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  Anybody ever go to the World's Longest Yard Sale???

  by ohiocowboy in

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  i have been for the past 3 years.

  we start in ohio, and usually only make it half way through kentucky.

  it is a fun experience, and everything imaginable can be found!

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  Where in Ohio?
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  What happened to Rutherfords wife and son?

  by donny in

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  does anyone know what happened to rutherfords wife and son?

  i had read somewhere he had sent them away, but what was the reason?

  with the society's emphasis on how important the family unit is, how is rutherfords case explained?

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  I think they just lived out their lives apart from Rutherford. I remember reading somewhere, (but have no idea where), that neither of them even showed up for the old guy's funeral.
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  My grandson is 5 (pic)

  by garybuss in

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  his father's mother took this picture this noon at his birthday swimming party picnic.

  i'm extremely proud of my sons and their families.

  i'm glad to support those who welcome me.

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  Aren't grandkids the best? Oh, and I've been meaning to tell you this for awhile; your posts really make me laugh.
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  Stevie Nicks -- witch?

  by gloobster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do the jw's still consider stevie nicks from fleetwood mac to be a pagan witch-type?

  i picked out the song "landslide" for my mother's funeral about a month ago, which most of my extended family, jw's one and all, attended.

  it didn't even cross my mind when i selected the song, my mom just had always liked it.

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  For Solace1998:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV9tQBH5qJs
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  Opinions?

  by chappy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can't get this to woek as a hyperlink for some reason.

  copy and paste it to your browser.

  if this doesn't make you think i don't know what will.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92wihJ63_Uk
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  More of my life, thanks for reading and helping me

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was a regular pioneer since age 16. ministerial servant at 20. ministerial training school at 23 assigned to south america.

  i was told i was the youngest missionary in the world among jw's.

  elder at 24, circuit overseer at 26. for those who know the c.o.

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  I get so mad at my family I yell when they say, "What is the most important thing? The Organization"

  What happened to the Creator, God and Christ Jesus who sacraficed for our sins. One of the signs of a cult is following a man or an organization.

  But I need my family, I need my friends, I disagree that they are only my friends because of being JW. They care about me, they are just misled, so if I get DF'd, they will want me to come back to the truth. they don't view it as a cult. And if they came to their senses like I did, they would want my friendship. Its that we are trained not to talk with Df'd people for their own good.

  We all need our families, right down to this day, but we are either unwilling or unable to keep up with the cult mindset enough to satisfy them. If you ever fade, d'a or get d'fd, you will see that these people really aren't your friends. I was running for my life when I was df'd for refusing to stick around long enough to see if my mentally ill jw husband was going to choose to commit adultery or murder after I filed for divorce. Like so many in similar situations, you are totally alone. Of course, if/when jws come to their senses, they see the error of their ways. The governing body trains the rank and file to shun da'd and df'd people to protect their power. They don't want the rank and file to know their dirty little secrets about child molestation and domestic abuse, among other things. If the rank and file got the true story about why so many d'a or are df'd, they would start to smell a rat. If the rank and file also saw for themselves that da'd , df'd and the faded often have good lives outside of the organization, many more would choose to leave the cult.
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  Does your cat eat anything that you consider unusual?

  by PEC in

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  carmel, likes popcorn, green olives and blueberry waffles.. snickers, likes watermelon, cantaloupe and hawaiian bread.. what does your cat eat?

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  Buddy eats salad. Sabre, (deceased) ate jalapeno peppers.
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  Me and Dad

  by kakarok in

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  hi all i just joined today along with my dad (his handle is stonewall) and i hope i can keep him out of trouble lol looking forward to chating with you all

  kamehamaha kakarok

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  Welcome guys!
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  A birthday in "bizarro world"

  by changeling in

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  2. friends

  i'm sitting in the living room reading jwd on my laptop.

  my elderly parents are in the adjacent dining room having lunch.

  my mother pulls out the "daily text" and asks: "what day is it?

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  Happy Birthday! My mom told her "worldly" sister that she wished that she never had children after my brother started to fade. You know what? I had a happy birthday anyway!
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  My story

  by Newborn in

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  dear all, thank you for your warm welcome!

  this is my story in short (pls excuse wrong spellings, english is not my native tongue and that it still became quite long).. i'm 34 and was born into the truth by parents who in their turn were baptist in young age.

  i have one older sister who is currently serving at bethel with her husband and a younger brother who never embraced the truth (which was my big sorrow for many years).

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  Welcome--hope to hear more from you.