Posts by Magwitch

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New Here

by Justmenthedogs in

i came across this forum and started reading it long before i decided to join.

it is amazing to read that i am not the only one feeling the way i have for many years.

i come from a family of jw's.

Strangest Local Needs?!?!?!?!

by thepackage in

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friends

what was the starngest local needs topic you ever heard???

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Great thread! Thanks for reviving it. My top three favorite "NeedsTalk"....... 3. brothers need to dry clean their suits regularly because of BO issues. 2.......we need to wash our hands after going to the bathroom so we do not spread germs. My favorite though was the talk given on bringing dirty diapers home so they do not sit in the trash for half the week and stink up the bathroom. It was 1991 and we had an influx of new babies. By the end of every meeting our main hall smelled like raw sewage because of all the dirty diapers stuffed in diaper bags and brought into the main hall.

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Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?

by mrquik in

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me.

Magwitch

Excellent thread! Bald eagle's comment is spot on. It was the unbelievable hypocrisy of my elder (ex)husband that sent me screaming out of KH.

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If You Were Still "In The Truth" What Type of Life Would You Have?

by minimus in

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friends

do you think you would be just going thru the motions?

would you be an elder, ms, or pioneer?.

i think there are many that stay in the religion simply because of family/friends considerations.

Magwitch

It is too terrible to even entertain such a thought - it's a part of my brain that I cannot go to.

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My sister died

by poppers in

just got word that my sister died.

she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.

we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..

Magwitch

So very sorry Poppers. I know the pain of losing a close sibling. As one good friend of mine that lost 2 siblings said "You will get through this, but you will never get over it."

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why isnt the Revelation book on the jw website.

by Sojae in

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friends

i asked my mother( still very much active).

she said books made from '86 and before would not be online.

so we both looked at her physical revelation book and it was made in 88 so it should be there.

Magwitch

It is not on their website for the same reason drunk pictures of Rutherford are not on their website......... Sweep all the stupidity under the rug as quickly as possible.

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1973 "Divine Victory" International Assemblies

by Bungi Bill in

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how many here attended the "divine victory" international assembly that was held 12- 16 december in christchurch, new zealand?.

the venue was lancaster park.

if the truth be known, that stadium was probably a casualty of the february 2011 earthquake?.

Magwitch

Winnepeg. Bored to tears sitting in the hot sun all day.

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So what types of people actually flourish under the JW regime?

by Julia Orwell in

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i sure as eggs know which types don't:.

creative types: to do well at a creative industry one must dedicate a lot of time to developing one's talent, and as a jw one simply doesn't have time.

since writing a story or painting a picture doesn't contribute in any way to prestudy, meetings or fs results it's considered useless anyway.

Magwitch

People who love playing the victim. They also tend to be boring and depressing.

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Uzzah Interview - Bethel Elder to Agnostic to Humanitarian

by Uzzah in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. mother was baptized while carrying me.

father and two older siblings raised as witnesses.

mother and father divorced in the 70's.