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  When Did You Stop Saying Amen

  by BroMac in

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  for prayers from the platform.. i've "said my own" for a few years now if i find i cant agree with what the brother is praying about.

  i'm constantly amazed by the same old repetitive ramblings and just nonsense that some brothers feel is an acceptable way to pray for a congregation.. once i've finished saying my own i'll listen again to what they are going on about, and round and round they go.

  the worse ones are those who can hardly speak english and i cant understand a word thats said apart from the "...feffull slive... bless bruders sis not here..." blah blah.. and everyone has gone through the public talk prayer.

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  Told my Parents about me joining the Military.

  by lucky1rish in

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  so, i'm back, and many of you wanted me to post the unfolding drama that is my life at the moment.. last week i came out and told my father that i was in the navy, and was going to be trying out for aviation search air rescue.

  it's an extensive rate, and one that has a 40% failure rate among those who qualify.

  so needless to say, i do nothing but run and swim.. anyways, the reaction was what i expected.

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  Lies about Suicides in Congregations

  by EXMS in

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  have you ever noticed what the elders say when a depressed person commits suicide?.

  i unfortunately knew of two people in my area, one a guy about my age, the other was in his mid 40's that commited suicide.

  both times, at their memorials, the elders from stage said that they were home alone and was cleaning their hand gun/ rifle when it accidently fired and killed them.

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  Cruel Hearted People

  by EXMS in

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  2. experiences

  i can't believe how people in the "organization" can be so cold hearted.. .

  last october, i got an invitation to a friends wedding where i grew up in portland, oregon.

  i now live in san diego, california.

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  Just found my fourth memorial invitation.

  by FifthOfNovember in

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  2. experiences

  it seems like i was really wanted at the memorial this year.. .

  first invite: saw a jw in a gas station while i was eating some food with my friend.

  he invited me to the memorial orally.. second invite: it was a saturday morning, i was in the shower when a jw came, mom answered the door and talked with him, he left a memorial tract and some magazines.. third invite: found a somewhat crumpled memorial tract with a few small tears on my porch.

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  Funniest JW memory?

  by stillstuckcruz in

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  perhaps something that happened in fs, the memorial, convention etc.

  i need a laugh.

  last year at the memorial, an old brother was so shaky in the hands, when he passed the wine it spilled all over him.

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  Funny moments at the field service

  by XPeterX in

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  i once went door to door with a 300+ lbs (fat) elder and the first guy who came out told him:"you should look like him" pointing at me with his finger.at first i didn't realise what he was talking about.at the end the man said to the elder clearly:"lose that fat and get thin like that young man (me)"the elder got embarassed and said "ok i will" (never did tho) but i couldn't stop laughing .

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  Facial hair?

  by gutted in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what the hell is up with the "ban" on facial hair outside of a mustache in the wt?.

  i see nothing about it in the bible, and i remember i did some research and nothing came up in the jw publications.. did i miss something?.

  oh wait, is this another way to get people to conform without scriptural basis.... i want a goatee :(.... actually i'm thinking of growing one and then people would get the idea that i'm not doing so hot in "the truth"..

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  Cheating in the Congregation

  by EXMS in

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  2. experiences

  how often does anyone see cheating happening throughout the congregation?.

  reason that i ask this is because it happened to me.

  in this three years things seemed to go great.

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  Witness Arrested-Million $ Bail set

  by caligirl in

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  this is a witness in "good" standing who has kids and attends a portland, or congregation.

  this story ran in the oregonian and on local news.

  at the end of the article is the email address for the reporter, if anyone feels the need to give them an "in" on the witness angle.

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