The dog eared corner on the lappel... That's a terrific idea! Too bad I'm not in the States. Even if I was... I usually forget my badge at home (subconciously?)
Miss 8572
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We need a secret hand signal!
by Miss 8572 indo you still go to the assembly just to laugh quietly inside?
wouldn't it be great for those of us that do still go to the assemblies and meetings,etc.
to have a secret signal that lets us know who we are?
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Has anyone ever played with a ouija board?
by delilah inthis past weekend, we met a new couple in our campground, and the conversation soon came 'round to the supernatural.
the lady said she has had quite a few supernatural experiences, and that she plays her own home-made version of the ouija board.
my husband was all excited and begged her to play .
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Miss 8572
I have never ever had a paranormal experience in my life. It's not that i don't get out much... it just hasn't ever happened so i'm really biased about all this. I've heard a dozen stories about demons from witnesses who used to be "plagued" by demons and one of my friends was so scared she would even shiver and coil into the fetal position at the word 'demon' (which was alot of fun on thunderstormy and dark nights when I'd whisper it menacingly) but realistically... It's one of those unexplained things. Lightning used to be unexplainabe to the Greek philosophers and becuase we don't knw what causes this we atribute it to demons. But then again... I have no experience with any of it so I'm probably wrong. Where do you buy an Ouija Board? Ha ha. JJ.
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We need a secret hand signal!
by Miss 8572 indo you still go to the assembly just to laugh quietly inside?
wouldn't it be great for those of us that do still go to the assemblies and meetings,etc.
to have a secret signal that lets us know who we are?
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Miss 8572
Ha ha. I love it. I was thinking maybe a distinctive twitch of some sort. That is pretty safe. Most people wont call you on a twitch. Lol.
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We need a secret hand signal!
by Miss 8572 indo you still go to the assembly just to laugh quietly inside?
wouldn't it be great for those of us that do still go to the assemblies and meetings,etc.
to have a secret signal that lets us know who we are?
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Miss 8572
Do you still go to the assembly just to laugh quietly inside? Wouldn't it be great for those of us that do still go to the assemblies and meetings,etc. to have a secret signal that lets us know who we are? A hand sign, a tune to whistle, something, anything. Any ideas on this?
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My name... screen names and thier meanings
by Miss 8572 ina few days ago someone asked me what my name meant, 'miss 8572.
as an unabashed star trek fan i find all the references to the witnesses as "the borg" on this site really charming.
when coming up with my name i just thought "what is anti-borg?
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Miss 8572
Hello! A few days ago someone asked me what my name meant, 'Miss 8572.' As an unabashed Star Trek fan I find all the references to the witnesses as "the borg" on this site really charming. When coming up with my name I just thought "what is anti-borg?" If you watch Star Trek you know that Species 8472 is an alien race that is impervious to the nanoprobes of the borg... they cannot be assimilated. I thought it fitting seeing as I was never baptised and never really beleived in the religion. I am species 8 5 72 because species 8472 are violent, ugly and lack a sense of right and wrong. So metaphorically I am not exactly 8472 therefore I changed the 4 to a 5. HA HA! I know I'm a nerd... you don't have to tell me. What does your name mean? Is it subversive? metaphorical? meaningful?
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what's in it for the women???
by chelsea ini have often wondered what's in it for the women???
i just read the story of minimus and it is so clear that such power and privilege on offer to males in the borg would be enticing and probably addictive... but the women will never have such offers or opportunities.
they will always be required to be in subjection.
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Miss 8572
Nothing is in it for women becuase... let's face it... a)we live in a patriarchal world because b)the bible is apparently "infallable" and was written in a time when women were not considered persons and c)the witnesses base thier doctrine and practice on centuries old dogma found in the bible so therefore... I feel I should point out... d) Junia or Junias (accusative case: ???????) is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans 16:7 as "of note among the apostles" (KJV, RSV). Some Christians take the name to be that of a woman, and see it as proof that Saint Paul encouraged female leaders in the Church. In this interpretation, Junia would be the only recorded female apostle. I think it would be great to pull this one out of your hat (ie. headcovering) the next time they ask you to put on a head covering. Simply whine and say "Junia didn't have to."
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Can you imagine???!!!
by Miss 8572 inha ha.
it's my first day and i just can't get enough of jwd.
i feel like i'm actually protesting and it's great.
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Miss 8572
Ha ha. Me again. It's my first day and I just can't get enough of JWD. I feel like I'm actually protesting and it's great. We all have such pertinent information to share! Here's a true story: A few days ago someone I know ran into an older brother in my hall who used to be an elder (but due to his health is no longer one) and is terrificly outspoken. The elders fear him in a way but they don't have anything on him so he continues on his merry way. That someone told me about the conversation they had and It went something like this: Older brother: "No one from the hall visits me when I'm ill and the other older ones are neglected too... and yet I just ran into an old friend who isn't a jehovah's witness and he offered to take me to the hospital for my surgery. Something is very wrong." Person: "You don't have to tell me. I know." Older brother: "Well I went to the elders and asked... 'can you assign another brother to come with me to make the rounds and visit all the elderly people that are being neglected? I would go on my own but I can't drive.' The elders said they can't allow that because I am not an elder." Can you imagine that? How can Jehovah's Witnesses confess to be christian when A) we don't have an inkling of a program to help widow's and orphans (and the elderly) in their time of need like most religions and B)we don't even help those who are within our own congregation. Stay positive. More and more are wiseing up. The end of this religion has to be comming. They don't even need our help because they seem to be ruining themselves.
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Strange Talks
by AgentSmith inthe thread regarding how the ms and elders keeping up the facade while knowing its all wrong made me think of something.. this happened in the ministerial service meeting.
the ms started his part on the program but it was soon evident that he was not firing on all cylinders.
his speech was monotone, slurred even.
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Miss 8572
Not so much a strange talk... but pretty strange. A sister in my hall (correction: Elder's wife) who is known to be mentally unstable once walked in with her naturally mousy brown short bob haircut, walked downstairs to the washroom during the first song and came back up with a rediculusly long blonde wig on. The entire cong. died. We never thought something so bizzare would happen again until last month when she did it again except this time with an insanely short skirt and plunging neckline. We all wonder why her husband who has given talks about dress and grooming hasn't said somethign to her. I surmise she gets violent if he questions the voices in her head.
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How did you feel when first posting on JWD?
by R.F. ini was in heavy doubt about the organization, but still in the back of my mind i was a bit hesitant of posting because it was the "unforgivable sin".
i think it took me 20 minutes to type my first post.
i still felt that once i submitted my post that a bolt of lightning was going to come down upon me, so my hands were shaking as i was typing.
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Miss 8572
I just posted for the first time... just now. About 5 min ago. And it was fantabulous. I just had to jump right in. There's no getting your feet wet. Just one big splash! KERSHPLOOOSH.
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UNbaptised, DISfellowshipped & Free
by Miss 8572 inso hello everyone... i'm a brand new member and happy to be here... to know i am not alone.
i have been a jw since birth however i was never "encouraged"/forced to get baptised by my parents (lucky me!
) i always considered myself a member on the fringes of my congeregation and almost everybody treated me as a member even though i never commented or went in service.
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Miss 8572
So hello everyone... I'm a brand new member and happy to be here... to know I am not alone.
I have been a JW since birth however I was never "encouraged"/forced to get baptised by my parents (lucky me!) I always considered myself a member on the fringes of my congeregation and almost everybody treated me as a member even though I never commented or went in service. The only thing that was keeping me going was that all of my friends were in "the truth" (in different congregations). I had a pretty great social network but somehow my best friend and I would manage to get into debates - about religious practices, policies, doctrine, you name it - which she called "fights" or "arguments." One of our major disagreements was on the topic of... surprise, surprise... disfellowshipment.
While I have never been victimized by this policy it is my position that it is hardly a christian practice and that it is a violation of basic rights and freedoms. Her view of it was that it keeps the congregation clean and that in almost every case the disfellowshipped person will return becuase they miss the social network and will realize how wrong they were, come running back to the fold and feel better.
Other debates which centered around a variety of religious issues (which you discuss in this forum) went on for about 2 years. She was always trying to "encourage" me and boss me around spiritually to an annoying degree. I guess she finally gave up foisting her beliefs on me. Just about 3 days ago, out of the blue, she called me up crying and told me "this is really hard." We couldn't be friends anymore specifically because of my attitudes on all these discussed subjects. I would blame myself for being to outspoken and too much of a libertarian hippie except that I know she's wrong.
The uncomfortable part is almost all of my friends are her friends... so as I told her "It's like I have been disfellowshiped without being baptised." I will feel uncommon around all these people which I used to call friends because she will undoubtedly tell them I am apostate. I simply remained calm on the phone (knowing this day would eventually come), asked her to treat me with a little dignity when discussing this with others, and said goodbye. She told me "hopefully one day you will find your answers and we can be friends again." Translation: Maybe someday you will ignore what you know is true and come back because you have no friends and need me.WELL THERE IS NO CHANCE OF THAT... I'm off the deep end and free now! I have never felt more at peace with myself and my religious thoughts. I don't think I'll ever return. Especially not now, after this. Instead I feel like shouting and protesting against what is so clearly a cult. I have the challenge of developing friends in "the world" now but it's been my experience that my school friends in "the world" were more accepting and christian and less hypocritical anyways. It's mind over matter!
Thanks for reading my story.
Any comments on this topic would be appreciated.