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  Assembly Parts NEVER made sense to me....!!!!

  by babygirl30 in

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  this is and always has been one of my biggest gripes: assembly parts/experiences.

  not 1....ever......e-v-e-r was even remotely relatable to me.

  now i have traveled all over the place (and to other countries) and i have sat amongst rich and poor jws, suburbanites and urbanites, siddity folks and straight 'hood'.....and not 1 assembly experience made me sit up in my seat and say "wow - that's just like me!".

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  babygirl - you nailed it!!!!

  How many times I sat in the audience totally bewildered. A full ride to Harvard??? WOW! and you turned it down to marry Mr. disgusting with the big ass and little hands and undersized head? and all you want is to clean houses and breed babies and serve your God and your congregation? oh.... and you are happier than anyone you know?? You never took the SAT or ACT and oh yes, you quit high school at 16 to get married. Now how is it that Harvard offered you a full scholarship?
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  Who remembers the Circuit Orchestra's? How good was yours?

  by eyeslice in

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  in the days before 'simplification', the days of 3 day circuit assemblies (fri evening plus sat & sun), when we used have catering departments that cooked and served up hot meals, we also used to have circuit orchestras.. i must say ours was pretty poor though, only matched by the lacklustre singing.. eyeslice.

  (bee in his bonnet since mrs eyeslice went to singing practice at local kh on sunday evening).

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  I remember playing my flute at the circuit assembly orchestra - it was a lot of fun. My oldest brother always played the oboe for years in the orchestra. The rest of us five kids were so pissed off because he got to stay in the house and practice all summer for the upcoming convention while we were out weeding the gardens. However, if my flute playing was any indicator of how talented the orchestra was, I would have to say they must have sounded pretty crappy
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  What do most ex-JWs "believe" after leaving?

  by EverAStudent in

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  2. beliefs

  has anyone done a survey to determine what faith system, religion, or set of religious beliefs ex-jws tend to settle into after leaving the organization?

  if not, would you care to post what you presently consider to be your own personal religion (e.g.

  protestant, catholic, baptist, jw but not in the organization, agnostic, atheist, ...) and especially what you presently believe about jesus (was he a real historical human, is he god, is he an angel, ...).. thank you!.

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  Hard Core Atheist
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  Armagedden Suitcase

  by Magwitch in

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  my mother let it slip the other day that all the families in their hall are putting together a small suitcase.

  inside this suitcase are to be things that you will take with you if given a 5 minute warning that the great tribulation is starting and you need to leave your home.

  my father seemed quite embarrassed that this slipped.

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  I do not know how widely spread this latest comedy extends. Mom regretted saying it the minute she did....I guess she figured it may be posted to show the how asanine they all appear.
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  What's the worst you ever experienced while preaching?

  by Newborn in

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  i was once threatened with a rifle.

  that was scary...but hey...what didn't we suffer for the good news.

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  My father's toupee coming off in the wind.

  At least we never had to go out in service when it was windy again (I prayed for wind every Saturday morning)
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  Assemblies/Meetings in Canada /Virus

  by truthlover in

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  does anyone know if any assemblies have been cancelled due to h1n1 virus?

  bc is being especially hit hard by the virus... any rumors??.

  canada has not had the virus memo read out in the congs -- anyone can correct me if this has been done... i know it was read in the us and spain.... thanks.

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  My mother said that is was announced at their hall that "everyone should wash their hands frequently to avoid spreading germs"

  I sure miss all that deep material that I used to be fed from the platform.
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  Wife off to singing practice tonight – will the new songbook be any better?

  by eyeslice in

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  even as a loyal jw i though thought our singing was pretty crap.

  now, i sometimes catch a religious service on the radio and cannot help thinking how much better 'worldly' churches are in their approach to the use of music in their worship.

  personally, if i were going to choose a religion based on music, i'd have to join a church with a gospel choir; i just love the warmth and enthusiasm of gospel music.. .

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  There was always one sister who thought her calling was to be an opera singer and instead ended up a JW. She sits in the front and shreaks out every song. No matter what hall I visited there was always one. Never once could she sing. I doubt new songs nor new singing sessions will improve the situation.
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  How JW's Label each other (size the other up)

  by xelder in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my experience has been that among jw's, its very important that they understand each others spiritual status.

  this is accomplished within the first 5 min of meeting a new person.

  this is necessary so that they know what kind of person you are.

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  Also, always mention what international conventions you have attended for this denotes

  • I have super spirtuality
  • I have money

  More reasons for you to do some brown nosing
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  Armagedden Suitcase

  by Magwitch in

  1. jw
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  my mother let it slip the other day that all the families in their hall are putting together a small suitcase.

  inside this suitcase are to be things that you will take with you if given a 5 minute warning that the great tribulation is starting and you need to leave your home.

  my father seemed quite embarrassed that this slipped.

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  My mother let it slip the other day that all the families in their hall are putting together a small suitcase. Inside this suitcase are to be things that you will take with you if given a 5 minute warning that the Great Tribulation is starting and you need to leave your home. My father seemed quite embarrassed that this slipped. His response was "Nancy, I just do not know if we should be doing that until we hear it in the Kingdom Ministry"

  Hmmm....I wanted my response to be "I see someone is experimenting with mushrooms again"
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  wife took it pretty well i guess...it's over...

  by oompa in

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  2. friends

  i guess it only took three years, but they were hell in so many ways for both of us...she was not happy and lived in denial as much as possible...i was not happy and lived in a bottle as much as possible and glad that is over for me....but it was one of the saddest things i have ever experienced in my life....as was the visit to my parents before i told her....but yes...she said she kind of expected it...was thinking something was going to happen soon as she noticed i had more and more trouble saying i love you back to her when she said it on the phone at the end of goodbyes...and when i was leaving the house...i had noticed it for over a year and it was killing me..... i told her how sorry i was for changing so much again....and that she still walks on water...and is a great person and so pretty....and that she will be ok because she was happy single before me for many years and had all she needs for that again...her closeness to jehovah and her freinds in the congregation...she is very close to both and will be ok i hope...it was very surreal....very calm...very sad.

  my bitterness and disdain for wt rules came through when talking to my parents and i was very open about how i feel as to their upcoming shunning of me, and how it feels to my son since he was just 17....and how the fear of losing them had kept me trying in my marriage for the past few years...dad was firm in his position of future action....mom said they will still always love me...and will still talk to me until i get dfd.....oh how this hurts.....dad said there is a name for people who only live for themselves and deny god but could not think of what it was....i told him i was not living just for myself...that i am a good person and there are values from him and the bible i hope i always have....i cry so hard as i type this and tell you just so you can know how painful this is....i told him i so loved the rule of treating others how you want to be treated and have always done that...even allowing myself to be wronged on so many occasions to keep peace....... he said that was a good rule....i agreed and said it was a big one too....and that while i could do it...treat him the way i would like to be treated...he would not be able to!.......left as i became emotional...big hug from mom, but i just barely put an arm on dad............oompa.

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  It's not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning" - from here on is your start.

  Wow - what beautiful advice for most of us here.