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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  Humanist

  Another one from South Wales here. Hello
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  Do You ENJOY The Holidays & Birthdays Now That You Can Celebrate Them?

  by minimus in

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  whether it be father's day, mother's day, christmas or even a birthday, do you actually enjoy the celebrations, the spending of $$, and all that these festivities entail?.

  or would you rather be a jw (just) for those times and not deal with it all?.

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  Humanist

  I absolutely love them! Always said that I wouldn't bother if I were to ever leave the JWs, but when I did leave I immersed myself in everything I could celebrate. I just use them as a reason to have fun and celebrate my life and freedom to choose. Luckily, my husband and kids all left with me, so it was great to have our first Christmas, birthdays etc. as a family.
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  Interesting phenomenon I'm seeing on Facebook

  by JimmyPage in

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  it's becoming more and more evident that many young jws just don't care about the wt rules anymore.

  one jw on facebook has particularly intrigued me lately.

  he posts pics of himself sporting (gasp) a beard and uses curse words in his status updates.

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  Humanist

  Yes, I've noticed the same! I've had JWs add me as friend on there too, even though I've been 'apostate' for years. Not just young ones either!
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  Yet one more thread on the new "generation".... Oh, Joy!

  by undercover in

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  i know, i know... some of ya'll are gettin' sick of this "generation" thing... .

  but for whatever reason, i had not seen this actual quote from the dc talk (that or had not paid much attention to it until now).

  seeing it in print really brought home how desparate they are to try to hang on to 1914 in whatever way they can.

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  Humanist

  So by the WT definition of 'generation', my 17 year old daughters are of the same generation as my nan, (their great grandmother, born 1902), because she passed away after they were born. They were contemporaries for a while until she died.

  That's ludicrous! Who would define a generation like that? Where do they get 2 groups from? 'This generation' doesn't indicate 2 groups!
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  Jah Jireh care homes for JWs

  by Humanist in

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  i just found a site for jah jireh care homes for elderly jws.

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  i didn't know this existed!

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  Humanist

  The Merthy one is just a few miles from us, too. I think I know where it is now, but I just thought it was a large KH
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  Jah Jireh care homes for JWs

  by Humanist in

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  i just found a site for jah jireh care homes for elderly jws.

  ( www.

  i didn't know this existed!

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  Humanist

  I just found a site for Jah Jireh care homes for elderly JWs. ( www. jah-jireh.org )

  I didn't know this existed! The site has life stories of some of the elderly residents. Of course, there's also a donation facility on the home page in bold type if any of us want to contribute.
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  To charm a lady: "You've got a POT BELLY & a GI-NORMOUS NOSE!!

  by Open mind in

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  so i was passing the time at the k hall the other day and decided to flip through the song of solomon for old time's sake.. .

  here's a couple doozies from old king solomon that should really help the guys score points with the woman of your dreams:.

  7:2 "your navel roll is a round bowl."......

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  Humanist

  Wasn't there something about breasts being like a wall or towers in Solomon? It was in that Shulamite Maiden song as well I think. We used to giggle at that as kids.
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  CO/DO's in the UK?

  by pobthespazz in

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  can anyone compile a list of as many as possible past and present co/do's from the uk?

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  Humanist

  What happened to Terry and Marion Draper? They were quite nice as far as I can recall. Although I was quite young when they stayed with us.
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  Jehovah's Witness warning: "Watch out for the movie Avatar".

  by Cindi_67 in

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  this is an email i received from my brother in law:.

  after discussing with our family and several friends about the popular movie avatar, and the prevalence of "avatars" on the internet, we thought that other friends might be interested in what we found in our family worship research, tell us what you think:.

  merriam-websterdictionary - avatar: the incarnation of a hindu deity (as vishnu).

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  Humanist

  How petty! I wouldn't even think of looking up the name! Have they nothing better to do? Not surprising, though, I had moved out and got my own TV before I could watch Top of the Pops, any of the soaps, Scooby Doo, E.T., Grease, Fame... the list goes on!
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  An announcement from the Watchtower?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  to be read by the co-ordinator of the body of elders at the earliest opportunity to the whole congregation, a copy of which is to be posted on the kingdom hall noticeboard and preferably local and national newspapers.. to the worldwide brotherhood of jehovah's witnesses;.

  dear brothers and sisters,.

  it is with a heavy 'heart of wisdom' that we address you all today.. we have thought long and hard, and some of us even prayerfully, of how to bring out this latest 'new light'.. for many years now we have taught what we thought were delightful words of truth.

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  Humanist

  Oh, I would love to print this out and send it to my mum!