Hey I used to look forward to assembly weekends. It meant no service and 3 days of being in the company of other witlesses!
Also was great to check out the (few) babes!
darth fader
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It must be an assembly weekend here...
by Jim_TX infor about a week now, there's a fella where i work who has made known his plans to take off...well, it started out thursday & friday of this week to go to belton, tx.
i know he is a jw (he don't know i am an ex-jw), and so figured he was going to the annual picnic... err... i mean assembly.
anyway, things changed at work, and he had to come in thursday morning for something work-related.
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PO was begging for dollars at KN school tonight!
by MinisterAmos inone of the worst cases of intimidation i have ever heard.
"you do want to maintain jehovah's house don't you"?
"we can't keep jehovah's house in order if we cannot keep up with rising prices" .
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darth fader
The handbills used to say "No Collection"! It was such a huge point of difference between the Witlesses and false religon. Any fool knows they need money to support the efforts.
I always resented the tactics the last afternoon of the conventions... "we're short x amount of dollars". Only to hear 2 hours later we're sending thousands of dollars to Brooklyn to support the worldwide work. I feel much happier now when they pass the collection plate during service. No secrets.
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Why don't Witnesses indentify themselves at the door when in service?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inmy 17 year old daughter told me 2 men were at the door saturday looking for adults that lived in the house.my wife and i were out of town for 2 days.they had suits on and carrying book bags.
they asked if she was over 18. she replied that she wasn't.
they left without indentifiying themselves.
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darth fader
We used to make up false names at the door! No one cared!
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The Beauty of Dogs
by restrangled ini was always a cat lover, but after adopting my 2 big dobies, i am in awe.. there is a west wind coming in tonight after a miserably hot day.. my 2 boyz in the dark have their noses to that wind.
they announced my son coming home before he arrived.
he came out and greeted them and returned back inside the house.
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darth fader
Growing up in the borg I was always afraid of dogs. Funny thing going in service and all the stories of big, vicious dogs. Don't want to go that house- they have a big dog. Good thing you didn't take that door- a huge dog. Or- you don't really want a pet in this system of things, how will you get it through Armageddon? Another great way to scare kids into submission. No wonder I was scared of them. Now that I have my own dog, a Golden Retriever (best dogs ever!) I realize most dogs were totally harmless. The barking was their way of talking, saying "You're in my yard, play or get out!". Dog or cats, it doesn't matter. A loyal friend to the end which is more than I can say for all the old "friends" from the Hall!
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JW Stopping Door to Door Preaching?
by SuzieQ inhas anyone heard any announcement to this effect?
could it be true?
no more jw knocking at our doors?
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darth fader
They wouldn't want to use the internet to promote their teaching 'cause you know this whole world wide web thing is just a fad!
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Do they DA people who quit going?
by White Dove indo the elders da people who quit going?
i quit going two years ago and when sisters came to my door one time and asked why, i told them that the elders are no different from the pharisees and that i don't want anymore to do with it.
no elders have ever visited me concerning this or any other matter.
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darth fader
I've wondered this same thing. In 5 years no contact from any elder whatsoever yet we are treated as if we are DFd. I would imagine they would have to notify us of a decision to DA or Df us. I'd like to hear an elders take on this.
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How Did you Feel Being Raised as a Jehovah's Witness?
by flipper inquite a thought, huh?
i was raised from birth as my family was in it 7 years before i was born ( 1952).
i remember wanting to go out for school sports in high school as my p.e.
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darth fader
I concur with all the comments above. My biggest regret was not taking a stand prior to baptism. I had an argument with my mother to the point I dropped the bombshell that I really didn't know if I wanted to choose the religion. Like a good son who didn't want to disappoint his mother I went along with the baptism. I was "this close" to walking away and being free and I caved.
I will regret that moment forever. In hindsight I know my mother would have gotten over it and accepted my decisions. In her mind I know now she would have always had the hope I would come back to the borg before the end. She would have passed away with that in her heart. I know I will see her again in the next life. I also believe she would be proud of me and my family and how we've turned out. Somewhere I know she is watching over us.
My advice to any teen at the same juncture would be stick to your decision. It may hurt some feelings in the short term but it will save you a lifetime of pain and suffering. It's like breaking up with a girlfriend- everyone gets over it and moves on. Often old girlfriends will stay friends with you as would your family should you stick to your guns.
That's what I would do!
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What's your view of "The Secret"
by darth fader ina neighbor told me about the book, "the secret".
i read it and thoroughly enjoyed.
it places emphasis on the "universe" but can be understood to be a supreme being (god).
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darth fader
A neighbor told me about the book, "The Secret". I read it and thoroughly enjoyed. It places emphasis on the "Universe" but can be understood to be a Supreme Being (God). I've taken to heart some of what I read and have been encouraged by the results. It has a lot to do with material things and the process to get more but it also applies to relationships and health. I've been much happier and my wife says she's noticed a change as well. What I liked best was the power was within myself, not from an organization like Borg. The material truly was useful and more practical than anything from the WTS. It was a shift in thinking and makes more sense than anything I read when I was in the troof.
Just curious what others say about the book and the reasoning.
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Did you avoid becoming a elder in order to take care of your family?
by flipper ini was raised in the witnesses from the 1960's on and my dad was an elder who invariably was taking care of congregation problems with publishers, constantly.
how many of us remember wives and children sitting at the back of the halls waiting for an after meeting elders meeting to finish, only to get more frustrated as an hour or so would go by?
for those of us raised in this it was always congregation business first, family second.
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darth fader
Absolutlely! In our lives BC (before children) it was easy and expected to have the extra responsibilities. Once the kids came I realized I wanted to be with them more!
Plus I resented the opinion we shouldn't be starting families so close to the end. In the event of Armageddon who better to hold on tight to- family or total strangers you have nothing in common with other than being a lost soul?
As they became older I realized I didn't want them to re live my experiences. Hence we did a rather fast fade. Kids are doing great, enjoying their life! So re we!
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It's June 13th all over the world...no armageddon
by dawg indamn it, i thought yesterday was the end.... i'll have to put up with you apostates a little while longer.
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darth fader
Funny...I have 3 dub sisters and none of them called to warn me.
Let's call on the total strangers inb the territory who we have no attachement to rather than our fleshly famliy. Less effort is required!