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  What will kids say when commenting at meetings

  by darthfader in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i was just mailed this today -- thought it was funny.

  (please forgive me if this is a dupe - i tried to search for similar jokes on this site).. .

  oops too much tv time watching those commercials!.

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  One of the children kept singing the carol "Little Donkey" his mum repeatedly told him not to sing that song any more as it made Jehovah sad. Unfortunately he couldn't help himself and during the meeting started singing the carol again very quietly. As he was being led out of the hall to be reminded more forcefully not to sing the song he was heard to call out "No mum it wasn't the same donkey it was a different donkey".

  My daughter also made us very proud during one CO visit the children were asked to dress up as their favourite bible character. We talked about it and she decided to dress up as Queen Esther. At the meeting all went well until the moment when they went onto the platform and the children were asked who they had dressed as. My daughter proudly announced to the whole congregation that she had come as Princess Fiona from Shrek.
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  And the point of this video is??

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's a few guesses.... the brooklyn waterfront is a convenient place for the society to make their videosgrowing up as a jw when your friends have cellphones and you don't is "kind of rough" and a "kind of sad story"suddenly it's ok for jw youths to "go out" with worldly friends?

  ?you should listen to what your "peers" say, so long as they're jws on a society video.

  anything else is peer pressure.playing by yourself with a frisbee is the preferred sport for young people (no teams or competition involved)young jws don't have a clue how to communicate with the opposite sex via text messages"it's really up to you how you choose to communicate with this wonderful tool that you have"... even though it clearly isn't.the society's video-making department are already running out of ideashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se_iuspg_14.

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  can someone show the guy on the keyboard where the other notes are .
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  The huge impact the JWs have out in their door knocking --- May 15, 2013

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the may 15, 2013 washtowel has a cute little piece of artwork about what an impact they make out in serve-us.

  i thought some captions might help make it clearer!.

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  I wonder how long it will be before witnesses walk the streets with placards again and don't bother to talk to anyone.
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  Anyone here been Dfd for 'apostacy'?

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wanna know.

  i'm doing the fade but i reckon my big mouth could get me dfd.

  i know plenty who've been dfd for fornication/adultery, but never met one dfd for speaking the truth.

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  I think it is possible I may have been but since I did not attend their JC and didn't speak to them or read their mail I do not know for sure. I don't need a bunch of idiots to define what or who I am, after all I am awesome.
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  long time lurker (3-4 years) first time poster

  by Patient-dude in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey i have come to love some of the discussions on here and the information.

  i am currently awake and have no plans to fade, in my case i am patient enough to in time become an elder to at least help the younger friends here in my area, in the sense of helping them wake up/if elder have their back..

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  Welcome. I would say if you plan to fade then taking on any position of oversight will make this harder. Even if you are well intentioned you will have very little influence in a body of elders. I would suggest that you are better focusing on your family and yourself initially and get out with minimal emotional pain and trauma.
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  Topics Witnesses Should Seriously Think About

  by Darth Rutherford in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the bible teaches that jesus is the one mediator between god and all mankind [anthropon], but the organization teaches us that jesus christ, is not the mediator between jehovah god and all mankind.

  (the watchtower, 9/15/1993, p.22) the bible teaches that salvation is through jesus not an earthly organization under heaven.

  the organization matches jesus description.

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  Good questions. Mst witnesses do not realise that Jeasus is not their mediator they do not keep pace with the changes themselves.
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  I'm posting here an informative email from STEVEN UNTHANK

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  yesterday, a jwn poster e-mailed me asking if i would post on this discussion board his recent email to steven unthank and also post stevens reply.

  the reason for the request is because the poster has need to remain completely anonymous.

  i agreed to share the email because i knew you would find stevens reply informative and interesting.. .

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  What a waste of the societies resources to pursue this vendetta against those that stand up to them. I am so sorry for what Steven Unthank and his family has had to endure and I am horrified by the petty minded approach of a religion that claims to speak for God. I think that they have reached the point when they can no longer disgust me and then I read a post such as this one and I realise that they still have the capacity to shame themselves further. I sincerely hope that thet pay financially for every one of these acts of petty revenge.
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  I Got disfellowshiped..wana die!

  by Chichi89 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i jus got dissfellowshiped at th last week..i feel like dying..i attended th meetings yesterday and ita ws jus horrible..came back home in tears....... people i used to cal my friends nw cant look me in the eye..so heartbroken confused and giving up on life !.

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  The purpose of disfellowshipping is to bully you into conforming. They want you to feel bad, humilated and depressed and they bank on holding your family hostage so that you return feeling contrite. Take time to think about what you really want and see this as an opportunity to re-evaluate your life and educate yourself about this organisation. Take a breather from the meetings and give your family some space too. You need to recover emotionally from the trauma and facing the humilation and ostracism will cause you to feel depressed and anxious.

  You are not a bad person, and you know from your own experience that there are loving, supportive people who are not witnesses who can help you. You describe your boyfriend as a loving and good man and hopefully he can help you through this. You can make contact with people who were friends in the past. People are in general more forgiving and accepting than we give them credit for.

  Disfellowshipping gives you a unique opportunity to think for yourself. It is not a bad thing it is a chance to breathe and establish what direction you plan to follow and take control of your life probably for the first time.
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  I have 3 daughters who hate me and 2 grandchilden banned from seeing me. Having a sh*t day now.

  by Amelia Ashton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my youngest who i haven't seen for 6 months came to collect the rest of her stuff from the flat today.. she was cold and indifferent towards me until the dog went for her because she no longer knows her and then she blamed me for everything that has happened.. having trouble keeping it together now..

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  Amelia this is not all down to you. Your daughter made her own choices and made her own mistakes , it is the nature of the young to blame everyone but themselves and sometimes it is in our nature to take responsibility for everything when it is unfair to do so.

  You have cruel family dynamics that have lowered your self esteem and made you feel that you are to blame for all that is wrong. You have been bullied by those who should have loved and protected you from harm but you are not the person they want you to be. You are a dynamic and thoughtful woman who feels pain more deeply than most. You are one of lifes survivors and deserve compassion and support.

  Do not let the out pourings of a teenager define how you see yourself. She is feeling hard done by but that does not give her the right to make you the villan of the piece. Everyone has made mistakes not just you.

  Remember we love you and appreciate you as a person. This is not all your fault I'm happy to come over if you feel the need for comapany.
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  Smiddys Wedding Anniversary Today

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all,.

  i just wanted to tell you it`s our 52nd wedding anniversary today ,18/02/2013 ,we were married in a kh - flemington cong.by bro.jock mcbain.the hall was actually in brunswick ,i wonder if it`s still their.. and here i am today a self confessed atheist/agnostic if their is such a thing.i`m one of the lucky ones whose wife is out too.. smiddy.

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  Happy anniversary both of you.