Magwitch

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  Your most DISTURBING WATCHTOWER Bethel/Branch experience? (No full names please)

  by Balaamsass in

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  ok.. you 70 plus bethelite members.... this is your chance to share stories!

  inquiring minds want to know !no full names please..follow t.o.s.

  to avoid borg libel lawsuits).. i will start the ball rolling with week one.

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  I was only a temp at Wallkill, but this one is a favorite story from my brother. It gives a little clue as to the mental state of some of the older bethelites (late 70's)...

  He rode to the meetings with long-timers Howard and Beana Z****. When this couple needed to miss a meeting, Beana would type up a letter to my brother with the date, address, greeting and body and then husband and wife would both sign it and put it in a sealed envelope addressed to my brother. Beana would knock on my brother's door and give it to him and have him read it before she left him.
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  Any of you folks from the awesome state of Colorado??

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

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  my wife and i are thinking of moving our family to a better place in the us....away from jw family and out of the southern bible belt.

  just curious how many of you live around co and, more specifically, near fort collins?

  of course, we're open to any city that is less conservative and has awesome summer weather and outdoor activities.

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  We miss you Quendi!!
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  Colordo Springs Disater - Waldo Canon Fire Support

  by HintOfLime in

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  2. friends

  i hope everyone else in colorado springs is doing ok, and getting to safety if they are inside the evacuated areas!

  for those that don't know, it is a literal apocolypse here.

  http://www.gazette.com/articles/charred-140903-waking-city.html.

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  I think they will get a handle on this Boulder fire without too much major damage. The Colorado Springs fire is a totally different story.

  Apostafest at Magwitch's home Saturday, July 21st. I will make a killer dinner, the rest of you bring the booze.
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  Colordo Springs Disater - Waldo Canon Fire Support

  by HintOfLime in

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  2. friends

  i hope everyone else in colorado springs is doing ok, and getting to safety if they are inside the evacuated areas!

  for those that don't know, it is a literal apocolypse here.

  http://www.gazette.com/articles/charred-140903-waking-city.html.

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  Magwitch

  Diest, I thought you were out of town. Or did you just tell me that so you would not have to come to my party Saturday?
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  A Question For the Guys...

  by Quendi in

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  2. experiences

  this thread was inspired by the "a question for the ladies..." thread and anybody is welcome to post.. if you are now free and clear of the wts, how have your dress and grooming changed?

  i'll start the ball rolling by saying that i made some changes that i really like.

  i'm down to two suits and they are only for job interviews and perhaps some solemn occasion.

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  Magwitch

  Quendi, you would look fantastic in a bow tie!
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  Colordo Springs Disater - Waldo Canon Fire Support

  by HintOfLime in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope everyone else in colorado springs is doing ok, and getting to safety if they are inside the evacuated areas!

  for those that don't know, it is a literal apocolypse here.

  http://www.gazette.com/articles/charred-140903-waking-city.html.

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  Barely breathing here in Boulder Lime. Take care of yourself. This is all so sad!
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  Any of you folks from the awesome state of Colorado??

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i are thinking of moving our family to a better place in the us....away from jw family and out of the southern bible belt.

  just curious how many of you live around co and, more specifically, near fort collins?

  of course, we're open to any city that is less conservative and has awesome summer weather and outdoor activities.

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  It is not too different here in Boulder Lime. The Flagstaff fire is only 1.5 miles from town. I am watching the mountain burn from my office window.

  What is happening in CO Springs is heartbreaking. I hope Sheep2Slaughter is okay.
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  Higher Education - is it that risky?

  by Simon Morley in

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  Magwitch

  Once a person learns critical thinking skills, staying a JW is next to impossible. So it is very risky to let any JW go to college.
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  What's the latest "policy" on JW's attending non witness funerals held in churchs?

  by Lynnie in

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  Magwitch

  When my ex's catholic grandfather died, he went to the funeral and stood outside the door of the church, but would not enter the church

  TALK ABOUT ASSANINE!
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  Hospitality after Public Talk - ???

  by RubaDub in

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  2. beliefs

  i see a lot of mentions about hospitality after the public talk and honestly, i guess it is a practice that was not in the ny/ct area i grew up in or here in south florida today.. i grew up with an elder father and grandfather who gave public talks and were generally well-liked.

  as a child, i never recall being invited to someone's house after the meeting.

  granted, it was rare to travel more than an hour but regardless, it was typical to get in the car and head home after the "amens.

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  Magwitch

  Growing up in rural northern WI it was absolutely the norm to have hospitality for every speaker. I have fond memories of traveling 100+ miles to a KH with my parents and four siblings once a month and then spending the afternoon at some rural farm home with another big JW family and a huge spread. These were great times (1968-1980)

  Fast forward to when I got married in 1986 (Boulder, CO). My husband and I were both regular pioneering and living in a 375 sq ft condo. He was in charge of assigning hospitality and in his usual lame ass manner, never really got around to it. So we ended up taking the speaker and gang to lunch almost every Sunday. Our place was too small to invite anyone over and a cheap restaurant in Boulder is hard to come by. This was an incredible financial hardship on us. He finally figured out he was not cut out for that responsibility and turned it over to someone else.