Posts by bsmart

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Kingdom Hall Diary, an Outsider's Perspective (WARNING - LONG)

by jgnat in

this is the next phase of my coming-out.

here, described in detail, is all the drama of my involvement with the local kingdom hall.. kingdom hall diary, an outsider's perspective.

this is a diary of my experiences with a local kingdom hall that my husband, art, attends.

JGnat Says Hi

by jgnat in

i have been wandering around the board for a while now, and have decided it is time to contribute a bit of my history.

i have described my involvement with the witnesses as being from the outside looking in.

my sweet honey has been trying for two years to get reinstated.

bsmart

Its time for another update! I would need hours to find out through 7 years of posts.. please.

11

GB now the FDS

by l p in

does anyone have this in writing from the borg?.

need it as evidence.

lp.

bsmart

This site really needs a like button. Outlaw rocks!

9

Awful case of shunning

by daydream1900 in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw8yu-r8g-8.

bsmart

It's getting worse. I cried for this poor woman.

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Update & Moving on with life

by Coffee House Girl in

jw
friends

hello all, just wanted to update you all on my further steps in the exiting process (a process that may never end in some respects).

to set up a context for my update: my story in a nutshel-.

did a quick fade in the fall of 2009 to start going to university and escape a very unhappy living situation.

bsmart

So how is college? I know it must keep you on your toes... let us know things are doing.

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DA used to be used for unbaptized DFing

by rebel8 in

does anyone remember this, or was it just a local thing?

all the time i've spent on these boards, i've never heard anyone mention it.

just curious.. when an unbaptized publisher was in a situation "warranting" dfing, they would announce from the platform that the person had been dad.

since many of you were kind enough to give your responses, or at least share in my confusion, i wanted to take some time to share things that went down in the last few days in my family.. to recap, i was born-in but thankfully the hogwash never took.

i was actively dodging meetings by age 13 by faking illness, usually missing 20 to 25 days of school per year.

i left my family to attend college and was told by a family member that an announcement was made in my local congregation the following year that i was disassociated.

bsmart

It was well before the 80's when I left as a teenager... I also can remember the definitions for DA were different. I am glad you have some answers to the "DA" .

Hope you can ask more questions about changes in the policy and get your brothers to actually think!

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Hello

by newdawnfades in

jw
friends

i am a long time lurker who has finally decided to post.

i am still in along with my wife, kids and extended family.

i am in my 40s and was raised in the org.

bsmart

Welcome to the rest of your life!

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Fun Comparisons Redux

by Farkel in

jw
friends

the "star trek" comparison thread got me to rememberin' some of the other comparison topics i've done over the years.. this is for newer ones here who may like er, "punchy" comparisons.

hope you have some fun with them.. gangs and dubs.

al capone vs. judge rutherford".

bsmart

Give me a break it takes a while to read all that stuff!

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What is your Favorite coffee, mocha, latte, cap, etc?

by AK - Jeff in

i am a rather old fogey on the matter - just black and hot.

but i like the occasional mocha.. what use of this universal bean is your favorite?

how many do you drink a week?

bsmart

Columbian, I stock up if its on sale. My husband is a Philistine and buys whatever is cheapest.