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  The Gloves Are Off - Its Official Round 1 has just taken place .. !!!!

  by sleepingbeauty in

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  2. friends

  i woke up today a right grumpy basket case.... not a good day for the jehovah's witness to call on me to do there usual shepherding call, bringing me the usual mags of shite!

  i stood there on the doorstep in my pj's, care free and all fired up.

  i was asked how i was doing & then informed that they had my latest mags.

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  chickpea

  i suspect the dr0nes came to the door looking for a quick easy chat and walked away wondering what the hell just happened!!!!

  happy b'day to the little lady and kudos to you for finding your voice!!!
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  Would The Witnesses Be Happy To See You Come Back to The Kingdom Hall?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  would you get a huge response if you ever went back to the hall?.

  would nobody care?

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  chickpea

  nah... i have made too many public statements (published)
  and public appearances at events for the local PFLAG chapter
  in support of the LBTQ community and equal civil rights to
  not have become despised amongst them.... boo hoo, right?
  and i have the nerve to mention "a door-to-door evangelizing
  cultish religion" i had to leave, at the risk of being shunned by
  the community i had devoted my services to for 2 decades, in
  order to support my FtM son

  pretty sure my status is persona non grata

  (the KH i attended is in a small town on a big bay with
  congro members from several smaller towns; there is
  one daily paper and one weekly.... virtually the same
  news and same reporters so anytime there is coverage
  of the PFLAG chapter events, there is a better than even
  chance my name or my son's name is in the article)
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  District Convention Billboard

  by Red Piller in

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  2. friends

  how about this image as a billboard during convention week, at one of the venues?.

  no other commentary.

  people would be uncomfortable.... .

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  chickpea

  a billboard like that might not budge the militants
  but the conscious class would def get a thrill to
  see there is an element who shares their doubts...

  and about the 1914 cover: they're all white people!

  wth?
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  Why do you believe the bible? or not?

  by AiAi in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i began questioning the religion i used the bible and their own statements to prove them wrong.

  now, recently, i have began to realise that maybe the only reason i put any faith in the bible is because i was always raised to.. so my question is, after leaving the watchtower, what was it that made you decide the bible was worthy of belief?.

  i am not asking about any continuing belief in god or disbelief, i am more conscerned about the first step (to me) right now of the bible itself.

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  chickpea

  used to

  dont anymore

  discovered i dont need to believe to have an incredibly fulfilling life.....
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  Amazing Images of Birds at 1/8000th of a Second!!!!

  by Judge Dread in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1348572/birds-captured-1-8000th-second-amateur-british-wildlife-photographer.html.

  jdw .

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  chickpea

  a delight! thank you!
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  Excellent Jw Humor.Check it out..Splendid!

  by aquagirl in

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  http://www.youtube.com/user/kingdomhallofjws.

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  chickpea

  omg

  too tragically apt!!
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  Johnny the Bethelite - Homophobic?

  by laverite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did anyone hear the part from the recording of the last 6 screens conference call where johnny talked about a brother being "effeminate?

  " johnny mentioned that he refers to this brother as "sister.

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  chickpea

  lifestyle? seriously folks...

  A way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group

  a lifestyle can be athletic, academic, holistic, artistic, urbane, goth yada yada frikkin yada

  orientation is not a lifestyle.... i do not have a "heterosexual lifestyle" ...
  i AM heterosexual and happen to have a lifestyle that supports inclusive
  progressive thinking about civil rights and equality
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  Is anyone on here from Milwaukee (or Wisconsin for that matter?)

  by Joliette in

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  milwaukee, wi, born and raised!

  but leaving in two years.

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  chickpea

  representing wisconsin's north coast....

  way way WAY north of you
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  BOE LTR PDF Nov 17- Notation made to ks10

  by yknot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  (( hardcopy link of boe ltr pdf : http://www.sendspace.com/file/1gncdo ))... in my best 'theocratic' voice trying to mimic a service meeting conductor (giggles) ..."if you have acrobat you can insert this behind the other boes in the ks10 pdf, or if not consider downloading and keeping it in the same file as your ks10 for future need to know..... i chose to 'highlight' what i thought might be of interest to the forum in the below transcript but of course it is not limited!.

  to all bodies of elders.

  re: letters of introduction.

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  chickpea

  the level of micro-managing is mind numbing

  oh, right! it's a cult!!!

  yknot.... if ever there will be an
  "i helped bring the tower down"
  museum, you and your anony blokes
  will have a hall to yourselves!
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  Study Participants Wanted

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  please contact kira directly if you're interested.. .

  my name is kira harris and i am a phd student at edith cowan university.

  the aim of my research is to further the understanding of the disengagement process through in-depth interviews with participants who self-identify as ex-members of entatitive social groups.

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  chickpea

  you have a PM from me