that were in this price range.

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  I LOVE fashion, High Heels and Dressing UP But as a Cleaning Lady I look really silly cleaning toilets in high heels. That is the one thing I miss about meetings, dressing up. I didn't do if for the attention, I just love good design and beautiful fabrics and Shoes! It is so sad to see all my beautiful clothing and Shoes just sit there with no place to go. I complained whenour assemblies were cut back because my wardrobe was effected. Every assemble and convention meant 'New Outfits'. Ah well, so it goes and for a good cause.

  To Open Mind: During the last year of our fade, my husband intentionally would not bring his suit jacket so he would not be invited to conclude with prayer. But one time he was offered the loan of a jacket to be acceptable. He had to come out and tell the guy, No Thank you, if I wanted to give a prayer I would have worn one of my 30 jackets I have at home. You see he is kind of a cloths horse also. His closet is larger than mine so the moths are having a feast at our house these days.
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  did anyone on here ever have a paedophile in thier congregation?

  by looloo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  if so, did it bother you that he had been reprooved and forgiven rather than reported to the police?

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  I know of 2 in Yakima, Wa. Longs stories I won't go into but the point is that the congergation was never informed, never warned. These men were DF'd but no one knew why unless you were close to the victim familes. One was convicted and did serve some time and was eventually reinstated. Yet still there was no announcement to keep you children away from this man, no local needs part, nothing.

  I only learned through congergation gossip. For once, thank goodness for gossip as I was a mother with 3 young boys.
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  Counting time / Time Wasted

  by tinker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband works at the local community college.

  yesterday he said the witness's have a table set up with tracks, magazines and video monitor running.

  2 brothers were there about 4hrs.

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  My husband works at the local community college. Yesterday he said the witness's have a table set up with tracks, magazines and Video monitor running. 2 Brothers were there about 4hrs. He kept an eye on them from afar and never noted one student stop. Most of the time the 2bros were just chit chatting among themselves.

  This is so funny. Tragic really, when they could be doing something, anything almost that would be more effective. Go visit the eldery, do some odd jobs for a widow, play ball with the teens, work in a soup kitchen., pick up trash.

  The idea that a table full of WT literature is teaching the Good News of the Kingdom is very very sad.
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  Are You Ever Afraid To Post Your Views On This Board?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  do you ever get nervous making a post, knowing that perhaps you''re going to get "picked on" in one way or another??

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  Yes, sometimes. Just as when F2F, I say most things with sugar on top. I really like folks who have the ability to say what they think, straight out. That's not me. I can give my opinion but will always post it as IMHO.

  I do love reading a good ol rounder though. All you smarty pants types keep me entertained.

  This place is great because we have All Kinds......that's what makes the world go round.
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  My Dachshund Dog is acting strange

  by Undecided in

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  2. friends

  my wife bought a little rubber toy that makes a sound when you squeeze it.

  it sort of looks like a small puppy.

  normally my little dog will play with these toys, bite them and make them squeel, throw them around the floor, but this one is different to her.

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  I don't know much about dog behavior so I won't advise. I was just wondering if it is acceptable to refer to a Dachshund as a Weiner Dog? I do not have a dog because of time but I love this breed. I love all dogs really but cats need less care so we have 2 Siamese. They are very entertaining and also get attached to certain toys. Our younger girl carries practice golf balls around and hides them everywhere. She almost always has some toy in her mouth, sometimes for the 'kill' sometimes it seems she is nurturing it ??? who knows.
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  No to beat the Un thing to death, but something stinks here....

  by isnrblog in

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  2. friends

  i still can't understand what they would have to gain by being a un ngo.

  some say status and others say they could gain monitarily, things to be investigated.

  the staus and influence theory does make some sense.

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  They did it because they could. They get a taste of being NYC Big Shots and could rationalize the 'library card' among themselves. Just as they make scriptures fit their doctine so they could say the UN as a higher authorityrity used by Jehovah.

  They care nothing for the flock and underestimated what could happen if it came out. So when it did they did what they always do, cover up, no comment, blame the flock, blame apostates, and absolutly take NO responsibility.
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  Do Most Witnesses know about UN SCANDAL?

  by Abandoned in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  it seems to me that most witnesses still don't know about the un scandal.

  since it has been such a useful tool in helping people see the truth about the lying duplicity of the watchtower, how can we get this message out to more in the organization?

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  I will never forget the day I opened the Awake mag and found an article endorsing the UN's efforts to help children and world peace. I literally dropped to my knees as I read. All WT literature stated, UN = Wild Beast = Satan. I really thought I must be misunderstanding and had to read it over and over. This was long before I even had the internet so I did ask a few friends their thoughts and everyone, to a man, said 'no big deal' The WTBS will use whatever means they need to further the preaching work. I personally didn't get it and now my curiousity was perked. When I did find the issue on the internet it answered all the questions and so began my leave.

  As for 'do most JW's know about the UN issue' Not that many but I don't think it would matter to most. One poster here, Lenny, said he sent out 50 letters with all the information on the UN and got not one response. They are just not that interested, not curious, the JW culture is what they want = don't have to think for themselves the GB does all that hard stuff. They just follow and have a great bunch of friends to hang with. The social life of a JW is good clean and easy. Don't have to concern themselves with who the next president will be, heck, don't even have to buy a brithday card for anyone. Why would they want to know more about the UN. Wait on Jehovah and shut the F up. Sorry but that is my take on the matter.

  We have one friend still 'in' who comes by now and then. We open the bottle of scotch and the talk begins. He askes everything from UN to cross to generations. He says lots of JW's questions these things as we did, including himself but they have too much invested, too many years, family and friends and no place else to go. So they stay and just push it all down into their guts. I did the same thing for years until my gut could not hold it any longer. I could not teach or preach these lies one more day.

  Oompa, hang in there. I was also a muli generation witness. Never knew anything else so I have lost every friend and my entire social life. In return I gained self respect and the Truth about the Troof. ha ha ha humor gets me through the day.
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  I Have a Commercial Janitorial Service - And Proud of It !

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  i hope well.

  this is a subject i've been wanting to approach for awhile as i've noticed on the board at times there have been wisecracks about janitors who were jehovah's witnesses .

  now , hey, i'm real, have a good sense of humor, and can take a joke like anyone, be the brunt of a good joke, hell, i laugh at myself when i work alone at nights- just to keep entertained !

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  wow Flipper, that was really Really nice of you to reply to all of us. I wrote early this morning, just home from work,7am. Here it is 8pm and shocked this thread is still up. I'm usually a thread killer so your reply really means alot.

  I'll never feel alone again as I go about my daily cleaning routine knowing Mr Flipper is out there too.
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  I Have a Commercial Janitorial Service - And Proud of It !

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope well.

  this is a subject i've been wanting to approach for awhile as i've noticed on the board at times there have been wisecracks about janitors who were jehovah's witnesses .

  now , hey, i'm real, have a good sense of humor, and can take a joke like anyone, be the brunt of a good joke, hell, i laugh at myself when i work alone at nights- just to keep entertained !

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  Greetings Fellow Professional Janitor, Mr Flipper. My husband and I too have a very successful janitorial service for over 25yrs. Isn't it interesting how many here are or have been in the cleaning business. I wonder the % of posters here at JWD who work in our industry. That is the funny joke part...JW's and XJW's clean the world. I've always said 'our work will always be in demand, as long as things keep getting dirty'. And like you we don't mind being the butt of 'Janitor Jokes'

  As a thrid generation witness I too married young, pioneered, worked nights cleaning greasey restaurants and doctors office toilets. And I have always enjoyed the work because my artistic side likes making things look good. I was often used as an example and praised as a fine christian women. We raised 4children and have a nice house. However we will have to work well past the adverage retirement age thanks to the WTBS advice not to store up things in this system....sheesh!

  As others have pointed out, it is not that janitoral work is demeaning in any way, it is what it is, Good Clean Work....no pun intended

  We always find it funny when we run into a client at a nice restaurant or upscale shop and they sometimes look shocked. As If! It is a good feeling to break the stereotypical mindset.

  My regret is that I was never given the choice to use my talents in any other field. We do not really have to develope our minds for this type of work and that is just a waste. The WTBS took away my adventuous, artistic, curious, experience and I'm mad as HELL at them for it.