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  Add your favorite JW prayer cliche'

  by King Solomon in

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  you know what i'm talking about: the trite, often-repeated phrases that convey the person offering the prayer has drawn a mental blank, and utters these words while their brain desperately searches for the next cliche', so they can conclude the ritual with the required tag, "in jesus' name we pray".... (is that like the postage stamp?).

  ok, i'll kick this one off, and take the most obvious:.

  "forgive us where we fall short....".

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  Simon Morley

  I came to hate the long winded prayers late on Sunday afternoon..."thank you for the fins that the fish have...the tiny beaks of the chaffinch....the sun, moon, stars, and especially the very footstool of your divine feet - our home in your celestial city - our dear earth.....we are blessed with being in your presence today, at the end of this fine spirtual banquet, which started with such timely reminders on Friday of how we need to (insert DC theme here)....."

  ARRRRGHHHH!!! I need to get to Swiss Chalet before all these other hungry mouths get there before me and my stomach thinks my throat has been cut!!!!

  Last prayer on the Sunday at the DC was one long clichefest.
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  Video from the Dublin Convention of Anthony Morris III releasing the Sparlock DVD

  by cedars in

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  i've just uploaded a youtube video showing the moment when anthony morris iii released the sparlock dvd ("become jehovah's friend") at the special convention in dublin, ireland.. here is the video, which is part 1 of a series of videos that i intend to release entitled "getting to know anthony morris iii"... enjoy!.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ene8hbfj1pi.

  anthony's remarks aren't all together that interesting in this clip, although he does relate a disturbing story of a two-year-old girl who was allowed to watch the dvd eight times in quick succession.

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  Looks to me that Tony the Turd needs to work on audience contact and use of notes. Must have been a while since he was in the TMS. he is an extremely poor speaker that if he was a typical congo elder - no DC parts, just parking overseer.
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  Elder's School 2012…any news?

  by Londo111 in

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  i have heard rumblings that this has started up in some places.

  i know there are some awakened elders on here who often provide good intel.

  in light of all the juicy things that have happened in the last year, especially the conti case, i think many of us here are pining to hear any bit of news, so it would be much appreciated!.

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  Simon Morley

  December 24th and 25th and 26th for MS.
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  The Pharisaical Laws of JW's

  by Emery in

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  i remember hearing from a former elder of a situation he found himself in while conducting the old weekly bible study.

  that morning only one male was present during the morning study, however that brother forgot his tie.

  under instruction from the slave, any brother not properly dressed for a meeting is not to have any congregation priviledges (hold mics, talk, attendent, magazines, reading).

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  Simon Morley

  I had a situation while going over a rehearsal for a DC part that the CO asked how many studded earrings my demo sister had in each ear. I told him I had no clue as I don't look that closely at sisters ears. He advised me to check and make sure it was no more than two per ear as three was a sign of rebelliousness.

  This is the same CO who's BIL that sits with him at the DC is a leering, lecherous elder who 'undresses' (my daughters words) every sister going up and down the stairs from his vantage point sitting on the end of the aisle on the primary washroom path. all of this going on and clearly obvious to the dick of a CO, his sister who is married to this twerp and the CO's wife. I did not check as I figured from the seats in the arena it would be hard to check how many earrings were in each ear.
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  I cant fade

  by C.O.B.E.Beef in

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  Simon Morley

  Don't worry. Initially it took me a good 6-8 months before I was ready to just stop all together. There are a lot of "moving parts" in your psyche around the issues and they neeed time to allow your cocnscience to reconcile them. Believe me, you will do yourself more harm than good trying to force yourself - the false remorse, feelings of guilt, etc are all "normal" only from your current plane of reference. My wife left first (2 months before me) that was not easy at first, but i have come to be grateful to her for taking such a course.

  It will all work out in the end!
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  Support Sparlock grow a Goatee!!

  by Simon Morley in

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  2. friends

  just thought i would share another hurdle over in the road to recovery from dubdom.

  i now sport a fashionable, neatly trimmed goatee and i do not worry about bumping into jw's.

  took me over 2 years to crack that one..... now as mine looks exactly like sparlocks (grey too), does anyone know where i can get a hat like his??

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  Mauiboy: ditto, my wife (left before me) finally likes it! I have already bumped into to some JW's and its amazing how they can't keep their eyes of it!!!
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  WT recently settled out-of-court with 5 victims of JW serial molester. Court documents now available to post on any website

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  on may 20, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in san diego, california.

  defendant, the watchtower of ny, settled out-of-court for an unknown amount of money with the plaintiffs just weeks before the candace conti trial began at the end of may 2012 in oakland, california.

  the law firm representing the five plaintifs in this case was .

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  Well done Barb! When will they realize there is no "spiritual paradise" where wolf like individiauls will cause no harm. Remeber that being touted in the 80's? One of the reasons I was attracted to the WTBS was due to having seen first hand what the priests did in my former RC church. No better.
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  Support Sparlock grow a Goatee!!

  by Simon Morley in

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  just thought i would share another hurdle over in the road to recovery from dubdom.

  i now sport a fashionable, neatly trimmed goatee and i do not worry about bumping into jw's.

  took me over 2 years to crack that one..... now as mine looks exactly like sparlocks (grey too), does anyone know where i can get a hat like his??

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  Just thought I would share another hurdle over in the road to recovery from Dubdom. I now sport a fashionable, neatly trimmed goatee and I do not worry about bumping into JW's. Took me over 2 years to crack that one....

  Now as mine looks exactly like Sparlocks (grey too), does anyone know where I can get a hat like his?? May I also take this opportunity to thank everyone on this site for being very supportive, encouraging and at times very funny. Kudos to you all! Cheers, Simon Morley

  
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  Surprise Elder's Visit-FAIL

  by iclone in

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  Simon Morley

  KS: So what does "turning away" imply? repentence on the part of the Ninevites? - your thoughts?
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  Surprise Elder's Visit-FAIL

  by iclone in

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  2. friends

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  Simon Morley

  (bump) I like the line of reasoning but I still can't get past Jonah 3:10...looking for someone to hopefully set me straight. Mr Flipper, Blondie, your thoughts? I have even looked at other translations...still the same.