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  knock knock

  by Sabin in

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  if jw`s come knocking at your door, do you open it & engage in conversation, tell them to sod off, or just not answer the door?.

  my husband`s has asked me not to answer the door to them if he isn't here?

  he hate`s the fact that they make a point of calling when they know he will be at work.

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  Drugs....why?

  by Tigger in

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  im new here, so go easy with me!

  just wanted to know if any one has any idea's or personal experience in regard to drug and alcohol abuse in former jw's.

  all the one's i know have just lost the plot when it comes drugs and alcohol, especially drug use.

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  never knew any members of my old cong that had drug problems but certainly there was a big drinking culture in the entire cong/circuit and over the whole of the UK , we had a brother join our cong some years ago, very zealous, good speaker and eventually was made an elder, he used to be proud of the fact that he was a recovering alcoholic who hadn't touched the booze in many years and would openly talk about his past, he was a carpenter and did a lot of work in the homes of members of the cong, he also used to pick up work from non jw neighbours of the houses he was working on including my neighbour, my neighbour was not only a very good buddy but my drinking pal, he used to tell me that not only did he go out drinking with this elder he'd seen him on numerous times coming out of the liquor store with with bottles of whiskey! he was carrying on as an elder still spinning the same old story about how he'd beaten his battle against the booze !
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  New Field Service Report

  by cognac in

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  has anyone seen this?

  when did that happen?.

  http://www.jw-archive.org/post/137681838624/new-service-report-jwinspirational.

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  how is a "video placement" done? forwarding a download for someone? surely there cant be many of those placed? potential recruits can download for themselves?
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  This idiot just embarrasses me.

  by joe134cd in

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  yup a mentally diseased apostate.. http://youtu.be/e7qmypu7mxo.

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  RvW, I see Derek getting more and more angry and possibly see him either hurting himself or someone else and end up back in prison, I never knew about The Excel Arena protest either, goodness knows what he has planned next
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  This idiot just embarrasses me.

  by joe134cd in

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  yup a mentally diseased apostate.. http://youtu.be/e7qmypu7mxo.

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  I know Derek but this method is probably the very worst way to reach out to jw's , he's already served a few months in jail for bail breaches when he stormed his KH, cant believe he wants to go back to jail, because thats where he's ending, I think he needs some professional help. That was utterly embarrassing
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  Congrats to Kim Mikey!

  by awake!watcher in

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  congrats to kim mikey, mike and kim reached 3000 subscribers on their youtube channel!

  go check em out!

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  not a milestone that should be celebrated IMO, full of anger,hate and agendas, just think what doubting jw's think when they stumble upon them. Their behaviour in recent months has been nothing short of shameful.
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  My After Bethel Experience Part 3

  by new boy in

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  we started attending the wakefield r.i. kh after the marriage.

  at the first meeting i went to, "buddy" weber came up to greet me.

  he had left a very good job in seattle.

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  TMS; YES!
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  New Here

  by Grey Goose in

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  hi one and all.. i've lurked for 3 years, about time i signed up.. i'm a still in ms due to family.. fully awake.. i look forward to getting to know all of you..

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  welcome GG
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  GB Members: What's the Story?

  by Cold Steel in

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  over the past few decades i've met many individual jws, but i've always been curious about the gb members themselves and about service at bethel.

  first, do gb members fraternize with regular rank and file members or do they only sell out each other?

  when i was a methodist, it didn't take me long to figure out that our minister and his wife were frequently invited to dinner, but i never heard of him actually inviting members to his house for dinner.

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  Lostandfound, your first hand experiences are always a welcome read, keep them coming
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  Witnesses killed my friend today.

  by WasOnceBlind in

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  today has been a horrible day.

  what began as a day of joy finding out that one of my lifelong friends had her baby, turned into a nightmare when her brother called me to let me know she had passed away after birth.

  i was in shock and didn't ask how.

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  shocking news and so pointless, if they only knew the real reason of this stupid ridiculous doctrine.