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  The Invasion Has Begun

  by Desert Rat in

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  2. friends

  here it is friday august 13th, still three weeks until labor day weekend.

  this is the time each year when 'it' begins.

  in any other month, we have a peaceful little community.

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  Desert Rat

  Loz, what the invasion is all about, is that upwards of 50,000 people are about to converge on our area. A lot of them are already here. They form their own town (camp city) on the playa. It is a town where anything goes. Nudity, drugs, everything. You can look at the Burning Man website to see pictures and get an idea of what happens. Without really saying, I work where I see most of the locals almost everyday. There are very few that actually look forward to the event. Most dread it.

  StAnn, my goodness! My car is in my driveway, not in the street. But that would make a person think twice about leaving their windows down!
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  The Invasion Has Begun

  by Desert Rat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here it is friday august 13th, still three weeks until labor day weekend.

  this is the time each year when 'it' begins.

  in any other month, we have a peaceful little community.

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  I attended once. Not my cup of tea, believe me. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate them all. I do dislike the disruption of life, the carelessness of some. Last year I followed a car the 82 miles out here on the highway. In that 82 miles, that idiot threw 6 burning cigarette butt's out his window into the dry Nevada desert. I think the theme last year even had something to do with protecting 'Mother Earth'...!

  No Beks-- the only revenue to be made is for the store and Bruno's (gas, cafe and motel).
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  The Invasion Has Begun

  by Desert Rat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here it is friday august 13th, still three weeks until labor day weekend.

  this is the time each year when 'it' begins.

  in any other month, we have a peaceful little community.

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  Desert Rat

  There are problems... Not as many as one would expect. I don't like waking up in the middle of the night to my dog barking, because someone has there RV parked in front of my house, using my hose to fill the water tank, (when I've forgotten to bring the hose in.) Our only store within 82 miles, doubles the price of everything in it, so they can make a profit. You can't get inside to buy anything anyway!

  The biggest irritation I have... They claim they leave nothing behind?? That's because they throw all their garbage out on the highway leaving the event!
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  The Invasion Has Begun

  by Desert Rat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here it is friday august 13th, still three weeks until labor day weekend.

  this is the time each year when 'it' begins.

  in any other month, we have a peaceful little community.

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  Desert Rat

  Here it is Friday August 13th, still three weeks until Labor Day weekend. This is the time each year when 'it' begins. In any other month, we have a peaceful little community. Every body knows everybody else in town (about 200 here). Like Mayberry, my doors are unlocked for the most part. The windows are down on my car. My young Grandkids are free to ride their bikes all over town alone. I know if they crash and scrape a knee, someone will call and tell me they've washed their wounds out. If they do something they know they are not suppose to do, I guarantee I will know about it before they can even get home! In an hour, we'll walk around the corner to the park, with chairs and blankets in tow. At dark, the plant projects a movie against the outside wall of the pool house. Adults and children come together and will share drinks, popcorn, and conversation for the next two hours.

  But, life in our small town (as we know it) will now change for the next few weeks, because the invasion has begun. Yep! I live on the edge of The Black Rock Desert!

  The Burner's are coming!!
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  I am Getting Married To A Lovely 'Sister' In December!

  by african GB Member in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  pls, wish me luck in my marriage, and give me some advice on how to make it a success..

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  So is your soon to be new 'wife' going to be your accomplice on your "mission to destroy the WTS from the the inside?" Or have you not shared that with her yet?
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  Can jehovah Witness 14 year old male, be gay??

  by Loz&Coz in

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  I have a niece that is gay. She once told me, she knew she was gay when she entered into the second grade. That would have made her about seven at the time. So I'd say at fourteen, he is probably aware his sexual preference.
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  Greetings!

  by Merkaba in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a twenty-eight year old ex-witness.

  at the age of fifteen i had developed an alcohol and drug problem mainly due to my dysfunctional upbringing.

  my parents were divorced at a young age causing my mother to run to the witnesses for emotional support and fellowship during a trying time.

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  Welcome!
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  What book did you study which brought you into the org? Is it now defunct?

  by James_Slash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think we can all gather that given the major doctrinal changes over the past few decades, a lot of books are now defunct for one reason or another whether that be doctrinal changes or simply that they are now inaccurate in line with todays teachings.. so which book convinced you that it was the 'truth' and brought you into the organisation and is it now defunct?.

  mine was the knowledge that leads to everlasting life published in 2000. i don't know for sure, but i can't imagine that this book is completely accurate given the changes recently regarding generation..

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  Desert Rat

  It was the old blue "Truth" book, it has been so long ago, that I can't even remember the full title! Maybe that means I am further down the road to recovery than I thought!?
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  My Moms shepherding call re: the organisation

  by James_Slash in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the elder in addition to the paedophile problem stated that not even "half" of the jw's at meetings are "proper witnesses".

  he said the lifestyle of many are ruining the organisation for the majority.. i thought it was most interesting that despite his gripes with the religious leaders, jesus still used the temple to communicate with god despite eventually god removing his blessing from the jewish nation.. he intimated that eventually this would happen with the jw's.

  its a funny comment for an elder to make..

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  Desert Rat

  Perhaps this elders eyes are opening up and he may have doubt's himself?
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  I've been labelled an apostate over Paedophile scandal - official

  by James_Slash in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i recieved this e-mail earlier today after making an issue out of the paedophile problem on my facebook page.

  obviously, this person is a jw and someone must have snitched to her.. what did you think?.

  hope you are well.

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  Desert Rat

  I like your new line A&W!!