Diogenesister

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  Spokane 2016 Convention dates - "darkest weekend"

  by OrphanCrow in

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  i came across an odd remark concerning the booking of a jw convention in an article from spokane.. visit spokane’s cheryl kilday: meeting expectations.

  since cheryl kilday returned to the northwest 5 1/2 years ago, the spokane convention center has been expanded, a 750-room hotel has opened across from it, and a number of smaller investments have added dining and shopping options in the city’s core.

  all of the changes have added options or improved the pitch for spokane for kilday, who as the president and ceo of visit spokane heads up the organization tasked with bringing more people and events to town.

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  Ha ha ha...I thought it would be one ( spooky stuff) or the other ( either dark = full calender busy) or very quiet

  Kinda hoping for the wacky stuff!

  Who is woodworth?!
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  Any ExJw Millenials here? If not which Gen do you fall under?

  by Hidethevelociraptors in

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  if anyone had to guess, what do you think the average age of the community actually is?.

  are more millennials actually waking up or is it pretty even amongst previous generations as well?

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  Giordano. So THATS why I love you so much 🙌🎸🌸🌈

  Generation X here - raised by the greatest generation grandparents - double whammy, yeah!!!!!
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  Did you KNOW Ray and Cynthia or the legal copyright holder? Only a few maybe had limited contact.

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  i have known all of them over the last 15 years, talked at length with them, and knew what their wishes were, the copyright holder and spouse spent even more time with them socially and helping them set up their arrangements for when ray and cynthia passed.

  i don't believe that anyone else on this board or others was a confidant.

  there is no need to prove it to anyone but the copyright office which is satisfied with this.

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  Good points Tal & Kate - an addendum of sorts to this website? With points explored and refs to the book? That does mean extra space/ work for owner - or perhaps a sticky post on exjwreddit then?

  The important thing is getting the info to places dubs will comfortably - ish look.

  Its revolting that despite Cedars honest, straightforward attempts to resolve this with CH - which he has done TWICE to her satisfaction - meddling exJW Christians with an axe to grind have jumped in to shit stir , now for the third time when the whole thing was dead and buried according to cedars and CH.

  What IS this doing to the reputation of serious minded exjw's, activists or not, in the eyes of wavering dubs?
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  Identity Theft

  by Jerryh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this forum offers the stories of folks with as many variations as there are folks and a “great crowd” of lurkers whose stories may never be offered.

  i am an outsider with a broken heart for some insiders that i love more than they know.

  after reading nearly every “apostate” book ever written, lurking, being worn out searching the wt cd, i have come to an idea that i present for your appraisal..

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  Ps really enjoyed your post btw - you've put a great deal of thought into this - I really wish you all the best whatever the outcome.
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  Identity Theft

  by Jerryh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this forum offers the stories of folks with as many variations as there are folks and a “great crowd” of lurkers whose stories may never be offered.

  i am an outsider with a broken heart for some insiders that i love more than they know.

  after reading nearly every “apostate” book ever written, lurking, being worn out searching the wt cd, i have come to an idea that i present for your appraisal..

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  In a word, no.

  there is only one tenet that a JW must believe - that the governing body IS the faithful and discreet slave, the representatives of God on earth.

  As you so correctly pointed out, if they don't know who THEY ARE can one be sure they know who you are? As for older ones there may be some room for them to not keep up with the chariot and believe that all the anointed 144,000 are the FDS but that's all the leeway a JW might get. To believe that ALL Christians are Christs brothers,saved , anointed with Holy Spirit or however you wish to put it - well, that would simply get you disfellowshipped if you spoke out which a Christian must do as Christ commanded to preach the good news.

  sorry if this is going to be hard on you, were you perhaps thinking of joining for those you love???
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  44 years old and having I.V.F help to have a baby thanks too bastard "this Generation" lies!! Wife wants kids in 2016! My story.

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  as a young witness married couple in the 1990's we knew "this generation" of 1914 did not have long to go!

  oh how cute a young pioneer couple we were.

  we wont have kids till "afew more years pass" and we are in the new system.

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  nowwhat?4 hours ago

  I just got in under the wire I am now 55 with 3 teenagers. I would seriously consider adoption

  
  

  LOL Nowwhat!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  IF you cannot manage DEFINATELY consider alternatives like adoption, tho!

  
  

  
  
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  44 years old and having I.V.F help to have a baby thanks too bastard "this Generation" lies!! Wife wants kids in 2016! My story.

  by Witness 007 in

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  as a young witness married couple in the 1990's we knew "this generation" of 1914 did not have long to go!

  oh how cute a young pioneer couple we were.

  we wont have kids till "afew more years pass" and we are in the new system.

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  Hi there and remember CALM DOWN SIR!! YOU MUSTN'T GET WORKED UP OR YOU WONT GET PREGNANT!!!That said, I wish you all the luck in the world..give it your ALL because u will never. Ever find anything that gives u more joy than kids of your own.

  This is what I HATE so so so much about the org. I remember reading it was Ray Franze's only real regret...having no kids. I am so glad u are in a position to have kids but DO try to keep the misses stress free..enjoy yourselves , have the odd drink too( I think getting too worked up and health freaky has the opposite effect).

  Thank goodness you and darkknight757 realized in time before it really WAS too late. Had my twins at 40...don't worry!!!
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  Evolution is a Fact #7 - Human Egg Yolk Gene

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  exploring the human genome is like roaming around an historic town.

  some places are pristine and obviously still in everyday use.

  others have been unused for a while and starting to show signs of decay and if you look carefully there are relics of buildings that were abandoned long ago.. in this post we are going to look at a gene that we still carry in every cell in our body but which fell into disuse 10s of millions of years ago.. humans are placental mammals.

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  I'm pretty certain you can see a vestigial yolk sac on a human fetus ...its called an umbilical vesicle...
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  The Demons were messing with me last night!

  by olongapo joe in

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  so said my pops one morning.

  we were visiting my sister in eastern tennessee and the night before after everyone else went to bed pops was watching tv when all of a sudden and completely on it's own the tv changed to the tonight show, holy smokes!!

  must be demons cause pops didn't change it!

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  😂😂😂😂😂 ha ha ha keep em coming - I love these stories!!
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  Volunteer workers pushed to renounce to their social rights

  by sp74bb in

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  surprisingly in spain, a large quantity of bethel volunteers (nice to words to say workers) have received their letter telling they are not anymore required.

  in this country, government obliged bethel to give social rights such as basic social security (doctors, etc..) to the volunteers as they understand that it is a business relationship.. all of them have been pushed to sign a letter stating they renounce to their work and then go outside bethel with not a single right (unemployment, etc...).

  it is really unfortunately but silly from bethel office to arrange it this way.

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  hey're a disgrace of a printing company. They want all the benefits wider society provide but refuse to acknowledge any social responsibility themselves.

  THIS ^^^^ sums up their whole attitude to everything - from donated blood fractions to human rights law when it benefits the org