Topics Started by boyzone

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Out of the cocoon on Ebay
by boyzone in
1. social
2. entertainment
this is an excellent read and i thoroughly enjoyed reading brenda's experience, so much of which i could relate to.

if you'd like to read it too, please check out my ebay listing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121544714761?sspagename=strk:meselx:it&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649.
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Good talk with mum and dad
by boyzone in
1. jw
2. experiences
she's 77 and both mum and dad have been witnesses for nearly 30 years.

they've been pretty hardline in their time but just recently things have changed.

today, to my joy, mum wanted to celebrate her birthday so i bought her a big bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates (yeah i know, not very imaginative) and intend to take them out to lunch tomorrow when i've got more time.
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Feeling Mellow
by boyzone in
1. jw
2. friends
yeah, so i've had 2 glassses of red wine and i'm feeling really chilled out, nice and mellow.

just a little muddled in the head but still kinda able to correct my spellling mistakes as i type.

all the cares of the day are drifting into the "whatever" zone and my limbs are heavy.. ain't life sweet sometimes?
Where's Outlaw?
by boyzone in
1. jw
2. friends
i haven't seen him around for a few days and i miss him, he always makes me laugh!.

hi outlaw hope you're ok?

are you having online probs again?.
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Taking my JW parents to a worldly relative's funeral
by boyzone in
1. jw
2. friends
on wednesday this week, my wonderful cousin james died of cancer.

he was only 38 and had a beautiful wife and young family.

his parents (my aunt and uncle) are naturally devastated and want all the extended family to attend his funeral which will be held in a church this coming thursday 25th feb.. as you can imagine, my jw parents have refused to go to the church service even though they will be at the gathering afterwards.
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Another marriage bites the dust thanks to the WT
by boyzone in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've known about this couple for a long time and attended their bible studies on occasions.

susan, the wife, has been having a study with the witnesses on and off for 16 years, (yeah i know, one of very useful wet day pioneer calls where we all bundle round sue's house for coffee and still count the time) the sister whose been studying with them was a sooper -uber pioneer sister with a hard-line and total society view on everything.

sue's husband keith has always been polite and interested in what his wife was learning but he loved his beer, fags and christmas too much to take it seriously.. finally a few months ago susan caves in to the pressure from uber-sister christine and wants to get baptized.
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Searching for a WT quote about skills needed post armageddon
by boyzone in
1. watchtower
2. bible
anyone remember a watchtower study about the skills brothers would need after amageddon?

i vaguely remember it but i've scoured the cdrom and can't find it.

somethng about being gardeners, carpenters etc and how we need to develop those skills now.. anyone got any ideas where its from?
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The Story of Megan, a JW teen from the BBC
by boyzone in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have a look at this video, its about megan, a 13 year old brought up by strict jw parents.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p4dyl.

waddya think?.

i had to admire the parents and how they realised the damage they were doing to their daughter by the amount of control they subjected her to.
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Do you still read the bible?
by boyzone in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i can't.

i can't even bring myself to pick up the book anymore but i'm still a christian.. not sure why, just this feeling of guilt when i read it, and guilt if i don't.. anyone else have an aversion to the good book?.

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What do you make of the Alpha Course?
by boyzone in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've recently been invited to attend an alpha course at my local baptist church and for the last 2 weeks i've gone along.

its all been very amiable and pleasant until this week.

the subject was "why and how should i pray?