Hey JCannon. I hear you about the singing. When I was little we had that old green songbook and it had some really great singing songs, written as though it were for four parts. A brother would ask which song we should sing and we'd hold hands up to pick the one we liked best. The new songbook just left me cold. Then they sold some orchestrations on tape and I thought they were worse than a grade school band. They've improved these but most of these songs are written in keys that are not in the normal range of singing or just plain unsingable. Playing prerecorded music just makes the meetings more emotionally cold.
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THIS IS THE BIBLE PASSAGE...
by snowbird inthat got me out of the wt organization.
john 35 -38jesus said, "i am the bread of life.
the person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever.
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congregation book study 11/26/07
by ush419 inwe have the book study this week and am wondering if any of you out there have anything to add or say about it, have typed it up and here it is:.
congregation book study nov. 26, 07 chpt 26 para 12 chpt 27 para 6. behold the ark of his covenant!.
12 jehovah rules!
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dogisgod
I'm with ex-nj-jw. Can't read it. Whenever anything becomes that wordy and convoluted there is a shell game going on.
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Greetings from a recovering mormon
by FormerMormon ingreetings from the other side of the street,.
i just loved having you guys proselytizing on the other side of the street when we were tracting.
i am a recovering mormon with a believing spouse / family.
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dogisgod
Are you voting FOR Marie Osmond?
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List of childhood simple pleasures...
by avishai ini'll start.
rubbing the stubble on the nape of your neck all day the day you get a haircut...
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Riding horses, singing, swimming in lakes, fishing, going outside in the AM and Mothers saying "be back b4 dark", we'd wander for miles and never got raped, kidnapped or even thought about it. Laying on the warm (car less) road with my dad looking up at the night sky looking for satillites (sp?). Bosko chocolate.
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Looking for input from flight attendants . . .
by Happy Harvester inif you have been or are a flight attendant, i'd love to have some input about your experiences and ideas regarding it.. i've always thought i'd like to do this sort of work - due to the travel opportunities - and my service work experience.. .
so i'm going to take a shot at this - even though i'm probably too old and will probably have to wear makeup to work (yuck!).
any and all feedback from experienced flight attendants would be greatly appreciated!
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dogisgod
Hi, been one for 32 years. They are hiring much older people now. A lot of retired folks and grannys. They don't care too much about the income because it is kind of a "hobby" job. Starting pay is lousey. Sitting reserve is lousey. Why hire older? Win win for the Co. No PG leaves, never will live to get to top of the pay scale, won't have to match 401K for long. The job can be really sucky but I am really glad to have been in the industry when I have been. Once you get some seniority you can really have a great life, lots of flexibility in working, great layover selection, great vacations (if there is an empty seat on the plane) and the comraderie is the BEST. Good luck!!!!!!!
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I'm new!
by Renegade inhi, i'm poppyr's son.
i was brought up a jehovah's witness and have only very recently lots most of my faith in it.
for years i was in that religion and could never quite make sense of it.
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dogisgod
A very warm welcome.
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well this should be interesting
by darth frosty injust got a call from an old bethel friend of mine.
he's in town and wants to get together.
in catching up he was telling me how he moved to the spanish congo(i swear thats only way they keep people in.
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dogisgod
Good luck. I hope it turns out well.
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revelation unexpected
by chickpea inso i am inactive for nearly 3 years now..... .
huge issues dealing with molestation of my children.... long sad and sordid tale of woe and devastating outcome .
i will confess to this.... for several years in the "truth" i was happy.
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dogisgod
Welcome and big hugs Chickpea (cute name)xoxo
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How I handled Child Abuse cases when I was an Elder (1996-2006)
by slmdf inhey ya'll.
i know there is a lot of buzz due to the nbc story.
i thought i'd share my experience as an elder dealing with abuse.. i attended 23 different congregations in my life and served as an elder or ms in 9 of them.
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dogisgod
If it were my kid I would confront the bastard. If he came clean (or possibly not) I would kick the crap out of him. Then push him down a hill and call the cops saying that during the confrontation he fell and got roughed up. I would let the courts deal with him and wait and see how the committee dealt with him (sort of a test) If they didn't do the right thing Invite them one by one to my favorite hill. If you don't take an extreme stand against them you are part of the crime. Saying ,"I repent and feel bad" will not stop them from doing it again. Forgiveness to that statement on the part of the untrained elders ensures it WILL happen again.
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How I handled Child Abuse cases when I was an Elder (1996-2006)
by slmdf inhey ya'll.
i know there is a lot of buzz due to the nbc story.
i thought i'd share my experience as an elder dealing with abuse.. i attended 23 different congregations in my life and served as an elder or ms in 9 of them.
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dogisgod
I think he answered that. The Elders have training that protects the society. Not the victims. Elder school (I think) is more about legal do's and don'ts to protect the society as a whole. Elders are not counselors, therapists, Dr;s, Psychiatrists, thay have no real training or background to address these issues. Mostly a bunch of janitors that now have a title.