This was "big" back then. Our tour guide was "Ridgeway" -- he said you could go the wrong way, the right way or the Ridgeway. Would love to hear from someone who went to Europe back then!!!
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European Tour 1965 - Did anyone go on one through the "Society"?
by Gram inthis was "big" back then.
our tour guide was "ridgeway" -- he said you could go the wrong way, the right way or the ridgeway.
would love to hear from someone who went to europe back then!!
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JW Liability Insurance
by Gram inhas anyone ever thought about/encountered an experience where jw would have been liable for injuries, etc.
at a circuit assembly?.
i recall a young volunteer in the kitchen back in the 1960's who got scalded quite badly.
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Gram
Has anyone ever thought about/encountered an experience where JW would have been liable for injuries, etc. at a Circuit Assembly?
I recall a young volunteer in the kitchen back in the 1960's who got scalded quite badly. She went to the hospital. How would this figure in, legally, who paid? a minor "working" in the kitchen of a Circuit Assembly venue? In a high school cafeteria (as we once used)?
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Is Will Smith studying?
by Gram ini heard that someone saw him at a dc sitting in a row behind catherine (katherine) jackson and that he is studying.
anyone heard this before?.
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Gram
I heard that someone saw him at a DC sitting in a row behind Catherine (Katherine) Jackson and that he is studying. Anyone heard this before?
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JW School
by Wordly Andre inback in the late 80's and early 90's in southern california, some where near la.
there was a school for jehovah's witness kids, does anyone remember what it was called
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Gram
My grandkids went to Southwestern Longview ("Longview") in Long Beach, Ca. It was from K through 12. It has since closed.
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Is this Kingdom Hall Creepy?
by kurtbethel inthis is a hall in oceanside, california.
it is hidden away from the street on a nondescript lane.. .
no windows!.
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Gram
This hall reminds me of a WT artistist rendition of Noah's ark. Any symbolism there, do you think?
Would you invite a "newly interested" person to this clandestine looking building?
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"But Mom, they're Theocratic"
by Gram inthis was my argument to be allowed to go out with our "group" back in the 1960's.
"the young ones", as they are now called -- anyway we hung out from several local congs.
ages from about 15 - 25, give or take.
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Gram
This was my argument to be allowed to go out with our "group" back in the 1960's. "The Young Ones", as they are now called -- anyway we hung out from several local congs. ages from about 15 - 25, give or take. Never got into any trouble, but sure had a lot of fun. Counted french fries, rode in convertables in the winter with the top down and the heater going at full blast, drove around and around in a cul-de-sac while laughing hysterically, no drugs, no booze, just pure fun and laughter. I could go on and on. Anyone with same experiences?
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I floated when I was baptized
by rebel8 ini told the elder doing the pre-baptism stuff that i didn't really want to get baptized.. at the ass-embly, i didn't say the baptismal vows.
just stood there.
the attendant was mouthing, "say it", to me, or something like that, but i didn't.. when i got to the tank, the first time the dude dunked me without warning.
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Gram
The "first time" I was dunked was when I was 9 yrs old and my grandmother took me to meetings, etc. Afterwards, my gram asked me how I felt or something along that line. I said "it was fun" -- to her dismay, she told me to "hush" this was supposed to be a serious time, not "fun." I sort of floated at first, maybe that skirt on the oh-so-modest bathing suit, then the air squished out and down I went.
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TMZ has a photo of Paris and her brother at the kingdom hall Tues night!!!
by Pandoras cat11 ini know, i know, more michael jackson news.
this for some reason has got me ticked off.
if you go to the tmz website you will see a photo of paris and her brother holding the "sing praises to jehovah" songbook.
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Gram
Any way Paris could change the dress code for girls???? How about the boys, untucked shirts with no ties.
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Field Service Break stories
by lancelink inafter reading the thread about strange field service experiences, i kept thinking about some of the strange stories.
when we would stop for break on a saturday morning:.
there was this brother and his wife who were uber-rightous about getting time in.
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Gram
Back in "my" day, we NEVER had breaks. Two solid hours from 10a.m. - 12:00.
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GUILT
by Gram inthis is such a heavy topic, very encompassing with many of us...i know that i still and perhaps always will, suffer from guilt -- on so many levels.. i just read this quote "guilt has been used as a tool of social control" -- i have also heard that guilt is 'anger with one's self" -- i would love to hear your expressions/etc.
about this subject.
can we ever rid ourselves of guilt?
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Gram
This is such a heavy topic, very encompassing with many of us...I know that I still and perhaps always will, suffer from guilt -- on so many levels.
I just read this quote "Guilt has been used as a tool of social control" -- I have also heard that guilt is 'anger with one's self" -- I would love to hear your expressions/etc. about this subject. Can we ever rid ourselves of guilt? And what do we have to be guilty of? The "society" (Borg) really loads guilt on everyone (mind control?). Why do I do so many things out of guilt? I hate when I do that, but nevertheless, I continue to do it.