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  Condolences to Brooke and Da' Bear's fans.......

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i still love ya'...... and so do these guys....... .

  smilin' not smilin'.

  jeff .

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  metaspy

  I was rooting for the bears.
  However, I had a hard time figuring out which team Grossman was playing for.
  At one point in the game, I was hoping he would get (slightly) injured so they would bench him and put in someone else.
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  Watchtower Society Embarrassments.

  by Vinny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  " {ga jul 14 1926 644} .

  " {ga jul 24 1929 702} .

  " {awak jun 22 1982 25}?

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  metaspy

  Your list is very damaging to the credibility of the WTBTS.
  I do have a few things to point out with your "currently" section:
  
  CURRENTLY no brother wearing a beard is allowed congregational privileges.
  If you go to extremely rural areas (Northern Maine), or extremely cold areas (Alaska, Greenland) you will find that some elders and others with privileges have beards.
  
  CURRENTLY no JW is allowed to work as a police officer or any other occupation where he carries a firearm.
  I personally know of 2 witnesses who hold jobs with firearms.
  the first is an animal control officer - is a pioneer
  the second is a police officer (says he has rubber bullets) - MS in his hall
  
  CURRENTLY all Sisters are required to wear dresses to all meetings and field service. No pants, jumpsuits, shorts etc. allowed.
  Sisters in my hall do wear pant-suits to meetings. They aren't pioneers, but they aren't kicked out either.
  
  CURRENTLY No JW who owns his own business can perform any service on church or military institutions.
  Brother I work for has done work on churches without anyone saying anything. He is in charge of the sound department.
  
  
  Nothing personal, just thought I would point out what I know.
  Metaspy
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  How Do You Think Jehovah's Witnesses Actually "Get" People?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why do they succeed in getting people baptized?

  what do you think??

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  metaspy

  Someone recently said to me that "only the weak minded" join.
  
  ROFL that is funny.
  I picture Obi-Wan waving his hand and saying: "This is the religion you are looking for."
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  Mt 24:14 fulfilled - response from dubs and CO

  by mavie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to a current jw about this issue.

  i asked if they had heard about mt 24:14 being fulfilled, to which they replied 'no'.

  had told them that the wt has said that scripture had been fulfilled a long time ago, which they did..... i then asked, 'so you *have* heard about mt 24:14 being fulfilled since your co is talking about it....'well, ya'.(!!

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  metaspy

  There is much buzz about this recording going around in the JWs.
  Someone said to my physical brother - if you haven't heard about it yet, you will soon.
  I asked him if he knew the speaker (he does) and he hasn't told me anything else. (except it was just someone running their mouth)
  Some have even called Bethel to ask if it is true.
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  Who is/ was Norman H. Crowhurst?

  by sf in

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  2. friends

  the number baptized every year would be at least five times as many.

  for myself i could be patient in such matters, but in my house to house work in new york, i met many people who had associated with the organization and no longer did.

  the witnesses take the view that there is only one way to show love: to 'witness' by going from house to house.

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  metaspy

  interesting. I have many of the same thoughts as Mr. Crowhurst.
  I would like to know more about him also...
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  What was the view on hunting in your former congregation?

  by zack in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the area i live hunting and fishing are big sports.

  quite a few of the brothers hunt.

  they keep it under the radar, though.. what about you're area?.

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  metaspy

  Hunting was taboo.
  Fishing was acceptable.
  
  one cong nearby:
  hunting was accepted by some pushy loud people - hence the rest of the cong did not mind
  fishing too was acceptable
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  A Million Questions

  by ConcernedMom in

  1. social
  2. family

  hi, i have been lurking at this site and a few other jw or xjw sites in search of some clarity but i am just getting more confused...

  my 15 year old daughter has been dating a 17 year old jw for about 2 1/2 months.

  he seems like a very nice kid--very shy (he is just starting to talk around me now...still not too much to my husband).

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  metaspy

  Hopeful, I would start a new thread and describe your situation again. Not too many people are going to go looking in a 2.5 year old thread.
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  Met anyone Famous? What were they Like?

  by Clam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have you ever met and had chance to talk to someone "famous"?

  maybe an actor, politician, musician?

  if you have were they different from their public persona?

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  metaspy

  Hulk Hogan (NYC, NY) - Really big guy, I think bicep is as big as my head (maybe bigger). Nice personality.
  
  Weird Al Yankovic (Portland, ME) - He didn't seem as weird as I thought he would be.
  
  (almost met) Andre the Giant (connecticut) - he left the restaurant just before we arrived. We saw a crowd of people outside, but we went inside instead. Then found out that it was Andre outside, bummer!
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  Did you ever hear of stealing from the contributions box?

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  did anyone ever hear about bros/sis`s stealing 'dedicated money' from the box?

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  metaspy

  Yes, it happened in a neighboring congregation and my cong changed how we did the accounts because of them.
  Before: it was always locked, so people could put monies in it from service donation during the week.
  After: it was only locked during the meeting, after being counted it was left open so everyone could see there wasnt anything inside.
  
  I was the accounts servant in my old cong for 4 years.
  Judging from 5 other brothers having it in 2 years with many problems, I was the best.
  I never had any problems with people stealing.
  I did have problems with certain elders not being able to keep track of one little stupid slip of paper!
  (for those that don't know, a co-signer takes the carbon copy each meeting and gives it to the Secretary- unless they loose it)
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  Is it possible to have a intellegent conversation with a JW?

  by A-Team in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  meaning:

  not resorting to name calling, yelling, belittling ones religion, being able to express your ideas, etc.

  also, are there any active jw forums that non/ex jws go, and preach the gospel to the jws?

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  metaspy

  I am also a JW.
  I believe I can hold an intelligent conversation also.