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middle age revelation
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. friends
just thinking here, reading some comments, and realizing how attitude changes with age.

when i was a teenager, .

being able to have some menial job (such as walking around with a please take your seat sign) at the convention was an awesome privilege.
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Brotherly love in action ?
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. experiences
kind of a strange experience here, maybe someone can make me see what's going on.

my parents live in another state, to visit them would require at least a 22 hour drive, no trains, .

planes are fine but since the airport is in the middle of nowhere tickets are getting quite costly ($$$$$$.
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RE : 2008 Assembly
by lancelink in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this afternoon i was flipping in one of the june magazines, and i noticed the assembly content page.

i started reading it and almost fell over because of this statement : .

the theme of friday will be " the spirit will guide you into all the truth" .
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a basic of abuse
by lancelink in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i have been studying psychology this past semester at college, and i had a different type of question for this site.

when abuse of any type occurs ( whether it be toward children, or adults) usually animal abuse can be found linked .

somewhere in the abusers past.
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I got a jesus question
by lancelink in
1. watchtower
2. bible
with the memorial season behind now, there is a question i have that in over 30 years as a jw i never got a solid answer.

jesus died for our sins; he was the perfect sacrifice, etc, etc.

i always heard how tough it must have been for god to watch his only begotten son die the way he did.
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Elders want to visit after memorial !!
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. experiences
well, i attended the memorial last night, and since i have been inactive for some time two of the elders came up to me afterwards.

they want to get together and discuss how to get me active again.

since i am going thru some withdrawal pains, i spinelessly agreed to talk with them this friday evening.
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A strange situation ?
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife has started to study/associate with another religion while being a full blown jw.

they come over 1-2 times a week, study, discuss matters and she goes to their church for special occasions.

i got a little disturbed that this was going on for so long, and suggested that she discuss this with the elders at the kh.
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Movie Comparisons
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. friends
several days ago i was watching the movie the shawshank redemption and i really got to thinking how much this movie ties in with people who are jws, and deciding what to do with their life.

i was discussing this point with my wife tonight, and it was quite shocking how many people we knew/know who fit into one of these categories.

andy: people who have been in the organization for years and finally look at things realistically and decide to get out.
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Hello !
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. friends
everyone has their own avenue of exit...for some fading is the right way for some like me i wanted a clean break being in for 28 years all adult life it was the only for me...just find your freedom anyway you can live your life and don't look back...
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circuit assembly / what did they say ??
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. experiences
this afternoon i attended the ca, pioneer / pioneer / pioneer / pioneer, everything else you might need to do in life is not important.

focus on the new system, and making disciples !

and near the end of the session, the district overseer made a quick but noted comment.