Joyzabel

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  "we're just going to be dead" Dec. 1 2004 Watchtower

  by metatron in

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  the latest watchtower carries a warning (pg16).

  " what if there are some in the christian congregation who live double lives?

  .... "one day one of them said to me:'it doesn't matter what we do now because when the.

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  Joyzabel

  lol @ koolkeithfl and welcome to the board.
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  Slip of the tongue and other embarrassments

  by target in

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  love it when someone is trying to say something and the tongue chooses to rearrange the wording.

  i think my favorite was one sunday a particular ms who had a thing for perfectionism was announcing the song to be sung "jehovah's happy people".

  it came out "jehovah's happy peepee".

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  Joyzabel

  "Please forgive us our falling shorts"

  My brother said that in his prayer in the early 70's. There was a group of us camping and swimming at Johnson Shut-Ins in MO, where there are all kinds of rapids and waterfalls and he said that during the lunch prayer. Yes, he was at bethel later and told people of his slip. Too funny.

  Joy
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #117

  by ozziepost in

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  strange but great times downunder this week!.

  ok, now when will it stop so's we can get back to summer?.

  what we need is something to take our minds off the election weather, so settle back and let's go polling.. this weekend's poll question is:.

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  Joyzabel

  Smurfs = little blue devils, according to the hispanic brother in our congo. He even shared with us the story of a smurf jumping up and running out of the KH!!! (He was so intelligent striving to be an elder.) My kids loved watching the smurf cartoon and it was hard for me to tell them no. lol

  Cabbage Patch Dolls, I made them for my kids. I didn't hear of any problems with them. Oh well, must have been the continent you lived on.

  Joy
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  Former JW Conference, October 21-24 in Wenatchee WA.

  by jst2laws in

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  you are invited to attend a conference of former jws october 21-24 at 1835 n. western in wenatchee wa 98801. this is an annual event organized by richard rawe and his associates.

  richard is the exjw who's story was portrayed in the "good faith" off broadway play.

  if you are like me the word conference conjures feeling associated the word convention.

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  Joyzabel

  bttt
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  help please

  by koolkeithfl in

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  i cheated on my wife and i told her what happend and she forgave me......but she told my sister #1(baptized but doesn't go to meetings) what happend.

  then sister #1 proceeded to tell sister #2 (die hard witness).

  now sis #2 is giving me till wed to turn myself in or she is going to do it.

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  Joyzabel

  why are you in?
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  Sunday's WT study at the local KH

  by Mulan in

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  my jw friend called me this morning to complain about the wt study yesterday.

  it was all about apostates.

  evidently some in that cong.

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  Joyzabel

  "good grief"
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  JWs, ex-JWs and Non-JWs

  by CeriseRose in

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  i'm going to preface these comments with a disclaimer: in no way am i meaning these observations to be inflamatory, exclusionary, or to devalue anyone.

  i believe everyone has a right to their opinion, and observations, and to share themwithin the terms of the board.

  i also believe that there is learning to be found from a variety of sources.

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  Joyzabel

  I wanted to open the dialogue so maybe everyone would end up empowered or gaining more from their own experience here.

  excellent point.

  Anytime we put up barriers, labels, etc. we limit our mental capacity to emphathize with fellow human beings.

  Joy
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  Why do my family still treat me like I have the "plague"?

  by booker-t in

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  when i "disassociated" myself in the early 90's i thought that finally i could go on with my life and not have to be subjuected to wt rules and regulations.

  wrong!

  my family will not let it go.

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  Joyzabel

  When family and friends treat us as you described, it hurts. But get beyond the hurt and see who is doing the screaming and causing a scene.

  I say keep saying hello, just brace for the bizarre reaction. Realize it is their silly rules and if you act normal, maybe someday they will get out from under the WT mind control.

  welcome to the board.

  Joy
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  Poor Martha...........

  by bikerchic in

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  Joyzabel

  lol @ poor ....."millionaire celebrity homemaker"

  It does seem odd that the president can lie about WoMD and causes 1,000 solders to lose their life, whereas Martha lies to protect her $$$$$ and look who goes to jail.
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  I need help - Do I go to the ceremony or not?

  by Sprocket in

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  i really need some good advice.. i have been dissasociated for 7 years--an ex:elder.

  i have three children, none of them have spoken to me since i left other than my son saying that they would "welcome me back with open arms if i return, but until then they would have nothing to do with me".

  this at the hospital bed where my mother (their grandmother) died less than a month later.. my middle daughter got married 2 years ago and for some strange reason i did not get an invitation.

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  Joyzabel

  Do what love dictates.

  When our son got married (we were still drones) his wife invited her df'd dad by way of having the invitation show up the day of the wedding. Now I think of how cruel that was. He was her father, always dreaming of walking her down the isle. How sad.

  Remember, it is their silly rules to shun people and you don't have to live by those rules. You can live by love.

  Hugs,

  Joy

  btw, welcome to the board.