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  FLDS story on Dateline tonight

  by ShirleyW in

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  right now it's been on for just seven minutes but already heard several similarities mentioned with them and the borg already.. .

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  ShirleyW

  Right now it's been on for just seven minutes but already heard several similarities mentioned with them and the Borg already.
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  Women Please give us men a little credit, we are not so dumb.

  by jam in

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  the wife and i had a argument of all things, the correct way.

  to peel an egg.. i'm making tuna salad and she comes up.

  and looking over my shoulder, "you know that's not the correct.

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  ShirleyW

  Well, since I've never in my life had tuna salad with an egg in it I have another question, but, to each his own.
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  Indianapolis Assembly Hall Chorus AMAZING!

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  this is what wt has been producing, this had my bottom jaw on the carpet while i was watching (like the footloose one).

  and they say there different from other religions yeah right!!.

  i hope this link works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vahglagd2i.

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  ShirleyW

  So how did they find these talented singers in the Borg since the elders always like to put an end to such fun as Cong picnincs, gatherings and such?
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  Please contact me if you're in the US and between 18 and 40 and want to be on TV telling your story.

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. friends

  contact me through my website at: http://watchtowerdocuments.org/contact-barbara/.

  thank you,.

  barbara.

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  ShirleyW

  I'm another person questioning the age limit, an older person can give even more insight as to how wacky the Dub rules are, maybe you might want to point that out to the young person with a job that pointed that out to you
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  Stagnant JW growth at international convention

  by kneehighmiah in

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  so at the international convention 235 were baptized.

  the attendance was 34k.

  that's resents less than 1% its about .6%.

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  ShirleyW

  So five and six year old are getting dunked now? Just brings to mind how my uberDub Mom used to mock Christendom and how they baptize infants, saying how can a baby dedicate their life to God? Well they certainly can't, just like a 5 and 6 year old can't
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  Watchtower Tells Us "Employers Seek JWs Only" Yet Most JW Employers Avoid Hiring JWs, Why?

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
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  here's a thought: we're told over and over how employers sing the praises of their jw employees, sometimes with a vague quote about how 'if we could only hire jws, we would as they are so honest'.

  however, while some jw employers themselves may hire jw employees (usually cheap entry level positions), most don't.

  in fact, many jw's in general who have businesses have a rule not to do work with jws, even those in their congregation.

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  ShirleyW

  A bro in our Cong used to do painting, plumbing, just about everything as a side job. So a sister hired him to do some work in her home and of course since he's a brother you can leave them in the house and go about your business. The sister came home a bit early and found him asleep on her bed.
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  Great joke i heard the other day :D

  by tomble in

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  hey guys so this is it!

  the greatest joke in the world!!.

  please hold hands with me as i read this out!.

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  ShirleyW

  I agree with Wasanelder Once
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  Not on JW.org : Question for Jehovah's Witnesses elders: If pants have Pagan origins, is DENIM demonized ?

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  a yound sister was severely counciled by the elders for wearing a denim "jean skirt" to the hall last year.

  she left with tears in her eyes and never returned.. for the last 50 years denim jeans have been banned at the brooklyn bethel breakfast table.. i understand denim jeans are banned even by tourists visiting beth ell.

  billy explained the pants situation in past posts.. so my questions are: what other instances are there of denim bans by watchtower ?

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  ShirleyW

  "What about denim fractions?" - HA !!

  Good one 3rdgen
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  Weird crazy rules imposed by your local Elders.

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  we all know the sort of thing..... in many congregations, specific "rules" creep in...introduced by the local elders that become set in stone.. years ago, i heard of a congregation that sat down during the first song of the evening but stood for all others (the co changed that very soon after).

  then there were the older accounts of congs that had rules to make the public speakers wear only white shirts.... in one cong now, i heard that brothers can only be used for sound or microphones if they do a minimum of 5 hours per month in the ministry!.

  another cong has ruled that all appointed men must pioneer for at least one month each year in order to remain qualified.. .

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  No boots up to the knee for sisters giving talks? Can someone please tell me how Jehovah would be displeased with that, along with no television watching the night of the meeting, really ??

  I never knew that only wearing ankle boots and not watching TV on the night of your meeting would get you everlasting life in paradise
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  not till after the meeting.....

  by sowhatnow in

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  the dreaded phrase i will never miss!!!.

  some of the ones i had to hear ,.

  we cant go over grandmas... till after the meeting.

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  ShirleyW

  Your view is interesting, to me it seemed like the early Sunday meeting was better since it was out of the way and you had all afternoon to enjoy the rest of your Sunday, instead of Sunday being cut in half, like go out and knock on doors in the morning, but when you go back home you got to get back out again for the meeting.