Too permanent, rarely an improvement. (Although my elder dad has one from his pre-JW stint in the military, which I think is kind of cool.)
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What Do You Think About Tattoos?
by minimus indo you have any?.
i know a lot of women, not just younger women, that have tats.
i wouldn't have one but that's because i don't need the pain..
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Do you know any JW's who commited a 'sin' in the past but never confessed it to the elders?
by XPeterX inwhat did he/she do?did you cover it up?were the elders ever informed?i know a jw friend who gambled a few times and never told the boe,neither did i..
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JimmyPage
Now, Mrs. Jones, you know that's a spurious scripture, LOL.
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Do you know any JW's who commited a 'sin' in the past but never confessed it to the elders?
by XPeterX inwhat did he/she do?did you cover it up?were the elders ever informed?i know a jw friend who gambled a few times and never told the boe,neither did i..
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JimmyPage
I have a guess as to what it is, but yes, please clarify the "hotdog" expression for us.
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Worlds Apart
by man in black in.
my son who is in college just called and said that he watched a movie titled "worlds apart" and it was about jw's and disfellowshipping.. has anyone seen this, or know much about it ?.
sorry, my knowledge of it is based on one sentence of text .
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JimmyPage
It's been on the Sundance channel twice today!
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My wife admitted a WT rule was ridiculous!
by JimmyPage inwhen we were dating, my wife and i lived in different cities.
i would come up to visit her and stay the night at a male jw friend's house.
he was going through a divorce but still living in the same house with his ex.
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When we were dating, my wife and I lived in different cities. I would come up to visit her and stay the night at a male JW friend's house. He was going through a divorce but still living in the same house with his ex. In the morning when I got up, he would leave for work and I would be left in the house with his ex until I left. His ex's super JW sister would chew me out for being alone with her for that brief amount of time.
Recently I made the point to my wife: according to WT rules, if a man stays the night at a woman's house and they are not married, they could be DF'd for the appearance of impropriety. Yet, here my friend and his ex were staying under the same roof, and the elders just took them at their word that nothing sexual was going on between them. (Remember, if they were to have sex, then, according to WT rules, they would be taking each other back). In reality, of course, nothing could ever be proven in either case.
My wife admitted she had never thought about that before, and actually admitted how stupid the whole thing was! I hope these baby steps continue for her.
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Do you know any JW's who commited a 'sin' in the past but never confessed it to the elders?
by XPeterX inwhat did he/she do?did you cover it up?were the elders ever informed?i know a jw friend who gambled a few times and never told the boe,neither did i..
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JimmyPage
Hm... should I mention my own unconfessed "sins" on this thread, or those of my friends? I mind my own business and encourage others to do the same. Live and let live.
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Just spent the weekend at JW in-laws, gag reflex working overtime!
by JimmyPage inwent to visit my wife's grandparents.
she is jw, he is not.
he's a lot of fun.
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JimmyPage
Went to visit my wife's grandparents. She is JW, he is not. He's a lot of fun.
She pointed out her 60 years worth of bound volumes lined along the wall to the ceiling. She said she was going to have the guy who made the shelves come back and reinforce them because they are buckling under the weight.
Her husband used to be very opposed, I'm sure she thought for decades that Jehovah was going to destroy him at Armageddon. Looks like old age and natural causes will be the real culprit.
Anyway, my wife's super-pioneer sister was there too. She loves to listen to herself talk about eating organic, alternative health remedies, and dropping not-so-subtle hints that I need to reach out in the congregation ("what a blessing to my family it would be", etc.)
So needless to say, it's good to get back home to reality!
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Youths and Young Adults Missing in my Congregation
by ruruj inthere were a handful of youths in my congregation.
all were vibrant and zealous members.
some conducted bible studies, some were dedicated and quite enthusiastic in the "truth".. .
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JimmyPage
Most of the young JWs I grew up with are now my Facebook friends. None of them are still Witnesses. Some are apostate, some are gay, and most have just gotten on with their lives.
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According to the WT Study this past Sunday, questioning the Slave is equivalent to questioning God & Jesus.
by miseryloveselders ini didn't see if blondie did a wt review or not, but i wondered if anybody else caught this?
paragraph 15.. .
sadly, though, some have become casual or even cynical about reminders concerning the need to stay awake.
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JimmyPage
I was looking forward to Blondie's comments about this article as well.
The paragraph that really struck me was #9, about how the violence in today's entertainment is training people for the time when they will slaughter their fellowman.
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"Worlds Apart" will be on Sundance channel today
by JimmyPage inmovie about a jw girl for those of you unfamiliar with the flick..
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JimmyPage
Movie about a JW girl for those of you unfamiliar with the flick.