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  We can give gifts all year long

  by bluecanary in

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  this is the famous witness saying in defense of the way they don't give gifts on holidays.

  of course, even though we all said it, no one in my family did this.

  none of my friends' families did this.

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  Palmtree -

  Our horse club will play that gift game where you all bring a gift at a certain value ($10) and trade off. Its fun, but most will exceed the stated value.

  When we did this game with the JW's, it was just the opposite. Few spent the agreed upon value and some wrapped up junk they found. It was very dissapointing to play this game with the JW's.

  Yes, the JW's have a very well deserved rep for being cheap and using the excuse we give when our heart moves us too, which is seldom for most JW's.
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  Ex -JWs ASL Congragations

  by Scott77 in

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  anyone who was part of asl congregations?

  what was your experiences witnessing in asl/deaf territories?.

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  We had a decently sized group in one of our congregations.

  They complained they felt they were treated as second class JW's, partly because they used the library and were not mixed in with the front group.

  Are thoughts were never that, but it was distracting to the regular group, having someone standing up, interpreting in an animated way, and by using the library, they had the possibility of interacting while a talk went on for clarification. No problem, so we switched them to the front.

  The Elder that lead out group said they learned ASL because of a relative who was deaf AND it gave them an opportunity to get away from the regular boring meetings. It was also a great way to gossip to each other in public with no one knowing what they were saying.lol

  We also had a unique foreign language group that used the 2nd school room. We asked them if they wanted, we could move them to the front and use head phones. They refused saying, they needed to intereact as the talk progressed and needed a seperate enviroment.
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  The longest prayer you had ever endured.

  by african GB Member in

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  from personal experience i know it usually happens at the end of a district convention.

  it would be either the do, co or an experienced elder.. they usually go through everything that was said throughout the dc and thank jehovah for this and that...... last year i used my stop watch to record the time taken by our do,.

  by the time he said amen!

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  AGB -

  The only direction we ever received was a CO telling us that we were representing the JW's to JG and not the other way. In other words, don't use the prayer to give counsel.
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  The longest prayer you had ever endured.

  by african GB Member in

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  from personal experience i know it usually happens at the end of a district convention.

  it would be either the do, co or an experienced elder.. they usually go through everything that was said throughout the dc and thank jehovah for this and that...... last year i used my stop watch to record the time taken by our do,.

  by the time he said amen!

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  True, for us that remember Dodger Stadium Conventions they must have been the longest. But I also can mention a couple that were VERY long and memeorable.

  Once at Bethel, someone went on so long for a meal prayer(a real Genesis to Revelation one) that the Chairman, took over the mic and said 'In JC's name, Amen'

  The second was my SR Bro in law. He wrote his prayers on index cards ahead of time and would practice them like a talk. Before he went up to the stage, he would review the cards from his seat one more time.

  His meal prayers were ridiculous. When he finished, you would forget what you were doing.
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  Another newbie... so to speak

  by joeblow in

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  hey... how's everyone?.

  i'm a new guy here... so a bit about me.. i was raised as a jw.

  my parents started studying when i was a baby, so it's all i knew growing up.

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  Glad you found us....Welcome aboard!
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  New Here!! And finally I can post.

  by Crisis of Conscience in

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  2. friends

  i've been lurking for quite a while but i finally gave in to my "apostate" heart and joined!

  i'm so excited!.

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  Welcome aboard!

  I think you found that most here, do not meet the WTS description of Apostasy. Few are in the 'flaming rage stage'. Most are genuine good-hearted people that had questions, honest questions, and were not getting answers from the WT.

  Looking for ward to getting to know you better.

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  What is your race?

  by asilentone in

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  i am white and i am not prejudiced at all.

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  For me, its my heritage.

  On my fathers side......

  My grandfather was 100% Nowegian and my grandmother was 100% French (a war bride from Alsace-Lorraine)

  On my mothers side.......

  Both her parents were from England

  So, if you do the math with me?

  That makes me:

  English 50%

  Norwegian 25%

  French 25%

  But 100% American with a white complexion and sandy blond hair. I'm 6'3" of slender build, and have rugged cowboy looks. lol

  Silentone - I think I will do a thread asking for everyones Social Security Number next??
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  International Conventions = $$$$. WTBT$ in bed with South Korean government

  by Mattieu in

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  i remember the whole process of selecting a host city for australias last international convention.

  the australian bethel played the nsw government against the victorian.

  it was so similar to choosing an olympic city and the big boys from bethel knew how to play the game.

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  WT Conventions and Circuit Assemblies = Big money for the WTS
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  Was the Circuit Oversear treated like "a god" in your Congregation!!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  many ass kissers would put their name down so they could have him over for dinner......"okay now, they can't eat milk products,red meat, white meat, flour, sugar, salt, water...." .

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  My last CO was treated like the God of the Old Testament. The Elders were in total fear of him.

  He literally put himself at the right hand of God when he decided my wife and I were not worthy of being in the WT org. and told us to leave.
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  We can give gifts all year long

  by bluecanary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is the famous witness saying in defense of the way they don't give gifts on holidays.

  of course, even though we all said it, no one in my family did this.

  none of my friends' families did this.

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  Yes, this true....please enjoy your heartfelt gift!