Posts by FreeFallin

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Update on Mouthy

by mouthy in

since some of you inquired... i have just come home from the hospital the dr said "you are a tough old bird -after he saw the xrays.

he knew i suffer a lot of pain anyway.

( rh arth)-gonna live another 25 years"-i told him to" scram.

FreeFallin

((((((((Grace)))))))))))))))

Glad to hear you're OK. Sorry about the pain, though.

FreeKat

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Michael Jackson an the jws.

by badboy in

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i hope i won't b deleted from this board.. michael jackson says when he was young that men slept in the same bed as him.. was this when he was a jw?.

some folk in jws thought he was the archangel michael.

Back in the 80's there was a magazine article(Time, Newsweek, can't remember) that had a whole article about Michael, and a following he had of people who viewed him as the Archangel Michael. There was even a picture of WT publications, truth book and some others.

FreeKat

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In Praise of BLONDIE

by minimus in

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i wanted to say that we have so many fine posters here!!!!

it's wonderful knowing the collective years of experience that we can tap into because of the fantastic variety of people that we have here.

specifically, blondie always comes to my mind when i think of valued posters.your research and ability to analyze is about the best there is on this board.

FreeFallin

Blondie is incredible!!! I read many more articles now then I did while in. Thanks for your common sense explanations.

FreeKat

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Jury duty???

by Strawberryfieldsforever in

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i was just wondering if jury duty was considered taking part in the world.

i just found out that my mom had jury duty a few months ago and went!

i've never been a registered voter and thought you had to register to be called to jury duty.

FreeFallin

Here in PA you're selected according to property rolls. My husband was picked about 7 or 8 years ago, we asked a few brothers what to do, there are articles that say it's a conscience matter, "would you want to be guilty of wrongly judging someone," as if they don't do it all the time!

Anyway, when hubby got there the judge gave a big lecture about not wanting to hear any one trying to get out of serving for any reason, religious or otherwise. And since D. was the only one with a suit on, he was picked as jury foreman! It was a drunk driving case, and the judge was known for throwing the book at people. The guy got off, the judge was angry, and D. had a good laugh.

(The guy was a working stiff who only messed up once)

Kat

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What Ways Did Jehovah's Witnesses Make You Feel Guilty???

by minimus in

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i believe that many religions try to make their adherents feel guilt.

and of course, the witnesses are no different and imo, are more guilty than most.

people go to a meeting during a snowstorm because the elders feel it's not that bad.

FreeFallin

One elder was giving a talk and he mentioned how many times a day we should pray.He said if we can count the amount of times on our fingers,then its not enough

That explains the litany in my head, "Dear Jehovah, please forgive me for what I've done." It plays over and over, even now. Sometimes I think it will drive me crazy.

FreeFallin

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For those who don't want Witnesses coming to their door

by Maverick in

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this is just some general information for outsiders, (non witnesses) who want to know how to get the witnesses to leave them alone.. .

each kingdom hall has an assigned area their members are responsible for doing the door to door preaching.

it may be the whole town or, if there are more than one congregations, the town or city will be divided up between halls.

FreeFallin

Hi Maverick,

A friend of mine, an ex nun, enjoyed her discussions with the JWs who stopped by. But one day she decided enough is enough. She asked them to stop coming by, etc. Their answer, "You have to go to the Kingdom Hall and ask not to be called on." Needless to say, she told them no way, and to take her name off themselves.

Kat

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