Even as a born-in child I didn't buy all the nonsence. We got that orange Paradise Lost book in 1958 and when I looked at those pictures I knew for sure it was all just a gruesome fairytale. Yes I pushed it all down and walked the walk and talked the talk pretty well for almost 50yrs!!! OMG, 50 Fxxx'n years. @Sapphy I still do not feel comfortable with the curse words :-/ After some very difficult years of raising children and teaching / grooming them as Jdubs, they rebeled and many many judical meetings insued. Heartbroken because I saw 'the truth' as a Good CLEAN Life. Who wouldn't want to just be NICE and CLEAN and enjoy dinner and the Brotherhood. AS IF ! The AHA moment hit me: I cannot teach this to others. Even if I liked the 'nice life' it was not for everyone, my children included. They wanted the freedom to think for themselves and I recognised I had no right to take that from anyone. The 'troof' is like that bowl in the Revelations book, shiny on the outside but filty dirty on the inside. Not going to force other to drink from when I don't myself.
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What did your personal big AHA moments look like when you saw through a LIE or suddenly understood a TRUTH?
by Fernando in"what is an aha moment?
it's a moment of clarity, a defining moment where you gain real wisdom - wisdom you can use to change your life.".
(from a financial services company - http://www.ahamoment.com/what-is).
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RIP Levon Helm
by undercover inlevon helm (the band) died today at 71. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaqdfk0fdtk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoi0tc00luc&feature=fvwrel.
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I got to see The Band in concert at the old Long Beach Memorial Auditorim WAY BACK in the day. We always had our 'assemblies' there so it was surreal to be in my Jdub Hippy Wannabe outfit. But I will never forget the show and how that music moved me. They also played a film of Dylans 'Subterrainian Homesick Blues". @ Designs....I watch The Last Waltz at least once and year and then play it over and over and sing along and pretend "I'm with The Band"
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Memorial Bragging Rights: We Had a "Bethel Speaker"...Ooooooo..
by Open mind inso was your congo affluent & connected enough to have a "bethel speaker"?.
at least one congo in our area had one.
om.
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I recieved a call from my Son the Elder last week, inviting us to the Memorial. He was very excited to tell us they were having a Special Speaker from Bethel. We declinded the offer but thanked him for thinking of us. I have never understood the gushing over a speaker from Bethel. I do appriciate Barbara sharing her experience from the other side but the local pubs act like a Celebraty Rock Star will be performing. They might get an extra bit of 'the spirit' if they breath the same air. As If! Sorry to hear about the 'cat hair incident' but in our area the Special Guest is treated like royalty. We have a wealthy local elder who pays the expenses and sets them up in a posh guesthouse on the hill. They are taken to the best resturants and wine tasteing even. I never resented these hard working 'slaves' a nice getaway, it's the SuperStar status the locals pour on. As others have said, it is all about the Bragging Rights IMO.
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Ok one more time...How do YOU view Jesus???
by 3dogs1husband inso i tried to start a thread here... www.jehovahs-witness.net/social/humour/223581/1/untitled-topic.
and i left it untitled - duh and now i cannot reply to it, and am having trouble opening it.
i thought i would try this again.
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just have to say Thanks to the creative people who print up these parodies. I love the send ups on WT covers too. They really do set themselves up don't they.
btw: speaking of mud in the eye, all the 'miricles' can be explained away by science. So that sister that argued with me for hours, Look it up.
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How 'Bout A "Show Off Your Pets" Thread?
by Low-Key Lysmith ingroup photo.
from l to r: ripley, ronin, gus.. .
gus helping pack home groceries on a snow day.. .
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Too Late, you are Incriminated man. Your kids look just like you = dark and mischievous. I'm too lazy to post pic of my furballs but yours are adorable.
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confession time
by lostinthought inhere are the "sins" i committed this weekend:.
- i hung out with my catholic friend and flirted with him while together.
- brought a lotto ticket on a dare.
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OMG......forgot to turn in my Time, almost 10yrs now
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Things you did to pass the time at meetings/service/assemblies/conventions/memorials
by OneDayillBeFree ini'm currently at the meeting again... i'm always in the back working the sound cause everyone else can't seem to work it and i'm mostly on my phone reading jwn or writing, or doodling or sometimes i just stare at the audience to see who's falling asleep or daydreaming.
its really the only way i can still sit through these things.. but i remember getting the number of a girl i used to like at one district convention and we would text each other during the program and talk about how boring it was.. i also remember sneaking out of a circuit assembly and going to see a car show that was going on right next door.
that was fun!.
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1998 in Hawaii I picked up a Pidgin English Bible = Da Jesus Book. In the 'Last Days' of my attending the KingdomHell I used it to look up scriptures. Nobody ever thought it wrong because it is a Real Bible. In fact others would ask to pass it down to share. One time a Bro used it to comment from. HILARIOUS!
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Things you did to pass the time at meetings/service/assemblies/conventions/memorials
by OneDayillBeFree ini'm currently at the meeting again... i'm always in the back working the sound cause everyone else can't seem to work it and i'm mostly on my phone reading jwn or writing, or doodling or sometimes i just stare at the audience to see who's falling asleep or daydreaming.
its really the only way i can still sit through these things.. but i remember getting the number of a girl i used to like at one district convention and we would text each other during the program and talk about how boring it was.. i also remember sneaking out of a circuit assembly and going to see a car show that was going on right next door.
that was fun!.
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If I ride my motorcycle across country this summer, can I camp on your lawn?
by UnConfused inhow many of you would allow a decent guy and his dog to toss a little tent in your yard?.
here is my pup, patch, and i riding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvdxek6pwri.
i hope to ride from the coast of maine to california this june.
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I am in central Washington, about 100 miles from Seattle. If your route takes you through the Pacific NorthWest you are very welcome to 'camp' in my backyard. I have a guestroom and pets are welcome as well. We have a cousin, former Cal State Patrol who rides his Harley from San Diago to visit us every summer. We love to extend hospitality to 2wheel friends w pups.
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Regular Pioneer hour requirement?
by tinker inmy son the 'elder' stopped in last night.
he does not shun us but our visits are few and far between.
he mentioned in passing that he and his wife began reg pioneering last oct. i know the hour requirement is way down from my pioneering years of 100hr per month.
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@DLLamb, thank you for your kind consideration of my feelings, wow, very sweet.
I am not too sensitive when it comes to anything Jdub related. I love my son with all my heart but it breaks my heart knowing he is so blinded by this cult. He refers to himself as a 'servant' in a humble way and I do believe he is honest in counting his 'time' But his time is so wasted on the lies of the WTBS. How and why does an intelligent young man continue to Believe? I am dumbfounded.
My DIL is also in the full time 'secret service' :-/ She is a runner and trains for marathons, teaches aerobics and her house is very clean. I'm talking cRaZy clean = sign of a wasted life, ouch. I can't for the life of me figure out when she works D2D??? and she sure doesn't visit the old or sick, give public talks or serve on the RBC. Maybe the time she spends with her cute baby niece 9mos, they study the Great Teacher book??? that must be it.... stop it now tinker.