Steve_C

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  What was the stupidest advice you ever taken from the Kingdom Hall?

  by asilentone in

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  #1. I gave up an acceptance to a prestigious university in order to pioneer. Higher education=Satan's influence, and all that crap. That still chaps my hide after almost 30 years.

  #2. Told the elders that I thought I might be gay. Their sage advice? Get married to one of the fine sisters. I did. After 20 years, I still wasn't straight. Go figure.

  (BTW, I didn't allow the JWs to totally ruin my life. I went back to college post-JW and got my degree. Also, my wife and I raised three wonderful children together, and all 5 of us escaped from the Borg, thankfully. My ex and I are still friends.)
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  HISTORIC EVENT IN FRANCE... JW EMAIL

  by whereami in

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  sorry i should have origanally posted this here.

  is there any way to confirm this story?

  i smell bs.

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  The response of Charlotte Casper (Neonatology Dept. of the University Center Hospital in Toulouse) to chasson is interesting. She plainly states that the story must be false because:

  1) EPO therapy for prematures babies is administered in 18 doses over the course of six weeks, seeing that it takes at least a week to produce any measurable results; and

  2) Toulouse was one of the last centers in France to begin utilizing EPO on premature babies.
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  New Guidelines for this Forum - Please take notes

  by BonaFide in

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  we are happy to inform you of some rule changes on this forum.

  we do not want to give the impression they are rules, so we will use the term guidelines.

  at present, some are using this forum to express their own opinion.

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  Look, look! I studied the lesson, and made sure to use bright, colorful markers so all the friends could see how spiritual I am. Yay me!

  We are happy to inform you of some rule changes on this forum. We do not want to give the impression they are rules, so we will use the term guidelines.

  At present, some are using this forum to express their own opinion. If you have been on this forum for less than 2 years, would it be the wise course to express your opinions? Wouldn’t it be a wiser course to allow those of us with more than 2 years experience to express our opinions?

  In this way, you who are new can learn! What a privilege that would be!

  And in addition, some are making posts and comments that are long. Would it not be the mature decision to limit our posts to 10 words or less? This shows maturity and humility on our part. Surely we do not think that we know better than the long-time posters? Sadly, some posters with less than a years experience on this forum have “jumped ahead” by expressing their own opinion.

  In future, we will ask two of our posters who have been members for more than 2 years to have an on-line chat with the offender. This is not to discourage them, but to help them to see the wrong course they are taking by expressing their own opinion or by typing more than 10 words. After meeting online with the offender, the two posters will make a determination whether this person can continue on this forum if he is “remorseful.” After that private online meeting, the two posters will inform us of their decision.

  If he is not remorseful, then he or she will be denied access to this forum. This is the loving thing to do.

  Let us all rejoice in these new arrangements for the benefit of JWN!

  Many are already rejoicing at the new provision in having us all share the same avatar, and all of us having a number instead of a username. This will no doubt promote unity.

  May we all do our utmost to support those with 2 years or more experience by accepting their opinions without questioning! This will show our love for this site, and for one another.

  We continue to rejoice with you,

  JWN Elite
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  Best Movie Characterization of Satan

  by gubberningbody in

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  al pacino.

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  I don't know about this being the best, but it's certainly creepy...

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diVqham5cKA
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  3 JC Elders in a car crash.

  by african GB Member in

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  suppose they get involved in a car accident shortly after handing down a df judgement in a jc.

  they don't die, but surprisingly they all loose their memory.

  all jc records that they had on them are destroyed during the accident.. what happens to the poor fellow who is supposed to be announced "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses"?.

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  It would be the responsibility of the one erring, to annouce his own disfellowshipping himself to the congregation. True, it would not be a pleasant thing, as no discipline seems at the present to be joyous, but if he didn't follow Organizational procedures, Jehovah would smite him with a plague of boils on his ass for a time, times and half a time.

  
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  **FUN** Take the IMAGE QUIZ! **FUN**

  by nicolaou in

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  i don't usually do fluff but let's see how this goes .

  this is how it works.

  you have to correctly identify the following image.. .

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  (I'm still scratching my head at 'memristor')
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  Being a JW will KILL your music career/Prince.

  by jeeprube in

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  http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/rocksbackpages/9319/purple-drain-is-it-time-to-give-up-on-the-prince-we-all-want/.

  apparently prince is letting the governing body write his lyrics and power cords.

  too bad, he used to be a decent musician..

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  I wonder if this decision by Prince was JW based.
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  Why do you think Jesus never wrote anything down?

  by journey-on in

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  if his message was to be followed like a rule book, wouldn't he have written down some things with his own hand?.

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  John 8:6
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  Tell us about the offbeat people you have had in your congregation

  by BonaFide in

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  we had a brother once in my sisters' hall who would preach downtown with old watchtowers and awakes, i mean like 15 year old magazines, and he would sell them above cost.

  even after the donation system went info effect, he would still sell them.

  the elders tried to talk to him about it, but he could never really have a normal conversation.

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  continuously knit or crochet during the meetings and book study

  Steve I have always wanted to do this. It is a great way to pass the time. But I fifgured I'd get talked to about it. I can't believe she got away with it.

  As I remember, other than the constant knitting, she and her husband were pretty normal. She wasn't the least bit timid ("submissive" in WT talk), so I imagine she'd give the elders an earful if they tried to talk to her about it.
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  Tell us about the offbeat people you have had in your congregation

  by BonaFide in

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  2. friends

  we had a brother once in my sisters' hall who would preach downtown with old watchtowers and awakes, i mean like 15 year old magazines, and he would sell them above cost.

  even after the donation system went info effect, he would still sell them.

  the elders tried to talk to him about it, but he could never really have a normal conversation.

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  I remember a middle-aged married couple in our congo from when I was a kid/teen. They were both extremely intelligent (I believe they both held PhDs) and could always be counted on to answer the "deeper" questions at the meetings.

  Anyway, the offbeat part is that the wife would continuously knit or crochet during the meetings and book study, or while in the car during field service (but not while at the door, though that would have been hilarious). I never remember seeing her on the TM school, I'm guessing because she wouldn't have been allowed to take her needles up on stage.