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  Tis the season

  by garyneal in

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  seems like i just pop in here every now and then to see what everyone is up to.

  just like the previous years, i check in during the holidays to let everyone know about the annual christmas card exchange.. blondie used to lead this several years ago and i was involved for about 3 to 4 years before it began to fall off.

  for those of you who participated back then, i still have your addresses and have just sent off this year's christmas cards to everyone.

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  My goodness! Fourteen years since I began posting here...

  by garyneal in

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  i'm not sure if anyone remembers me since i do not post here much anymore.

  i sometimes pop in around christmas time to see if anyone is interested in exchanging christmas cards like we used to back when i first posted on this site.

  speaking of which, the holiday season will soon be upon us.. if you recall, i was married to a jehovah's witness and i had a daughter i spoke of a lot.

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  2021 CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE

  by garyneal in

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  since blondie is not here anymore to do this, i will volunteer to coordinate this for this year.. if you would like a card sent to you or send a card, pm me your mailing address and a name the post office will deliver to.. i was thinking that the cut off date should be december 10 (or the 15th at the latest).. do you want it pm'd or e-mailed?

  (if emailed send your email address instead of, or in addition to, your snail mail).. i know that cards going overseas can take longer.. i will start sending out the list on the 10th to everyone via pm..

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  Christmas Cards 2021

  by garyneal in

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  hello,.

  long time since i have been on here.. i wanted to check in to see if we are doing the christmas card list this year.. is blondie still in this group?

  she normally does this.. thanks.

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  Jesus H Christ's Custody Battle

  by garyneal in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's been a while since i posted here but i ran across a youtuber who is going through a custody battle against his wife who is in a religious cult.

  he did not mention the name but it sounds like the jehovah's witnesses.

  i've researched this in the past myself but was wondering if anyone here has had any knowledge or prior experience with situations like this.. the fact that his own parents have sided with her over this due to him being out is disgusting.

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  Do Circuit Overseers outrank Elders? Why can't they talk to disfellowshipped people?

  by garyneal in

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  last sunday, our family went to the kingdom hall and i realized that this was the week that the circuit overseer was in town.

  when we sat down, i noticed he came over and talked to her then he walked away i guess to talk to others.

  a few minutes later, he returned to tell her that he could not talk to her because he was informed that she was disfelloshipped.

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  Free Minds Web Site

  by garyneal in

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  anyone know what has happened to freemind.org website?

  it's still up but it looks like a shell of the site i remember back five or six year years ago.

  if i am not mistaken, i think randy may have taken ill over the years.

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  Jehovah’s Witnesses do not seek truth and prefer to follow their hearts...

  by garyneal in

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  it’s been a while since i posted some thoughts of mine concerning the jehovah’s witnesses and the watchtower babble and trash society.

  okay, i will be respectable and say it right, the watchtower bible and tract society.

  i do, however, think about the doctrines quite a bit as well as the overall doctrines from christianity in general.

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  Wife wants a Family Study after the special talk...but initially refuses Bible only study.

  by garyneal in

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  my wife asked me to attend the special talk with her because she wants to attend something like this as a family and feels that she "enjoys worshipping together" as a family.

  i have not been to church for at least a year and have pretty much abandoned the practicing of my faith but i can remember how i used to want to have a church going family so i obliged.

  i feel kind of apprehensive about doing these things because she wants the kids and i to be on our best behavior and has even fussed at me for playing tablet games during other talks.

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  Talked to the wife about the education video, and she thinks churches should be taxed...

  by garyneal in

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  we went on a weekend trip to visit family back in our hometown and on the way down i brought up the recent video on tv.jw.org concerning education.

  i basically said the same thing about it that i said on this thread.

  to sum up, i said that if the wts is so concerned about witnesses losing their spirituality at the university then they need to put their money where their mouth is.

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